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Car practical driving test pass rates at Newton Stewart: 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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225 car tests at Newton Stewart in 2025/26
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  • Pass rate, 2025/26 65.8% Great Britain 50.0%
  • Tests taken 225 148 passes
  • First-attempt pass rate 64.0% Great Britain 50.5%
  • Women’s pass rate 61.5% GB 49.1%
  • Men’s pass rate 70.4% GB 50.8%

Few tests. Newton Stewart ran 225 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 Newton Stewart?

In April 2025 to March 2026, 65.8% of car practical tests at Newton Stewart were passes (148 of 225), against 50.0% across Great Britain: 15.7 points higher. The year before it was 63.2%.

Pass rate at Newton Stewart and in Great Britain

Highest 69.8% in 2020/21, lowest 46.6% in 2015/16. −4.0 points since 2020/21.

Car practical test pass rate at Newton Stewart and in Great Britain by financial year
Year Newton StewartGreat Britain
2007/08 53.4%44.2%
2008/09 56.7%45.3%
2009/10 49.5%45.9%
2010/11 –46.3%
2011/12 57.2%46.9%
2012/13 63.7%47.2%
2013/14 54.9%47.1%
2014/15 54.6%46.9%
2015/16 46.6%47.1%
2016/17 52.3%47.1%
2017/18 49.5%46.3%
2018/19 63.7%45.8%
2019/20 58.3%45.9%
2020/21 69.8%49.8%
2021/22 62.4%48.9%
2022/23 62.8%48.4%
2023/24 66.7%47.9%
2024/25 63.2%48.7%
2025/26 65.8%50.0%

Source:DVSA April 2025 to March 2026 Updated

Pass rates for men and women

In 2025/26, women passed 61.5% of tests at Newton Stewart and men 70.4%. Across Great Britain the figures were 49.1% and 50.8%.

Pass rate by gender

Pass rate by gender at Newton Stewart and in Great Britain, 2025/26
Candidates Newton StewartGreat Britain
Women 61.5%49.1%
Men 70.4%50.8%
All 65.8%50.0%

Source:DVSA April 2025 to March 2026 Updated

Passing first time at Newton Stewart

139 people took their first practical test at Newton Stewart in 2025/26 and 64.0% passed, against 50.5% of first attempts across Great Britain. 6 of them passed without a single driving fault.

First-attempt pass rate

First-attempt pass rate at Newton Stewart and in Great Britain by financial year
Year Newton StewartGreat Britain
2007/08 53.7%43.3%
2008/09 57.9%45.3%
2009/10 46.7%45.7%
2010/11 –46.2%
2011/12 62.1%47.5%
2012/13 65.3%47.7%
2013/14 56.1%47.9%
2014/15 53.5%47.6%
2015/16 43.2%47.5%
2016/17 44.0%47.1%
2017/18 44.2%46.7%
2018/19 63.7%46.6%
2019/20 51.9%46.4%
2020/21 69.6%51.1%
2021/22 59.7%49.3%
2022/23 64.0%48.3%
2023/24 60.0%48.1%
2024/25 51.9%48.9%
2025/26 64.0%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 Newton Stewart
Month Newton Stewart
Apr 2025 75.0%
May 2025 58.8%
Jun 2025 50.0%
Jul 2025 62.5%
Aug 2025 80.0%
Sep 2025 61.1%
Oct 2025 72.0%
Nov 2025 60.0%
Dec 2025 80.0%
Jan 2026 70.6%
Feb 2026 55.6%
Mar 2026 66.7%

Source:DVSA April 2025 to March 2026 Updated

Tests each month

Car tests each month at Newton Stewart (withheld months show as zero)
Month Tests
Apr 2025 20
May 2025 0
Jun 2025 0
Jul 2025 0
Aug 2025 20
Sep 2025 0
Oct 2025 25
Nov 2025 20
Dec 2025 0
Jan 2026 0
Feb 2026 0
Mar 2026 0

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 225 car tests at Newton Stewart 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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