Pass rate by year
| Year (Apr–Mar) | Tests | Pass rate |
|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | 9,451 | 53.2% |
| 2024/25 | 8,228 | 49.6% |
| 2023/24 | 9,516 | 48.1% |
| 2022/23 | 7,617 | 55.7% |
| 2021/22 | 5,795 | 62.5% |
| 2020/21 | 1,815 | 62.6% |
| 2019/20 | 7,598 | 56.9% |
| 2018/19 | 7,306 | 60.0% |
| 2017/18 | 7,710 | 59.6% |
| 2016/17 | 8,042 | 60.0% |
| 2015/16 | 7,254 | 60.5% |
| 2014/15 | 6,524 | 60.0% |
| 2013/14 | 6,100 | 60.7% |
| 2012/13 | 5,292 | 57.1% |
| 2011/12 | 6,690 | 60.1% |
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 | 811 | 401 | 49.4% |
| February 2026 | 1,002 | 503 | 50.2% |
| January 2026 | 1,025 | 487 | 47.5% |
| December 2025 | 879 | 449 | 51.1% |
| November 2025 | 932 | 490 | 52.6% |
| October 2025 | 1,025 | 550 | 53.7% |
| September 2025 | 786 | 444 | 56.5% |
| August 2025 | 663 | 368 | 55.5% |
| July 2025 | 759 | 421 | 55.5% |
| June 2025 | 580 | 354 | 61.0% |
| May 2025 | 533 | 310 | 58.2% |
| April 2025 | 456 | 250 | 54.8% |
DVSA, DRT122A · figures for the latest months are provisional
Who passes
Men passed 53.7% of their tests at Durham in 2025/26 and women 52.6%. Of 4,867 learners taking their first test here, 2,669 passed (54.8%; Great Britain 50.5%), and 166 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 Durham in September 2026 had booked it a median of 15.9 weeks earlier; 32.0% took it within seven weeks of booking.
DVSA, DRT122F · median weeks between booking and taking the test, DVSA examiners only
Other test centres in North East
| Test centre | Tests | Pass rate |
|---|---|---|
| Alnwick | 1,282 | 55.5% |
| Berwick-On-Tweed | 666 | 53.9% |
| Blyth | 6,973 | 50.9% |
| Darlington | 12,183 | 47.1% |
| Gateshead | 9,512 | 37.5% |
| Gosforth | 10,531 | 48.4% |
| Hartlepool | 5,847 | 51.0% |
| Hexham | 1,388 | 53.0% |
| Middlesbrough | 8,854 | 47.7% |
| Sunderland | 10,436 | 51.1% |