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Car practical driving test pass rates at Greenock: 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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3,547 car tests at Greenock in 2025/26
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  • Pass rate, 2025/26 41.7% Great Britain 50.0%
  • Tests taken 3,547 1,479 passes
  • First-attempt pass rate 40.5% Great Britain 50.5%
  • Rank by pass rate 237 of 260 centres with 1,000+ tests
  • Women’s pass rate 43.5% GB 49.1%
  • Men’s pass rate 40.6% GB 50.8%

What is the pass rate at Greenock?

In April 2025 to March 2026, 41.7% of car practical tests at Greenock were passes (1,479 of 3,547), against 50.0% across Great Britain: 8.3 points lower. That is 24th lowest of 260 centres with 1,000 or more tests. The year before it was 42.4%.

Pass rate at Greenock and in Great Britain

Highest 53.2% in 2011/12, lowest 41.4% in 2022/23. −8.3 points since 2020/21.

Car practical test pass rate at Greenock and in Great Britain by financial year
Year GreenockGreat Britain
2007/08 44.4%44.2%
2008/09 48.3%45.3%
2009/10 45.3%45.9%
2010/11 50.4%46.3%
2011/12 53.2%46.9%
2012/13 49.5%47.2%
2013/14 46.4%47.1%
2014/15 45.9%46.9%
2015/16 50.0%47.1%
2016/17 46.2%47.1%
2017/18 43.2%46.3%
2018/19 43.8%45.8%
2019/20 44.1%45.9%
2020/21 50.0%49.8%
2021/22 43.6%48.9%
2022/23 41.4%48.4%
2023/24 42.3%47.9%
2024/25 42.4%48.7%
2025/26 41.7%50.0%

Source:DVSA April 2025 to March 2026 Updated

Pass rates for men and women

In 2025/26, women passed 43.5% of tests at Greenock and men 40.6%. Across Great Britain the figures were 49.1% and 50.8%.

Pass rate by gender

Pass rate by gender at Greenock and in Great Britain, 2025/26
Candidates GreenockGreat Britain
Women 43.5%49.1%
Men 40.6%50.8%
All 41.7%50.0%

Source:DVSA April 2025 to March 2026 Updated

Passing first time at Greenock

1,469 people took their first practical test at Greenock in 2025/26 and 40.5% 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 Greenock and in Great Britain by financial year
Year GreenockGreat Britain
2007/08 39.7%43.3%
2008/09 44.9%45.3%
2009/10 42.6%45.7%
2010/11 47.6%46.2%
2011/12 52.4%47.5%
2012/13 46.2%47.7%
2013/14 42.1%47.9%
2014/15 42.9%47.6%
2015/16 45.8%47.5%
2016/17 43.8%47.1%
2017/18 39.9%46.7%
2018/19 41.4%46.6%
2019/20 43.8%46.4%
2020/21 48.3%51.1%
2021/22 45.8%49.3%
2022/23 41.4%48.3%
2023/24 40.4%48.1%
2024/25 40.9%48.9%
2025/26 40.5%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 Greenock
Month Greenock
Apr 2025 44.8%
May 2025 38.1%
Jun 2025 41.9%
Jul 2025 40.2%
Aug 2025 40.1%
Sep 2025 40.5%
Oct 2025 40.9%
Nov 2025 41.6%
Dec 2025 40.2%
Jan 2026 44.5%
Feb 2026 39.7%
Mar 2026 50.6%

Source:DVSA April 2025 to March 2026 Updated

Tests each month

Car tests each month at Greenock (withheld months show as zero)
Month Tests
Apr 2025 154
May 2025 286
Jun 2025 241
Jul 2025 296
Aug 2025 207
Sep 2025 348
Oct 2025 377
Nov 2025 404
Dec 2025 378
Jan 2026 299
Feb 2026 290
Mar 2026 267

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 3,547 car tests at Greenock 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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