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Car practical driving test pass rates at Luton: 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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7,759 car tests at Luton in 2025/26
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  • Pass rate, 2025/26 39.2% Great Britain 50.0%
  • Tests taken 7,759 3,041 passes
  • First-attempt pass rate 35.8% Great Britain 50.5%
  • Rank by pass rate 253 of 260 centres with 1,000+ tests
  • Women’s pass rate 36.6% GB 49.1%
  • Men’s pass rate 41.6% GB 50.8%

What is the pass rate at Luton?

In April 2025 to March 2026, 39.2% of car practical tests at Luton were passes (3,041 of 7,759), against 50.0% across Great Britain: 10.9 points lower. That is 8th lowest of 260 centres with 1,000 or more tests. The year before it was 40.1%.

Pass rate at Luton and in Great Britain

Highest 44.0% in 2007/08, lowest 33.5% in 2017/18. −2.8 points since 2020/21.

Car practical test pass rate at Luton and in Great Britain by financial year
Year LutonGreat Britain
2007/08 44.0%44.2%
2008/09 43.2%45.3%
2009/10 42.8%45.9%
2010/11 39.9%46.3%
2011/12 40.0%46.9%
2012/13 39.3%47.2%
2013/14 37.0%47.1%
2014/15 35.8%46.9%
2015/16 39.1%47.1%
2016/17 38.3%47.1%
2017/18 33.5%46.3%
2018/19 34.9%45.8%
2019/20 36.4%45.9%
2020/21 42.0%49.8%
2021/22 41.4%48.9%
2022/23 40.9%48.4%
2023/24 37.0%47.9%
2024/25 40.1%48.7%
2025/26 39.2%50.0%

Source:DVSA April 2025 to March 2026 Updated

Pass rates for men and women

In 2025/26, women passed 36.6% of tests at Luton and men 41.6%. Across Great Britain the figures were 49.1% and 50.8%.

Pass rate by gender

Pass rate by gender at Luton and in Great Britain, 2025/26
Candidates LutonGreat Britain
Women 36.6%49.1%
Men 41.6%50.8%
All 39.2%50.0%

Source:DVSA April 2025 to March 2026 Updated

Passing first time at Luton

3,430 people took their first practical test at Luton in 2025/26 and 35.8% passed, against 50.5% of first attempts across Great Britain. 52 of them passed without a single driving fault.

First-attempt pass rate

First-attempt pass rate at Luton and in Great Britain by financial year
Year LutonGreat Britain
2007/08 44.9%43.3%
2008/09 45.0%45.3%
2009/10 41.5%45.7%
2010/11 39.0%46.2%
2011/12 40.8%47.5%
2012/13 39.9%47.7%
2013/14 37.8%47.9%
2014/15 35.9%47.6%
2015/16 38.6%47.5%
2016/17 36.9%47.1%
2017/18 30.7%46.7%
2018/19 32.9%46.6%
2019/20 33.7%46.4%
2020/21 42.2%51.1%
2021/22 39.5%49.3%
2022/23 39.6%48.3%
2023/24 35.3%48.1%
2024/25 37.2%48.9%
2025/26 35.8%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 Luton
Month Luton
Apr 2025 37.4%
May 2025 39.6%
Jun 2025 38.3%
Jul 2025 36.7%
Aug 2025 39.9%
Sep 2025 35.2%
Oct 2025 40.4%
Nov 2025 38.3%
Dec 2025 35.9%
Jan 2026 42.9%
Feb 2026 41.8%
Mar 2026 42.3%

Source:DVSA April 2025 to March 2026 Updated

Tests each month

Car tests each month at Luton (withheld months show as zero)
Month Tests
Apr 2025 644
May 2025 574
Jun 2025 698
Jul 2025 640
Aug 2025 602
Sep 2025 623
Oct 2025 634
Nov 2025 519
Dec 2025 597
Jan 2026 711
Feb 2026 754
Mar 2026 763

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 7,759 car tests at Luton 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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