Pass rate by year
| Year (Apr–Mar) | Tests | Pass rate |
|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | 8,301 | 58.5% |
| 2024/25 | 5,305 | 58.5% |
| 2023/24 | 5,022 | 56.6% |
| 2022/23 | 5,841 | 52.9% |
| 2021/22 | 5,376 | 52.7% |
| 2020/21 | 1,287 | 54.2% |
| 2019/20 | 3,649 | 49.0% |
| 2018/19 | 4,248 | 48.9% |
| 2017/18 | 4,091 | 50.3% |
| 2016/17 | 4,104 | 51.9% |
| 2015/16 | 3,786 | 50.8% |
| 2014/15 | 4,140 | 51.4% |
| 2013/14 | 4,285 | 51.9% |
| 2012/13 | 4,436 | 49.7% |
| 2011/12 | 4,392 | 53.5% |
| 2010/11 | 4,372 | 52.6% |
| 2009/10 | 73 | 54.8% |
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 | 790 | 452 | 57.2% |
| February 2026 | 721 | 428 | 59.4% |
| January 2026 | 679 | 404 | 59.5% |
| December 2025 | 675 | 395 | 58.5% |
| November 2025 | 810 | 450 | 55.6% |
| October 2025 | 809 | 476 | 58.8% |
| September 2025 | 704 | 386 | 54.8% |
| August 2025 | 605 | 368 | 60.8% |
| July 2025 | 608 | 370 | 60.9% |
| June 2025 | 702 | 410 | 58.4% |
| May 2025 | 661 | 391 | 59.2% |
| April 2025 | 537 | 330 | 61.5% |
DVSA, DRT122A · figures for the latest months are provisional
Who passes
Men passed 58.5% of their tests at Knaresborough in 2025/26 and women 58.7%. Of 4,311 learners taking their first test here, 2,621 passed (60.8%; Great Britain 50.5%), and 94 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 Knaresborough in September 2026 had booked it a median of 6.9 weeks earlier; 51.4% 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% |
| Heckmondwike | 5,471 | 45.8% |
| Horsforth | 12,466 | 49.7% |
| Huddersfield | 10,563 | 49.2% |
| Hull | 9,706 | 47.9% |
| 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% |