Pass rate by year
| Year (Apr–Mar) | Tests | Pass rate |
|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | 9,512 | 37.5% |
| 2024/25 | 8,109 | 37.4% |
| 2023/24 | 8,482 | 40.9% |
| 2022/23 | 5,632 | 41.6% |
| 2021/22 | 3,262 | 44.1% |
| 2020/21 | 837 | 44.2% |
| 2019/20 | 3,101 | 43.5% |
| 2018/19 | 2,828 | 44.7% |
| 2017/18 | 3,521 | 41.8% |
| 2016/17 | 4,536 | 44.4% |
| 2015/16 | 3,414 | 46.6% |
| 2014/15 | 3,455 | 46.5% |
| 2013/14 | 3,821 | 42.8% |
| 2012/13 | 3,611 | 41.8% |
| 2011/12 | 4,503 | 43.9% |
| 2009/10 | 4,425 | 41.9% |
| 2008/09 | 5,042 | 42.7% |
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 | 956 | 335 | 35.0% |
| February 2026 | 962 | 314 | 32.6% |
| January 2026 | 1,042 | 401 | 38.5% |
| December 2025 | 791 | 304 | 38.4% |
| November 2025 | 858 | 344 | 40.1% |
| October 2025 | 834 | 311 | 37.3% |
| September 2025 | 776 | 337 | 43.4% |
| August 2025 | 544 | 224 | 41.2% |
| July 2025 | 714 | 255 | 35.7% |
| June 2025 | 677 | 255 | 37.7% |
| May 2025 | 777 | 267 | 34.4% |
| April 2025 | 581 | 221 | 38.0% |
DVSA, DRT122A · figures for the latest months are provisional
Who passes
Men passed 37.2% of their tests at Gateshead in 2025/26 and women 37.9%. Of 3,883 learners taking their first test here, 1,441 passed (37.1%; Great Britain 50.5%), and 82 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 Gateshead in September 2026 had booked it a median of 11.1 weeks earlier; 38.1% 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% |
| Durham | 9,451 | 53.2% |
| 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% |