Statistical data set

Car driving test data by test centre

Statistics about car driving tests, showing pass rates for each driving test centre by gender and ethnicity, and first-time passes.

From:
Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency
Published
29 September 2015
Last updated
2 September 2024 — See all updates

About this data set

This data set comes from data held by the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA).

It is not classed as an ‘official statistic’. This means it’s not subject to scrutiny and assessment by the UK Statistics Authority.

Data tables

Car driving test pass rates by gender

This data table shows car driving test pass rates by gender for every driving test centre by month since April 2007.

It’s updated every 3 months.

Car pass rates by gender, month and test centre

Ref: DVSA0201

ODS, 7.78 MB

This file is in an OpenDocument format

Car driving test pass rates by first attempt at the test

This data table shows car driving test pass rates by first attempt for every driving test centre by year since 2007.

It’s updated once a year.

Car pass rates by first driving attempt, gender and test centre, including zero faults record

Ref: DVSA1202

ODS, 824 KB

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Car driving test pass rates by age (17 to 25)

This data table shows car driving test pass rates by age (17 to 25-year-olds) for every driving test centre by year since 2007.

This data table is updated once a year.

Car pass rates by age (17 to 25 year olds), year and test centre

Ref: DVSA1203

ODS, 5.18 MB

This file is in an OpenDocument format

Car driving test cancellations

This data table shows the reason car driving tests were cancelled for every driving test centre by month since April 2007.

This data table is updated every 3 months.

Car driving test cancellation reasons by test centre

Ref: DVSA1205

ODS, 1.37 MB

This file is in an OpenDocument format

Automatic car driving tests

This data table shows automatic car driving test pass rates by gender for every driving test centre by year since 2007.

It’s updated once a year.

Automatic car pass rates by gender and test centre

Ref: DVSA1206

ODS, 498 KB

This file is in an OpenDocument format

Data tables that are no longer updated

Car driving test pass rates by ethnicity

This data table shows car driving test pass rates by ethnicity for every driving test centre by year from 2007 to 2019.

This data table is no longer updated.

The information was voluntarily provided by test candidates. More than 70% of candidates did not declare their any ethnicity. It’s likely that the figures do not accurately represent the true ethnicity breakdown of test candidates.

Car pass rates by ethnicity of candidate, year and test centre (ODS, 1.35 MB)

Car and trailer driving tests

Car and trailer driving tests ended on 20 September 2021.

This data table shows car and trailer driving test pass rates by gender for every driving test centre by year from 2007 to 2021.

This data table is no longer updated.

Car and trailer pass rates by gender and test centre (ODS, 175 KB)

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Updates to this page

Published 29 September 2015
Last updated 2 September 2024 + show all updates

  1. Updated tables ‘DVSA0201 - Car pass rates by gender, month and test centre’, ‘DVSA1202 - Car pass rates by first driving attempt, gender and test centre, including zero faults record’, ‘DVSA1203 - Car pass rates by age (17 to 25 year olds), year and test centre’, ‘DVSA1205 - Car driving test cancellation reasons by test centre’ and ‘DVSA1206 - Automatic car pass rates by gender and test centre’ to March 2024.

  2. Updated table 'DVSA0201 - Car pass rates by gender, month and test centre' and 'DVSA1205 - Car driving test cancellation reasons by test centre' with data to December 2023.

  3. Updated table 'DVSA0201 - Car pass rates by gender, month and test centre' and 'DVSA1205 - Car driving test cancellation reasons by test centre' with data to Septemeber 2023.

  4. Updated table 'DVSA0201 - Car pass rates by gender, month and test centre' and 'DVSA1205 - Car driving test cancellation reasons by test centre' with data to June 2022.

  5. Updated tables ‘DVSA0201 - Car pass rates by gender, month and test centre’, ‘DVSA1202 - Car pass rates by first driving attempt, gender and test centre, including zero faults record’, ‘DVSA1203 - Car pass rates by age (17 to 25 year olds), year and test centre’, ‘DVSA1205 - Car driving test cancellation reasons by test centre’, ‘DVSA1206 - Automatic car pass rates by gender and test centre’ and ‘DVSA0221 - Car and trailer pass rates by gender and test centre’ with data to March 2022.

  6. Updated table 'DVSA0201 - Car pass rates by gender, month and test centre' and 'DVSA1205 - Car driving test cancellation reasons by test centre' with data to December 2022.

  7. Updated table 'DVSA0201 - Car pass rates by gender, month and test centre' and 'DVSA1205 - Car driving test cancellation reasons by test centre' with data to September 2022.

  8. Updated table 'DVSA0201 - Car pass rates by gender, month and test centre' and 'DVSA1205 - Car driving test cancellation reasons by test centre' with data to June 2022.

  9. Updated tables ‘DVSA0201 - Car pass rates by gender, month and test centre’, ‘DVSA1202 - Car pass rates by first driving attempt, gender and test centre, including zero faults record’, ‘DVSA1203 - Car pass rates by age (17 to 25 year olds), year and test centre’, ‘DVSA1205 - Car driving test cancellation reasons by test centre’, ‘DVSA1206 - Automatic car pass rates by gender and test centre’ and ‘DVSA0221 - Car and trailer pass rates by gender and test centre’ with data to March 2022.

  10. Updated table 'DVSA0201 - Car pass rates by gender, month and test centre' and 'DVSA1205 - Car driving test cancellation reasons by test centre' with data to December 2021.

  11. Updated table 'DVSA0201 - Car pass rates by gender, month and test centre' and 'DVSA1205 - Car driving test cancellation reasons by test centre' with data to September 2021.

  12. Updated table 'DVSA0201 - Car pass rates by gender, month and test centre' and 'DVSA1205 - Car driving test cancellation reasons by test centre' with data to June 2021.

  13. Updated tables ‘DVSA0201 - Car pass rates by gender, month and test centre’, ‘DVSA1202 - Car pass rates by first driving attempt, gender and test centre, including zero faults record’, ‘DVSA1203 - Car pass rates by age (17 to 25 year olds), year and test centre’, ‘DVSA1205 - Car driving test cancellation reasons by test centre’, ‘DVSA1206 - Automatic car pass rates by gender and test centre’ and ‘DVSA0221 - Car and trailer pass rates by gender and test centre’ with data to March 2021.

  14. Updated table 'DVSA0201 - Car pass rates by gender, month and test centre' and 'DVSA1205 - Car driving test cancellation reasons by test centre' with data to December 2020.

  15. Updated table 'DVSA0201 - Car pass rates by gender, month and test centre' and 'DVSA1205 - Car driving test cancellation reasons by test centre' with data to September 2020.

  16. Updated tables ‘DVSA0201 - Car pass rates by gender, month and test centre’, ‘DVSA1202 - Car pass rates by first driving attempt, gender and test centre, including zero faults record’, ‘DVSA1203 - Car pass rates by age (17 to 25 year olds), year and test centre’, ‘DVSA1205 - Car driving test cancellation reasons by test centre’, ‘DVSA1206 - Automatic car pass rates by gender and test centre’ and ‘DVSA0221 - Car and trailer pass rates by gender and test centre’ with data to March 2020.

  17. Updated table 'DVSA0201 - Car pass rates by gender, month and test centre' and 'DVSA1205 - Car driving test cancellation reasons by test centre' with data to September 2019.

  18. Updated table 'DVSA0201 - Car pass rates by gender, month and test centre' and 'DVSA1205 - Car driving test cancellation reasons by test centre' with data to June 2019.

  19. Updated tables ‘DVSA0201 - Car pass rates by gender, month and test centre’, ‘DVSA1202 - Car pass rates by first driving attempt, gender and test centre, including zero faults record’, ‘DVSA1203 - Car pass rates by age (17 to 25 year olds), year and test centre’, ‘DVSA1204 - Car pass rates by ethnicity of candidate, year and test centre’, ‘DVSA1205 - Car driving test cancellation reasons by test centre’, ‘DVSA1206 - Automatic car pass rates by gender and test centre’ and ‘DVSA0221 - Car and trailer pass rates by gender and test centre’ with data to March 2019.

  20. Updated table 'DVSA0201 - Car pass rates by gender, month and test centre' and 'DVSA1205 - Car driving test cancellation reasons by test centre' with data to December 2018.

  21. Updated table 'DVSA0201 - Car pass rates by gender, month and test centre' and 'DVSA1205 - Car driving test cancellation reasons by test centre' with data to September 2018.

  22. Updated table 'DVSA0201 - Car pass rates by gender, month and test centre', 'DVSA0221 - Car and trailer pass rates by gender and test centre', 'DVSA1204 - Car pass rates by ethnicity of candidate, year and test centre', 'DVSA1205 - Car driving test cancellation reasons by test centre' and 'DVSA1206 - Automatic car pass rates by gender and test centre' with data to March 2018.

  23. Updated table 'DVSA0201 - Car pass rates by gender, month and test centre' and 'DVSA1205 - Car driving test cancellation reasons by test centre' with data to December 2017.

  24. Updated table 'DVSA0201 - Car pass rates by gender, month and test centre' and 'DVSA1205 - Car driving test cancellation reasons by test centre' with data to September 2017.

  25. Updated table 'DVSA0201 - Car pass rates by gender, month and test centre' and 'DVSA1205 - Car driving test cancellation reasons by test centre' with data to June 2017.

  26. Updated table 'DVSA0201 - Car pass rates by gender, month and test centre', 'DVSA0221 - Car and trailer pass rates by gender and test centre', 'DVSA1204 - Car pass rates by ethnicity of candidate, year and test centre', 'DVSA1205 - Car driving test cancellation reasons by test centre' and 'DVSA1206 - Automatic car pass rates by gender and test centre' with data to March 2017.

  27. Updated table 'DVSA0201 - Car pass rates by gender, month and test centre' and 'DVSA1205 - Car driving test cancellation reasons by test centre' with data to December 2016.

  28. Updated table 'DVSA0201 - Car pass rates by gender, month and test centre' and 'DVSA1205 - Car driving test cancellation reasons by test centre' with data to September 2016.

  29. Updated table 'DVSA0201 - Car pass rates by gender, month and test centre' and 'DVSA1205 - Car driving test cancellation reasons by test centre' with data to June 2016.

  30. Updated table 'DVSA1202 - Car pass rates by first driving attempt, gender and test centre, including zero faults record', 'DVSA1204 - Car pass rates by ethnicity of candidate, year and test centre' and 'DVSA0221 - Car and trailer pass rates by gender and test centre' with data to March 2016.

  31. Updated table 'DVSA0201 - Car pass rates by gender, month and test centre' and 'DVSA1205 - Car driving test cancellation reasons by test centre' with data to March 2016.

  32. Updated 'Car pass rates by gender, month and test centre' and 'Car driving test cancellation reasons by test centre' to December 2015.

  33. Updated 'Car pass rates by gender, month and test centre' and 'Car driving test cancellation reasons by test centre' with data to September 2015.

  34. First published.

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