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Car practical driving test pass rates at Hereford: 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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4,110 car tests at Hereford in 2025/26
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  • Pass rate, 2025/26 58.8% Great Britain 50.0%
  • Tests taken 4,110 2,416 passes
  • First-attempt pass rate 60.0% Great Britain 50.5%
  • Rank by pass rate 24 of 260 centres with 1,000+ tests
  • Women’s pass rate 57.4% GB 49.1%
  • Men’s pass rate 59.9% GB 50.8%

What is the pass rate at Hereford?

In April 2025 to March 2026, 58.8% of car practical tests at Hereford were passes (2,416 of 4,110), against 50.0% across Great Britain: 8.7 points higher. That is 24th highest of 260 centres with 1,000 or more tests. The year before it was 59.4%.

Pass rate at Hereford and in Great Britain

Highest 61.2% in 2021/22, lowest 49.8% in 2013/14. −0.4 points since 2020/21.

Car practical test pass rate at Hereford and in Great Britain by financial year
Year HerefordGreat Britain
2007/08 50.7%44.2%
2008/09 51.0%45.3%
2009/10 50.7%45.9%
2010/11 53.8%46.3%
2011/12 53.0%46.9%
2012/13 52.2%47.2%
2013/14 49.8%47.1%
2014/15 53.8%46.9%
2015/16 57.9%47.1%
2016/17 55.2%47.1%
2017/18 55.5%46.3%
2018/19 56.4%45.8%
2019/20 54.7%45.9%
2020/21 59.2%49.8%
2021/22 61.2%48.9%
2022/23 57.8%48.4%
2023/24 55.8%47.9%
2024/25 59.4%48.7%
2025/26 58.8%50.0%

Source:DVSA April 2025 to March 2026 Updated

Pass rates for men and women

In 2025/26, women passed 57.4% of tests at Hereford and men 59.9%. Across Great Britain the figures were 49.1% and 50.8%.

Pass rate by gender

Pass rate by gender at Hereford and in Great Britain, 2025/26
Candidates HerefordGreat Britain
Women 57.4%49.1%
Men 59.9%50.8%
All 58.8%50.0%

Source:DVSA April 2025 to March 2026 Updated

Passing first time at Hereford

2,186 people took their first practical test at Hereford in 2025/26 and 60.0% passed, against 50.5% of first attempts across Great Britain. 128 of them passed without a single driving fault.

First-attempt pass rate

First-attempt pass rate at Hereford and in Great Britain by financial year
Year HerefordGreat Britain
2007/08 48.2%43.3%
2008/09 48.9%45.3%
2009/10 49.6%45.7%
2010/11 50.1%46.2%
2011/12 51.3%47.5%
2012/13 52.0%47.7%
2013/14 47.1%47.9%
2014/15 54.0%47.6%
2015/16 56.9%47.5%
2016/17 53.3%47.1%
2017/18 56.2%46.7%
2018/19 56.5%46.6%
2019/20 53.5%46.4%
2020/21 58.9%51.1%
2021/22 61.3%49.3%
2022/23 58.5%48.3%
2023/24 54.6%48.1%
2024/25 60.6%48.9%
2025/26 60.0%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 Hereford
Month Hereford
Apr 2025 69.8%
May 2025 60.0%
Jun 2025 63.1%
Jul 2025 59.4%
Aug 2025 62.5%
Sep 2025 57.9%
Oct 2025 54.2%
Nov 2025 59.9%
Dec 2025 58.8%
Jan 2026 56.1%
Feb 2026 55.8%
Mar 2026 51.7%

Source:DVSA April 2025 to March 2026 Updated

Tests each month

Car tests each month at Hereford (withheld months show as zero)
Month Tests
Apr 2025 311
May 2025 372
Jun 2025 369
Jul 2025 382
Aug 2025 253
Sep 2025 290
Oct 2025 349
Nov 2025 304
Dec 2025 306
Jan 2026 401
Feb 2026 353
Mar 2026 420

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 4,110 car tests at Hereford 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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