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Car practical driving test pass rates at Carmarthen: 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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2,746 car tests at Carmarthen in 2025/26
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  • Pass rate, 2025/26 54.2% Great Britain 50.0%
  • Tests taken 2,746 1,488 passes
  • First-attempt pass rate 54.1% Great Britain 50.5%
  • Rank by pass rate 73 of 260 centres with 1,000+ tests
  • Women’s pass rate 54.2% GB 49.1%
  • Men’s pass rate 54.2% GB 50.8%

What is the pass rate at Carmarthen?

In April 2025 to March 2026, 54.2% of car practical tests at Carmarthen were passes (1,488 of 2,746), against 50.0% across Great Britain: 4.1 points higher. That is 73rd highest of 260 centres with 1,000 or more tests. The year before it was 54.4%.

Pass rate at Carmarthen and in Great Britain

Highest 61.5% in 2020/21, lowest 51.8% in 2008/09. −7.3 points since 2020/21.

Car practical test pass rate at Carmarthen and in Great Britain by financial year
Year CarmarthenGreat Britain
2007/08 53.2%44.2%
2008/09 51.8%45.3%
2009/10 54.2%45.9%
2010/11 53.0%46.3%
2011/12 54.1%46.9%
2012/13 53.2%47.2%
2013/14 53.6%47.1%
2014/15 52.0%46.9%
2015/16 53.5%47.1%
2016/17 52.2%47.1%
2017/18 55.2%46.3%
2018/19 54.6%45.8%
2019/20 54.2%45.9%
2020/21 61.5%49.8%
2021/22 57.3%48.9%
2022/23 56.8%48.4%
2023/24 52.9%47.9%
2024/25 54.4%48.7%
2025/26 54.2%50.0%

Source:DVSA April 2025 to March 2026 Updated

Pass rates for men and women

In 2025/26, women passed 54.2% of tests at Carmarthen and men 54.2%. Across Great Britain the figures were 49.1% and 50.8%.

Pass rate by gender

Pass rate by gender at Carmarthen and in Great Britain, 2025/26
Candidates CarmarthenGreat Britain
Women 54.2%49.1%
Men 54.2%50.8%
All 54.2%50.0%

Source:DVSA April 2025 to March 2026 Updated

Passing first time at Carmarthen

1,350 people took their first practical test at Carmarthen in 2025/26 and 54.1% passed, against 50.5% of first attempts across Great Britain. 35 of them passed without a single driving fault.

First-attempt pass rate

First-attempt pass rate at Carmarthen and in Great Britain by financial year
Year CarmarthenGreat Britain
2007/08 51.7%43.3%
2008/09 48.8%45.3%
2009/10 49.8%45.7%
2010/11 49.1%46.2%
2011/12 52.2%47.5%
2012/13 50.5%47.7%
2013/14 52.3%47.9%
2014/15 51.0%47.6%
2015/16 50.0%47.5%
2016/17 50.2%47.1%
2017/18 54.2%46.7%
2018/19 54.3%46.6%
2019/20 52.0%46.4%
2020/21 60.7%51.1%
2021/22 55.8%49.3%
2022/23 54.1%48.3%
2023/24 50.8%48.1%
2024/25 53.7%48.9%
2025/26 54.1%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 Carmarthen
Month Carmarthen
Apr 2025 57.6%
May 2025 57.9%
Jun 2025 55.7%
Jul 2025 55.4%
Aug 2025 52.0%
Sep 2025 48.1%
Oct 2025 54.6%
Nov 2025 49.3%
Dec 2025 58.4%
Jan 2026 48.2%
Feb 2026 60.0%
Mar 2026 55.2%

Source:DVSA April 2025 to March 2026 Updated

Tests each month

Car tests each month at Carmarthen (withheld months show as zero)
Month Tests
Apr 2025 203
May 2025 145
Jun 2025 192
Jul 2025 186
Aug 2025 196
Sep 2025 237
Oct 2025 271
Nov 2025 276
Dec 2025 250
Jan 2026 253
Feb 2026 260
Mar 2026 277

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 2,746 car tests at Carmarthen 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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