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Car practical driving test pass rates at Birmingham (Kingstanding): 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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16,133 car tests at Birmingham (Kingstanding) in 2025/26
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  • Pass rate, 2025/26 48.5% Great Britain 50.0%
  • Tests taken 16,133 7,829 passes
  • First-attempt pass rate 47.2% Great Britain 50.5%
  • Rank by pass rate 169 of 260 centres with 1,000+ tests
  • Women’s pass rate 45.5% GB 49.1%
  • Men’s pass rate 51.7% GB 50.8%

What is the pass rate at Birmingham (Kingstanding)?

In April 2025 to March 2026, 48.5% of car practical tests at Birmingham (Kingstanding) were passes (7,829 of 16,133), against 50.0% across Great Britain: 1.5 points lower. That is 92nd lowest of 260 centres with 1,000 or more tests. The year before it was 44.6%.

Pass rate at Birmingham (Kingstanding) and in Great Britain

Highest 48.5% in 2025/26, lowest 33.8% in 2019/20. +12.4 points since 2020/21.

Car practical test pass rate at Birmingham (Kingstanding) and in Great Britain by financial year
Year Birmingham (Kingstanding)Great Britain
2007/08 40.7%44.2%
2008/09 40.2%45.3%
2009/10 39.2%45.9%
2010/11 37.5%46.3%
2011/12 37.4%46.9%
2012/13 36.5%47.2%
2013/14 35.1%47.1%
2014/15 34.8%46.9%
2015/16 34.8%47.1%
2016/17 35.4%47.1%
2017/18 36.9%46.3%
2018/19 37.6%45.8%
2019/20 33.8%45.9%
2020/21 36.2%49.8%
2021/22 35.9%48.9%
2022/23 39.8%48.4%
2023/24 44.0%47.9%
2024/25 44.6%48.7%
2025/26 48.5%50.0%

Source:DVSA April 2025 to March 2026 Updated

Pass rates for men and women

In 2025/26, women passed 45.5% of tests at Birmingham (Kingstanding) and men 51.7%. Across Great Britain the figures were 49.1% and 50.8%.

Pass rate by gender

Pass rate by gender at Birmingham (Kingstanding) and in Great Britain, 2025/26
Candidates Birmingham (Kingstanding)Great Britain
Women 45.5%49.1%
Men 51.7%50.8%
All 48.5%50.0%

Source:DVSA April 2025 to March 2026 Updated

Passing first time at Birmingham (Kingstanding)

8,099 people took their first practical test at Birmingham (Kingstanding) in 2025/26 and 47.2% passed, against 50.5% of first attempts across Great Britain. 192 of them passed without a single driving fault.

First-attempt pass rate

First-attempt pass rate at Birmingham (Kingstanding) and in Great Britain by financial year
Year Birmingham (Kingstanding)Great Britain
2007/08 39.0%43.3%
2008/09 40.6%45.3%
2009/10 40.2%45.7%
2010/11 39.5%46.2%
2011/12 38.0%47.5%
2012/13 37.1%47.7%
2013/14 34.9%47.9%
2014/15 36.4%47.6%
2015/16 36.5%47.5%
2016/17 35.0%47.1%
2017/18 37.2%46.7%
2018/19 38.1%46.6%
2019/20 34.4%46.4%
2020/21 36.7%51.1%
2021/22 34.0%49.3%
2022/23 38.3%48.3%
2023/24 42.8%48.1%
2024/25 43.9%48.9%
2025/26 47.2%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 Birmingham (Kingstanding)
Month Birmingham (Kingstanding)
Apr 2025 47.4%
May 2025 47.5%
Jun 2025 46.2%
Jul 2025 48.0%
Aug 2025 52.0%
Sep 2025 47.7%
Oct 2025 47.8%
Nov 2025 48.0%
Dec 2025 49.0%
Jan 2026 52.4%
Feb 2026 50.8%
Mar 2026 47.0%

Source:DVSA April 2025 to March 2026 Updated

Tests each month

Car tests each month at Birmingham (Kingstanding) (withheld months show as zero)
Month Tests
Apr 2025 1,498
May 2025 1,427
Jun 2025 1,423
Jul 2025 1,447
Aug 2025 1,046
Sep 2025 1,390
Oct 2025 1,514
Nov 2025 1,201
Dec 2025 1,177
Jan 2026 1,148
Feb 2026 1,450
Mar 2026 1,412

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 16,133 car tests at Birmingham (Kingstanding) 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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