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Car practical driving test pass rates at Abergavenny: each year since 2007/08, by month, for men and women, and at the first attempt, compared with Great Britain as a whole. From DVSA’s published statistics.

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5,924 car tests at Abergavenny in 2025/26
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  • Pass rate, 2025/26 64.2% Great Britain 50.0%
  • Tests taken 5,924 3,805 passes
  • First-attempt pass rate 64.7% Great Britain 50.5%
  • Rank by pass rate 6 of 260 centres with 1,000+ tests
  • Women’s pass rate 62.2% GB 49.1%
  • Men’s pass rate 66.1% GB 50.8%

What is the pass rate at Abergavenny?

In April 2025 to March 2026, 64.2% of car practical tests at Abergavenny were passes (3,805 of 5,924), against 50.0% across Great Britain: 14.2 points higher. That is 6th highest of 260 centres with 1,000 or more tests. The year before it was 61.1%.

Pass rate at Abergavenny and in Great Britain

Highest 64.2% in 2025/26, lowest 50.6% in 2007/08. +1.3 points since 2020/21.

Car practical test pass rate at Abergavenny and in Great Britain by financial year
Year AbergavennyGreat Britain
2007/08 50.6%44.2%
2008/09 53.8%45.3%
2009/10 56.9%45.9%
2010/11 56.1%46.3%
2011/12 57.3%46.9%
2012/13 58.1%47.2%
2013/14 60.4%47.1%
2014/15 56.8%46.9%
2015/16 57.9%47.1%
2016/17 57.4%47.1%
2017/18 58.4%46.3%
2018/19 57.3%45.8%
2019/20 56.3%45.9%
2020/21 63.0%49.8%
2021/22 60.4%48.9%
2022/23 60.7%48.4%
2023/24 60.4%47.9%
2024/25 61.1%48.7%
2025/26 64.2%50.0%

Source:DVSA April 2025 to March 2026 Updated

Pass rates for men and women

In 2025/26, women passed 62.2% of tests at Abergavenny and men 66.1%. Across Great Britain the figures were 49.1% and 50.8%.

Pass rate by gender

Pass rate by gender at Abergavenny and in Great Britain, 2025/26
Candidates AbergavennyGreat Britain
Women 62.2%49.1%
Men 66.1%50.8%
All 64.2%50.0%

Source:DVSA April 2025 to March 2026 Updated

Passing first time at Abergavenny

3,367 people took their first practical test at Abergavenny in 2025/26 and 64.7% passed, against 50.5% of first attempts across Great Britain. 282 of them passed without a single driving fault.

First-attempt pass rate

First-attempt pass rate at Abergavenny and in Great Britain by financial year
Year AbergavennyGreat Britain
2007/08 50.4%43.3%
2008/09 53.3%45.3%
2009/10 58.0%45.7%
2010/11 54.6%46.2%
2011/12 57.6%47.5%
2012/13 58.9%47.7%
2013/14 61.7%47.9%
2014/15 58.3%47.6%
2015/16 56.4%47.5%
2016/17 58.3%47.1%
2017/18 59.5%46.7%
2018/19 59.4%46.6%
2019/20 57.3%46.4%
2020/21 65.1%51.1%
2021/22 62.6%49.3%
2022/23 61.7%48.3%
2023/24 60.7%48.1%
2024/25 63.0%48.9%
2025/26 64.7%50.5%

Source:DVSA April 2025 to March 2026 Updated

Month by month

Monthly pass rates move more than yearly ones because each month has fewer tests. DVSA withholds some monthly counts to protect candidates’ privacy; the rate is still shown.

Monthly pass rate

Monthly car test pass rate at Abergavenny
Month Abergavenny
Apr 2025 60.8%
May 2025 63.9%
Jun 2025 65.1%
Jul 2025 64.7%
Aug 2025 63.9%
Sep 2025 64.6%
Oct 2025 63.9%
Nov 2025 63.1%
Dec 2025 65.3%
Jan 2026 65.5%
Feb 2026 64.5%
Mar 2026 65.1%

Source:DVSA April 2025 to March 2026 Updated

Tests each month

Car tests each month at Abergavenny (withheld months show as zero)
Month Tests
Apr 2025 469
May 2025 471
Jun 2025 584
Jul 2025 635
Aug 2025 449
Sep 2025 534
Oct 2025 554
Nov 2025 425
Dec 2025 398
Jan 2026 470
Feb 2026 454
Mar 2026 481

Source:DVSA April 2025 to March 2026 Updated

The most common reasons for failing

DVSA publishes the most common faults for Great Britain as a whole, not for each centre. In April 2025 to March 2026 they were:

  1. Junctions - observation
  2. Mirrors - change direction
  3. Junctions - turning right
  4. Response to signs - traffic lights
  5. Control - steering
  6. Move off - safely
  7. Response to signs - road markings
  8. Response to signs - traffic signs
  9. Positioning - normal driving
  10. Maintain progress - speed

Data sources and methodology

Datasets used on this page
Figures Source Period Records Updated
Driving tests Driving test and theory test data (DRT tables) Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency April 2025 to March 2026 5,924 car tests at Abergavenny in 2025/26 15 September 2026
  • Car practical tests (categories B and B1) in financial years, April to March. Great Britain only: DVSA does not test in Northern Ireland.
  • DVSA leaves out of centre figures any centre where only one examiner tested, but counts those tests nationally, and withholds small counts (“..”) where they could identify people.
  • Centres are matched across years by name. Pass rates reflect the candidates who test at a centre as well as the centre itself.
  • DVSA’s tables give centre names only, with no address, so we do not place centres in council areas.
How we calculate these figures All data sources

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