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Car practical driving test pass rates at Eastbourne: 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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6,031 car tests at Eastbourne in 2025/26
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  • Pass rate, 2025/26 55.4% Great Britain 50.0%
  • Tests taken 6,031 3,342 passes
  • First-attempt pass rate 56.6% Great Britain 50.5%
  • Rank by pass rate 64 of 260 centres with 1,000+ tests
  • Women’s pass rate 56.2% GB 49.1%
  • Men’s pass rate 54.8% GB 50.8%

What is the pass rate at Eastbourne?

In April 2025 to March 2026, 55.4% of car practical tests at Eastbourne were passes (3,342 of 6,031), against 50.0% across Great Britain: 5.4 points higher. That is 64th highest of 260 centres with 1,000 or more tests. The year before it was 52.1%.

Pass rate at Eastbourne and in Great Britain

Highest 55.4% in 2025/26, lowest 47.9% in 2017/18. +0.5 points since 2020/21.

Car practical test pass rate at Eastbourne and in Great Britain by financial year
Year EastbourneGreat Britain
2007/08 49.5%44.2%
2008/09 49.4%45.3%
2009/10 53.0%45.9%
2010/11 53.4%46.3%
2011/12 49.3%46.9%
2012/13 49.2%47.2%
2013/14 50.2%47.1%
2014/15 51.1%46.9%
2015/16 50.4%47.1%
2016/17 48.1%47.1%
2017/18 47.9%46.3%
2018/19 50.1%45.8%
2019/20 51.7%45.9%
2020/21 54.9%49.8%
2021/22 54.6%48.9%
2022/23 52.2%48.4%
2023/24 48.1%47.9%
2024/25 52.1%48.7%
2025/26 55.4%50.0%

Source:DVSA April 2025 to March 2026 Updated

Pass rates for men and women

In 2025/26, women passed 56.2% of tests at Eastbourne and men 54.8%. Across Great Britain the figures were 49.1% and 50.8%.

Pass rate by gender

Pass rate by gender at Eastbourne and in Great Britain, 2025/26
Candidates EastbourneGreat Britain
Women 56.2%49.1%
Men 54.8%50.8%
All 55.4%50.0%

Source:DVSA April 2025 to March 2026 Updated

Passing first time at Eastbourne

3,065 people took their first practical test at Eastbourne in 2025/26 and 56.6% passed, against 50.5% of first attempts across Great Britain. 60 of them passed without a single driving fault.

First-attempt pass rate

First-attempt pass rate at Eastbourne and in Great Britain by financial year
Year EastbourneGreat Britain
2007/08 47.8%43.3%
2008/09 47.1%45.3%
2009/10 51.6%45.7%
2010/11 51.7%46.2%
2011/12 47.4%47.5%
2012/13 47.6%47.7%
2013/14 50.5%47.9%
2014/15 48.7%47.6%
2015/16 50.0%47.5%
2016/17 47.0%47.1%
2017/18 47.0%46.7%
2018/19 49.4%46.6%
2019/20 50.5%46.4%
2020/21 55.2%51.1%
2021/22 53.7%49.3%
2022/23 51.5%48.3%
2023/24 46.2%48.1%
2024/25 50.8%48.9%
2025/26 56.6%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 Eastbourne
Month Eastbourne
Apr 2025 62.6%
May 2025 63.2%
Jun 2025 58.2%
Jul 2025 50.6%
Aug 2025 49.5%
Sep 2025 55.7%
Oct 2025 57.3%
Nov 2025 49.9%
Dec 2025 53.6%
Jan 2026 56.4%
Feb 2026 55.6%
Mar 2026 56.8%

Source:DVSA April 2025 to March 2026 Updated

Tests each month

Car tests each month at Eastbourne (withheld months show as zero)
Month Tests
Apr 2025 414
May 2025 329
Jun 2025 433
Jul 2025 528
Aug 2025 465
Sep 2025 436
Oct 2025 475
Nov 2025 517
Dec 2025 601
Jan 2026 603
Feb 2026 617
Mar 2026 613

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 6,031 car tests at Eastbourne 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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