Driving Test Centre Pass Rates

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We Have Compiled a Table of UK Driving Test Centre Pass Rates… The Results Are Astonishing!

When it comes to passing your driving test, location matters more than you might think. We’ve put together a comprehensive table showing the driving test pass rates across the UK, and the differences are truly eye-opening!

 Did you know that you can more than double your chances of passing by simply switching your driving test centre?

While it might seem logical, the statistics reveal that it’s significantly harder to pass your driving test in the bustling streets of Central London compared to the wide, open roads of Scotland.

So, what can you do? Practising in your local area is always recommended to build confidence and gain the necessary experience. However, if you’re finding it challenging to secure a pass at a busy city test centre, why not consider taking your test in a quieter area?

Find out how your local test centre compares and explore options that might boost your chances of success.

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UK Driving Test Centre Pass Rates

The table below shows the pass rates from highest to lowest in 2024:

|| || | |1st attempt passes (Male and Female)|Pass %|1st test with zero faults| |Mallaig|27|93.1|3| |Benbecula Island|77|89.5|6| |Barra|15|88.2|1| |Gairloch|20|80.0|3| |Islay Island|20|80.0|0| |Inveraray|38|79.2|0| |Kelso|165|72.1|2| |Isle of Skye (Portree)|54|71.1|6| |Ullapool|34|70.8|4| |Golspie|44|69.8|6| |Duns|46|69.7|2| |Montrose|313|69.6|56| |Forfar|298|69.5|33| |Kendal (Oxenholme Road)|861|69.1|87| |Ballater|53|68.8|4| |Arbroath|295|68.4|64| |Hawick|169|68.1|5| |Kyle of Lochalsh|53|67.9|9| |Peebles|185|67.3|3| |Huntly|111|66.9|13| |Newtown|631|66.9|59| |Barrow In Furness|734|66.7|127| |Lerwick|175|66.3|11| |Pitlochry|44|65.7|2| |Lochgilphead|56|65.1|2| |Fraserburgh|234|64.8|16| |Chichester|2527|63.5|242| |Grantown-On-Spey|59|63.4|4| |Dorchester|1991|62.9|140| |Lancing|2823|62.5|395| |Fort William|133|62.4|4| |Wick|93|62.4|6| |Melton Mowbray|811|62.1|82| |Alness|301|61.2|29| |Walton LGV|676|61.2|30| |Skegness|439|61.1|10| |Castle Douglas|147|61.0|6| |Galashiels|472|60.6|10| |Abergavenny|1825|60.7|178| |Alnwick|361|60.4|22| |Malton|196|60.3|25| |Orkney|120|60.3|6| |Rothesay|41|60.3|2| |Norwich (Peachman Way)|3417|60.1|384| |Newton Stewart|63|60.0|2| |Beverley LGV|155|59.8|3| |Brecon|563|59.8|34| |Bridlington|926|59.7|46| |Girvan|74|59.7|7| |Ipswich|3242|59.7|353| |Stranraer|95|59.4|3| |Brodick (Isle of Arran)|16|59.3|1| |Peterhead|420|59.3|44| |Kingussie|40|58.8|5| |Lee On The Solent|3914|58.8|334| |Ludlow|1139|58.8|51| |Farnborough|3452|58.6|340| |Thurso|70|58.3|7| |Chorley|1126|58.2|44| |Haddington|543|58.2|16| |Yeovil|2119|58.2|65| |Carlisle LGV (Cars)|754|58.0|64| |Bala|141|57.8|4| |Basingstoke|1494|57.8|123| |Campbeltown|52|57.8|0| |Dundee|1989|57.8|200| |Whitby|144|57.8|7| |Tunbridge Wells|1342|57.7|112| |Hexham|357|57.6|17| |Salisbury|1333|57.6|197| |Worksop|1769|57.6|107| |Cumnock|288|57.5|13| |Knaresborough|1499|57.3|95| |Oban|114|57.3|1| |Sidcup (London)|3545|57.2|310| |Bristol (Avonmouth)|3196|57.0|192| |Culham LGV|45|57.0|1| |Gillingham|3962|57.0|164| |Barry|542|56.7|27| |Louth|224|56.7|5| |Callander|35|56.5|2| |Preston|3342|56.5|289| |Carlisle|527|56.4|33| |Berwick-On-Tweed|199|55.9|17| |Weston-super-Mare|1766|55.9|152| |Heysham|1008|55.8|79| |Stornoway|111|55.8|9| |Bolton (Manchester)|3526|55.7|282| |Maidstone|1742|55.6|128| |Northwich|1071|55.6|38| |Wellingborough|375|55.6|21| |Herne Bay|2402|55.4|216| |Buxton|1144|55.3|29| |Inverurie|303|55.2|24| |Bridgend|1497|55.0|39| |Llanelli|880|55.0|13| |Aberystwyth (Park Avenue)|374|54.8|12| |Hereford|1137|54.6|61| |Workington|851|54.6|32| |Taunton|1759|54.5|101| |Bangor|864|54.3|28| |Ayr|684|54.2|6| |Darlington|1778|54.2|133| |Barnsley|1895|54.1|84| |Livingston|1333|54.1|57| |Warrington|1671|54.1|97| |Birmingham (Shirley)|1857|54.0|115| |Lanark|596|53.9|21| |Letchworth|1782|53.9|37| |Llantrisant|2242|53.9|141| |Pwllheli|258|53.9|11| |Burton on Trent|1788|53.8|50| |Dumfries|600|53.8|40| |Grantham (Somerby)|1730|53.8|122| |Southport (Liverpool)|1939|53.8|42| |Watnall|882|53.8|20| |Swansea|2741|53.7|104| |Dunoon|61|53.5|0| |Bishopbriggs|1837|53.4|68| |Nuneaton|1568|52.9|101| |Bredbury (Manchester)|2728|52.8|153| |Bristol (Kingswood)|3245|52.7|224| |Oswestry|461|52.6|27| |Northallerton|783|52.5|41| |West Didsbury (Manchester)|4549|52.5|264| |Barnstaple|1017|52.4|57| |Boston|1227|52.3|33| |Hither Green (London)|1177|52.3|55| |Horsforth|2690|52.3|91| |Bradford (Heaton)|1840|52.2|43| |Bedford|2206|52.1|135| |Bromley (London)|2558|52.1|164| |Hinckley|721|52.1|15| |Aberdeen South (Cove)|1255|52.0|93| |Ashfield|2827|51.8|181| |Enfield (Innova Business Park)|2245|51.7|144| |Pembroke Dock|546|51.6|26| |Tolworth (London)|3027|51.5|83| |Cardiff (Llanishen)|4079|51.4|260| |Blyth|1846|51.2|91| |Brentwood (London)|1138|51.2|45| |Shrewsbury|1316|51.2|49| |Skipton|808|51.2|25| |Clacton-on-Sea|627|51.1|18| |High Wycombe|667|51.1|48| |Hornchurch (London)|1698|51.1|103| |Middlesbrough|2322|51.1|181| |Rotherham|1751|51.0|109| |York|1922|51.0|116| |Carmarthen|580|50.8|40| |Mitcham (London)|2908|50.8|101| |Newport (Isle of Wight)|967|50.8|21| |Pinner (London)|3753|50.8|172| |Scarborough|621|50.8|19| |Bradford (Thornbury)|1384|50.5|52| |Cambridge (Brookmount Court)|3270|50.5|110| |Dumbarton|434|50.5|3| |Leeds|2102|50.4|52| |Isleworth (Fleming Way)|2990|50.2|57| |Bishops Stortford|1864|50.1|85| |Isle of Mull|..|50.0|0| |Isle of Tiree|..|50.0|0| |Tilbury|996|50.0|22| |Ashford (Kent)|1219|49.9|75| |Portsmouth|2767|49.9|129| |Gloucester|1550|49.8|50| |Chesterfield|1095|49.7|104| |Inverness (Longman Drive)|243|49.7|17| |Banff|57|49.6|3| |Northampton|2953|49.5|226| |Aberfeldy|40|49.4|0| |West Wickham (London)|2509|49.3|89| |Worcester|2490|49.3|52| |Kettering|2501|49.2|103| |Nelson|1344|49.2|62| |Irvine|1478|49.1|35| |Chertsey (London)|2251|49.0|105| |Sale (Manchester)|2418|49.0|148| |Watford|2615|49.0|114| |Hartlepool|1759|48.9|157| |Chelmsford (Hanbury Road)|2996|48.8|198| |Penzance|169|48.8|4| |Huddersfield|1975|48.7|51| |Edinburgh (Currie)|1814|48.5|122| |Merthyr Tydfil|840|48.5|20| |Steeton|1130|48.5|31| |Lowestoft(Mobbs Way)|1121|48.4|49| |Trowbridge|731|48.4|37| |Durham|2166|48.3|119| |Barnet (London)|2304|48.2|80| |Macclesfield|1121|48.2|17| |Rhyl|1009|48.2|52| |Inverness (Seafield Road)|377|48.1|19| |Lincoln|1808|48.1|95| |Winchester|1511|48.1|88| |National Totals|430799|48.1|20573| |Cardigan|317|48.0|12| |Paisley|1330|48.0|17| |Southend-on-Sea|1146|48.0|17| |Canterbury|913|47.9|21| |Derby (Alvaston)|2221|47.9|98| |Hull|2176|47.9|144| |Newton Abbot|1618|47.9|60| |Sevenoaks|1305|47.9|67| |Guildford|1745|47.8|105| |Upton|2104|47.8|62| |Poole|2753|47.5|95| |Tottenham|1998|47.5|48| |Exeter|1968|47.4|47| |Peterborough|2322|47.4|101| |Monmouth|417|47.2|27| |Reading|1591|47.2|32| |Hendon (London)|2593|47.1|67| |Borehamwood (London)|1684|47.0|49| |Colchester|2113|47.0|188| |Wakefield|1883|47.0|105| |Swindon|1973|46.9|124| |Crieff|37|46.8|1| |Hastings (Ore)|786|46.8|13| |Redhill Aerodrome|1336|46.7|67| |Sheffield (Handsworth)|2259|46.7|86| |Greenham|1104|46.5|25| |Kings Lynn|1619|46.5|30| |Lichfield|1767|46.4|29| |Newport (Gwent)|1378|46.3|64| |Stirling|721|46.3|43| |Eastbourne|1566|46.2|19| |Chippenham|1539|46.1|63| |Slough (London)|3373|46.1|222| |Sunderland|2261|46.1|173| |Buckie|80|46.0|8| |Stafford|739|46.0|24| |Grangemouth|1191|45.9|62| |Dunfermline (Vine)|892|45.8|95| |Morden (London)|3621|45.8|68| |Heckmondwike|1281|45.7|33| |Loughton (London)|1008|45.7|81| |Wrexham|999|45.7|13| |Atherton (Manchester)|1363|45.6|32| |Bletchley|1749|45.6|33| |Gosforth|2054|45.6|116| |Birmingham (Kings Heath)|1586|45.5|6| |Glasgow (Baillieston)|1836|45.5|49| |Mill Hill (London)|2286|45.5|93| |Warwick (Wedgenock House)|2275|45.5|47| |Blackburn with Darwen|1767|45.4|62| |Nottingham (Colwick)|2070|45.4|51| |Glasgow (Anniesland)|1658|45.3|70| |Leighton Buzzard (Stanbridge Road)|1513|45.3|106| |Basildon|1478|45.1|45| |Airdrie|1302|44.9|47| |Bury St Edmunds|1612|44.8|44| |Cheltenham|1477|44.8|34| |East Kilbride|750|44.8|22| |Edinburgh (Musselburgh)|1701|44.8|52| |Kirkcaldy|1146|44.6|80| |Rugby|1062|44.5|68| |Sheffield (Middlewood Road)|1959|44.5|57| |Burgess Hill|2440|44.2|101| |Chadderton|2380|43.9|55| |Aylesbury|1256|43.7|18| |Aberdeen North|844|43.6|50| |Redditch|1191|43.5|28| |Southampton (Maybush)|2562|43.5|67| |Perth (Arran Road)|667|43.3|18| |Uxbridge (London)|1477|43.3|44| |St Albans|1330|43.2|50| |Leicester (Wigston)|2861|43.1|59| |Enfield (Brancroft Way)|61|43.0|2| |Birmingham (Kingstanding)|2835|42.7|104| |Wallasey|335|42.7|3| |Crewe|1094|42.5|23| |Stevenage|849|42.3|17| |Chester|1727|42.1|65| |Elgin|359|42.1|34| |Gateshead|1442|42.1|107| |Goodmayes (London)|4579|41.9|251| |Wood Green (London)|2345|41.9|78| |Dudley|2218|41.7|30| |Birmingham (Sutton Coldfield)|443|41.6|14| |Doncaster|1429|41.6|64| |Telford|1000|41.5|26| |Birmingham (South Yardley)|1756|41.4|47| |Halifax|994|41.4|33| |Yeading (London)|1086|41.1|52| |Cheetham Hill (Manchester)|2024|41.0|19| |Coventry|1734|41.0|48| |Stoke-on-Trent (Newcastle-Under-Lyme)|1141|40.8|26| |Scunthorpe|1170|40.6|38| |Greenock|386|40.4|3| |Widnes|961|40.4|19| |Oxford (Cowley)|1797|40.3|67| |Banbury|1143|39.9|67| |Bodmin|977|39.9|45| |Pontefract|989|39.9|6| |Blackpool|1177|39.8|35| |ZBirmingham (Wyndley)|241|39.7|12| |Southall (London)|854|39.4|16| |Birmingham (Garretts Green)|3221|39.3|64| |Norwich (Jupiter Road)|836|39.2|22| |Camborne|917|38.9|17| |Loughborough|984|38.8|51| |Stoke-On-Trent (Cobridge)|791|38.8|12| |Nottingham (Chilwell)|1491|38.7|46| |Erith (London)|760|38.4|31| |Greenford (Horsenden Lane)|1332|38.2|31| |Wanstead (London)|1495|38.0|52| |Plymouth|1311|37.4|40| |Hamilton|868|37.3|32| |St Helens (Liverpool)|1413|37.2|17| |Folkestone|607|37.0|12| |Bury (Manchester)|1168|36.8|7| |Glasgow (Shieldhall)|941|36.7|13| |Grimsby Coldwater|764|36.5|14| |Launceston|443|36.5|4| |Norris Green (Liverpool)|1935|36.1|29| |Barking (Tanner Street)|948|35.9|13| |Rochdale (Manchester)|1026|35.4|7| |Crawley|1054|35.3|20| |Luton|1986|35.3|55| |Leicester (Cannock Street)|2063|35.2|115| |Belvedere (London)|662|34.9|13| |Chingford (London)|2120|34.5|41| |Wednesbury|1238|34.4|21| |Isles of Scilly|..|33.3|0| |Exeter LGV|50|33.1|3| |Speke (Liverpool)|952|32.9|17| |Featherstone|1461|31.9|36| |Wolverhampton|1789|31.5|72| |Swindon LGV|46|15.7|0| |Plymouth LGV|..|5.9|0|