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Car practical driving test pass rates at Northallerton: 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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3,244 car tests at Northallerton in 2025/26
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  • Pass rate, 2025/26 60.4% Great Britain 50.0%
  • Tests taken 3,244 1,958 passes
  • First-attempt pass rate 62.7% Great Britain 50.5%
  • Rank by pass rate 15 of 260 centres with 1,000+ tests
  • Women’s pass rate 62.6% GB 49.1%
  • Men’s pass rate 58.6% GB 50.8%

What is the pass rate at Northallerton?

In April 2025 to March 2026, 60.4% of car practical tests at Northallerton were passes (1,958 of 3,244), against 50.0% across Great Britain: 10.3 points higher. That is 15th highest of 260 centres with 1,000 or more tests. The year before it was 58.6%.

Pass rate at Northallerton and in Great Britain

Highest 61.8% in 2018/19, lowest 50.9% in 2022/23. +4.1 points since 2020/21.

Car practical test pass rate at Northallerton and in Great Britain by financial year
Year NorthallertonGreat Britain
2007/08 52.8%44.2%
2008/09 56.0%45.3%
2009/10 54.9%45.9%
2010/11 53.7%46.3%
2011/12 59.8%46.9%
2012/13 54.6%47.2%
2013/14 56.0%47.1%
2014/15 59.9%46.9%
2015/16 59.5%47.1%
2016/17 57.1%47.1%
2017/18 58.5%46.3%
2018/19 61.8%45.8%
2019/20 57.6%45.9%
2020/21 56.3%49.8%
2021/22 60.2%48.9%
2022/23 50.9%48.4%
2023/24 53.8%47.9%
2024/25 58.6%48.7%
2025/26 60.4%50.0%

Source:DVSA April 2025 to March 2026 Updated

Pass rates for men and women

In 2025/26, women passed 62.6% of tests at Northallerton and men 58.6%. Across Great Britain the figures were 49.1% and 50.8%.

Pass rate by gender

Pass rate by gender at Northallerton and in Great Britain, 2025/26
Candidates NorthallertonGreat Britain
Women 62.6%49.1%
Men 58.6%50.8%
All 60.4%50.0%

Source:DVSA April 2025 to March 2026 Updated

Passing first time at Northallerton

1,625 people took their first practical test at Northallerton in 2025/26 and 62.7% passed, against 50.5% of first attempts across Great Britain. 88 of them passed without a single driving fault.

First-attempt pass rate

First-attempt pass rate at Northallerton and in Great Britain by financial year
Year NorthallertonGreat Britain
2007/08 51.8%43.3%
2008/09 56.8%45.3%
2009/10 56.8%45.7%
2010/11 52.2%46.2%
2011/12 60.2%47.5%
2012/13 54.1%47.7%
2013/14 54.8%47.9%
2014/15 59.5%47.6%
2015/16 60.2%47.5%
2016/17 57.6%47.1%
2017/18 58.2%46.7%
2018/19 61.3%46.6%
2019/20 56.1%46.4%
2020/21 57.1%51.1%
2021/22 59.3%49.3%
2022/23 49.8%48.3%
2023/24 52.5%48.1%
2024/25 59.3%48.9%
2025/26 62.7%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 Northallerton
Month Northallerton
Apr 2025 67.9%
May 2025 61.0%
Jun 2025 54.0%
Jul 2025 60.6%
Aug 2025 61.3%
Sep 2025 69.1%
Oct 2025 60.7%
Nov 2025 60.9%
Dec 2025 55.9%
Jan 2026 56.3%
Feb 2026 62.0%
Mar 2026 59.8%

Source:DVSA April 2025 to March 2026 Updated

Tests each month

Car tests each month at Northallerton (withheld months show as zero)
Month Tests
Apr 2025 131
May 2025 169
Jun 2025 176
Jul 2025 218
Aug 2025 230
Sep 2025 233
Oct 2025 377
Nov 2025 358
Dec 2025 363
Jan 2026 293
Feb 2026 276
Mar 2026 420

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 3,244 car tests at Northallerton 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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