Leeds (Colton Mill) driving test centre

• Pass rate, 2025/26 51.8% Great Britain 50.0%
• Tests taken 6,432 3,332 passes
• First-attempt pass rate 53.4% Great Britain 50.5%
• Rank by pass rate 114 of 260 centres with 1,000+ tests
• Women’s pass rate 49.1% GB 49.1%
• Men’s pass rate 53.9% GB 50.8%

What is the pass rate at Leeds (Colton Mill)?

In April 2025 to March 2026, 51.8% of car practical tests at Leeds (Colton Mill) were passes (3,332 of 6,432), against 50.0% across Great Britain: 1.8 points higher. That is 114th highest of 260 centres with 1,000 or more tests.

Pass rates for men and women

In 2025/26, women passed 49.1% of tests at Leeds (Colton Mill) and men 53.9%. Across Great Britain the figures were 49.1% and 50.8%.

Passing first time at Leeds (Colton Mill)

3,169 people took their first practical test at Leeds (Colton Mill) in 2025/26 and 53.4% passed, against 50.5% of first attempts across Great Britain. 83 of them passed without a single driving fault.

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.

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

Other test centres near Leeds (Colton Mill)

Car practical pass rates in 2025/26 at centres in Leeds and the rest of West Yorkshire.

• Leeds (Fearnville) 51.8% pass rate, 2025/26
• Horsforth 49.7% pass rate, 2025/26
• Bradford (Heaton) 56.1% pass rate, 2025/26
• Steeton 52.8% pass rate, 2025/26
• Huddersfield 49.2% pass rate, 2025/26
• Bradford (Thornbury) 47.8% pass rate, 2025/26