England • South West

Plymouth Driving Test Centre

PL5 2EY
2024/25 pass rate · all attempts
40.8%7.9 percentage points below average

Out of every 100 car tests taken at Plymouth last year, about 41 ended in a pass — 7.9 points below the 48.6% average across all UK centres, from 9,867 tests in total.

Latest figures cover March 2025, the most recent DVSA release

First-time pass

38.9%

The rate for people sitting their very first test, with no retests counted — often the fairest guide for a first attempt.

Median wait

6 weeks

Half of learners get a slot sooner than this, half wait longer. Refreshed every month from the latest DVSA figures.

Male vs female

40.0 / 41.6

Pass rates split by the gender recorded on the booking.

Automatic pass

32.4%

The pass rate for tests taken in an automatic car — useful if you are learning without a clutch.

Pass Rate · Last 12 Months39.8%
Current Waiting Time
6.4weeks

Median wait as of May 2026 · DVSA DRT122F

  • 22.0%Slots still bookable
  • 129Overtime slots added
Median wait trend
6.7
Jun
7.4
Jul
8.6
Aug
7.0
Sept
5.0
Oct
6.9
Nov
5.6
Dec
6.0
Jan
7.0
Feb
6.1
Mar
7.0
Apr
6.4
May
First-attempt rate

38.9%

From 3,979 first attempts

Passed with zero faults

42

Faultless first-time passes

First vs overall

+1.9 points

All-attempt rate vs first-attempt

First-attempt pass rate · by year38.9%
Automatic pass rate

32.4%

From 1,841 automatic tests

Male (automatic)

29.9%

From 775 tests

Female (automatic)

34.2%

From 1,066 tests

Automatic pass rate · by year32.4%
Test Reliability

168 tests cancelled by DVSA

In April 2024 - March 2025 — about 1.7% of tests attempted here. These are cancellations DVSA initiated (examiner leave, weather, sickness), not learner no-shows.

  • Medical Absences155
    Examiner sickness & appointments
  • Leave12
    Annual & special leave
  • Acts of Nature1
    Adverse weather & bad light

Source: DVSA DRT122B · April 2024 - March 2025