Pass rate by year
| Year (Apr–Mar) | Tests | Pass rate |
|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | 5,471 | 45.8% |
| 2024/25 | 5,232 | 46.7% |
| 2023/24 | 6,520 | 46.0% |
| 2022/23 | 6,327 | 45.2% |
| 2021/22 | 7,222 | 42.6% |
| 2020/21 | 2,201 | 43.7% |
| 2019/20 | 7,159 | 40.9% |
| 2018/19 | 7,030 | 38.2% |
| 2017/18 | 7,493 | 40.3% |
| 2016/17 | 6,966 | 39.8% |
| 2015/16 | 5,840 | 41.5% |
| 2014/15 | 6,398 | 39.3% |
| 2013/14 | 6,422 | 37.4% |
| 2012/13 | 6,027 | 39.8% |
| 2011/12 | 7,260 | 38.4% |
| 2010/11 | 8,763 | 30.5% |
| 2009/10 | 7,175 | 30.2% |
| 2008/09 | 8,897 | 33.4% |
| 2007/08 | 8,663 | 31.4% |
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 | 772 | 334 | 43.3% |
| February 2026 | 503 | 235 | 46.7% |
| January 2026 | 508 | 249 | 49.0% |
| December 2025 | 372 | 177 | 47.6% |
| November 2025 | 496 | 230 | 46.4% |
| October 2025 | 411 | 165 | 40.1% |
| September 2025 | 433 | 173 | 40.0% |
| August 2025 | 340 | 154 | 45.3% |
| July 2025 | 507 | 255 | 50.3% |
| June 2025 | 312 | 153 | 49.0% |
| May 2025 | 342 | 165 | 48.2% |
| April 2025 | 475 | 215 | 45.3% |
DVSA, DRT122A · figures for the latest months are provisional
Who passes
Men passed 48.8% of their tests at Heckmondwike in 2025/26 and women 42.8%. Of 2,401 learners taking their first test here, 1,100 passed (45.8%; Great Britain 50.5%), and 61 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 Heckmondwike in September 2026 had booked it a median of 15.7 weeks earlier; 29.2% took it within seven weeks of booking.
DVSA, DRT122F · median weeks between booking and taking the test, DVSA examiners only
Other test centres in Yorkshire and The Humber
| Test centre | Tests | Pass rate |
|---|---|---|
| Barnsley | 7,737 | 58.5% |
| Beverley LGV | 159 | 54.1% |
| Bradford (Heaton) | 8,354 | 56.1% |
| Bradford (Thornbury) | 10,831 | 47.8% |
| Bridlington | 3,027 | 55.5% |
| Doncaster | 7,334 | 53.2% |
| Grimsby Coldwater | 5,361 | 42.8% |
| Halifax | 5,845 | 45.0% |
| Horsforth | 12,466 | 49.7% |
| Huddersfield | 10,563 | 49.2% |
| Hull | 9,706 | 47.9% |
| Knaresborough | 8,301 | 58.5% |
| Leeds (Colton Mill) | 6,432 | 51.8% |
| Leeds (Fearnville) | 4,676 | 51.8% |
| Malton | 876 | 64.3% |
| Northallerton | 3,244 | 60.4% |
| Pontefract | 5,544 | 46.9% |
| Rotherham | 9,134 | 53.1% |
| Scarborough | 3,595 | 45.1% |
| Scunthorpe | 6,103 | 45.4% |
| Sheffield (Handsworth) | 9,788 | 44.1% |
| Sheffield (Middlewood Road) | 10,442 | 48.7% |
| Skipton | 3,197 | 57.3% |
| Steeton | 4,784 | 52.8% |
| Wakefield | 11,653 | 45.4% |
| Walton LGV | 1,894 | 59.8% |
| Whitby | 557 | 56.7% |
| York | 9,416 | 54.4% |