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Car practical driving test pass rates at Birmingham (South Yardley): 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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14,471 car tests at Birmingham (South Yardley) in 2025/26
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  • Pass rate, 2025/26 42.8% Great Britain 50.0%
  • Tests taken 14,471 6,199 passes
  • First-attempt pass rate 40.5% Great Britain 50.5%
  • Rank by pass rate 229 of 260 centres with 1,000+ tests
  • Women’s pass rate 38.4% GB 49.1%
  • Men’s pass rate 45.4% GB 50.8%

What is the pass rate at Birmingham (South Yardley)?

In April 2025 to March 2026, 42.8% of car practical tests at Birmingham (South Yardley) were passes (6,199 of 14,471), against 50.0% across Great Britain: 7.2 points lower. That is 32nd lowest of 260 centres with 1,000 or more tests. The year before it was 41.6%.

Pass rate at Birmingham (South Yardley) and in Great Britain

Highest 42.8% in 2025/26, lowest 31.2% in 2014/15. +8.2 points since 2020/21.

Car practical test pass rate at Birmingham (South Yardley) and in Great Britain by financial year
Year Birmingham (South Yardley)Great Britain
2007/08 41.4%44.2%
2008/09 38.9%45.3%
2009/10 36.6%45.9%
2010/11 39.3%46.3%
2011/12 36.8%46.9%
2012/13 35.9%47.2%
2013/14 32.4%47.1%
2014/15 31.2%46.9%
2015/16 31.5%47.1%
2016/17 33.7%47.1%
2017/18 34.1%46.3%
2018/19 32.8%45.8%
2019/20 31.7%45.9%
2020/21 34.6%49.8%
2021/22 36.7%48.9%
2022/23 39.7%48.4%
2023/24 42.4%47.9%
2024/25 41.6%48.7%
2025/26 42.8%50.0%

Source:DVSA April 2025 to March 2026 Updated

Pass rates for men and women

In 2025/26, women passed 38.4% of tests at Birmingham (South Yardley) and men 45.4%. Across Great Britain the figures were 49.1% and 50.8%.

Pass rate by gender

Pass rate by gender at Birmingham (South Yardley) and in Great Britain, 2025/26
Candidates Birmingham (South Yardley)Great Britain
Women 38.4%49.1%
Men 45.4%50.8%
All 42.8%50.0%

Source:DVSA April 2025 to March 2026 Updated

Passing first time at Birmingham (South Yardley)

6,393 people took their first practical test at Birmingham (South Yardley) in 2025/26 and 40.5% passed, against 50.5% of first attempts across Great Britain. 97 of them passed without a single driving fault.

First-attempt pass rate

First-attempt pass rate at Birmingham (South Yardley) and in Great Britain by financial year
Year Birmingham (South Yardley)Great Britain
2007/08 42.6%43.3%
2008/09 38.9%45.3%
2009/10 37.0%45.7%
2010/11 38.5%46.2%
2011/12 38.1%47.5%
2012/13 38.2%47.7%
2013/14 33.7%47.9%
2014/15 30.3%47.6%
2015/16 31.8%47.5%
2016/17 31.7%47.1%
2017/18 31.5%46.7%
2018/19 32.2%46.6%
2019/20 31.7%46.4%
2020/21 36.7%51.1%
2021/22 34.8%49.3%
2022/23 37.9%48.3%
2023/24 41.4%48.1%
2024/25 39.4%48.9%
2025/26 40.5%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 (South Yardley)
Month Birmingham (South Yardley)
Apr 2025 44.0%
May 2025 40.5%
Jun 2025 43.4%
Jul 2025 45.8%
Aug 2025 48.5%
Sep 2025 41.8%
Oct 2025 41.8%
Nov 2025 42.4%
Dec 2025 45.7%
Jan 2026 40.8%
Feb 2026 40.9%
Mar 2026 38.8%

Source:DVSA April 2025 to March 2026 Updated

Tests each month

Car tests each month at Birmingham (South Yardley) (withheld months show as zero)
Month Tests
Apr 2025 1,008
May 2025 1,105
Jun 2025 1,156
Jul 2025 1,369
Aug 2025 1,090
Sep 2025 1,312
Oct 2025 1,247
Nov 2025 1,166
Dec 2025 1,257
Jan 2026 1,141
Feb 2026 1,466
Mar 2026 1,154

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 14,471 car tests at Birmingham (South Yardley) 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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