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Car practical driving test pass rates at Herne Bay: 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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10,674 car tests at Herne Bay in 2025/26
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  • Pass rate, 2025/26 55.9% Great Britain 50.0%
  • Tests taken 10,674 5,970 passes
  • First-attempt pass rate 56.3% Great Britain 50.5%
  • Rank by pass rate 56 of 260 centres with 1,000+ tests
  • Women’s pass rate 55.8% GB 49.1%
  • Men’s pass rate 56.0% GB 50.8%

What is the pass rate at Herne Bay?

In April 2025 to March 2026, 55.9% of car practical tests at Herne Bay were passes (5,970 of 10,674), against 50.0% across Great Britain: 5.9 points higher. That is 56th highest of 260 centres with 1,000 or more tests. The year before it was 55.4%.

Pass rate at Herne Bay and in Great Britain

Highest 56.1% in 2023/24, lowest 41.3% in 2008/09. +11.0 points since 2020/21.

Car practical test pass rate at Herne Bay and in Great Britain by financial year
Year Herne BayGreat Britain
2008/09 41.3%45.3%
2009/10 44.1%45.9%
2010/11 –46.3%
2011/12 47.2%46.9%
2012/13 48.6%47.2%
2013/14 45.4%47.1%
2014/15 43.9%46.9%
2015/16 43.2%47.1%
2016/17 43.4%47.1%
2017/18 42.3%46.3%
2018/19 44.4%45.8%
2019/20 42.9%45.9%
2020/21 44.9%49.8%
2021/22 49.8%48.9%
2022/23 51.5%48.4%
2023/24 56.1%47.9%
2024/25 55.4%48.7%
2025/26 55.9%50.0%

Source:DVSA April 2025 to March 2026 Updated

Pass rates for men and women

In 2025/26, women passed 55.8% of tests at Herne Bay and men 56.0%. Across Great Britain the figures were 49.1% and 50.8%.

Pass rate by gender

Pass rate by gender at Herne Bay and in Great Britain, 2025/26
Candidates Herne BayGreat Britain
Women 55.8%49.1%
Men 56.0%50.8%
All 55.9%50.0%

Source:DVSA April 2025 to March 2026 Updated

Passing first time at Herne Bay

5,179 people took their first practical test at Herne Bay in 2025/26 and 56.3% passed, against 50.5% of first attempts across Great Britain. 327 of them passed without a single driving fault.

First-attempt pass rate

First-attempt pass rate at Herne Bay and in Great Britain by financial year
Year Herne BayGreat Britain
2008/09 45.1%45.3%
2009/10 43.3%45.7%
2010/11 –46.2%
2011/12 46.6%47.5%
2012/13 47.9%47.7%
2013/14 44.2%47.9%
2014/15 44.4%47.6%
2015/16 42.2%47.5%
2016/17 41.9%47.1%
2017/18 41.4%46.7%
2018/19 44.7%46.6%
2019/20 41.8%46.4%
2020/21 44.1%51.1%
2021/22 49.1%49.3%
2022/23 51.2%48.3%
2023/24 55.4%48.1%
2024/25 54.3%48.9%
2025/26 56.3%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 Herne Bay
Month Herne Bay
Apr 2025 58.8%
May 2025 55.7%
Jun 2025 58.8%
Jul 2025 57.2%
Aug 2025 58.5%
Sep 2025 55.5%
Oct 2025 57.6%
Nov 2025 55.6%
Dec 2025 53.4%
Jan 2026 54.6%
Feb 2026 54.9%
Mar 2026 53.9%

Source:DVSA April 2025 to March 2026 Updated

Tests each month

Car tests each month at Herne Bay (withheld months show as zero)
Month Tests
Apr 2025 738
May 2025 747
Jun 2025 641
Jul 2025 823
Aug 2025 663
Sep 2025 897
Oct 2025 950
Nov 2025 910
Dec 2025 949
Jan 2026 1,039
Feb 2026 972
Mar 2026 1,345

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 10,674 car tests at Herne Bay 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. Herne Bay 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.
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