Pass rate by year
| Year (Apr–Mar) | Tests | Pass rate |
|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | 3,991 | 46.3% |
| 2024/25 | 2,286 | 48.3% |
| 2023/24 | 2,871 | 41.9% |
| 2022/23 | 2,795 | 42.5% |
| 2021/22 | 2,581 | 46.0% |
| 2020/21 | 639 | 51.0% |
| 2019/20 | 2,172 | 48.4% |
| 2018/19 | 2,301 | 50.2% |
| 2017/18 | 2,401 | 53.7% |
| 2016/17 | 2,689 | 53.3% |
| 2015/16 | 2,211 | 53.5% |
| 2014/15 | 2,072 | 56.6% |
| 2013/14 | 2,013 | 55.0% |
| 2012/13 | 2,119 | 58.8% |
| 2011/12 | 2,019 | 56.5% |
| 2010/11 | 2,219 | 57.1% |
| 2009/10 | 2,412 | 53.9% |
| 2008/09 | 2,383 | 54.8% |
| 2007/08 | 2,614 | 51.8% |
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 | 445 | 169 | 38.0% |
| February 2026 | 373 | 166 | 44.5% |
| January 2026 | 423 | 186 | 44.0% |
| December 2025 | 338 | 170 | 50.3% |
| November 2025 | 369 | 158 | 42.8% |
| October 2025 | 435 | 210 | 48.3% |
| September 2025 | 386 | 184 | 47.7% |
| August 2025 | 232 | 130 | 56.0% |
| July 2025 | 270 | 130 | 48.1% |
| June 2025 | 252 | 117 | 46.4% |
| May 2025 | 212 | 111 | 52.4% |
| April 2025 | 256 | 118 | 46.1% |
DVSA, DRT122A · figures for the latest months are provisional
Who passes
Men passed 43.8% of their tests at Launceston in 2025/26 and women 50.0%. Of 1,586 learners taking their first test here, 746 passed (47.0%; Great Britain 50.5%), and 28 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 Launceston in September 2026 had booked it a median of 6.4 weeks earlier; 51.2% took it within seven weeks of booking.
DVSA, DRT122F · median weeks between booking and taking the test, DVSA examiners only
Other test centres in South West
| Test centre | Tests | Pass rate |
|---|---|---|
| Barnstaple | 5,562 | 51.4% |
| Bodmin | 6,392 | 47.5% |
| Bristol (Avonmouth) | 9,400 | 55.5% |
| Bristol (Kingswood) | 14,863 | 51.9% |
| Camborne | 6,271 | 40.6% |
| Cheltenham | 5,161 | 43.2% |
| Chippenham | 9,629 | 56.4% |
| Dorchester | 4,353 | 69.0% |
| Exeter | 8,679 | 46.8% |
| Gloucester | 7,420 | 47.8% |
| Newton Abbot | 6,591 | 53.8% |
| Penzance | 507 | 46.5% |
| Plymouth | 11,167 | 40.7% |
| Poole | 10,375 | 53.4% |
| Salisbury | 6,630 | 48.5% |
| Swindon | 12,857 | 51.1% |
| Taunton | 8,259 | 59.5% |
| Trowbridge | 3,074 | 55.2% |
| Weston-super-Mare | 4,443 | 61.0% |
| Yeovil | 7,493 | 63.4% |