Pass rate by year
| Year (Apr–Mar) | Tests | Pass rate |
|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | 4,353 | 69.0% |
| 2024/25 | 4,561 | 66.7% |
| 2023/24 | 5,689 | 63.5% |
| 2022/23 | 5,202 | 62.0% |
| 2021/22 | 5,999 | 64.7% |
| 2020/21 | 1,559 | 65.7% |
| 2019/20 | 4,498 | 59.5% |
| 2018/19 | 4,223 | 62.4% |
| 2017/18 | 4,876 | 64.2% |
| 2016/17 | 5,926 | 62.6% |
| 2015/16 | 5,326 | 63.0% |
| 2014/15 | 4,722 | 60.8% |
| 2013/14 | 4,666 | 62.7% |
| 2012/13 | 4,829 | 62.8% |
| 2011/12 | 5,452 | 60.8% |
DVSA, DRT122A · centres where only one examiner tested in a year are left out of that year by DVSA
Month by month
| Month | Tests | Passes | Pass rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| March 2026 | 484 | 351 | 72.5% |
| February 2026 | 431 | 311 | 72.2% |
| January 2026 | 332 | 235 | 70.8% |
| December 2025 | 284 | 192 | 67.6% |
| November 2025 | 478 | 303 | 63.4% |
| October 2025 | 466 | 311 | 66.7% |
| September 2025 | 376 | 263 | 69.9% |
| August 2025 | 324 | 221 | 68.2% |
| July 2025 | 283 | 196 | 69.3% |
| June 2025 | 231 | 160 | 69.3% |
| May 2025 | 292 | 198 | 67.8% |
| April 2025 | 372 | 261 | 70.2% |
DVSA, DRT122A · figures for the latest months are provisional
Who passes
Men passed 68.4% of their tests at Dorchester in 2025/26 and women 69.6%. Of 2,415 learners taking their first test here, 1,735 passed (71.8%; Great Britain 50.5%), and 203 of them did it without a single driving fault.
DVSA, DRT122A and DRT122C, 2025/26
Waiting for a test
People who took their test at Dorchester in September 2026 had booked it a median of 10.6 weeks earlier; 41.7% took it within seven weeks of booking.
DVSA, DRT122F · median weeks between booking and taking the test, DVSA examiners only
Other test centres in South West
| Test centre | Tests | Pass rate |
|---|---|---|
| Barnstaple | 5,562 | 51.4% |
| Bodmin | 6,392 | 47.5% |
| Bristol (Avonmouth) | 9,400 | 55.5% |
| Bristol (Kingswood) | 14,863 | 51.9% |
| Camborne | 6,271 | 40.6% |
| Cheltenham | 5,161 | 43.2% |
| Chippenham | 9,629 | 56.4% |
| Exeter | 8,679 | 46.8% |
| Gloucester | 7,420 | 47.8% |
| Launceston | 3,991 | 46.3% |
| Newton Abbot | 6,591 | 53.8% |
| Penzance | 507 | 46.5% |
| Plymouth | 11,167 | 40.7% |
| Poole | 10,375 | 53.4% |
| Salisbury | 6,630 | 48.5% |
| Swindon | 12,857 | 51.1% |
| Taunton | 8,259 | 59.5% |
| Trowbridge | 3,074 | 55.2% |
| Weston-super-Mare | 4,443 | 61.0% |
| Yeovil | 7,493 | 63.4% |