Pass rate by year
| Year (Apr–Mar) | Tests | Pass rate |
|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | 3,692 | 59.2% |
| 2024/25 | 3,735 | 55.0% |
| 2023/24 | 3,641 | 54.6% |
| 2022/23 | 3,017 | 55.3% |
| 2021/22 | 2,685 | 51.5% |
| 2020/21 | 876 | 56.3% |
| 2019/20 | 2,669 | 49.3% |
| 2018/19 | 2,834 | 49.2% |
| 2017/18 | 3,109 | 53.3% |
| 2016/17 | 3,110 | 50.7% |
| 2015/16 | 3,036 | 51.4% |
| 2014/15 | 2,744 | 54.9% |
| 2013/14 | 2,891 | 54.2% |
| 2012/13 | 2,807 | 56.5% |
| 2011/12 | 2,895 | 55.4% |
| 2010/11 | 3,138 | 52.0% |
| 2009/10 | 3,636 | 50.6% |
| 2008/09 | 3,575 | 49.7% |
| 2007/08 | 3,894 | 50.4% |
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 | 345 | 207 | 60.0% |
| February 2026 | 301 | 182 | 60.5% |
| January 2026 | 339 | 231 | 68.1% |
| December 2025 | 205 | 140 | 68.3% |
| November 2025 | 241 | 148 | 61.4% |
| October 2025 | 346 | 204 | 59.0% |
| September 2025 | 371 | 208 | 56.1% |
| August 2025 | 270 | 160 | 59.3% |
| July 2025 | 350 | 206 | 58.9% |
| June 2025 | 302 | 163 | 54.0% |
| May 2025 | 321 | 159 | 49.5% |
| April 2025 | 301 | 179 | 59.5% |
DVSA, DRT122A · figures for the latest months are provisional
Who passes
Men passed 59.2% of their tests at Heysham in 2025/26 and women 59.3%. Of 2,082 learners taking their first test here, 1,289 passed (61.9%; Great Britain 50.5%), and 148 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 Heysham in September 2026 had booked it a median of 18.3 weeks earlier; 24.9% took it within seven weeks of booking.
DVSA, DRT122F · median weeks between booking and taking the test, DVSA examiners only
Other test centres in North West
| Test centre | Tests | Pass rate |
|---|---|---|
| Atherton (Manchester) | 13,035 | 44.3% |
| Barrow In Furness | 1,699 | 69.6% |
| Blackburn with Darwen | 12,205 | 46.6% |
| Blackpool | 8,948 | 51.8% |
| Bolton (Manchester) | 11,570 | 51.8% |
| Bredbury (Manchester) | 10,636 | 56.0% |
| Bury (Manchester) | 7,024 | 46.3% |
| Carlisle | 3,518 | 58.7% |
| Chadderton | 15,988 | 46.8% |
| Cheetham Hill (Manchester) | 10,207 | 44.7% |
| Chester | 9,212 | 47.3% |
| Chorley | 5,415 | 52.8% |
| Crewe | 4,994 | 43.8% |
| Kendal (Oxenholme Road) | 2,231 | 65.1% |
| Macclesfield | 4,509 | 51.9% |
| Nelson | 5,955 | 51.7% |
| Norris Green (Liverpool) | 13,472 | 37.8% |
| Northwich | 3,529 | 57.6% |
| Preston | 9,194 | 56.3% |
| Rochdale (Manchester) | 11,563 | 48.3% |
| Sale (Manchester) | 10,921 | 51.4% |
| Southport (Liverpool) | 7,949 | 56.5% |
| Speke (Liverpool) | 8,159 | 40.5% |
| St Helens (Liverpool) | 14,174 | 40.9% |
| Upton | 10,772 | 52.6% |
| Wallasey | 968 | 54.3% |
| Warrington | 7,550 | 55.5% |
| West Didsbury (Manchester) | 17,806 | 47.7% |
| Widnes | 6,846 | 42.7% |
| Workington | 2,998 | 61.9% |