Pass rate by year
| Year (Apr–Mar) | Tests | Pass rate |
|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | 7,420 | 47.8% |
| 2024/25 | 6,511 | 49.6% |
| 2023/24 | 6,059 | 48.9% |
| 2022/23 | 6,963 | 52.5% |
| 2021/22 | 4,994 | 52.6% |
| 2020/21 | 1,805 | 48.1% |
| 2019/20 | 6,547 | 45.7% |
| 2018/19 | 7,427 | 44.8% |
| 2017/18 | 7,321 | 46.9% |
| 2016/17 | 7,273 | 48.6% |
| 2015/16 | 6,709 | 51.2% |
| 2014/15 | 6,658 | 51.4% |
| 2013/14 | 6,875 | 51.8% |
| 2012/13 | 6,836 | 50.2% |
| 2011/12 | 7,094 | 50.3% |
| 2009/10 | 6,656 | 48.2% |
| 2008/09 | 7,710 | 45.4% |
| 2007/08 | 7,250 | 46.8% |
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 | 853 | 371 | 43.5% |
| February 2026 | 720 | 310 | 43.1% |
| January 2026 | 660 | 293 | 44.4% |
| December 2025 | 647 | 287 | 44.4% |
| November 2025 | 673 | 321 | 47.7% |
| October 2025 | 630 | 307 | 48.7% |
| September 2025 | 639 | 316 | 49.5% |
| August 2025 | 485 | 222 | 45.8% |
| July 2025 | 566 | 281 | 49.6% |
| June 2025 | 532 | 275 | 51.7% |
| May 2025 | 563 | 321 | 57.0% |
| April 2025 | 452 | 241 | 53.3% |
DVSA, DRT122A · figures for the latest months are provisional
Who passes
Men passed 47.6% of their tests at Gloucester in 2025/26 and women 47.9%. Of 3,837 learners taking their first test here, 1,854 passed (48.3%; Great Britain 50.5%), and 70 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 Gloucester in September 2026 had booked it a median of 16.2 weeks earlier; 36.8% 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% |
| Exeter | 8,679 | 46.8% |
| 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% |