Pass rate by year
| Year (Apr–Mar) | Tests | Pass rate |
|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | 8,679 | 46.8% |
| 2024/25 | 8,714 | 47.9% |
| 2023/24 | 9,046 | 48.7% |
| 2022/23 | 7,586 | 49.2% |
| 2021/22 | 7,180 | 45.1% |
| 2020/21 | 1,909 | 47.5% |
| 2019/20 | 6,338 | 48.3% |
| 2018/19 | 6,370 | 49.2% |
| 2017/18 | 6,631 | 48.5% |
| 2016/17 | 7,133 | 50.6% |
| 2015/16 | 6,496 | 51.3% |
| 2014/15 | 6,051 | 53.8% |
| 2013/14 | 5,783 | 52.8% |
| 2012/13 | 5,413 | 53.6% |
| 2011/12 | 5,944 | 51.1% |
| 2009/10 | 5,831 | 51.8% |
| 2008/09 | 6,669 | 46.9% |
| 2007/08 | 5,675 | 47.9% |
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 | 694 | 352 | 50.7% |
| February 2026 | 754 | 377 | 50.0% |
| January 2026 | 778 | 326 | 41.9% |
| December 2025 | 613 | 277 | 45.2% |
| November 2025 | 823 | 377 | 45.8% |
| October 2025 | 735 | 317 | 43.1% |
| September 2025 | 677 | 302 | 44.6% |
| August 2025 | 637 | 332 | 52.1% |
| July 2025 | 744 | 376 | 50.5% |
| June 2025 | 717 | 335 | 46.7% |
| May 2025 | 738 | 346 | 46.9% |
| April 2025 | 769 | 344 | 44.7% |
DVSA, DRT122A · figures for the latest months are provisional
Who passes
Men passed 45.8% of their tests at Exeter in 2025/26 and women 48.0%. Of 4,182 learners taking their first test here, 1,907 passed (45.6%; Great Britain 50.5%), and 57 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 Exeter in September 2026 had booked it a median of 6.4 weeks earlier; 52.9% 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% |
| Dorchester | 4,353 | 69.0% |
| 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% |