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Car practical driving test pass rates at Banbury: 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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9,069 car tests at Banbury in 2025/26
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  • Pass rate, 2025/26 41.3% Great Britain 50.0%
  • Tests taken 9,069 3,741 passes
  • First-attempt pass rate 39.6% Great Britain 50.5%
  • Rank by pass rate 241 of 260 centres with 1,000+ tests
  • Women’s pass rate 41.7% GB 49.1%
  • Men’s pass rate 40.8% GB 50.8%

What is the pass rate at Banbury?

In April 2025 to March 2026, 41.3% of car practical tests at Banbury were passes (3,741 of 9,069), against 50.0% across Great Britain: 8.8 points lower. That is 20th lowest of 260 centres with 1,000 or more tests. The year before it was 39.9%.

Pass rate at Banbury and in Great Britain

Highest 55.5% in 2020/21, lowest 39.9% in 2024/25. −14.2 points since 2020/21.

Car practical test pass rate at Banbury and in Great Britain by financial year
Year BanburyGreat Britain
2007/08 52.5%44.2%
2008/09 52.3%45.3%
2009/10 51.8%45.9%
2010/11 53.0%46.3%
2011/12 51.9%46.9%
2012/13 51.2%47.2%
2013/14 52.9%47.1%
2014/15 51.6%46.9%
2015/16 51.8%47.1%
2016/17 53.9%47.1%
2017/18 53.1%46.3%
2018/19 52.3%45.8%
2019/20 50.2%45.9%
2020/21 55.5%49.8%
2021/22 46.0%48.9%
2022/23 43.5%48.4%
2023/24 40.8%47.9%
2024/25 39.9%48.7%
2025/26 41.3%50.0%

Source:DVSA April 2025 to March 2026 Updated

Pass rates for men and women

In 2025/26, women passed 41.7% of tests at Banbury and men 40.8%. Across Great Britain the figures were 49.1% and 50.8%.

Pass rate by gender

Pass rate by gender at Banbury and in Great Britain, 2025/26
Candidates BanburyGreat Britain
Women 41.7%49.1%
Men 40.8%50.8%
All 41.3%50.0%

Source:DVSA April 2025 to March 2026 Updated

Passing first time at Banbury

4,308 people took their first practical test at Banbury in 2025/26 and 39.6% passed, against 50.5% of first attempts across Great Britain. 98 of them passed without a single driving fault.

First-attempt pass rate

First-attempt pass rate at Banbury and in Great Britain by financial year
Year BanburyGreat Britain
2007/08 51.0%43.3%
2008/09 51.7%45.3%
2009/10 51.0%45.7%
2010/11 51.7%46.2%
2011/12 50.4%47.5%
2012/13 49.9%47.7%
2013/14 52.9%47.9%
2014/15 51.8%47.6%
2015/16 52.5%47.5%
2016/17 53.2%47.1%
2017/18 54.3%46.7%
2018/19 54.4%46.6%
2019/20 51.8%46.4%
2020/21 57.4%51.1%
2021/22 45.6%49.3%
2022/23 41.9%48.3%
2023/24 39.9%48.1%
2024/25 40.1%48.9%
2025/26 39.6%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 Banbury
Month Banbury
Apr 2025 39.1%
May 2025 37.0%
Jun 2025 39.4%
Jul 2025 38.9%
Aug 2025 40.8%
Sep 2025 41.1%
Oct 2025 39.6%
Nov 2025 41.0%
Dec 2025 44.4%
Jan 2026 46.2%
Feb 2026 45.0%
Mar 2026 45.4%

Source:DVSA April 2025 to March 2026 Updated

Tests each month

Car tests each month at Banbury (withheld months show as zero)
Month Tests
Apr 2025 754
May 2025 771
Jun 2025 770
Jul 2025 774
Aug 2025 835
Sep 2025 888
Oct 2025 844
Nov 2025 854
Dec 2025 671
Jan 2026 617
Feb 2026 547
Mar 2026 744

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 9,069 car tests at Banbury 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.
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