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Car practical driving test pass rates at Ashford (Kent): 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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5,475 car tests at Ashford (Kent) in 2025/26
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  • Pass rate, 2025/26 46.2% Great Britain 50.0%
  • Tests taken 5,475 2,530 passes
  • First-attempt pass rate 45.9% Great Britain 50.5%
  • Rank by pass rate 205 of 260 centres with 1,000+ tests
  • Women’s pass rate 46.9% GB 49.1%
  • Men’s pass rate 45.7% GB 50.8%

What is the pass rate at Ashford (Kent)?

In April 2025 to March 2026, 46.2% of car practical tests at Ashford (Kent) were passes (2,530 of 5,475), against 50.0% across Great Britain: 3.8 points lower. That is 56th lowest of 260 centres with 1,000 or more tests. The year before it was 52.0%.

Pass rate at Ashford (Kent) and in Great Britain

Highest 55.7% in 2013/14, lowest 44.2% in 2019/20. −3.9 points since 2020/21.

Car practical test pass rate at Ashford (Kent) and in Great Britain by financial year
Year Ashford (Kent)Great Britain
2007/08 48.1%44.2%
2008/09 49.3%45.3%
2009/10 51.0%45.9%
2010/11 52.7%46.3%
2011/12 54.7%46.9%
2012/13 53.7%47.2%
2013/14 55.7%47.1%
2014/15 54.0%46.9%
2015/16 50.5%47.1%
2016/17 49.0%47.1%
2017/18 44.6%46.3%
2018/19 45.1%45.8%
2019/20 44.2%45.9%
2020/21 50.1%49.8%
2021/22 46.2%48.9%
2022/23 49.7%48.4%
2023/24 49.0%47.9%
2024/25 52.0%48.7%
2025/26 46.2%50.0%

Source:DVSA April 2025 to March 2026 Updated

Pass rates for men and women

In 2025/26, women passed 46.9% of tests at Ashford (Kent) and men 45.7%. Across Great Britain the figures were 49.1% and 50.8%.

Pass rate by gender

Pass rate by gender at Ashford (Kent) and in Great Britain, 2025/26
Candidates Ashford (Kent)Great Britain
Women 46.9%49.1%
Men 45.7%50.8%
All 46.2%50.0%

Source:DVSA April 2025 to March 2026 Updated

Passing first time at Ashford (Kent)

2,473 people took their first practical test at Ashford (Kent) in 2025/26 and 45.9% passed, against 50.5% of first attempts across Great Britain. 53 of them passed without a single driving fault.

First-attempt pass rate

First-attempt pass rate at Ashford (Kent) and in Great Britain by financial year
Year Ashford (Kent)Great Britain
2007/08 46.6%43.3%
2008/09 49.3%45.3%
2009/10 50.9%45.7%
2010/11 51.5%46.2%
2011/12 53.7%47.5%
2012/13 53.7%47.7%
2013/14 57.8%47.9%
2014/15 53.8%47.6%
2015/16 49.6%47.5%
2016/17 47.9%47.1%
2017/18 43.3%46.7%
2018/19 45.2%46.6%
2019/20 42.7%46.4%
2020/21 48.7%51.1%
2021/22 45.0%49.3%
2022/23 48.4%48.3%
2023/24 49.9%48.1%
2024/25 53.0%48.9%
2025/26 45.9%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 Ashford (Kent)
Month Ashford (Kent)
Apr 2025 47.9%
May 2025 43.6%
Jun 2025 48.7%
Jul 2025 49.7%
Aug 2025 50.6%
Sep 2025 44.1%
Oct 2025 46.8%
Nov 2025 42.7%
Dec 2025 46.2%
Jan 2026 46.0%
Feb 2026 45.9%
Mar 2026 44.1%

Source:DVSA April 2025 to March 2026 Updated

Tests each month

Car tests each month at Ashford (Kent) (withheld months show as zero)
Month Tests
Apr 2025 265
May 2025 374
Jun 2025 460
Jul 2025 515
Aug 2025 352
Sep 2025 372
Oct 2025 393
Nov 2025 415
Dec 2025 409
Jan 2026 613
Feb 2026 551
Mar 2026 756

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 5,475 car tests at Ashford (Kent) 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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