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Car practical driving test pass rates at Launceston: 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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3,991 car tests at Launceston in 2025/26
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  • Pass rate, 2025/26 46.3% Great Britain 50.0%
  • Tests taken 3,991 1,849 passes
  • First-attempt pass rate 47.0% Great Britain 50.5%
  • Rank by pass rate 202 of 260 centres with 1,000+ tests
  • Women’s pass rate 50.0% GB 49.1%
  • Men’s pass rate 43.8% GB 50.8%

What is the pass rate at Launceston?

In April 2025 to March 2026, 46.3% of car practical tests at Launceston were passes (1,849 of 3,991), against 50.0% across Great Britain: 3.7 points lower. That is 59th lowest of 260 centres with 1,000 or more tests. The year before it was 48.3%.

Pass rate at Launceston and in Great Britain

Highest 58.8% in 2012/13, lowest 41.9% in 2023/24. −4.7 points since 2020/21.

Car practical test pass rate at Launceston and in Great Britain by financial year
Year LauncestonGreat Britain
2007/08 51.8%44.2%
2008/09 54.8%45.3%
2009/10 53.9%45.9%
2010/11 57.1%46.3%
2011/12 56.5%46.9%
2012/13 58.8%47.2%
2013/14 55.0%47.1%
2014/15 56.6%46.9%
2015/16 53.5%47.1%
2016/17 53.3%47.1%
2017/18 53.7%46.3%
2018/19 50.2%45.8%
2019/20 48.4%45.9%
2020/21 51.0%49.8%
2021/22 46.0%48.9%
2022/23 42.5%48.4%
2023/24 41.9%47.9%
2024/25 48.3%48.7%
2025/26 46.3%50.0%

Source:DVSA April 2025 to March 2026 Updated

Pass rates for men and women

In 2025/26, women passed 50.0% of tests at Launceston and men 43.8%. Across Great Britain the figures were 49.1% and 50.8%.

Pass rate by gender

Pass rate by gender at Launceston and in Great Britain, 2025/26
Candidates LauncestonGreat Britain
Women 50.0%49.1%
Men 43.8%50.8%
All 46.3%50.0%

Source:DVSA April 2025 to March 2026 Updated

Passing first time at Launceston

1,586 people took their first practical test at Launceston in 2025/26 and 47.0% passed, against 50.5% of first attempts across Great Britain. 28 of them passed without a single driving fault.

First-attempt pass rate

First-attempt pass rate at Launceston and in Great Britain by financial year
Year LauncestonGreat Britain
2007/08 51.5%43.3%
2008/09 52.8%45.3%
2009/10 53.7%45.7%
2010/11 55.4%46.2%
2011/12 54.8%47.5%
2012/13 58.5%47.7%
2013/14 55.4%47.9%
2014/15 56.4%47.6%
2015/16 51.9%47.5%
2016/17 51.2%47.1%
2017/18 53.8%46.7%
2018/19 49.5%46.6%
2019/20 47.2%46.4%
2020/21 53.0%51.1%
2021/22 45.4%49.3%
2022/23 39.2%48.3%
2023/24 36.5%48.1%
2024/25 45.2%48.9%
2025/26 47.0%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 Launceston
Month Launceston
Apr 2025 46.1%
May 2025 52.4%
Jun 2025 46.4%
Jul 2025 48.2%
Aug 2025 56.0%
Sep 2025 47.7%
Oct 2025 48.3%
Nov 2025 42.8%
Dec 2025 50.3%
Jan 2026 44.0%
Feb 2026 44.5%
Mar 2026 38.0%

Source:DVSA April 2025 to March 2026 Updated

Tests each month

Car tests each month at Launceston (withheld months show as zero)
Month Tests
Apr 2025 256
May 2025 212
Jun 2025 252
Jul 2025 270
Aug 2025 232
Sep 2025 386
Oct 2025 435
Nov 2025 369
Dec 2025 338
Jan 2026 423
Feb 2026 373
Mar 2026 445

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 3,991 car tests at Launceston 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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