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Car practical driving test pass rates at Barrow In Furness: 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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1,699 car tests at Barrow In Furness in 2025/26
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  • Pass rate, 2025/26 69.6% Great Britain 50.0%
  • Tests taken 1,699 1,183 passes
  • First-attempt pass rate 70.0% Great Britain 50.5%
  • Rank by pass rate 2 of 260 centres with 1,000+ tests
  • Women’s pass rate 68.1% GB 49.1%
  • Men’s pass rate 71.2% GB 50.8%

What is the pass rate at Barrow In Furness?

In April 2025 to March 2026, 69.6% of car practical tests at Barrow In Furness were passes (1,183 of 1,699), against 50.0% across Great Britain: 19.6 points higher. That is 2nd highest of 260 centres with 1,000 or more tests. The year before it was 61.9%.

Pass rate at Barrow In Furness and in Great Britain

Highest 69.6% in 2025/26, lowest 47.1% in 2007/08. +5.3 points since 2020/21.

Car practical test pass rate at Barrow In Furness and in Great Britain by financial year
Year Barrow In FurnessGreat Britain
2007/08 47.1%44.2%
2008/09 54.6%45.3%
2009/10 55.7%45.9%
2010/11 54.9%46.3%
2011/12 62.7%46.9%
2012/13 66.7%47.2%
2013/14 68.3%47.1%
2014/15 66.6%46.9%
2015/16 67.2%47.1%
2016/17 56.5%47.1%
2017/18 53.6%46.3%
2018/19 54.1%45.8%
2019/20 56.4%45.9%
2020/21 64.4%49.8%
2021/22 58.7%48.9%
2022/23 64.8%48.4%
2023/24 66.3%47.9%
2024/25 61.9%48.7%
2025/26 69.6%50.0%

Source:DVSA April 2025 to March 2026 Updated

Pass rates for men and women

In 2025/26, women passed 68.1% of tests at Barrow In Furness and men 71.2%. Across Great Britain the figures were 49.1% and 50.8%.

Pass rate by gender

Pass rate by gender at Barrow In Furness and in Great Britain, 2025/26
Candidates Barrow In FurnessGreat Britain
Women 68.1%49.1%
Men 71.2%50.8%
All 69.6%50.0%

Source:DVSA April 2025 to March 2026 Updated

Passing first time at Barrow In Furness

1,008 people took their first practical test at Barrow In Furness in 2025/26 and 70.0% passed, against 50.5% of first attempts across Great Britain. 100 of them passed without a single driving fault.

First-attempt pass rate

First-attempt pass rate at Barrow In Furness and in Great Britain by financial year
Year Barrow In FurnessGreat Britain
2007/08 44.5%43.3%
2008/09 53.3%45.3%
2009/10 54.0%45.7%
2010/11 52.6%46.2%
2011/12 62.2%47.5%
2012/13 66.2%47.7%
2013/14 68.6%47.9%
2014/15 67.1%47.6%
2015/16 66.6%47.5%
2016/17 53.6%47.1%
2017/18 52.2%46.7%
2018/19 52.2%46.6%
2019/20 54.1%46.4%
2020/21 63.5%51.1%
2021/22 58.2%49.3%
2022/23 62.2%48.3%
2023/24 66.7%48.1%
2024/25 63.5%48.9%
2025/26 70.0%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 Barrow In Furness
Month Barrow In Furness
Apr 2025 74.7%
May 2025 77.5%
Jun 2025 74.7%
Jul 2025 68.9%
Aug 2025 68.9%
Sep 2025 67.2%
Oct 2025 68.8%
Nov 2025 66.3%
Dec 2025 73.0%
Jan 2026 69.1%
Feb 2026 65.5%
Mar 2026 67.3%

Source:DVSA April 2025 to March 2026 Updated

Tests each month

Car tests each month at Barrow In Furness (withheld months show as zero)
Month Tests
Apr 2025 95
May 2025 138
Jun 2025 87
Jul 2025 106
Aug 2025 90
Sep 2025 134
Oct 2025 109
Nov 2025 178
Dec 2025 137
Jan 2026 243
Feb 2026 168
Mar 2026 214

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 1,699 car tests at Barrow In Furness 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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