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Car practical driving test pass rates at Farnborough: each year since 2008/09, 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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10,482 car tests at Farnborough in 2025/26
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  • Pass rate, 2025/26 59.7% Great Britain 50.0%
  • Tests taken 10,482 6,258 passes
  • First-attempt pass rate 60.1% Great Britain 50.5%
  • Rank by pass rate 20 of 260 centres with 1,000+ tests
  • Women’s pass rate 57.6% GB 49.1%
  • Men’s pass rate 61.7% GB 50.8%

What is the pass rate at Farnborough?

In April 2025 to March 2026, 59.7% of car practical tests at Farnborough were passes (6,258 of 10,482), against 50.0% across Great Britain: 9.7 points higher. That is 20th highest of 260 centres with 1,000 or more tests. The year before it was 58.3%.

Pass rate at Farnborough and in Great Britain

Highest 59.7% in 2025/26, lowest 49.3% in 2009/10. +1.1 points since 2020/21.

Car practical test pass rate at Farnborough and in Great Britain by financial year
Year FarnboroughGreat Britain
2008/09 49.7%45.3%
2009/10 49.3%45.9%
2010/11 –46.3%
2011/12 53.7%46.9%
2012/13 50.5%47.2%
2013/14 53.3%47.1%
2014/15 54.0%46.9%
2015/16 55.2%47.1%
2016/17 54.3%47.1%
2017/18 58.4%46.3%
2018/19 54.0%45.8%
2019/20 51.4%45.9%
2020/21 58.6%49.8%
2021/22 57.2%48.9%
2022/23 55.8%48.4%
2023/24 58.4%47.9%
2024/25 58.3%48.7%
2025/26 59.7%50.0%

Source:DVSA April 2025 to March 2026 Updated

Pass rates for men and women

In 2025/26, women passed 57.6% of tests at Farnborough and men 61.7%. Across Great Britain the figures were 49.1% and 50.8%.

Pass rate by gender

Pass rate by gender at Farnborough and in Great Britain, 2025/26
Candidates FarnboroughGreat Britain
Women 57.6%49.1%
Men 61.7%50.8%
All 59.7%50.0%

Source:DVSA April 2025 to March 2026 Updated

Passing first time at Farnborough

5,929 people took their first practical test at Farnborough in 2025/26 and 60.1% passed, against 50.5% of first attempts across Great Britain. 359 of them passed without a single driving fault.

First-attempt pass rate

First-attempt pass rate at Farnborough and in Great Britain by financial year
Year FarnboroughGreat Britain
2008/09 48.5%45.3%
2009/10 47.7%45.7%
2010/11 –46.2%
2011/12 54.8%47.5%
2012/13 49.2%47.7%
2013/14 53.4%47.9%
2014/15 54.6%47.6%
2015/16 55.8%47.5%
2016/17 55.1%47.1%
2017/18 59.7%46.7%
2018/19 55.0%46.6%
2019/20 52.3%46.4%
2020/21 59.1%51.1%
2021/22 57.3%49.3%
2022/23 55.7%48.3%
2023/24 58.7%48.1%
2024/25 58.7%48.9%
2025/26 60.1%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 Farnborough
Month Farnborough
Apr 2025 62.1%
May 2025 65.9%
Jun 2025 63.0%
Jul 2025 59.8%
Aug 2025 58.0%
Sep 2025 58.6%
Oct 2025 57.1%
Nov 2025 59.8%
Dec 2025 60.5%
Jan 2026 58.7%
Feb 2026 58.1%
Mar 2026 58.2%

Source:DVSA April 2025 to March 2026 Updated

Tests each month

Car tests each month at Farnborough (withheld months show as zero)
Month Tests
Apr 2025 659
May 2025 659
Jun 2025 775
Jul 2025 833
Aug 2025 695
Sep 2025 778
Oct 2025 907
Nov 2025 899
Dec 2025 882
Jan 2026 1,049
Feb 2026 1,013
Mar 2026 1,333

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 10,482 car tests at Farnborough 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. Farnborough appears under this name from 2008/09; an earlier name would count as a different centre. 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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