Pass rate by year
| Year (Apr–Mar) | Tests | Pass rate |
|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | 379 | 67.8% |
| 2024/25 | 432 | 67.8% |
| 2023/24 | 417 | 66.4% |
| 2022/23 | 361 | 67.9% |
| 2021/22 | 483 | 73.3% |
| 2020/21 | 66 | 80.3% |
| 2019/20 | 410 | 64.9% |
| 2018/19 | 424 | 68.9% |
| 2017/18 | 433 | 66.3% |
| 2016/17 | 469 | 66.5% |
| 2015/16 | 472 | 66.9% |
| 2014/15 | 480 | 60.6% |
| 2013/14 | 458 | 60.3% |
| 2009/10 | 415 | 71.3% |
| 2008/09 | 460 | 72.6% |
| 2007/08 | 413 | 68.8% |
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 | 36 | 26 | 72.2% |
| January 2026 | 29 | 18 | 62.1% |
| December 2025 | 67 | 51 | 76.1% |
| October 2025 | 30 | 22 | 73.3% |
| August 2025 | 41 | 24 | 58.5% |
| July 2025 | 28 | 18 | 64.3% |
| June 2025 | 30 | 19 | 63.3% |
| May 2025 | 44 | 28 | 63.6% |
| February 2025 | 27 | 16 | 59.3% |
| December 2024 | 28 | 14 | 50.0% |
| November 2024 | 18 | 12 | 66.7% |
| October 2024 | 30 | 20 | 66.7% |
DVSA, DRT122A · figures for the latest months are provisional
Who passes
Men passed 66.5% of their tests at Lerwick in 2025/26 and women 69.6%. Of 239 learners taking their first test here, 168 passed (70.3%; Great Britain 50.5%), and 15 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 Lerwick in September 2026 had booked it a median of 14.4 weeks earlier; 18.5% took it within seven weeks of booking.
DVSA, DRT122F · median weeks between booking and taking the test, DVSA examiners only