Pass rate by year
| Year (Apr–Mar) | Tests | Pass rate |
|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | 10,531 | 48.4% |
| 2024/25 | 10,234 | 47.5% |
| 2023/24 | 10,704 | 45.7% |
| 2022/23 | 7,908 | 44.2% |
| 2021/22 | 4,818 | 48.6% |
| 2020/21 | 1,486 | 50.3% |
| 2019/20 | 5,850 | 48.8% |
| 2018/19 | 5,521 | 45.5% |
| 2017/18 | 6,342 | 48.8% |
| 2016/17 | 5,841 | 50.0% |
| 2015/16 | 4,334 | 44.2% |
| 2014/15 | 1,067 | 42.9% |
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 | 1,071 | 557 | 52.0% |
| February 2026 | 890 | 432 | 48.5% |
| January 2026 | 796 | 392 | 49.2% |
| December 2025 | 695 | 348 | 50.1% |
| November 2025 | 820 | 381 | 46.5% |
| October 2025 | 949 | 443 | 46.7% |
| September 2025 | 1,027 | 513 | 50.0% |
| August 2025 | 732 | 352 | 48.1% |
| July 2025 | 1,041 | 502 | 48.2% |
| June 2025 | 856 | 393 | 45.9% |
| May 2025 | 871 | 392 | 45.0% |
| April 2025 | 783 | 395 | 50.4% |
DVSA, DRT122A · figures for the latest months are provisional
Who passes
Men passed 49.8% of their tests at Gosforth in 2025/26 and women 46.7%. Of 5,224 learners taking their first test here, 2,545 passed (48.7%; Great Britain 50.5%), and 218 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 Gosforth in September 2026 had booked it a median of 21.1 weeks earlier; 22.7% took it within seven weeks of booking.
DVSA, DRT122F · median weeks between booking and taking the test, DVSA examiners only
Other test centres in 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% |
| Gateshead | 9,512 | 37.5% |
| Hartlepool | 5,847 | 51.0% |
| Hexham | 1,388 | 53.0% |
| Middlesbrough | 8,854 | 47.7% |
| Sunderland | 10,436 | 51.1% |