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Car practical driving test pass rates at Kelso: 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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434 car tests at Kelso in 2025/26
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  • Pass rate, 2025/26 59.2% Great Britain 50.0%
  • Tests taken 434 257 passes
  • First-attempt pass rate 59.3% Great Britain 50.5%
  • Women’s pass rate 60.1% GB 49.1%
  • Men’s pass rate 58.3% GB 50.8%

Few tests. Kelso ran 434 car tests in 2025/26. DVSA warns that pass rates from small numbers of tests are not a sound basis for comparison, so treat differences of a few points with caution.

What is the pass rate at Kelso?

In April 2025 to March 2026, 59.2% of car practical tests at Kelso were passes (257 of 434), against 50.0% across Great Britain: 9.2 points higher. The year before it was 57.0%.

Pass rate at Kelso and in Great Britain

Highest 74.5% in 2022/23, lowest 53.2% in 2009/10. −12.2 points since 2020/21.

Car practical test pass rate at Kelso and in Great Britain by financial year
Year KelsoGreat Britain
2007/08 57.4%44.2%
2008/09 56.8%45.3%
2009/10 53.2%45.9%
2010/11 –46.3%
2011/12 –46.9%
2012/13 –47.2%
2013/14 63.7%47.1%
2014/15 57.6%46.9%
2015/16 59.4%47.1%
2016/17 60.6%47.1%
2017/18 56.0%46.3%
2018/19 55.6%45.8%
2019/20 56.6%45.9%
2020/21 71.4%49.8%
2021/22 70.1%48.9%
2022/23 74.5%48.4%
2023/24 65.6%47.9%
2024/25 57.0%48.7%
2025/26 59.2%50.0%

Source:DVSA April 2025 to March 2026 Updated

Pass rates for men and women

In 2025/26, women passed 60.1% of tests at Kelso and men 58.3%. Across Great Britain the figures were 49.1% and 50.8%.

Pass rate by gender

Pass rate by gender at Kelso and in Great Britain, 2025/26
Candidates KelsoGreat Britain
Women 60.1%49.1%
Men 58.3%50.8%
All 59.2%50.0%

Source:DVSA April 2025 to March 2026 Updated

Passing first time at Kelso

241 people took their first practical test at Kelso in 2025/26 and 59.3% passed, against 50.5% of first attempts across Great Britain. 9 of them passed without a single driving fault.

First-attempt pass rate

First-attempt pass rate at Kelso and in Great Britain by financial year
Year KelsoGreat Britain
2007/08 55.4%43.3%
2008/09 56.7%45.3%
2009/10 55.3%45.7%
2010/11 –46.2%
2011/12 65.5%47.5%
2012/13 69.6%47.7%
2013/14 64.4%47.9%
2014/15 55.4%47.6%
2015/16 60.8%47.5%
2016/17 60.3%47.1%
2017/18 56.4%46.7%
2018/19 56.8%46.6%
2019/20 54.1%46.4%
2020/21 70.0%51.1%
2021/22 69.0%49.3%
2022/23 75.8%48.3%
2023/24 72.1%48.1%
2024/25 59.9%48.9%
2025/26 59.3%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 Kelso
Month Kelso
Apr 2025 65.6%
May 2025 61.8%
Jun 2025 56.8%
Jul 2025 51.1%
Aug 2025 66.7%
Sep 2025 53.9%
Oct 2025 62.8%
Nov 2025 55.3%
Dec 2025 54.6%
Jan 2026 72.1%
Feb 2026 56.3%
Mar 2026 54.1%

Source:DVSA April 2025 to March 2026 Updated

Tests each month

Car tests each month at Kelso (withheld months show as zero)
Month Tests
Apr 2025 32
May 2025 34
Jun 2025 44
Jul 2025 45
Aug 2025 27
Sep 2025 26
Oct 2025 43
Nov 2025 38
Dec 2025 33
Jan 2026 43
Feb 2026 32
Mar 2026 37

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 434 car tests at Kelso 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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