Pass rate by year
| Year (Apr–Mar) | Tests | Pass rate |
|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | 12,939 | 46.2% |
| 2024/25 | 10,896 | 46.6% |
| 2023/24 | 10,957 | 48.3% |
| 2022/23 | 8,883 | 48.9% |
| 2021/22 | 5,893 | 52.7% |
| 2020/21 | 1,938 | 54.1% |
| 2019/20 | 5,652 | 48.8% |
| 2018/19 | 6,017 | 46.4% |
| 2017/18 | 6,424 | 49.0% |
| 2016/17 | 7,519 | 45.9% |
| 2015/16 | 5,646 | 47.7% |
| 2014/15 | 6,324 | 50.3% |
| 2013/14 | 6,402 | 48.9% |
| 2012/13 | 5,712 | 49.2% |
| 2011/12 | 7,513 | 49.2% |
| 2010/11 | 8,350 | 46.8% |
| 2009/10 | 6,463 | 47.5% |
| 2008/09 | 6,680 | 46.9% |
| 2007/08 | 6,779 | 45.9% |
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 | 1,492 | 712 | 47.7% |
| February 2026 | 1,067 | 468 | 43.9% |
| January 2026 | 1,100 | 519 | 47.2% |
| December 2025 | 947 | 451 | 47.6% |
| November 2025 | 1,108 | 515 | 46.5% |
| October 2025 | 1,158 | 534 | 46.1% |
| September 2025 | 1,059 | 478 | 45.1% |
| August 2025 | 985 | 430 | 43.7% |
| July 2025 | 1,127 | 518 | 46.0% |
| June 2025 | 1,083 | 510 | 47.1% |
| May 2025 | 903 | 424 | 47.0% |
| April 2025 | 910 | 424 | 46.6% |
DVSA, DRT122A · figures for the latest months are provisional
Who passes
Men passed 47.9% of their tests at Watford in 2025/26 and women 44.0%. Of 6,479 learners taking their first test here, 2,905 passed (44.8%; Great Britain 50.5%), and 129 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 Watford in September 2026 had booked it a median of 15.1 weeks earlier; 37.1% took it within seven weeks of booking.
DVSA, DRT122F · median weeks between booking and taking the test, DVSA examiners only
Other test centres in East of England
| Test centre | Tests | Pass rate |
|---|---|---|
| Basildon | 8,359 | 49.1% |
| Bedford | 8,854 | 53.7% |
| Bishops Stortford | 6,409 | 51.3% |
| Borehamwood (London) | 7,195 | 50.8% |
| Brentwood (London) | 5,791 | 48.5% |
| Bury St Edmunds | 8,702 | 46.2% |
| Cambridge (Brookmount Court) | 13,689 | 53.8% |
| Chelmsford | 9,107 | 55.4% |
| Clacton-on-Sea | 4,840 | 48.2% |
| Colchester | 7,756 | 50.6% |
| Ipswich | 11,466 | 62.3% |
| Kings Lynn | 6,694 | 51.9% |
| Leighton Buzzard (Stanbridge Road) | 7,667 | 49.9% |
| Letchworth | 5,243 | 57.5% |
| Loughton (London) | 7,376 | 47.0% |
| Lowestoft(Mobbs Way) | 7,603 | 43.3% |
| Luton | 7,759 | 39.2% |
| Norwich (Peachman Way) | 12,541 | 61.7% |
| Peterborough | 10,551 | 52.8% |
| Southend-on-Sea | 7,526 | 47.0% |
| St Albans | 7,336 | 50.7% |
| Stevenage | 4,622 | 55.3% |
| Tilbury | 5,083 | 50.4% |