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Car practical driving test pass rates at Cheltenham: 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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5,161 car tests at Cheltenham in 2025/26
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  • Pass rate, 2025/26 43.2% Great Britain 50.0%
  • Tests taken 5,161 2,231 passes
  • First-attempt pass rate 42.9% Great Britain 50.5%
  • Rank by pass rate 227 of 260 centres with 1,000+ tests
  • Women’s pass rate 41.8% GB 49.1%
  • Men’s pass rate 44.6% GB 50.8%

What is the pass rate at Cheltenham?

In April 2025 to March 2026, 43.2% of car practical tests at Cheltenham were passes (2,231 of 5,161), against 50.0% across Great Britain: 6.8 points lower. That is 34th lowest of 260 centres with 1,000 or more tests. The year before it was 46.7%.

Pass rate at Cheltenham and in Great Britain

Highest 51.3% in 2007/08, lowest 39.4% in 2015/16. −6.7 points since 2020/21.

Car practical test pass rate at Cheltenham and in Great Britain by financial year
Year CheltenhamGreat Britain
2007/08 51.3%44.2%
2008/09 47.1%45.3%
2009/10 49.2%45.9%
2010/11 47.9%46.3%
2011/12 48.3%46.9%
2012/13 45.2%47.2%
2013/14 42.4%47.1%
2014/15 39.9%46.9%
2015/16 39.4%47.1%
2016/17 43.5%47.1%
2017/18 46.3%46.3%
2018/19 43.6%45.8%
2019/20 47.0%45.9%
2020/21 50.0%49.8%
2021/22 50.1%48.9%
2022/23 44.8%48.4%
2023/24 46.3%47.9%
2024/25 46.7%48.7%
2025/26 43.2%50.0%

Source:DVSA April 2025 to March 2026 Updated

Pass rates for men and women

In 2025/26, women passed 41.8% of tests at Cheltenham and men 44.6%. Across Great Britain the figures were 49.1% and 50.8%.

Pass rate by gender

Pass rate by gender at Cheltenham and in Great Britain, 2025/26
Candidates CheltenhamGreat Britain
Women 41.8%49.1%
Men 44.6%50.8%
All 43.2%50.0%

Source:DVSA April 2025 to March 2026 Updated

Passing first time at Cheltenham

2,550 people took their first practical test at Cheltenham in 2025/26 and 42.9% passed, against 50.5% of first attempts across Great Britain. 25 of them passed without a single driving fault.

First-attempt pass rate

First-attempt pass rate at Cheltenham and in Great Britain by financial year
Year CheltenhamGreat Britain
2007/08 48.9%43.3%
2008/09 46.4%45.3%
2009/10 46.8%45.7%
2010/11 45.8%46.2%
2011/12 46.5%47.5%
2012/13 43.4%47.7%
2013/14 40.0%47.9%
2014/15 37.8%47.6%
2015/16 37.8%47.5%
2016/17 40.4%47.1%
2017/18 44.6%46.7%
2018/19 42.0%46.6%
2019/20 44.5%46.4%
2020/21 50.8%51.1%
2021/22 48.6%49.3%
2022/23 43.8%48.3%
2023/24 44.8%48.1%
2024/25 46.9%48.9%
2025/26 42.9%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 Cheltenham
Month Cheltenham
Apr 2025 49.9%
May 2025 52.1%
Jun 2025 45.9%
Jul 2025 42.1%
Aug 2025 42.6%
Sep 2025 45.5%
Oct 2025 42.3%
Nov 2025 38.0%
Dec 2025 41.3%
Jan 2026 40.9%
Feb 2026 38.5%
Mar 2026 40.0%

Source:DVSA April 2025 to March 2026 Updated

Tests each month

Car tests each month at Cheltenham (withheld months show as zero)
Month Tests
Apr 2025 395
May 2025 440
Jun 2025 440
Jul 2025 432
Aug 2025 331
Sep 2025 486
Oct 2025 454
Nov 2025 476
Dec 2025 431
Jan 2026 438
Feb 2026 418
Mar 2026 420

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 5,161 car tests at Cheltenham 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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