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Car practical driving test pass rates at Arbroath: 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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605 car tests at Arbroath in 2025/26
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  • Pass rate, 2025/26 67.4% Great Britain 50.0%
  • Tests taken 605 408 passes
  • First-attempt pass rate 70.5% Great Britain 50.5%
  • Women’s pass rate 68.8% GB 49.1%
  • Men’s pass rate 66.0% GB 50.8%

Few tests. Arbroath ran 605 car tests in 2025/26. DVSA warns that pass rates from small numbers of tests are not a sound basis for comparison, so treat differences of a few points with caution.

What is the pass rate at Arbroath?

In April 2025 to March 2026, 67.4% of car practical tests at Arbroath were passes (408 of 605), against 50.0% across Great Britain: 17.4 points higher. The year before it was 78.9%.

Pass rate at Arbroath and in Great Britain

Highest 78.9% in 2024/25, lowest 55.5% in 2007/08. +5.5 points since 2020/21.

Car practical test pass rate at Arbroath and in Great Britain by financial year
Year ArbroathGreat Britain
2007/08 55.5%44.2%
2008/09 –45.3%
2009/10 61.1%45.9%
2010/11 57.4%46.3%
2011/12 58.6%46.9%
2012/13 56.7%47.2%
2013/14 60.0%47.1%
2014/15 59.6%46.9%
2015/16 58.7%47.1%
2016/17 59.7%47.1%
2017/18 63.8%46.3%
2018/19 64.7%45.8%
2019/20 69.4%45.9%
2020/21 61.9%49.8%
2021/22 57.7%48.9%
2022/23 73.1%48.4%
2023/24 69.2%47.9%
2024/25 78.9%48.7%
2025/26 67.4%50.0%

Source:DVSA April 2025 to March 2026 Updated

Pass rates for men and women

In 2025/26, women passed 68.8% of tests at Arbroath and men 66.0%. Across Great Britain the figures were 49.1% and 50.8%.

Pass rate by gender

Pass rate by gender at Arbroath and in Great Britain, 2025/26
Candidates ArbroathGreat Britain
Women 68.8%49.1%
Men 66.0%50.8%
All 67.4%50.0%

Source:DVSA April 2025 to March 2026 Updated

Passing first time at Arbroath

431 people took their first practical test at Arbroath in 2025/26 and 70.5% passed, against 50.5% of first attempts across Great Britain. 36 of them passed without a single driving fault.

First-attempt pass rate

First-attempt pass rate at Arbroath and in Great Britain by financial year
Year ArbroathGreat Britain
2007/08 58.4%43.3%
2008/09 56.3%45.3%
2009/10 63.1%45.7%
2010/11 59.6%46.2%
2011/12 59.8%47.5%
2012/13 57.9%47.7%
2013/14 63.8%47.9%
2014/15 61.0%47.6%
2015/16 56.9%47.5%
2016/17 59.4%47.1%
2017/18 65.4%46.7%
2018/19 67.0%46.6%
2019/20 71.9%46.4%
2020/21 65.5%51.1%
2021/22 60.6%49.3%
2022/23 73.2%48.3%
2023/24 68.5%48.1%
2024/25 81.3%48.9%
2025/26 70.5%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 Arbroath
Month Arbroath
Apr 2025 82.4%
May 2025 84.3%
Jun 2025 65.4%
Jul 2025 71.1%
Aug 2025 60.7%
Sep 2025 60.7%
Oct 2025 67.3%
Nov 2025 51.7%
Dec 2025 65.2%
Jan 2026 60.7%
Feb 2026 66.1%
Mar 2026 55.9%

Source:DVSA April 2025 to March 2026 Updated

Tests each month

Car tests each month at Arbroath (withheld months show as zero)
Month Tests
Apr 2025 91
May 2025 51
Jun 2025 52
Jul 2025 45
Aug 2025 0
Sep 2025 0
Oct 2025 55
Nov 2025 58
Dec 2025 46
Jan 2026 61
Feb 2026 56
Mar 2026 34

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 605 car tests at Arbroath 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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