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Car practical driving test pass rates at Forfar: 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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667 car tests at Forfar in 2025/26
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  • Pass rate, 2025/26 60.3% Great Britain 50.0%
  • Tests taken 667 402 passes
  • First-attempt pass rate 59.4% Great Britain 50.5%
  • Women’s pass rate 58.2% GB 49.1%
  • Men’s pass rate 62.7% GB 50.8%

Few tests. Forfar ran 667 car tests in 2025/26. DVSA warns that pass rates from small numbers of tests are not a sound basis for comparison, so treat differences of a few points with caution.

What is the pass rate at Forfar?

In April 2025 to March 2026, 60.3% of car practical tests at Forfar were passes (402 of 667), against 50.0% across Great Britain: 10.2 points higher. The year before it was 68.5%.

Pass rate at Forfar and in Great Britain

Highest 73.6% in 2022/23, lowest 54.2% in 2007/08. −8.9 points since 2020/21.

Car practical test pass rate at Forfar and in Great Britain by financial year
Year ForfarGreat Britain
2007/08 54.2%44.2%
2008/09 57.3%45.3%
2009/10 57.2%45.9%
2010/11 55.2%46.3%
2011/12 58.1%46.9%
2012/13 55.1%47.2%
2013/14 58.2%47.1%
2014/15 59.6%46.9%
2015/16 60.2%47.1%
2016/17 58.9%47.1%
2017/18 68.0%46.3%
2018/19 65.2%45.8%
2019/20 65.6%45.9%
2020/21 69.2%49.8%
2021/22 68.8%48.9%
2022/23 73.6%48.4%
2023/24 70.5%47.9%
2024/25 68.5%48.7%
2025/26 60.3%50.0%

Source:DVSA April 2025 to March 2026 Updated

Pass rates for men and women

In 2025/26, women passed 58.2% of tests at Forfar and men 62.7%. Across Great Britain the figures were 49.1% and 50.8%.

Pass rate by gender

Pass rate by gender at Forfar and in Great Britain, 2025/26
Candidates ForfarGreat Britain
Women 58.2%49.1%
Men 62.7%50.8%
All 60.3%50.0%

Source:DVSA April 2025 to March 2026 Updated

Passing first time at Forfar

424 people took their first practical test at Forfar in 2025/26 and 59.4% passed, against 50.5% of first attempts across Great Britain. 18 of them passed without a single driving fault.

First-attempt pass rate

First-attempt pass rate at Forfar and in Great Britain by financial year
Year ForfarGreat Britain
2007/08 50.5%43.3%
2008/09 57.9%45.3%
2009/10 62.6%45.7%
2010/11 54.5%46.2%
2011/12 56.9%47.5%
2012/13 58.1%47.7%
2013/14 58.1%47.9%
2014/15 60.5%47.6%
2015/16 57.3%47.5%
2016/17 58.5%47.1%
2017/18 68.0%46.7%
2018/19 64.5%46.6%
2019/20 65.0%46.4%
2020/21 69.4%51.1%
2021/22 70.8%49.3%
2022/23 69.5%48.3%
2023/24 69.5%48.1%
2024/25 68.1%48.9%
2025/26 59.4%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 Forfar
Month Forfar
Apr 2025 71.1%
May 2025 62.5%
Jun 2025 69.8%
Jul 2025 61.7%
Aug 2025 67.2%
Sep 2025 51.4%
Oct 2025 54.6%
Nov 2025 57.6%
Dec 2025 57.5%
Jan 2026 62.5%
Feb 2026 57.1%
Mar 2026 60.5%

Source:DVSA April 2025 to March 2026 Updated

Tests each month

Car tests each month at Forfar (withheld months show as zero)
Month Tests
Apr 2025 38
May 2025 24
Jun 2025 43
Jul 2025 47
Aug 2025 67
Sep 2025 74
Oct 2025 66
Nov 2025 66
Dec 2025 47
Jan 2026 56
Feb 2026 63
Mar 2026 76

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 667 car tests at Forfar 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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