Insights into the British driving test
1,972,438 published car tests across 301 centres are recorded for April 2025 - March 2026; 50.0% ended in a pass.
National snapshot
The current picture at a glance, before the longer view below.
50.0%
Published pass rate for April 2025 - March 2026.
1.97m
Across 301 centres with a published pass rate in April 2025 - March 2026.
1.7 pts
Men pass at 50.8%, women at 49.1%.
44.7%
Published automatic-test rate for April 2025 - March 2026.
12 weeks
Reported in July 2026.
The published national picture
The national rollup covers published centre records across Great Britain for April 2025 - March 2026.
Each deep-dive names its own dataset and reporting period; figures from different sources are not presented as one shared release.
Pass rate since 2007
The chart shows published financial-year rates; it does not explain why they changed.
The deep-dives
Four ways into the national picture. Each opens a fuller page with charts and sources.
Waiting times
12 weeks
12 weeks reported in July 2026. Regional figures use their own dated centre records.
Read the deep-diveSeasonality
48.0%
August has the highest recorded rate; November the lowest, a 1.4-point spread.
Read the deep-diveFaults
Maintain progress - speed has the highest recorded fault count in the available rollup.
7.5%
Read the deep-diveGender gap
1.7 pts
Men pass at 50.8%, women at 49.1%.
Small centres swing wildly