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Car practical driving test pass rates at Fort William: 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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374 car tests at Fort William in 2025/26
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  • Pass rate, 2025/26 65.5% Great Britain 50.0%
  • Tests taken 374 245 passes
  • First-attempt pass rate 69.2% Great Britain 50.5%
  • Women’s pass rate 64.6% GB 49.1%
  • Men’s pass rate 66.3% GB 50.8%

Few tests. Fort William ran 374 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 Fort William?

In April 2025 to March 2026, 65.5% of car practical tests at Fort William were passes (245 of 374), against 50.0% across Great Britain: 15.5 points higher. The year before it was 62.0%.

Pass rate at Fort William and in Great Britain

Highest 69.2% in 2020/21, lowest 46.7% in 2007/08. −3.6 points since 2020/21.

Car practical test pass rate at Fort William and in Great Britain by financial year
Year Fort WilliamGreat Britain
2007/08 46.7%44.2%
2008/09 54.5%45.3%
2009/10 –45.9%
2010/11 –46.3%
2011/12 –46.9%
2012/13 –47.2%
2013/14 65.8%47.1%
2014/15 61.9%46.9%
2015/16 67.3%47.1%
2016/17 61.0%47.1%
2017/18 65.1%46.3%
2018/19 58.6%45.8%
2019/20 64.9%45.9%
2020/21 69.2%49.8%
2021/22 58.8%48.9%
2022/23 55.3%48.4%
2023/24 56.5%47.9%
2024/25 62.0%48.7%
2025/26 65.5%50.0%

Source:DVSA April 2025 to March 2026 Updated

Pass rates for men and women

In 2025/26, women passed 64.6% of tests at Fort William and men 66.3%. Across Great Britain the figures were 49.1% and 50.8%.

Pass rate by gender

Pass rate by gender at Fort William and in Great Britain, 2025/26
Candidates Fort WilliamGreat Britain
Women 64.6%49.1%
Men 66.3%50.8%
All 65.5%50.0%

Source:DVSA April 2025 to March 2026 Updated

Passing first time at Fort William

247 people took their first practical test at Fort William in 2025/26 and 69.2% passed, against 50.5% of first attempts across Great Britain. 19 of them passed without a single driving fault.

First-attempt pass rate

First-attempt pass rate at Fort William and in Great Britain by financial year
Year Fort WilliamGreat Britain
2007/08 42.2%43.3%
2008/09 51.1%45.3%
2009/10 52.8%45.7%
2010/11 –46.2%
2011/12 69.6%47.5%
2012/13 56.2%47.7%
2013/14 65.2%47.9%
2014/15 63.4%47.6%
2015/16 69.2%47.5%
2016/17 58.0%47.1%
2017/18 63.4%46.7%
2018/19 56.2%46.6%
2019/20 60.5%46.4%
2020/21 69.2%51.1%
2021/22 60.3%49.3%
2022/23 56.2%48.3%
2023/24 62.4%48.1%
2024/25 65.2%48.9%
2025/26 69.2%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 Fort William
Month Fort William
Apr 2025 58.5%
May 2025 63.3%
Jun 2025 53.9%
Jul 2025 54.4%
Aug 2025 71.4%
Sep 2025 76.7%
Oct 2025 75.0%
Nov 2025 69.2%
Dec 2025 68.4%
Jan 2026 77.1%
Feb 2026 55.2%
Mar 2026 75.0%

Source:DVSA April 2025 to March 2026 Updated

Tests each month

Car tests each month at Fort William (withheld months show as zero)
Month Tests
Apr 2025 53
May 2025 30
Jun 2025 26
Jul 2025 46
Aug 2025 28
Sep 2025 30
Oct 2025 32
Nov 2025 26
Dec 2025 19
Jan 2026 35
Feb 2026 0
Mar 2026 0

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 374 car tests at Fort William 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.
How we calculate these figures All data sources

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