Pass rate by year
| Year (Apr–Mar) | Tests | Pass rate |
|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | 6,591 | 53.8% |
| 2024/25 | 6,263 | 51.9% |
| 2023/24 | 7,094 | 50.1% |
| 2022/23 | 5,997 | 50.8% |
| 2021/22 | 6,717 | 48.0% |
| 2020/21 | 1,908 | 52.9% |
| 2019/20 | 5,662 | 49.0% |
| 2018/19 | 5,358 | 49.5% |
| 2017/18 | 6,203 | 50.5% |
| 2016/17 | 6,014 | 54.4% |
| 2015/16 | 5,000 | 58.8% |
| 2014/15 | 5,074 | 57.3% |
| 2013/14 | 4,679 | 60.0% |
| 2012/13 | 4,972 | 58.1% |
| 2011/12 | 4,882 | 60.2% |
| 2010/11 | 5,433 | 58.1% |
| 2009/10 | 5,331 | 57.0% |
| 2008/09 | 5,915 | 55.4% |
| 2007/08 | 6,028 | 53.3% |
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 | 493 | 250 | 50.7% |
| February 2026 | 587 | 309 | 52.6% |
| January 2026 | 585 | 308 | 52.6% |
| December 2025 | 475 | 262 | 55.2% |
| November 2025 | 675 | 358 | 53.0% |
| October 2025 | 498 | 294 | 59.0% |
| September 2025 | 509 | 278 | 54.6% |
| August 2025 | 602 | 311 | 51.7% |
| July 2025 | 528 | 295 | 55.9% |
| June 2025 | 589 | 298 | 50.6% |
| May 2025 | 535 | 295 | 55.1% |
| April 2025 | 515 | 289 | 56.1% |
DVSA, DRT122A · figures for the latest months are provisional
Who passes
Men passed 56.1% of their tests at Newton Abbot in 2025/26 and women 51.3%. Of 3,383 learners taking their first test here, 1,843 passed (54.5%; Great Britain 50.5%), and 70 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 Newton Abbot in September 2026 had booked it a median of 16.0 weeks earlier; 36.2% 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% |
| Launceston | 3,991 | 46.3% |
| 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% |