Guidance

Request your approved driving instructor (ADI) driving test data report

As a driving instructor, you can ask for a report that shows a summary of the faults your pupils made during car driving tests in the last 12 months. 

• From: Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency
• Published: 20 August 2021
• Last updated: 10 July 2023 — See all updates

Applies to England, Scotland and Wales

You can request your approved driving instructor (ADI) driving test data report (sometimes called a ‘driver test analysis report’) to help you understand how your pupils are performing in their driving tests.

Request your report

You can only request your own report. You cannot request the report of an ADI who works for your driving school.

If you’ve been asked to book an ADI standards check

Do not request a report if you’ve been asked to book an ADI standards check.

The Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) will automatically send a report to you when you accept the phone appointment to discuss your standards check.

Request your report online

You need your ADI personal reference number. You can find this on your ADI badge (certificate).

What happens next

DVSA will send you your report by email.

DVSA aims to send your report to you within 28 days. This is because DVSA prioritises sending reports to ADIs who have been asked to book a standards check.

Use your report

You can use your report to help you:

• understand how your pupils are performing in their driving tests
• identify training skills you might need to improve

What your report shows

Your report shows how your pupils have performed in their driving tests for the last 12 months. It shows the total number of:

• pupils who took a test
• tests taken
• tests passed
• tests you accompanied
• faults recorded against each category on the driving test report form

It also shows the:

• overall pass rate
• average number of driving faults made per test
• average number of serious faults made per test 
• average number of dangerous faults made per test

You can also see how many times an examiner had to take:

• verbal action (saying something) to avoid an incident - this is shown as ETA/V on the report
• physical action (taking control of the car) to avoid an incident - this is shown as ETA/P on the report

Example of a report

You can download an example of a report.

Example of an ADI driving test data report

PDF, 231 KB, 1 page

This file may not be suitable for users of assistive technology.

Request an accessible format.

If you use assistive technology (such as a screen reader) and need a version of this document in a more accessible format, please email accessible-formats@dvsa-publishing.zendesk.com. Please tell us what format you need. It will help us if you say what assistive technology you use.

Improving your training skills

You can find driving instructor training courses to help you improve your training skills.

This counts as continuing professional development.

Published 20 August 2021
Last updated 10 July 2023 + show all updates

1. 10 July 2023

   Updated to clarify that you can only request your own report - you cannot request the report of an ADI who works for your driving school.

2. 3 July 2023

   Added the link to an online form to request your ADI driving test data report online.

3. 3 July 2023

   Removed the link to the online form and added the email address to request your ADI driving test data report while the service is unavailable.

4. 30 June 2023

   Added a callout to say the service will be unavailable from 8am on Monday 3 July to 5pm on Tuesday 4 July 2023.

5. 15 June 2023

   Replaced the address to email to request your ADI driving test data report with a link to an online form to request it.

6. 20 August 2021

   First published.