Driving test centre

Monmouth driving test centre

Car practical driving test pass rates at Monmouth: 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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Records analysed
1,283 car tests at Monmouth in 2025/26
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  • Pass rate, 2025/26 51.0% Great Britain 50.0%
  • Tests taken 1,283 654 passes
  • First-attempt pass rate 52.8% Great Britain 50.5%
  • Rank by pass rate 137 of 260 centres with 1,000+ tests
  • Women’s pass rate 53.1% GB 49.1%
  • Men’s pass rate 49.1% GB 50.8%

What is the pass rate at Monmouth?

In April 2025 to March 2026, 51.0% of car practical tests at Monmouth were passes (654 of 1,283), against 50.0% across Great Britain: 0.9 points higher. That is 124th lowest of 260 centres with 1,000 or more tests. The year before it was 61.2%.

Pass rate at Monmouth and in Great Britain

Highest 63.5% in 2013/14, lowest 48.6% in 2023/24. −7.3 points since 2020/21.

Car practical test pass rate at Monmouth and in Great Britain by financial year
Year MonmouthGreat Britain
2007/08 49.2%44.2%
2008/09 51.1%45.3%
2009/10 54.8%45.9%
2010/11 55.5%46.3%
2011/12 58.3%46.9%
2012/13 63.4%47.2%
2013/14 63.5%47.1%
2014/15 54.1%46.9%
2015/16 56.7%47.1%
2016/17 51.9%47.1%
2017/18 51.9%46.3%
2018/19 53.5%45.8%
2019/20 53.7%45.9%
2020/21 58.2%49.8%
2021/22 56.4%48.9%
2022/23 53.0%48.4%
2023/24 48.6%47.9%
2024/25 61.2%48.7%
2025/26 51.0%50.0%

Source:DVSA April 2025 to March 2026 Updated

Pass rates for men and women

In 2025/26, women passed 53.1% of tests at Monmouth and men 49.1%. Across Great Britain the figures were 49.1% and 50.8%.

Pass rate by gender

Pass rate by gender at Monmouth and in Great Britain, 2025/26
Candidates MonmouthGreat Britain
Women 53.1%49.1%
Men 49.1%50.8%
All 51.0%50.0%

Source:DVSA April 2025 to March 2026 Updated

Passing first time at Monmouth

706 people took their first practical test at Monmouth in 2025/26 and 52.8% passed, against 50.5% of first attempts across Great Britain. 19 of them passed without a single driving fault.

First-attempt pass rate

First-attempt pass rate at Monmouth and in Great Britain by financial year
Year MonmouthGreat Britain
2007/08 47.7%43.3%
2008/09 51.0%45.3%
2009/10 53.9%45.7%
2010/11 55.4%46.2%
2011/12 57.1%47.5%
2012/13 63.4%47.7%
2013/14 64.4%47.9%
2014/15 53.6%47.6%
2015/16 56.7%47.5%
2016/17 50.8%47.1%
2017/18 52.4%46.7%
2018/19 54.1%46.6%
2019/20 52.4%46.4%
2020/21 60.2%51.1%
2021/22 55.6%49.3%
2022/23 52.5%48.3%
2023/24 47.2%48.1%
2024/25 62.4%48.9%
2025/26 52.8%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 Monmouth
Month Monmouth
Apr 2025 46.2%
May 2025 53.9%
Jun 2025 55.9%
Jul 2025 63.2%
Aug 2025 54.7%
Sep 2025 52.5%
Oct 2025 44.7%
Nov 2025 49.1%
Dec 2025 55.7%
Jan 2026 45.4%
Feb 2026 51.9%
Mar 2026 45.0%

Source:DVSA April 2025 to March 2026 Updated

Tests each month

Car tests each month at Monmouth (withheld months show as zero)
Month Tests
Apr 2025 91
May 2025 102
Jun 2025 93
Jul 2025 114
Aug 2025 86
Sep 2025 101
Oct 2025 132
Nov 2025 114
Dec 2025 70
Jan 2026 141
Feb 2026 108
Mar 2026 131

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 1,283 car tests at Monmouth 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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