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Pass rates

UK driving test pass rates, ranked by centre

The full league table of car practical pass rates across 343 UK test centres — measured against the 48.0% national average. Search your town, compare nations, and see exactly where your centre sits.

  • 343 centres
  • 48.0% national baseline
  • DVSA-sourced figures
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48.0%
National car pass rate
91.3%
Highest — Benbecula Island test centre
32.2%
Lowest — Speke (Liverpool) test centre
229
Centres above the average

Pass rates are the single statistic every learner Googles before booking a test — and the most misunderstood. A centre's figure is shaped far more by the roads around it than by anything an examiner does differently. Examiners mark to one national standard, so a higher local rate usually signals quieter traffic, simpler junctions, or a cohort that practised more, not an easier test.

This league table holds every car practical pass rate we have across 343 centres (230 in England, 75 in Scotland, 27 in Wales, 11 in Northern Ireland), each shown to one decimal place for its most recent survey year. The mean centre sits at 52.2% — close to the 48.0% headline. Use the search to jump to your town, filter by nation, or sort by how far each centre sits above or below the average. Every row links to a full breakdown for that centre, including its rank and the practice routes mapped around it.

The full pass-rate league table

Showing 343 of 343 test centres

1Benbecula Island test centre
Scotland
91.3%+43.3 pp2
2Carlisle test centre
England
88.9%+40.9 pp8
3Barra test centre
Scotland
85.7%+37.7 pp3
4Ballater test centre
Scotland
81.6%+33.6 pp3
5Enniskillen test centre
Northern Ireland
81.1%+33.1 pp5
6Ullapool test centre
Scotland
80.0%+32.0 pp2
7Arbroath test centre
Scotland
76.6%+28.6 pp6
8Forfar test centre
Scotland
76.4%+28.4 pp8
9Gairloch test centre
Scotland
75.0%+27.0 pp3
10Isle of Skye (Portree) test centre
Scotland
75.0%+27.0 pp3
11Kyle of Lochalsh test centre
Scotland
75.0%+27.0 pp4
12Duns test centre
Scotland
74.2%+26.2 pp3
13Ballymena Test Centre
Northern Ireland
73.1%+25.1 pp5
14Montrose test centre
Scotland
73.1%+25.1 pp8
15Pitlochry test centre
Scotland
72.0%+24.0 pp2
16Huntly test centre
Scotland
68.8%+20.8 pp3
17Newton Stewart test centre
Scotland
67.9%+19.9 pp2
18Thurso test centre
Scotland
67.7%+19.7 pp4
19Lochgilphead test centre
Scotland
67.5%+19.5 pp3
20Hawick test centre
Scotland
66.0%+18.0 pp5
21Wick test centre
Scotland
65.8%+17.8 pp4
22Kendal test centre
England
65.7%+17.7 pp12
23Stranraer test centre
Scotland
64.8%+16.8 pp5
24Barrow In Furness test centre
England
64.7%+16.7 pp10
25Kelso test centre
Scotland
64.6%+16.6 pp6
26Dundee test centre
Scotland
64.5%+16.5 pp11
27Chichester test centre
England
64.4%+16.4 pp14
28Basingstoke test centre
England
64.0%+16.0 pp5
29Girvan test centre
Scotland
63.8%+15.8 pp5
30Cumnock test centre
Scotland
63.7%+15.7 pp6
31Omagh test centre
Northern Ireland
63.7%+15.7 pp5
32Rothesay test centre
Scotland
63.6%+15.6 pp4
33Armagh Test Centre
Northern Ireland
63.1%+15.1 pp5
34Galashiels test centre
Scotland
63.1%+15.1 pp5
35Dorchester test centre
England
62.3%+14.3 pp20
36Alness test centre
Scotland
62.2%+14.2 pp2
37Lisburn test centre
Scotland
62.0%+14.0 pp5
38Stornoway test centre
Scotland
62.0%+14.0 pp5
39High Wycombe test centre
England
61.9%+13.9 pp5
40Ludlow test centre
Wales
61.9%+13.9 pp9
41Chorley test centre
England
61.8%+13.8 pp13
42Bridlington test centre
England
61.7%+13.7 pp5
43Peebles test centre
Scotland
61.5%+13.5 pp4
44Yeovil test centre
England
61.3%+13.3 pp5
45Hexham test centre
England
61.2%+13.2 pp7
46Haddington test centre
Scotland
61.0%+13.0 pp7
47Ipswich test centre
England
61.0%+13.0 pp18
48Malton test centre
England
60.8%+12.8 pp7
49Wellingborough test centre
England
60.8%+12.8 pp5
50Aberdeen South (Cove) test centre
Scotland
60.6%+12.6 pp5
51Campbeltown test centre
Scotland
60.6%+12.6 pp2
52Crieff test centre
Scotland
60.6%+12.6 pp4
53Alnwick test centre
England
60.5%+12.5 pp11
54Lerwick test centre
Scotland
60.4%+12.4 pp8
55Banff test centre
Scotland
60.0%+12.0 pp3
56Golspie test centre
Scotland
60.0%+12.0 pp2
57Worksop test centre
England
59.9%+11.9 pp5
58Fraserburgh test centre
Scotland
59.6%+11.6 pp8
59Northwich test centre
England
59.5%+11.5 pp5
60Weston-super-Mare test centre
England
59.5%+11.5 pp3
61Callander test centre
Scotland
59.3%+11.3 pp1
62Lancing test centre
England
59.2%+11.2 pp5
63Newbury test centre
England
59.0%+11.0 pp5
64Farnborough Test Centre
England
58.9%+10.9 pp4
65Gillingham test centre
England
58.9%+10.9 pp1
66Melton Mowbray test centre
England
58.9%+10.9 pp12
67Southport test centre
England
58.9%+10.9 pp5
68Bridgend test centre
Wales
58.7%+10.7 pp5
69Tunbridge Wells test centre
England
58.7%+10.7 pp5
70Barnstaple test centre
England
58.6%+10.6 pp13
71Skegness test centre
England
58.6%+10.6 pp5
72Ayr test centre
Scotland
58.5%+10.5 pp5
73Lee on the Solent test centre
England
58.4%+10.4 pp15
74Norwich test centre
England
58.2%+10.2 pp5
75Newtown test centre
Wales
58.0%+10.0 pp5
76Grantown-On-Spey test centre
Scotland
57.9%+9.9 pp5
77Llantrisant test centre
Wales
57.8%+9.8 pp5
78Heysham test centre
England
57.7%+9.7 pp1
79Abergavenny test centre
Wales
57.6%+9.6 pp10
80Letchworth test centre
England
57.6%+9.6 pp20
81Darlington test centre
England
57.5%+9.5 pp19
82Louth test centre
England
57.4%+9.4 pp5
83Salisbury test centre
England
57.4%+9.4 pp5
84Sidcup test centre
England
57.3%+9.3 pp5
85Brecon test centre
Wales
57.1%+9.1 pp5
86Beverley test centre
England
56.8%+8.8 pp5
87Norwest Court test centre
England
56.7%+8.7 pp5
88Preston test centre
England
56.7%+8.7 pp5
89Herne Bay test centre
England
56.5%+8.5 pp12
90Bristol (Kingswood) test centre
England
56.3%+8.3 pp5
91Canterbury test centre
England
56.3%+8.3 pp3
92Croydon test centre
England
56.3%+8.3 pp5
93Cardiff test centre
Wales
56.2%+8.2 pp5
94Hornchurch test centre
England
56.2%+8.2 pp2
95Knaresborough test centre
England
56.2%+8.2 pp13
96Inverurie test centre
Scotland
56.1%+8.1 pp4
97Lampeter test centre
Wales
56.1%+8.1 pp5
98Monmouth test centre
Wales
56.1%+8.1 pp10
99Oban test centre
Scotland
56.0%+8.0 pp5
100Peterhead test centre
Scotland
56.0%+8.0 pp5
101Swansea test centre
Wales
55.9%+7.9 pp5
102Taunton test centre
England
55.9%+7.9 pp5
103Hereford test centre
England
55.8%+7.8 pp12
104Bolton test centre
England
55.7%+7.7 pp20
105Worthing test centre
England
55.7%+7.7 pp5
106Bedford test centre
England
55.6%+7.6 pp2
107Hyde test centre
England
55.4%+7.4 pp5
108Whitby test centre
England
55.4%+7.4 pp5
109Berwick-On-Tweed test centre
Scotland
55.3%+7.3 pp5
110Rhyl test centre
Wales
55.3%+7.3 pp5
111Carmarthen test centre
Wales
55.1%+7.1 pp11
112Mallusk test centre
Northern Ireland
55.0%+7.0 pp5
113York test centre
England
55.0%+7.0 pp5
114Bredbury test centre
England
54.9%+6.9 pp5
115Scarborough test centre
England
54.8%+6.8 pp5
116Bangor test centre
Wales
54.5%+6.5 pp9
117Walton test centre
England
54.2%+6.2 pp5
118Warrington test centre
England
54.2%+6.2 pp5
119Bradford (Heaton) test centre
England
54.0%+6.0 pp19
120Newton Abbot test centre
England
53.8%+5.8 pp2
121Shirley test centre
England
53.7%+5.7 pp15
122Kingussie test centre
Scotland
53.6%+5.6 pp2
123Lanark test centre
Scotland
53.6%+5.6 pp5
124Larne test centre
Northern Ireland
53.6%+5.6 pp5
125Cookstown test centre
Northern Ireland
53.5%+5.5 pp5
126Boston test centre
England
53.3%+5.3 pp12
127Aberdeen North test centre
Scotland
53.1%+5.1 pp5
128Workington test centre
England
53.1%+5.1 pp5
129Downpatrick test centre
Northern Ireland
53.0%+5.0 pp5
130Newry test centre
Northern Ireland
53.0%+5.0 pp5
131Buxton test centre
England
52.9%+4.9 pp22
132Llanelli test centre
Wales
52.9%+4.9 pp13
133Pembroke Dock test centre
Wales
52.8%+4.8 pp5
134Aberystwyth (Park Avenue) test centre
Wales
52.7%+4.7 pp8
135Hither Green test centre
England
52.7%+4.7 pp1
136Orkney (Kirkwall) test centre
Scotland
52.7%+4.7 pp5
137Portsmouth test centre
England
52.7%+4.7 pp5
138Pwllheli test centre
Wales
52.6%+4.6 pp5
139Barry test centre
Wales
52.5%+4.5 pp5
140Fort William test centre
Scotland
52.5%+4.5 pp6
141Grantham test centre
England
52.4%+4.4 pp5
142Watnall test centre
England
52.4%+4.4 pp5
143Ashfield test centre
England
52.3%+4.3 pp17
144Barnsley test centre
England
52.3%+4.3 pp26
145Bromley test centre
England
52.3%+4.3 pp5
146Livingston test centre
Scotland
52.3%+4.3 pp5
147Nuneaton test centre
England
52.2%+4.2 pp2
148Castle Douglas test centre
Scotland
52.1%+4.1 pp7
149Burton-on-Trent test centre
England
52.0%+4.0 pp20
150Rugby test centre
England
52.0%+4.0 pp5
151Bishopbriggs test centre
Scotland
51.9%+3.9 pp5
152Dunoon test centre
Scotland
51.8%+3.8 pp4
153Durham (Meadowfield) test centre
England
51.8%+3.8 pp6
154Wakefield test centre
England
51.8%+3.8 pp5
155Craigavon test centre
Northern Ireland
51.7%+3.7 pp5
156Huddersfield test centre
England
51.7%+3.7 pp5
157Penzance test centre
England
51.7%+3.7 pp5
158Isleworth test centre
England
51.6%+3.6 pp1
159Cambridge (Brookmount Court) test centre
England
51.5%+3.5 pp5
160Hull test centre
England
51.5%+3.5 pp20
161Bradford (Thornbury) test centre
England
51.4%+3.4 pp5
162Hinckley test centre
England
51.4%+3.4 pp13
163Shrewsbury test centre
Wales
51.4%+3.4 pp5
164Dumfries test centre
Scotland
51.3%+3.3 pp13
165Manchester test centre
England
51.3%+3.3 pp5
166Middlesbrough test centre
England
51.3%+3.3 pp20
167Tolworth Test Centre
England
51.3%+3.3 pp5
168West Didsbury (Manchester) test centre
England
51.3%+3.3 pp5
169Skipton test centre
England
51.2%+3.2 pp5
170Worcester test centre
England
51.1%+3.1 pp4
171Blyth test centre
England
50.9%+2.9 pp16
172Currie test centre
Scotland
50.9%+2.9 pp5
173Edinburgh (Currie) test centre
Scotland
50.9%+2.9 pp13
174Peterborough test centre
England
50.9%+2.9 pp8
175Reading test centre
England
50.9%+2.9 pp3
176Eastbourne test centre
England
50.8%+2.8 pp10
177Pinner test centre
England
50.8%+2.8 pp5
178Nelson test centre
England
50.7%+2.7 pp3
179Oswestry test centre
Wales
50.7%+2.7 pp5
180Tilbury Test Centre
England
50.7%+2.7 pp5
181Ashford (Kent) test centre
England
50.4%+2.4 pp30
182Brentwood test centre
England
50.4%+2.4 pp16
183Northallerton test centre
England
50.4%+2.4 pp5
184Trowbridge test centre
England
50.4%+2.4 pp5
185Leeds (Harehills) test centre
England
50.2%+2.2 pp5
186Upton test centre
England
50.2%+2.2 pp5
187Culham test centre
England
50.0%+2.0 pp5
188Lincoln test centre
England
50.0%+2.0 pp10
189Slough test centre
England
50.0%+2.0 pp6
190Irvine test centre
Scotland
49.9%+1.9 pp5
191Newport (Isle of Wight) test centre
England
49.8%+1.8 pp5
192Grangemouth test centre
Scotland
49.7%+1.7 pp5
193Kettering test centre
England
49.7%+1.7 pp14
194Steeton test centre
England
49.7%+1.7 pp5
195Gloucester test centre
England
49.6%+1.6 pp20
196Leighton Buzzard test centre
England
49.6%+1.6 pp12
197Mitcham test centre
England
49.6%+1.6 pp5
198Borehamwood test centre
England
49.3%+1.3 pp19
199Horsforth test centre
England
49.3%+1.3 pp20
200Sale test centre
England
49.3%+1.3 pp4
201Watford test centre
England
49.3%+1.3 pp5
202Winchester test centre
England
49.3%+1.3 pp5
203Clacton-on-Sea test centre
England
49.2%+1.2 pp15
204Derby test centre
England
49.2%+1.2 pp5
205Maidstone test centre
England
49.2%+1.2 pp12
206Rotherham test centre
England
49.2%+1.2 pp5
207Stirling Court test centre
England
49.2%+1.2 pp5
208Stirling test centre
Scotland
49.2%+1.2 pp5
209Macclesfield test centre
England
49.1%+1.1 pp13
210Northampton test centre
England
49.1%+1.1 pp3
211Enfield test centre
England
49.0%+1.0 pp20
212Chelmsford test centre
England
48.8%+0.8 pp20
213Dumbarton test centre
Scotland
48.8%+0.8 pp6
214Cambridge (Hardwick) test centre
England
48.7%+0.7 pp5
215Dunfermline test centre
Scotland
48.7%+0.7 pp12
216Southend-on-Sea test centre
England
48.7%+0.7 pp5
217Barnet test centre
England
48.6%+0.6 pp12
218Chertsey test centre
England
48.6%+0.6 pp18
219Poole test centre
England
48.6%+0.6 pp5
220Redhill Aerodrome test centre
England
48.6%+0.6 pp5
221Atherton test centre
England
48.4%+0.4 pp15
222Sevenoaks test centre
England
48.4%+0.4 pp5
223Blackburn with Darwen test centre
England
48.3%+0.3 pp5
224Chesterfield test centre
England
48.3%+0.3 pp15
225Basildon test centre
England
48.2%+0.2 pp5
226Greenham test centre
England
48.2%+0.2 pp5
227Perth (Arran Road) test centre
Scotland
48.2%+0.2 pp5
228Cardigan test centre
Wales
48.1%+0.1 pp9
229Paisley test centre
Scotland
48.1%+0.1 pp2
230Chester test centre
England
47.9%-0.1 pp10
231Inverness test centre
Scotland
47.9%-0.1 pp5
232King's Lynn test centre
England
47.7%-0.3 pp14
233Lowestoft test centre
England
47.7%-0.3 pp2
234Redditch test centre
England
47.6%-0.4 pp4
235Crewe test centre
England
47.5%-0.5 pp11
236Bishop's Stortford test centre
England
47.3%-0.7 pp12
237Heckmondwike test centre
England
47.2%-0.8 pp5
238Bala test centre
Wales
47.0%-1.0 pp7
239Chippenham test centre
England
47.0%-1.0 pp15
240Airdrie test centre
Scotland
46.9%-1.1 pp15
241Lichfield test centre
England
46.9%-1.1 pp15
242Sheffield (Handsworth) test centre
England
46.9%-1.1 pp2
243Exeter test centre
England
46.6%-1.4 pp1
244Wallasey test centre
England
46.6%-1.4 pp5
245Hartlepool test centre
England
46.5%-1.5 pp15
246Hendon test centre
England
46.5%-1.5 pp2
247Uxbridge test centre
England
46.4%-1.6 pp5
248Bury St Edmunds test centre
England
46.2%-1.8 pp23
249Merthyr Tydfil test centre
Wales
46.2%-1.8 pp8
250Morden test centre
England
46.1%-1.9 pp18
251Swindon test centre
England
46.1%-1.9 pp3
252West Wickham test centre
England
46.1%-1.9 pp2
253Burgess Hill test centre
England
46.0%-2.0 pp15
254Sunderland test centre
England
46.0%-2.0 pp5
255East Kilbride test centre
Scotland
45.9%-2.1 pp5
256Glasgow (Baillieston) test centre
Scotland
45.9%-2.1 pp2
257Tottenham test centre
England
45.9%-2.1 pp5
258Nottingham (Colwick) test centre
England
45.8%-2.2 pp5
259Warwick test centre
England
45.7%-2.3 pp2
260Hastings test centre
England
45.6%-2.4 pp14
261Chadderton test centre
England
45.5%-2.5 pp5
262Bletchley test centre
England
45.3%-2.7 pp20
263Gateshead (Elswick) test centre
England
45.3%-2.7 pp20
264Gosforth test centre
England
45.3%-2.7 pp5
265Oxford test centre
England
45.1%-2.9 pp5
266Widnes test centre
England
45.0%-3.0 pp5
267Leicester test centre
England
44.8%-3.2 pp17
268Gateshead test centre
England
44.7%-3.3 pp20
269Wrexham test centre
Wales
44.7%-3.3 pp2
270Buckie test centre
Scotland
44.6%-3.4 pp4
271Cheltenham test centre
England
44.6%-3.4 pp5
272Hamilton test centre
Scotland
44.6%-3.4 pp5
273Newport (Gwent) test centre
Wales
44.5%-3.5 pp5
274Newport test centre
Wales
44.5%-3.5 pp5
275Blackpool test centre
England
44.4%-3.6 pp5
276Goodmayes test centre
England
44.3%-3.7 pp2
277Southampton Forest Hills test centre
England
44.2%-3.8 pp3
278Southampton Maybush test centre
England
44.2%-3.8 pp2
279Aylesbury test centre
England
44.1%-3.9 pp16
280Elgin test centre
Scotland
44.0%-4.0 pp12
281Mill Hill test centre
England
44.0%-4.0 pp5
282Erith test centre
England
43.9%-4.1 pp9
283Guildford test centre
England
43.8%-4.2 pp20
284Birmingham Kings Heath test centre
England
43.7%-4.3 pp16
285Colchester test centre
England
43.7%-4.3 pp19
286Hayes test centre
England
43.6%-4.4 pp5
287Coventry test centre
England
43.5%-4.5 pp20
288Loughton test centre
England
43.5%-4.5 pp15
289Bristol (Brislington) test centre
England
43.3%-4.7 pp5
290Kirkcaldy test centre
Scotland
43.2%-4.8 pp10
291Anniesland test centre
Scotland
43.1%-4.9 pp5
292Avonmounth Bristol test centre
England
43.1%-4.9 pp5
293Newtownards test centre
Northern Ireland
43.1%-4.9 pp5
294Banbury test centre
England
42.9%-5.1 pp10
295Birmingham (Sutton Coldfield) test centre
England
42.8%-5.2 pp16
296Camborne test centre
England
42.8%-5.2 pp10
297Cheetham Hill test centre
England
42.8%-5.2 pp7
298Edinburgh (Musselburgh) test centre
Scotland
42.7%-5.3 pp11
299Pontefract test centre
England
42.7%-5.3 pp5
300Wood Green test centre
England
42.7%-5.3 pp5
301Folkestone test centre
England
42.6%-5.4 pp5
302Grimsby Coldwater test centre
England
42.6%-5.4 pp16
303Nottingham (Chillwell) test centre
England
42.4%-5.6 pp5
304Sheffield (Middlewood Road) test centre
England
42.4%-5.6 pp5
305Stevenage test centre
England
42.4%-5.6 pp3
306Dudley test centre
England
42.2%-5.8 pp5
307St Albans test centre
England
42.2%-5.8 pp6
308Wanstead test centre
England
42.2%-5.8 pp5
309Bodmin test centre
England
41.9%-6.1 pp15
310Doncaster test centre
England
41.8%-6.2 pp20
311Telford test centre
England
41.8%-6.2 pp5
312Barking Quay test centre
England
41.6%-6.4 pp14
313Halifax test centre
England
41.6%-6.4 pp20
314Loughborough test centre
England
41.6%-6.4 pp16
315Launceston test centre
England
41.4%-6.6 pp12
316Southall test centre
England
41.4%-6.6 pp5
317Greenford test centre
England
41.0%-7.0 pp16
318Cobridge (Stoke-On-Trent) test centre
England
40.9%-7.1 pp5
319St Helens (Liverpool) test centre
England
40.9%-7.1 pp5
320Rochdale (Manchester) test centre
England
40.7%-7.3 pp5
321Scunthorpe test centre
England
40.5%-7.5 pp5
322Crawley test centre
England
40.2%-7.8 pp20
323Plymouth test centre
England
40.2%-7.8 pp5
324Luton test centre
England
39.9%-8.1 pp5
325Wednesbury test centre
England
39.8%-8.2 pp5
326Greenock test centre
Scotland
39.5%-8.5 pp5
327Glasgow (Shieldhall) test centre
Scotland
39.4%-8.6 pp34
328Norris Green (Liverpool) test centre
England
39.4%-8.6 pp5
329Yeading test centre
England
39.4%-8.6 pp5
330Garretts Green test centre
England
38.9%-9.1 pp12
331Stoke-on-Trent (Newcastle-under-Lyme)
England
38.8%-9.2 pp5
332Birmingham (South Yardley) test centre
England
38.0%-10.0 pp26
333Bury test centre
England
38.0%-10.0 pp5
334Cannock St test centre
England
37.8%-10.2 pp5
335Belvedere test centre
England
37.6%-10.4 pp18
336Birmingham (Kingstanding) test centre
England
36.9%-11.1 pp19
337Chingford test centre
England
36.9%-11.1 pp22
338Wolverhampton test centre
England
34.2%-13.8 pp4
339Featherstone test centre
England
33.7%-14.3 pp5
340Speke (Liverpool) test centre
England
32.2%-15.8 pp5
341Jarrow test centre
England
Not published5
342Pontyclun test centre
Wales
Not published5
343Wirral test centre
England
Not published5

Pass rates by nation

How the catalogue's mean centre pass rate compares across England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland, with the highest and lowest centre in each.

England

230 centres
49.5%+1.5 pp vs UK

Mean centre pass rate across England

Scotland

75 centres
58.9%+10.9 pp vs UK

Mean centre pass rate across Scotland

Wales

27 centres
53.1%+5.1 pp vs UK

Mean centre pass rate across Wales

Highest
Ludlow test centre61.9%

Northern Ireland

11 centres
58.5%+10.5 pp vs UK

Mean centre pass rate across Northern Ireland

Driving test pass rates — your questions

The national car practical pass rate sits at around 48.0%. Roughly half of candidates pass on a given attempt, which is why most learners benefit from extra practice on the specific roads, roundabouts and junctions around their own test centre.

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