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Car practical driving test pass rates at Louth: each year since 2011/12, 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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740 car tests at Louth in 2025/26
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  • Pass rate, 2025/26 53.9% Great Britain 50.0%
  • Tests taken 740 399 passes
  • First-attempt pass rate 56.0% Great Britain 50.5%
  • Women’s pass rate 51.3% GB 49.1%
  • Men’s pass rate 56.5% GB 50.8%

Few tests. Louth ran 740 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 Louth?

In April 2025 to March 2026, 53.9% of car practical tests at Louth were passes (399 of 740), against 50.0% across Great Britain: 3.9 points higher. The year before it was 54.4%.

Pass rate at Louth and in Great Britain

Highest 61.0% in 2020/21, lowest 53.9% in 2025/26. −7.1 points since 2020/21.

Car practical test pass rate at Louth and in Great Britain by financial year
Year LouthGreat Britain
2011/12 59.7%46.9%
2012/13 55.2%47.2%
2013/14 55.7%47.1%
2014/15 54.1%46.9%
2015/16 58.6%47.1%
2016/17 56.5%47.1%
2017/18 53.9%46.3%
2018/19 56.4%45.8%
2019/20 54.0%45.9%
2020/21 61.0%49.8%
2021/22 57.2%48.9%
2022/23 56.8%48.4%
2023/24 56.4%47.9%
2024/25 54.4%48.7%
2025/26 53.9%50.0%

Source:DVSA April 2025 to March 2026 Updated

Pass rates for men and women

In 2025/26, women passed 51.3% of tests at Louth and men 56.5%. Across Great Britain the figures were 49.1% and 50.8%.

Pass rate by gender

Pass rate by gender at Louth and in Great Britain, 2025/26
Candidates LouthGreat Britain
Women 51.3%49.1%
Men 56.5%50.8%
All 53.9%50.0%

Source:DVSA April 2025 to March 2026 Updated

Passing first time at Louth

414 people took their first practical test at Louth in 2025/26 and 56.0% passed, against 50.5% of first attempts across Great Britain. 20 of them passed without a single driving fault.

First-attempt pass rate

First-attempt pass rate at Louth and in Great Britain by financial year
Year LouthGreat Britain
2011/12 60.3%47.5%
2012/13 55.1%47.7%
2013/14 57.8%47.9%
2014/15 54.1%47.6%
2015/16 58.7%47.5%
2016/17 53.0%47.1%
2017/18 55.9%46.7%
2018/19 54.4%46.6%
2019/20 51.5%46.4%
2020/21 60.2%51.1%
2021/22 58.0%49.3%
2022/23 55.8%48.3%
2023/24 56.7%48.1%
2024/25 57.7%48.9%
2025/26 56.0%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 Louth
Month Louth
Apr 2025 61.3%
May 2025 55.6%
Jun 2025 50.5%
Jul 2025 67.2%
Aug 2025 44.2%
Sep 2025 50.5%
Oct 2025 54.0%
Nov 2025 55.9%
Dec 2025 54.1%
Jan 2026 55.9%
Feb 2026 48.2%
Mar 2026 55.8%

Source:DVSA April 2025 to March 2026 Updated

Tests each month

Car tests each month at Louth (withheld months show as zero)
Month Tests
Apr 2025 31
May 2025 45
Jun 2025 97
Jul 2025 67
Aug 2025 43
Sep 2025 93
Oct 2025 76
Nov 2025 59
Dec 2025 37
Jan 2026 59
Feb 2026 81
Mar 2026 52

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 740 car tests at Louth 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. Louth appears under this name from 2011/12; an earlier name would count as a different centre. 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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