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Car practical driving test pass rates at Hexham: 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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1,388 car tests at Hexham in 2025/26
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  • Pass rate, 2025/26 53.0% Great Britain 50.0%
  • Tests taken 1,388 735 passes
  • First-attempt pass rate 55.0% Great Britain 50.5%
  • Rank by pass rate 91 of 260 centres with 1,000+ tests
  • Women’s pass rate 52.8% GB 49.1%
  • Men’s pass rate 53.1% GB 50.8%

What is the pass rate at Hexham?

In April 2025 to March 2026, 53.0% of car practical tests at Hexham were passes (735 of 1,388), against 50.0% across Great Britain: 2.9 points higher. That is 91st highest of 260 centres with 1,000 or more tests. The year before it was 56.7%.

Pass rate at Hexham and in Great Britain

Highest 67.6% in 2020/21, lowest 44.6% in 2007/08. −14.6 points since 2020/21.

Car practical test pass rate at Hexham and in Great Britain by financial year
Year HexhamGreat Britain
2007/08 44.6%44.2%
2008/09 46.8%45.3%
2009/10 48.3%45.9%
2010/11 48.5%46.3%
2011/12 50.8%46.9%
2012/13 50.8%47.2%
2013/14 52.1%47.1%
2014/15 54.6%46.9%
2015/16 57.2%47.1%
2016/17 62.1%47.1%
2017/18 60.6%46.3%
2018/19 58.3%45.8%
2019/20 61.2%45.9%
2020/21 67.6%49.8%
2021/22 62.1%48.9%
2022/23 56.0%48.4%
2023/24 59.3%47.9%
2024/25 56.7%48.7%
2025/26 53.0%50.0%

Source:DVSA April 2025 to March 2026 Updated

Pass rates for men and women

In 2025/26, women passed 52.8% of tests at Hexham and men 53.1%. Across Great Britain the figures were 49.1% and 50.8%.

Pass rate by gender

Pass rate by gender at Hexham and in Great Britain, 2025/26
Candidates HexhamGreat Britain
Women 52.8%49.1%
Men 53.1%50.8%
All 53.0%50.0%

Source:DVSA April 2025 to March 2026 Updated

Passing first time at Hexham

725 people took their first practical test at Hexham in 2025/26 and 55.0% passed, against 50.5% of first attempts across Great Britain. 17 of them passed without a single driving fault.

First-attempt pass rate

First-attempt pass rate at Hexham and in Great Britain by financial year
Year HexhamGreat Britain
2007/08 41.6%43.3%
2008/09 48.2%45.3%
2009/10 45.6%45.7%
2010/11 47.8%46.2%
2011/12 51.2%47.5%
2012/13 50.3%47.7%
2013/14 51.2%47.9%
2014/15 53.4%47.6%
2015/16 54.6%47.5%
2016/17 59.9%47.1%
2017/18 59.6%46.7%
2018/19 56.7%46.6%
2019/20 61.4%46.4%
2020/21 67.4%51.1%
2021/22 64.0%49.3%
2022/23 55.6%48.3%
2023/24 57.6%48.1%
2024/25 56.8%48.9%
2025/26 55.0%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 Hexham
Month Hexham
Apr 2025 60.9%
May 2025 57.3%
Jun 2025 43.2%
Jul 2025 55.3%
Aug 2025 55.8%
Sep 2025 50.3%
Oct 2025 55.6%
Nov 2025 50.0%
Dec 2025 52.7%
Jan 2026 51.1%
Feb 2026 51.0%
Mar 2026 54.0%

Source:DVSA April 2025 to March 2026 Updated

Tests each month

Car tests each month at Hexham (withheld months show as zero)
Month Tests
Apr 2025 87
May 2025 82
Jun 2025 74
Jul 2025 103
Aug 2025 86
Sep 2025 149
Oct 2025 142
Nov 2025 124
Dec 2025 129
Jan 2026 141
Feb 2026 147
Mar 2026 124

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 1,388 car tests at Hexham 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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