Pass rate by year
| Year (Apr–Mar) | Tests | Pass rate |
|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | 7,493 | 63.4% |
| 2024/25 | 5,754 | 59.7% |
| 2023/24 | 6,946 | 59.7% |
| 2022/23 | 5,377 | 59.8% |
| 2021/22 | 5,226 | 64.5% |
| 2020/21 | 1,578 | 66.6% |
| 2019/20 | 4,933 | 59.9% |
| 2018/19 | 4,967 | 61.9% |
| 2017/18 | 5,306 | 61.3% |
| 2016/17 | 5,774 | 58.7% |
| 2015/16 | 4,729 | 57.8% |
| 2014/15 | 4,830 | 54.9% |
| 2013/14 | 4,533 | 55.2% |
| 2012/13 | 4,450 | 55.3% |
| 2011/12 | 4,177 | 57.0% |
| 2010/11 | 4,646 | 54.6% |
| 2009/10 | 4,717 | 54.2% |
| 2008/09 | 4,897 | 53.8% |
| 2007/08 | 5,190 | 52.1% |
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 | 661 | 414 | 62.6% |
| February 2026 | 655 | 416 | 63.5% |
| January 2026 | 765 | 484 | 63.3% |
| December 2025 | 581 | 381 | 65.6% |
| November 2025 | 596 | 370 | 62.1% |
| October 2025 | 829 | 527 | 63.6% |
| September 2025 | 603 | 407 | 67.5% |
| August 2025 | 506 | 293 | 57.9% |
| July 2025 | 644 | 415 | 64.4% |
| June 2025 | 528 | 328 | 62.1% |
| May 2025 | 586 | 390 | 66.6% |
| April 2025 | 539 | 327 | 60.7% |
DVSA, DRT122A · figures for the latest months are provisional
Who passes
Men passed 65.2% of their tests at Yeovil in 2025/26 and women 61.4%. Of 4,348 learners taking their first test here, 2,789 passed (64.1%; Great Britain 50.5%), and 162 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 Yeovil in September 2026 had booked it a median of 13.1 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 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% |
| Taunton | 8,259 | 59.5% |
| Trowbridge | 3,074 | 55.2% |
| Weston-super-Mare | 4,443 | 61.0% |