Pass rate by year
| Year (Apr–Mar) | Tests | Pass rate |
|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | 10,375 | 53.4% |
| 2024/25 | 9,639 | 48.4% |
| 2023/24 | 11,662 | 47.7% |
| 2022/23 | 11,221 | 49.8% |
| 2021/22 | 7,804 | 54.1% |
| 2020/21 | 2,286 | 61.1% |
| 2019/20 | 9,438 | 52.8% |
| 2018/19 | 4,615 | 57.4% |
| 2017/18 | 3,952 | 56.3% |
| 2016/17 | 6,481 | 54.5% |
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 | 862 | 481 | 55.8% |
| February 2026 | 1,038 | 552 | 53.2% |
| January 2026 | 1,066 | 580 | 54.4% |
| December 2025 | 744 | 414 | 55.6% |
| November 2025 | 886 | 471 | 53.2% |
| October 2025 | 1,027 | 564 | 54.9% |
| September 2025 | 1,048 | 590 | 56.3% |
| August 2025 | 769 | 418 | 54.4% |
| July 2025 | 848 | 449 | 52.9% |
| June 2025 | 696 | 337 | 48.4% |
| May 2025 | 656 | 305 | 46.5% |
| April 2025 | 735 | 377 | 51.3% |
DVSA, DRT122A · figures for the latest months are provisional
Who passes
Men passed 54.6% of their tests at Poole in 2025/26 and women 52.1%. Of 5,450 learners taking their first test here, 2,888 passed (53.0%; Great Britain 50.5%), and 190 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 Poole in September 2026 had booked it a median of 8.8 weeks earlier; 47.4% 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% |
| Plymouth | 11,167 | 40.7% |
| 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% |