Pass rate by year
| Year (Apr–Mar) | Tests | Pass rate |
|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | 9,194 | 56.3% |
| 2024/25 | 11,380 | 53.7% |
| 2023/24 | 11,115 | 56.7% |
| 2022/23 | 9,704 | 61.1% |
| 2021/22 | 8,062 | 56.9% |
| 2020/21 | 2,421 | 59.9% |
| 2019/20 | 7,518 | 54.6% |
| 2018/19 | 7,560 | 55.2% |
| 2017/18 | 8,387 | 54.6% |
| 2016/17 | 7,369 | 52.5% |
| 2015/16 | 6,094 | 49.8% |
| 2014/15 | 7,105 | 47.1% |
| 2013/14 | 6,955 | 48.8% |
| 2012/13 | 6,652 | 49.3% |
| 2011/12 | 7,920 | 48.6% |
| 2010/11 | 8,424 | 51.8% |
| 2009/10 | 8,843 | 50.7% |
| 2008/09 | 8,919 | 47.7% |
| 2007/08 | 8,247 | 49.1% |
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 | 894 | 513 | 57.4% |
| February 2026 | 847 | 475 | 56.1% |
| January 2026 | 812 | 496 | 61.1% |
| December 2025 | 619 | 352 | 56.9% |
| November 2025 | 722 | 381 | 52.8% |
| October 2025 | 647 | 383 | 59.2% |
| September 2025 | 633 | 380 | 60.0% |
| August 2025 | 781 | 457 | 58.5% |
| July 2025 | 895 | 465 | 52.0% |
| June 2025 | 868 | 510 | 58.8% |
| May 2025 | 805 | 414 | 51.4% |
| April 2025 | 671 | 348 | 51.9% |
DVSA, DRT122A · figures for the latest months are provisional
Who passes
Men passed 58.2% of their tests at Preston in 2025/26 and women 54.0%. Of 5,178 learners taking their first test here, 2,948 passed (56.9%; Great Britain 50.5%), and 253 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 Preston in September 2026 had booked it a median of 14.4 weeks earlier; 40.1% 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 West
| Test centre | Tests | Pass rate |
|---|---|---|
| Atherton (Manchester) | 13,035 | 44.3% |
| Barrow In Furness | 1,699 | 69.6% |
| Blackburn with Darwen | 12,205 | 46.6% |
| Blackpool | 8,948 | 51.8% |
| Bolton (Manchester) | 11,570 | 51.8% |
| Bredbury (Manchester) | 10,636 | 56.0% |
| Bury (Manchester) | 7,024 | 46.3% |
| Carlisle | 3,518 | 58.7% |
| Chadderton | 15,988 | 46.8% |
| Cheetham Hill (Manchester) | 10,207 | 44.7% |
| Chester | 9,212 | 47.3% |
| Chorley | 5,415 | 52.8% |
| Crewe | 4,994 | 43.8% |
| Heysham | 3,692 | 59.2% |
| Kendal (Oxenholme Road) | 2,231 | 65.1% |
| Macclesfield | 4,509 | 51.9% |
| Nelson | 5,955 | 51.7% |
| Norris Green (Liverpool) | 13,472 | 37.8% |
| Northwich | 3,529 | 57.6% |
| Rochdale (Manchester) | 11,563 | 48.3% |
| Sale (Manchester) | 10,921 | 51.4% |
| Southport (Liverpool) | 7,949 | 56.5% |
| Speke (Liverpool) | 8,159 | 40.5% |
| St Helens (Liverpool) | 14,174 | 40.9% |
| Upton | 10,772 | 52.6% |
| Wallasey | 968 | 54.3% |
| Warrington | 7,550 | 55.5% |
| West Didsbury (Manchester) | 17,806 | 47.7% |
| Widnes | 6,846 | 42.7% |
| Workington | 2,998 | 61.9% |