Statistical data set

Driving test and theory test data: motorcycles

Motorcycle theory test and riding test volumes and pass rates for Great Britain overall and for each test centre.

Motorcycle theory test data for Great Britain

Data updated quarterly

These data tables are updated quarterly. They were last updated on 12 December 2024 with data to September 2024.

Table reference File name
DRT211A Motorcycle theory tests conducted, passed and pass rates by financial quarter and financial year: Great Britain (ODS, 12.3 KB)
DRT211B Motorcycle theory tests conducted, passed and pass rates by month, financial quarter, financial year and gender: Great Britain (ODS, 51.9 KB)

Data updated annually

This data table is updated annually. It was last updated on 19 June 2024 with data to March 2024.

Table reference File name
DRT211C Motorcycle theory tests conducted, passed and pass rates by financial year, gender and age: Great Britain (ODS, 121 KB)

Motorcycle theory test data by test centre

This data table is updated quarterly. It was last updated on 20 December 2024 with data to September 2024.

From April 2025, all data by test centre will change to be updated annually.

Table reference File name
DRT212A Motorcycle theory test pass rates by gender: test centres (ODS, 1.26 MB)

Motorcycle riding test data for Great Britain

Data updated quarterly

These data tables are updated quarterly. They were last updated on 12 December 2024 with data to September 2024.

Table reference File name
DRT221A Motorcycle tests conducted, passed and pass rates by financial quarter and financial year: Great Britain (ODS, 16.7 KB)
DRT221B Motorcycle tests conducted, passed and pass rates by month, financial quarter, financial year and gender: Great Britain (ODS, 88.5 KB)

Data updated annually

This data table is updated annually. It was last updated on 19 June 2024 with data to March 2024.

Table reference File name
DRT221C Motorcycle tests conducted, passed and pass rates by financial year, gender and age: Great Britain (ODS, 194 KB)

Motorcycle riding test data by test centre

These data tables are updated quarterly. They were last updated on 20 December 2024 with data to September 2024.

From April 2025, all data by test centre will change to be updated annually.

Table reference File name
DRT222A Motorcycle module 1 (off-road) test pass rates by gender: test centres (ODS, 561 KB)
DRT222B Motorcycle module 2 (on-road) test pass rates by gender: test centres (ODS, 782 KB)
DRT222C Motorcycle module 1 (off-road) test cancellation reasons: test centres (ODS, 193 KB)
DRT222D Motorcycle module 2 (on-road) test cancellation reasons: test centres (ODS, 274 KB)

Changes to how this data is published

This data is now all published by the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA). Before 2025, data for Great Britain overall was published by the Department for Transport (DfT).

You can view archived versions of the data as it was published by DfT in the National Archives.

View data in the National Archives.

Changes to test centre data from April 2025

Data tables for test centres are currently updated quarterly.

From April 2025, all data by test centre will change to be published annually. This means that test centre data for the April 2025 to March 2026 financial year will be published in June 2026.

Data for Great Britain overall will continue to be updated quarterly.

Data you cannot find

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Send an FOI request to DVSA if you still cannot find the information you need.

By law, DVSA cannot send you information that’s part of an official statistic that has not yet been published.

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Help with the data

The driving test, theory test and driving instructor statistics information gives details about the data sources and how the tests work.

Contact DVSA to get help with published data.

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Updates to this page

Published 1 January 2025