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Car practical driving test pass rates at Barnsley: 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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7,737 car tests at Barnsley in 2025/26
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  • Pass rate, 2025/26 58.6% Great Britain 50.0%
  • Tests taken 7,737 4,530 passes
  • First-attempt pass rate 60.6% Great Britain 50.5%
  • Rank by pass rate 30 of 260 centres with 1,000+ tests
  • Women’s pass rate 59.3% GB 49.1%
  • Men’s pass rate 58.0% GB 50.8%

What is the pass rate at Barnsley?

In April 2025 to March 2026, 58.6% of car practical tests at Barnsley were passes (4,530 of 7,737), against 50.0% across Great Britain: 8.5 points higher. That is 30th highest of 260 centres with 1,000 or more tests. The year before it was 52.2%.

Pass rate at Barnsley and in Great Britain

Highest 58.6% in 2025/26, lowest 34.7% in 2007/08. +3.5 points since 2020/21.

Car practical test pass rate at Barnsley and in Great Britain by financial year
Year BarnsleyGreat Britain
2007/08 34.7%44.2%
2008/09 42.0%45.3%
2009/10 37.5%45.9%
2010/11 39.7%46.3%
2011/12 42.3%46.9%
2012/13 48.1%47.2%
2013/14 46.9%47.1%
2014/15 45.8%46.9%
2015/16 43.6%47.1%
2016/17 50.9%47.1%
2017/18 50.5%46.3%
2018/19 49.5%45.8%
2019/20 48.5%45.9%
2020/21 55.0%49.8%
2021/22 55.7%48.9%
2022/23 52.3%48.4%
2023/24 52.7%47.9%
2024/25 52.2%48.7%
2025/26 58.6%50.0%

Source:DVSA April 2025 to March 2026 Updated

Pass rates for men and women

In 2025/26, women passed 59.3% of tests at Barnsley and men 58.0%. Across Great Britain the figures were 49.1% and 50.8%.

Pass rate by gender

Pass rate by gender at Barnsley and in Great Britain, 2025/26
Candidates BarnsleyGreat Britain
Women 59.3%49.1%
Men 58.0%50.8%
All 58.6%50.0%

Source:DVSA April 2025 to March 2026 Updated

Passing first time at Barnsley

3,968 people took their first practical test at Barnsley in 2025/26 and 60.6% passed, against 50.5% of first attempts across Great Britain. 144 of them passed without a single driving fault.

First-attempt pass rate

First-attempt pass rate at Barnsley and in Great Britain by financial year
Year BarnsleyGreat Britain
2007/08 30.6%43.3%
2008/09 40.1%45.3%
2009/10 32.3%45.7%
2010/11 37.3%46.2%
2011/12 39.8%47.5%
2012/13 46.4%47.7%
2013/14 46.3%47.9%
2014/15 45.2%47.6%
2015/16 41.3%47.5%
2016/17 49.2%47.1%
2017/18 49.6%46.7%
2018/19 50.6%46.6%
2019/20 49.8%46.4%
2020/21 55.1%51.1%
2021/22 55.3%49.3%
2022/23 52.0%48.3%
2023/24 54.1%48.1%
2024/25 52.2%48.9%
2025/26 60.6%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 Barnsley
Month Barnsley
Apr 2025 58.4%
May 2025 54.9%
Jun 2025 57.6%
Jul 2025 64.3%
Aug 2025 63.6%
Sep 2025 60.5%
Oct 2025 60.3%
Nov 2025 55.7%
Dec 2025 60.8%
Jan 2026 56.9%
Feb 2026 56.5%
Mar 2026 56.0%

Source:DVSA April 2025 to March 2026 Updated

Tests each month

Car tests each month at Barnsley (withheld months show as zero)
Month Tests
Apr 2025 582
May 2025 536
Jun 2025 648
Jul 2025 493
Aug 2025 417
Sep 2025 779
Oct 2025 771
Nov 2025 664
Dec 2025 650
Jan 2026 719
Feb 2026 715
Mar 2026 763

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 7,737 car tests at Barnsley 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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