Pass rate by year
| Year (Apr–Mar) | Tests | Pass rate |
|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | 8,259 | 59.5% |
| 2024/25 | 6,957 | 56.3% |
| 2023/24 | 6,149 | 55.5% |
| 2022/23 | 5,994 | 56.9% |
| 2021/22 | 5,069 | 59.6% |
| 2020/21 | 1,679 | 60.7% |
| 2019/20 | 6,465 | 55.1% |
| 2018/19 | 6,403 | 54.4% |
| 2017/18 | 6,696 | 56.4% |
| 2016/17 | 7,166 | 55.9% |
| 2015/16 | 6,383 | 56.7% |
| 2014/15 | 5,982 | 54.1% |
| 2013/14 | 5,870 | 54.5% |
| 2012/13 | 5,635 | 58.1% |
| 2011/12 | 5,930 | 57.2% |
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 | 864 | 523 | 60.5% |
| February 2026 | 602 | 342 | 56.8% |
| January 2026 | 778 | 450 | 57.8% |
| December 2025 | 660 | 391 | 59.2% |
| November 2025 | 791 | 456 | 57.6% |
| October 2025 | 820 | 515 | 62.8% |
| September 2025 | 718 | 465 | 64.8% |
| August 2025 | 627 | 381 | 60.8% |
| July 2025 | 752 | 455 | 60.5% |
| June 2025 | 576 | 356 | 61.8% |
| May 2025 | 532 | 302 | 56.8% |
| April 2025 | 539 | 279 | 51.8% |
DVSA, DRT122A · figures for the latest months are provisional
Who passes
Men passed 59.6% of their tests at Taunton in 2025/26 and women 59.4%. Of 4,526 learners taking their first test here, 2,681 passed (59.2%; Great Britain 50.5%), and 365 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 Taunton in September 2026 had booked it a median of 12.6 weeks earlier; 34.5% 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% |
| Swindon | 12,857 | 51.1% |
| Trowbridge | 3,074 | 55.2% |
| Weston-super-Mare | 4,443 | 61.0% |
| Yeovil | 7,493 | 63.4% |