Pass rate by year
| Year (Apr–Mar) | Tests | Pass rate |
|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | 8,854 | 47.7% |
| 2024/25 | 8,952 | 48.3% |
| 2023/24 | 8,865 | 51.0% |
| 2022/23 | 10,130 | 49.7% |
| 2021/22 | 8,346 | 52.6% |
| 2020/21 | 2,803 | 52.2% |
| 2019/20 | 8,981 | 51.0% |
| 2018/19 | 9,855 | 49.3% |
| 2017/18 | 10,248 | 51.0% |
| 2016/17 | 10,803 | 51.2% |
| 2015/16 | 8,987 | 52.9% |
| 2014/15 | 9,483 | 50.0% |
| 2013/14 | 9,042 | 48.3% |
| 2012/13 | 8,503 | 50.8% |
| 2011/12 | 9,909 | 49.0% |
| 2010/11 | 10,439 | 48.7% |
| 2009/10 | 9,291 | 47.6% |
| 2008/09 | 11,262 | 46.3% |
| 2007/08 | 9,205 | 41.5% |
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 | 834 | 369 | 44.2% |
| February 2026 | 616 | 267 | 43.3% |
| January 2026 | 654 | 327 | 50.0% |
| December 2025 | 640 | 308 | 48.1% |
| November 2025 | 745 | 382 | 51.3% |
| October 2025 | 819 | 378 | 46.2% |
| September 2025 | 722 | 362 | 50.1% |
| August 2025 | 561 | 279 | 49.7% |
| July 2025 | 737 | 345 | 46.8% |
| June 2025 | 852 | 406 | 47.7% |
| May 2025 | 868 | 419 | 48.3% |
| April 2025 | 806 | 379 | 47.0% |
DVSA, DRT122A · figures for the latest months are provisional
Who passes
Men passed 48.3% of their tests at Middlesbrough in 2025/26 and women 47.0%. Of 4,498 learners taking their first test here, 2,120 passed (47.1%; Great Britain 50.5%), and 163 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 Middlesbrough in September 2026 had booked it a median of 15.9 weeks earlier; 28.7% 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 East
| Test centre | Tests | Pass rate |
|---|---|---|
| Alnwick | 1,282 | 55.5% |
| Berwick-On-Tweed | 666 | 53.9% |
| Blyth | 6,973 | 50.9% |
| Darlington | 12,183 | 47.1% |
| Durham | 9,451 | 53.2% |
| Gateshead | 9,512 | 37.5% |
| Gosforth | 10,531 | 48.4% |
| Hartlepool | 5,847 | 51.0% |
| Hexham | 1,388 | 53.0% |
| Sunderland | 10,436 | 51.1% |