Pass rate by year
| Year (Apr–Mar) | Tests | Pass rate |
|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | 11,167 | 40.7% |
| 2024/25 | 9,867 | 40.8% |
| 2023/24 | 9,037 | 40.3% |
| 2022/23 | 9,345 | 37.2% |
| 2021/22 | 7,671 | 39.4% |
| 2020/21 | 2,327 | 42.4% |
| 2019/20 | 8,563 | 38.6% |
| 2018/19 | 7,948 | 37.4% |
| 2017/18 | 9,035 | 40.5% |
| 2016/17 | 9,304 | 43.5% |
| 2015/16 | 7,934 | 41.5% |
| 2014/15 | 8,411 | 41.4% |
| 2013/14 | 7,739 | 44.3% |
| 2012/13 | 7,159 | 45.3% |
| 2011/12 | 7,894 | 43.9% |
| 2009/10 | 7,444 | 45.5% |
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 | 1,061 | 400 | 37.7% |
| February 2026 | 982 | 399 | 40.6% |
| January 2026 | 1,016 | 439 | 43.2% |
| December 2025 | 878 | 367 | 41.8% |
| November 2025 | 986 | 359 | 36.4% |
| October 2025 | 1,175 | 464 | 39.5% |
| September 2025 | 1,024 | 399 | 39.0% |
| August 2025 | 859 | 376 | 43.8% |
| July 2025 | 859 | 409 | 47.6% |
| June 2025 | 905 | 361 | 39.9% |
| May 2025 | 751 | 334 | 44.5% |
| April 2025 | 671 | 239 | 35.6% |
DVSA, DRT122A · figures for the latest months are provisional
Who passes
Men passed 38.3% of their tests at Plymouth in 2025/26 and women 43.7%. Of 4,589 learners taking their first test here, 1,781 passed (38.8%; Great Britain 50.5%), and 75 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 Plymouth in September 2026 had booked it a median of 7.1 weeks earlier; 49.9% 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% |
| Newton Abbot | 6,591 | 53.8% |
| Penzance | 507 | 46.5% |
| 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% |