Pass rate by year
| Year (Apr–Mar) | Tests | Pass rate |
|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | 12,857 | 51.1% |
| 2024/25 | 9,470 | 49.3% |
| 2023/24 | 9,117 | 47.5% |
| 2022/23 | 8,010 | 46.7% |
| 2021/22 | 8,438 | 46.6% |
| 2020/21 | 2,751 | 53.2% |
| 2019/20 | 8,613 | 47.5% |
| 2018/19 | 7,921 | 50.6% |
| 2017/18 | 7,968 | 52.8% |
| 2016/17 | 8,390 | 55.5% |
| 2015/16 | 7,185 | 56.4% |
| 2014/15 | 6,302 | 53.4% |
| 2013/14 | 6,579 | 54.2% |
| 2012/13 | 6,823 | 53.1% |
| 2011/12 | 7,053 | 51.9% |
| 2009/10 | 7,429 | 49.9% |
| 2008/09 | 618 | 47.2% |
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 | 1,518 | 776 | 51.1% |
| February 2026 | 1,275 | 671 | 52.6% |
| January 2026 | 1,297 | 656 | 50.6% |
| December 2025 | 1,176 | 613 | 52.1% |
| November 2025 | 1,067 | 583 | 54.6% |
| October 2025 | 1,275 | 661 | 51.8% |
| September 2025 | 1,143 | 570 | 49.9% |
| August 2025 | 986 | 535 | 54.3% |
| July 2025 | 1,080 | 513 | 47.5% |
| June 2025 | 646 | 299 | 46.3% |
| May 2025 | 674 | 325 | 48.2% |
| April 2025 | 720 | 365 | 50.7% |
DVSA, DRT122A · figures for the latest months are provisional
Who passes
Men passed 51.6% of their tests at Swindon in 2025/26 and women 50.5%. Of 6,307 learners taking their first test here, 3,202 passed (50.8%; Great Britain 50.5%), and 338 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 Swindon in September 2026 had booked it a median of 12.1 weeks earlier; 40.5% 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% |
| Poole | 10,375 | 53.4% |
| Salisbury | 6,630 | 48.5% |
| Taunton | 8,259 | 59.5% |
| Trowbridge | 3,074 | 55.2% |
| Weston-super-Mare | 4,443 | 61.0% |
| Yeovil | 7,493 | 63.4% |