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Car practical driving test pass rates at Bury St Edmunds: 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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8,702 car tests at Bury St Edmunds in 2025/26
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  • Pass rate, 2025/26 46.2% Great Britain 50.0%
  • Tests taken 8,702 4,019 passes
  • First-attempt pass rate 46.9% Great Britain 50.5%
  • Rank by pass rate 206 of 260 centres with 1,000+ tests
  • Women’s pass rate 48.0% GB 49.1%
  • Men’s pass rate 44.7% GB 50.8%

What is the pass rate at Bury St Edmunds?

In April 2025 to March 2026, 46.2% of car practical tests at Bury St Edmunds were passes (4,019 of 8,702), against 50.0% across Great Britain: 3.9 points lower. That is 55th lowest of 260 centres with 1,000 or more tests. The year before it was 45.7%.

Pass rate at Bury St Edmunds and in Great Britain

Highest 49.9% in 2011/12, lowest 38.2% in 2019/20. +6.2 points since 2020/21.

Car practical test pass rate at Bury St Edmunds and in Great Britain by financial year
Year Bury St EdmundsGreat Britain
2007/08 40.4%44.2%
2008/09 40.7%45.3%
2009/10 40.1%45.9%
2010/11 –46.3%
2011/12 49.9%46.9%
2012/13 49.9%47.2%
2013/14 48.8%47.1%
2014/15 47.7%46.9%
2015/16 44.5%47.1%
2016/17 41.8%47.1%
2017/18 43.3%46.3%
2018/19 42.2%45.8%
2019/20 38.2%45.9%
2020/21 40.0%49.8%
2021/22 39.0%48.9%
2022/23 42.1%48.4%
2023/24 43.6%47.9%
2024/25 45.7%48.7%
2025/26 46.2%50.0%

Source:DVSA April 2025 to March 2026 Updated

Pass rates for men and women

In 2025/26, women passed 48.0% of tests at Bury St Edmunds and men 44.7%. Across Great Britain the figures were 49.1% and 50.8%.

Pass rate by gender

Pass rate by gender at Bury St Edmunds and in Great Britain, 2025/26
Candidates Bury St EdmundsGreat Britain
Women 48.0%49.1%
Men 44.7%50.8%
All 46.2%50.0%

Source:DVSA April 2025 to March 2026 Updated

Passing first time at Bury St Edmunds

4,224 people took their first practical test at Bury St Edmunds in 2025/26 and 46.9% passed, against 50.5% of first attempts across Great Britain. 90 of them passed without a single driving fault.

First-attempt pass rate

First-attempt pass rate at Bury St Edmunds and in Great Britain by financial year
Year Bury St EdmundsGreat Britain
2007/08 39.2%43.3%
2008/09 39.7%45.3%
2009/10 37.2%45.7%
2010/11 –46.2%
2011/12 49.1%47.5%
2012/13 48.9%47.7%
2013/14 49.8%47.9%
2014/15 47.3%47.6%
2015/16 43.8%47.5%
2016/17 40.6%47.1%
2017/18 40.6%46.7%
2018/19 41.8%46.6%
2019/20 36.2%46.4%
2020/21 38.4%51.1%
2021/22 37.3%49.3%
2022/23 41.5%48.3%
2023/24 44.8%48.1%
2024/25 45.2%48.9%
2025/26 46.9%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 Bury St Edmunds
Month Bury St Edmunds
Apr 2025 46.5%
May 2025 43.3%
Jun 2025 44.4%
Jul 2025 44.1%
Aug 2025 46.9%
Sep 2025 43.7%
Oct 2025 39.7%
Nov 2025 39.3%
Dec 2025 47.5%
Jan 2026 52.2%
Feb 2026 50.3%
Mar 2026 56.6%

Source:DVSA April 2025 to March 2026 Updated

Tests each month

Car tests each month at Bury St Edmunds (withheld months show as zero)
Month Tests
Apr 2025 563
May 2025 541
Jun 2025 642
Jul 2025 844
Aug 2025 683
Sep 2025 817
Oct 2025 764
Nov 2025 838
Dec 2025 730
Jan 2026 738
Feb 2026 750
Mar 2026 792

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 8,702 car tests at Bury St Edmunds 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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