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Car practical driving test pass rates at Boston: 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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Records analysed
4,784 car tests at Boston in 2025/26
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  • Pass rate, 2025/26 50.7% Great Britain 50.0%
  • Tests taken 4,784 2,427 passes
  • First-attempt pass rate 52.8% Great Britain 50.5%
  • Rank by pass rate 143 of 260 centres with 1,000+ tests
  • Women’s pass rate 49.1% GB 49.1%
  • Men’s pass rate 52.0% GB 50.8%

What is the pass rate at Boston?

In April 2025 to March 2026, 50.7% of car practical tests at Boston were passes (2,427 of 4,784), against 50.0% across Great Britain: 0.7 points higher. That is 118th lowest of 260 centres with 1,000 or more tests. The year before it was 50.7%.

Pass rate at Boston and in Great Britain

Highest 61.9% in 2011/12, lowest 50.3% in 2007/08. −4.6 points since 2020/21.

Car practical test pass rate at Boston and in Great Britain by financial year
Year BostonGreat Britain
2007/08 50.3%44.2%
2008/09 52.7%45.3%
2009/10 55.5%45.9%
2010/11 59.8%46.3%
2011/12 61.9%46.9%
2012/13 55.8%47.2%
2013/14 56.6%47.1%
2014/15 54.8%46.9%
2015/16 53.6%47.1%
2016/17 51.8%47.1%
2017/18 52.6%46.3%
2018/19 51.0%45.8%
2019/20 52.0%45.9%
2020/21 55.4%49.8%
2021/22 58.5%48.9%
2022/23 53.1%48.4%
2023/24 51.3%47.9%
2024/25 50.7%48.7%
2025/26 50.7%50.0%

Source:DVSA April 2025 to March 2026 Updated

Pass rates for men and women

In 2025/26, women passed 49.1% of tests at Boston and men 52.0%. Across Great Britain the figures were 49.1% and 50.8%.

Pass rate by gender

Pass rate by gender at Boston and in Great Britain, 2025/26
Candidates BostonGreat Britain
Women 49.1%49.1%
Men 52.0%50.8%
All 50.7%50.0%

Source:DVSA April 2025 to March 2026 Updated

Passing first time at Boston

2,442 people took their first practical test at Boston in 2025/26 and 52.8% passed, against 50.5% of first attempts across Great Britain. 46 of them passed without a single driving fault.

First-attempt pass rate

First-attempt pass rate at Boston and in Great Britain by financial year
Year BostonGreat Britain
2007/08 49.9%43.3%
2008/09 53.5%45.3%
2009/10 55.6%45.7%
2010/11 60.0%46.2%
2011/12 62.7%47.5%
2012/13 55.5%47.7%
2013/14 55.1%47.9%
2014/15 54.3%47.6%
2015/16 53.5%47.5%
2016/17 51.8%47.1%
2017/18 51.6%46.7%
2018/19 51.7%46.6%
2019/20 50.9%46.4%
2020/21 55.4%51.1%
2021/22 59.9%49.3%
2022/23 53.0%48.3%
2023/24 52.3%48.1%
2024/25 51.6%48.9%
2025/26 52.8%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 Boston
Month Boston
Apr 2025 49.2%
May 2025 56.3%
Jun 2025 50.1%
Jul 2025 50.5%
Aug 2025 53.8%
Sep 2025 44.7%
Oct 2025 49.4%
Nov 2025 55.3%
Dec 2025 54.9%
Jan 2026 49.4%
Feb 2026 49.3%
Mar 2026 48.9%

Source:DVSA April 2025 to March 2026 Updated

Tests each month

Car tests each month at Boston (withheld months show as zero)
Month Tests
Apr 2025 317
May 2025 368
Jun 2025 399
Jul 2025 396
Aug 2025 290
Sep 2025 409
Oct 2025 415
Nov 2025 418
Dec 2025 319
Jan 2026 356
Feb 2026 475
Mar 2026 622

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 4,784 car tests at Boston 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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