Pass rate by year
| Year (Apr–Mar) | Tests | Pass rate |
|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | 9,788 | 44.1% |
| 2024/25 | 9,283 | 45.3% |
| 2023/24 | 11,722 | 45.7% |
| 2022/23 | 7,403 | 45.0% |
| 2021/22 | 8,936 | 42.4% |
| 2020/21 | 2,616 | 40.6% |
| 2019/20 | 7,975 | 40.2% |
| 2018/19 | 8,393 | 43.4% |
| 2017/18 | 9,158 | 42.0% |
| 2016/17 | 8,912 | 45.0% |
| 2015/16 | 7,448 | 48.3% |
| 2014/15 | 7,260 | 49.0% |
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 | 1,087 | 485 | 44.6% |
| February 2026 | 975 | 408 | 41.8% |
| January 2026 | 989 | 419 | 42.4% |
| December 2025 | 797 | 337 | 42.3% |
| November 2025 | 830 | 376 | 45.3% |
| October 2025 | 711 | 319 | 44.9% |
| September 2025 | 661 | 320 | 48.4% |
| August 2025 | 666 | 305 | 45.8% |
| July 2025 | 669 | 281 | 42.0% |
| June 2025 | 815 | 377 | 46.3% |
| May 2025 | 816 | 351 | 43.0% |
| April 2025 | 772 | 338 | 43.8% |
DVSA, DRT122A · figures for the latest months are provisional
Who passes
Men passed 46.7% of their tests at Sheffield (Handsworth) in 2025/26 and women 40.9%. Of 4,393 learners taking their first test here, 1,964 passed (44.7%; Great Britain 50.5%), and 76 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 Sheffield (Handsworth) in September 2026 had booked it a median of 6.1 weeks earlier; 52.9% took it within seven weeks of booking.
DVSA, DRT122F · median weeks between booking and taking the test, DVSA examiners only
Other test centres in Yorkshire and The Humber
| Test centre | Tests | Pass rate |
|---|---|---|
| Barnsley | 7,737 | 58.5% |
| Beverley LGV | 159 | 54.1% |
| Bradford (Heaton) | 8,354 | 56.1% |
| Bradford (Thornbury) | 10,831 | 47.8% |
| Bridlington | 3,027 | 55.5% |
| Doncaster | 7,334 | 53.2% |
| Grimsby Coldwater | 5,361 | 42.8% |
| Halifax | 5,845 | 45.0% |
| Heckmondwike | 5,471 | 45.8% |
| Horsforth | 12,466 | 49.7% |
| Huddersfield | 10,563 | 49.2% |
| Hull | 9,706 | 47.9% |
| Knaresborough | 8,301 | 58.5% |
| Leeds (Colton Mill) | 6,432 | 51.8% |
| Leeds (Fearnville) | 4,676 | 51.8% |
| Malton | 876 | 64.3% |
| Northallerton | 3,244 | 60.4% |
| Pontefract | 5,544 | 46.9% |
| Rotherham | 9,134 | 53.1% |
| Scarborough | 3,595 | 45.1% |
| Scunthorpe | 6,103 | 45.4% |
| Sheffield (Middlewood Road) | 10,442 | 48.7% |
| Skipton | 3,197 | 57.3% |
| Steeton | 4,784 | 52.8% |
| Wakefield | 11,653 | 45.4% |
| Walton LGV | 1,894 | 59.8% |
| Whitby | 557 | 56.7% |
| York | 9,416 | 54.4% |