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Car practical driving test pass rates at Blyth: 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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6,973 car tests at Blyth in 2025/26
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  • Pass rate, 2025/26 50.9% Great Britain 50.0%
  • Tests taken 6,973 3,551 passes
  • First-attempt pass rate 53.9% Great Britain 50.5%
  • Rank by pass rate 139 of 260 centres with 1,000+ tests
  • Women’s pass rate 52.4% GB 49.1%
  • Men’s pass rate 49.7% GB 50.8%

What is the pass rate at Blyth?

In April 2025 to March 2026, 50.9% of car practical tests at Blyth were passes (3,551 of 6,973), against 50.0% across Great Britain: 0.9 points higher. That is 122nd lowest of 260 centres with 1,000 or more tests. The year before it was 47.2%.

Pass rate at Blyth and in Great Britain

Highest 66.0% in 2020/21, lowest 46.6% in 2007/08. −15.1 points since 2020/21.

Car practical test pass rate at Blyth and in Great Britain by financial year
Year BlythGreat Britain
2007/08 46.6%44.2%
2008/09 48.5%45.3%
2009/10 49.0%45.9%
2010/11 52.2%46.3%
2011/12 54.9%46.9%
2012/13 53.1%47.2%
2013/14 52.4%47.1%
2014/15 54.4%46.9%
2015/16 56.3%47.1%
2016/17 55.5%47.1%
2017/18 55.0%46.3%
2018/19 57.2%45.8%
2019/20 55.7%45.9%
2020/21 66.0%49.8%
2021/22 60.7%48.9%
2022/23 56.4%48.4%
2023/24 48.1%47.9%
2024/25 47.2%48.7%
2025/26 50.9%50.0%

Source:DVSA April 2025 to March 2026 Updated

Pass rates for men and women

In 2025/26, women passed 52.4% of tests at Blyth and men 49.7%. Across Great Britain the figures were 49.1% and 50.8%.

Pass rate by gender

Pass rate by gender at Blyth and in Great Britain, 2025/26
Candidates BlythGreat Britain
Women 52.4%49.1%
Men 49.7%50.8%
All 50.9%50.0%

Source:DVSA April 2025 to March 2026 Updated

Passing first time at Blyth

3,526 people took their first practical test at Blyth in 2025/26 and 53.9% passed, against 50.5% of first attempts across Great Britain. 108 of them passed without a single driving fault.

First-attempt pass rate

First-attempt pass rate at Blyth and in Great Britain by financial year
Year BlythGreat Britain
2007/08 45.6%43.3%
2008/09 47.8%45.3%
2009/10 48.0%45.7%
2010/11 51.2%46.2%
2011/12 55.4%47.5%
2012/13 54.6%47.7%
2013/14 52.9%47.9%
2014/15 55.7%47.6%
2015/16 55.4%47.5%
2016/17 55.2%47.1%
2017/18 55.1%46.7%
2018/19 57.9%46.6%
2019/20 54.6%46.4%
2020/21 67.6%51.1%
2021/22 59.8%49.3%
2022/23 58.1%48.3%
2023/24 51.3%48.1%
2024/25 51.9%48.9%
2025/26 53.9%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 Blyth
Month Blyth
Apr 2025 48.9%
May 2025 49.9%
Jun 2025 46.3%
Jul 2025 47.9%
Aug 2025 51.9%
Sep 2025 49.0%
Oct 2025 50.4%
Nov 2025 51.5%
Dec 2025 49.8%
Jan 2026 56.1%
Feb 2026 54.5%
Mar 2026 55.1%

Source:DVSA April 2025 to March 2026 Updated

Tests each month

Car tests each month at Blyth (withheld months show as zero)
Month Tests
Apr 2025 657
May 2025 668
Jun 2025 656
Jul 2025 559
Aug 2025 493
Sep 2025 545
Oct 2025 607
Nov 2025 458
Dec 2025 500
Jan 2026 626
Feb 2026 576
Mar 2026 628

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 6,973 car tests at Blyth 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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