Driving test centre

Hull driving test centre

Car practical driving test pass rates at Hull: 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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9,706 car tests at Hull in 2025/26
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  • Pass rate, 2025/26 47.9% Great Britain 50.0%
  • Tests taken 9,706 4,652 passes
  • First-attempt pass rate 49.3% Great Britain 50.5%
  • Rank by pass rate 178 of 260 centres with 1,000+ tests
  • Women’s pass rate 49.2% GB 49.1%
  • Men’s pass rate 46.9% GB 50.8%

What is the pass rate at Hull?

In April 2025 to March 2026, 47.9% of car practical tests at Hull were passes (4,652 of 9,706), against 50.0% across Great Britain: 2.1 points lower. That is 83rd lowest of 260 centres with 1,000 or more tests. The year before it was 45.2%.

Pass rate at Hull and in Great Britain

Highest 56.7% in 2014/15, lowest 44.3% in 2007/08. −3.5 points since 2020/21.

Car practical test pass rate at Hull and in Great Britain by financial year
Year HullGreat Britain
2007/08 44.3%44.2%
2008/09 46.9%45.3%
2009/10 45.7%45.9%
2010/11 46.3%
2011/12 46.2%46.9%
2012/13 48.5%47.2%
2013/14 48.2%47.1%
2014/15 56.7%46.9%
2015/16 47.8%47.1%
2016/17 48.2%47.1%
2017/18 47.6%46.3%
2018/19 47.6%45.8%
2019/20 46.3%45.9%
2020/21 51.4%49.8%
2021/22 52.3%48.9%
2022/23 50.7%48.4%
2023/24 47.8%47.9%
2024/25 45.2%48.7%
2025/26 47.9%50.0%

Source:DVSA April 2025 to March 2026 Updated

Pass rates for men and women

In 2025/26, women passed 49.2% of tests at Hull and men 46.9%. Across Great Britain the figures were 49.1% and 50.8%.

Pass rate by gender

Pass rate by gender at Hull and in Great Britain, 2025/26
Candidates HullGreat Britain
Women 49.2%49.1%
Men 46.9%50.8%
All 47.9%50.0%

Source:DVSA April 2025 to March 2026 Updated

Passing first time at Hull

4,921 people took their first practical test at Hull in 2025/26 and 49.3% passed, against 50.5% of first attempts across Great Britain. 164 of them passed without a single driving fault.

First-attempt pass rate

First-attempt pass rate at Hull and in Great Britain by financial year
Year HullGreat Britain
2007/08 43.8%43.3%
2008/09 47.0%45.3%
2009/10 45.1%45.7%
2010/11 46.2%
2011/12 46.7%47.5%
2012/13 48.7%47.7%
2013/14 50.1%47.9%
2014/15 50.0%47.6%
2015/16 48.1%47.5%
2016/17 47.3%47.1%
2017/18 47.7%46.7%
2018/19 48.0%46.6%
2019/20 45.6%46.4%
2020/21 50.6%51.1%
2021/22 52.8%49.3%
2022/23 49.1%48.3%
2023/24 47.9%48.1%
2024/25 45.0%48.9%
2025/26 49.3%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 Hull
Month Hull
Apr 2025 46.5%
May 2025 50.0%
Jun 2025 48.2%
Jul 2025 48.6%
Aug 2025 49.8%
Sep 2025 45.5%
Oct 2025 46.1%
Nov 2025 45.0%
Dec 2025 47.1%
Jan 2026 46.7%
Feb 2026 53.0%
Mar 2026 48.2%

Source:DVSA April 2025 to March 2026 Updated

Tests each month

Car tests each month at Hull (withheld months show as zero)
Month Tests
Apr 2025 803
May 2025 892
Jun 2025 1,121
Jul 2025 1,029
Aug 2025 998
Sep 2025 615
Oct 2025 861
Nov 2025 776
Dec 2025 750
Jan 2026 518
Feb 2026 581
Mar 2026 762

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 9,706 car tests at Hull 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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