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Car practical driving test pass rates at Bridgend: 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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5,990 car tests at Bridgend in 2025/26
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  • Pass rate, 2025/26 53.3% Great Britain 50.0%
  • Tests taken 5,990 3,193 passes
  • First-attempt pass rate 55.1% Great Britain 50.5%
  • Rank by pass rate 84 of 260 centres with 1,000+ tests
  • Women’s pass rate 53.8% GB 49.1%
  • Men’s pass rate 52.9% GB 50.8%

What is the pass rate at Bridgend?

In April 2025 to March 2026, 53.3% of car practical tests at Bridgend were passes (3,193 of 5,990), against 50.0% across Great Britain: 3.3 points higher. That is 84th highest of 260 centres with 1,000 or more tests. The year before it was 53.1%.

Pass rate at Bridgend and in Great Britain

Highest 61.6% in 2020/21, lowest 51.0% in 2017/18. −8.3 points since 2020/21.

Car practical test pass rate at Bridgend and in Great Britain by financial year
Year BridgendGreat Britain
2007/08 51.3%44.2%
2008/09 54.1%45.3%
2009/10 52.0%45.9%
2010/11 56.3%46.3%
2011/12 53.4%46.9%
2012/13 53.6%47.2%
2013/14 55.2%47.1%
2014/15 53.0%46.9%
2015/16 51.3%47.1%
2016/17 51.2%47.1%
2017/18 51.0%46.3%
2018/19 51.2%45.8%
2019/20 53.8%45.9%
2020/21 61.6%49.8%
2021/22 56.4%48.9%
2022/23 52.7%48.4%
2023/24 55.5%47.9%
2024/25 53.1%48.7%
2025/26 53.3%50.0%

Source:DVSA April 2025 to March 2026 Updated

Pass rates for men and women

In 2025/26, women passed 53.8% of tests at Bridgend and men 52.9%. Across Great Britain the figures were 49.1% and 50.8%.

Pass rate by gender

Pass rate by gender at Bridgend and in Great Britain, 2025/26
Candidates BridgendGreat Britain
Women 53.8%49.1%
Men 52.9%50.8%
All 53.3%50.0%

Source:DVSA April 2025 to March 2026 Updated

Passing first time at Bridgend

3,064 people took their first practical test at Bridgend in 2025/26 and 55.1% passed, against 50.5% of first attempts across Great Britain. 58 of them passed without a single driving fault.

First-attempt pass rate

First-attempt pass rate at Bridgend and in Great Britain by financial year
Year BridgendGreat Britain
2007/08 51.0%43.3%
2008/09 53.1%45.3%
2009/10 51.6%45.7%
2010/11 55.2%46.2%
2011/12 53.2%47.5%
2012/13 53.4%47.7%
2013/14 56.0%47.9%
2014/15 52.4%47.6%
2015/16 50.1%47.5%
2016/17 50.5%47.1%
2017/18 51.2%46.7%
2018/19 52.6%46.6%
2019/20 54.8%46.4%
2020/21 62.3%51.1%
2021/22 57.0%49.3%
2022/23 51.4%48.3%
2023/24 55.0%48.1%
2024/25 53.3%48.9%
2025/26 55.1%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 Bridgend
Month Bridgend
Apr 2025 54.8%
May 2025 57.0%
Jun 2025 51.3%
Jul 2025 57.4%
Aug 2025 52.2%
Sep 2025 51.0%
Oct 2025 51.8%
Nov 2025 52.3%
Dec 2025 56.6%
Jan 2026 56.4%
Feb 2026 47.9%
Mar 2026 52.4%

Source:DVSA April 2025 to March 2026 Updated

Tests each month

Car tests each month at Bridgend (withheld months show as zero)
Month Tests
Apr 2025 606
May 2025 560
Jun 2025 524
Jul 2025 502
Aug 2025 335
Sep 2025 473
Oct 2025 488
Nov 2025 491
Dec 2025 348
Jan 2026 392
Feb 2026 557
Mar 2026 714

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 5,990 car tests at Bridgend 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.
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