Pass rate by year
| Year (Apr–Mar) | Tests | Pass rate |
|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | 4,941 | 55.7% |
| 2024/25 | 5,306 | 49.2% |
| 2023/24 | 6,622 | 48.8% |
| 2022/23 | 5,555 | 52.8% |
| 2021/22 | 4,336 | 50.3% |
| 2020/21 | 1,048 | 55.1% |
| 2019/20 | 4,257 | 51.6% |
| 2018/19 | 4,334 | 54.2% |
| 2017/18 | 4,522 | 53.1% |
| 2016/17 | 4,828 | 52.0% |
| 2015/16 | 4,283 | 49.3% |
| 2014/15 | 3,911 | 48.3% |
| 2013/14 | 3,671 | 52.2% |
| 2012/13 | 3,714 | 48.6% |
| 2011/12 | 1,587 | 48.6% |
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 | 416 | 241 | 57.9% |
| February 2026 | 424 | 240 | 56.6% |
| January 2026 | 483 | 280 | 58.0% |
| December 2025 | 495 | 269 | 54.3% |
| November 2025 | 494 | 287 | 58.1% |
| October 2025 | 499 | 287 | 57.5% |
| September 2025 | 381 | 215 | 56.4% |
| August 2025 | 335 | 186 | 55.5% |
| July 2025 | 306 | 162 | 52.9% |
| June 2025 | 351 | 183 | 52.1% |
| May 2025 | 331 | 169 | 51.1% |
| April 2025 | 426 | 233 | 54.7% |
DVSA, DRT122A · figures for the latest months are provisional
Who passes
Men passed 56.8% of their tests at Irvine in 2025/26 and women 54.5%. Of 2,637 learners taking their first test here, 1,492 passed (56.6%; Great Britain 50.5%), and 50 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 Irvine in September 2026 had booked it a median of 17.6 weeks earlier; 28.6% took it within seven weeks of booking.
DVSA, DRT122F · median weeks between booking and taking the test, DVSA examiners only