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Car practical driving test pass rates at Doncaster: 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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7,334 car tests at Doncaster in 2025/26
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  • Pass rate, 2025/26 53.2% Great Britain 50.0%
  • Tests taken 7,334 3,903 passes
  • First-attempt pass rate 53.3% Great Britain 50.5%
  • Rank by pass rate 86 of 260 centres with 1,000+ tests
  • Women’s pass rate 52.8% GB 49.1%
  • Men’s pass rate 53.6% GB 50.8%

What is the pass rate at Doncaster?

In April 2025 to March 2026, 53.2% of car practical tests at Doncaster were passes (3,903 of 7,334), against 50.0% across Great Britain: 3.2 points higher. That is 86th highest of 260 centres with 1,000 or more tests. The year before it was 42.0%.

Pass rate at Doncaster and in Great Britain

Highest 53.2% in 2025/26, lowest 40.8% in 2022/23. +11.8 points since 2020/21.

Car practical test pass rate at Doncaster and in Great Britain by financial year
Year DoncasterGreat Britain
2007/08 46.3%44.2%
2008/09 47.8%45.3%
2009/10 48.3%45.9%
2010/11 48.0%46.3%
2011/12 47.0%46.9%
2012/13 50.4%47.2%
2013/14 49.1%47.1%
2014/15 48.8%46.9%
2015/16 47.9%47.1%
2016/17 45.7%47.1%
2017/18 44.3%46.3%
2018/19 43.7%45.8%
2019/20 44.0%45.9%
2020/21 41.5%49.8%
2021/22 43.1%48.9%
2022/23 40.8%48.4%
2023/24 42.3%47.9%
2024/25 42.0%48.7%
2025/26 53.2%50.0%

Source:DVSA April 2025 to March 2026 Updated

Pass rates for men and women

In 2025/26, women passed 52.8% of tests at Doncaster and men 53.6%. Across Great Britain the figures were 49.1% and 50.8%.

Pass rate by gender

Pass rate by gender at Doncaster and in Great Britain, 2025/26
Candidates DoncasterGreat Britain
Women 52.8%49.1%
Men 53.6%50.8%
All 53.2%50.0%

Source:DVSA April 2025 to March 2026 Updated

Passing first time at Doncaster

3,826 people took their first practical test at Doncaster in 2025/26 and 53.3% passed, against 50.5% of first attempts across Great Britain. 130 of them passed without a single driving fault.

First-attempt pass rate

First-attempt pass rate at Doncaster and in Great Britain by financial year
Year DoncasterGreat Britain
2007/08 44.6%43.3%
2008/09 45.8%45.3%
2009/10 47.7%45.7%
2010/11 48.7%46.2%
2011/12 47.1%47.5%
2012/13 49.7%47.7%
2013/14 49.8%47.9%
2014/15 48.5%47.6%
2015/16 47.1%47.5%
2016/17 45.9%47.1%
2017/18 42.8%46.7%
2018/19 43.2%46.6%
2019/20 43.8%46.4%
2020/21 42.9%51.1%
2021/22 42.4%49.3%
2022/23 39.8%48.3%
2023/24 41.6%48.1%
2024/25 41.4%48.9%
2025/26 53.3%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 Doncaster
Month Doncaster
Apr 2025 45.0%
May 2025 47.8%
Jun 2025 48.8%
Jul 2025 59.5%
Aug 2025 59.6%
Sep 2025 62.5%
Oct 2025 59.7%
Nov 2025 55.0%
Dec 2025 53.9%
Jan 2026 51.9%
Feb 2026 46.6%
Mar 2026 51.1%

Source:DVSA April 2025 to March 2026 Updated

Tests each month

Car tests each month at Doncaster (withheld months show as zero)
Month Tests
Apr 2025 558
May 2025 579
Jun 2025 447
Jul 2025 434
Aug 2025 626
Sep 2025 618
Oct 2025 506
Nov 2025 595
Dec 2025 638
Jan 2026 749
Feb 2026 698
Mar 2026 886

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 7,334 car tests at Doncaster 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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