Statistical data set

Driving test and theory test data: passenger carrying vehicles (PCV)

Passenger carrying vehicle (PCV) theory test and driving test volumes and pass rates for Great Britain overall and for each test centre.

From:
Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency
Published
1 January 2025

PCV 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
DRT411A PCV theory tests conducted, passed and pass rates by financial quarter and financial year: Great Britain (ODS, 20.9 KB)
DRT411B PCV theory tests conducted, passed and pass rates by month, financial quarter, financial year and gender: Great Britain (ODS, 121 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
DRT411C PCV theory tests conducted, passed and pass rates by financial year, gender and age: Great Britain (ODS, 243 KB)

PCV theory test data by test centre

This data table is updated annually. It was last updated on 2 September 2024 with data to March 2024.

Table reference File name
DRT412A PCV theory test pass rates: test centres (ODS, 387 KB)

PCV driving 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
DRT421A PCV driving tests conducted, passed and pass rates by financial quarter and financial year: Great Britain (ODS, 19.4 KB)
DRT421B PCV driving tests conducted, passed and pass rates by month, financial quarter, financial year and gender: Great Britain (ODS, 60.9 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
DRT421C PCV driving tests conducted, passed and pass rates by financial year, gender and age: Great Britain (ODS, 85.8 KB)

PCV driving test data by test centre

These data tables are updated annually. They were last updated on 19 July 2023 with data to March 2023. They will be updated in June 2025 with data to March 2025.

Table reference File name
DRT422A PCV off-road exercises test by gender: test centres (ODS, 15.4 KB)
DRT422B PCV on-road driving test by gender: test centres (ODS, 139 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 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.

Data you cannot find

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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.

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Published 1 January 2025
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