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Car practical driving test pass rates at Paisley: 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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7,912 car tests at Paisley in 2025/26
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  • Pass rate, 2025/26 48.6% Great Britain 50.0%
  • Tests taken 7,912 3,847 passes
  • First-attempt pass rate 47.1% Great Britain 50.5%
  • Rank by pass rate 168 of 260 centres with 1,000+ tests
  • Women’s pass rate 48.2% GB 49.1%
  • Men’s pass rate 49.0% GB 50.8%

What is the pass rate at Paisley?

In April 2025 to March 2026, 48.6% of car practical tests at Paisley were passes (3,847 of 7,912), against 50.0% across Great Britain: 1.4 points lower. That is 93rd lowest of 260 centres with 1,000 or more tests. The year before it was 46.6%.

Pass rate at Paisley and in Great Britain

Highest 57.1% in 2020/21, lowest 37.9% in 2011/12. −8.4 points since 2020/21.

Car practical test pass rate at Paisley and in Great Britain by financial year
Year PaisleyGreat Britain
2007/08 40.8%44.2%
2008/09 42.5%45.3%
2009/10 42.2%45.9%
2010/11 39.4%46.3%
2011/12 37.9%46.9%
2012/13 42.3%47.2%
2013/14 41.4%47.1%
2014/15 44.7%46.9%
2015/16 44.0%47.1%
2016/17 43.8%47.1%
2017/18 46.1%46.3%
2018/19 46.3%45.8%
2019/20 45.4%45.9%
2020/21 57.1%49.8%
2021/22 54.7%48.9%
2022/23 49.3%48.4%
2023/24 49.1%47.9%
2024/25 46.6%48.7%
2025/26 48.6%50.0%

Source:DVSA April 2025 to March 2026 Updated

Pass rates for men and women

In 2025/26, women passed 48.2% of tests at Paisley and men 49.0%. Across Great Britain the figures were 49.1% and 50.8%.

Pass rate by gender

Pass rate by gender at Paisley and in Great Britain, 2025/26
Candidates PaisleyGreat Britain
Women 48.2%49.1%
Men 49.0%50.8%
All 48.6%50.0%

Source:DVSA April 2025 to March 2026 Updated

Passing first time at Paisley

3,960 people took their first practical test at Paisley in 2025/26 and 47.1% passed, against 50.5% of first attempts across Great Britain. 31 of them passed without a single driving fault.

First-attempt pass rate

First-attempt pass rate at Paisley and in Great Britain by financial year
Year PaisleyGreat Britain
2007/08 39.0%43.3%
2008/09 41.5%45.3%
2009/10 39.7%45.7%
2010/11 38.0%46.2%
2011/12 33.7%47.5%
2012/13 39.6%47.7%
2013/14 39.3%47.9%
2014/15 41.7%47.6%
2015/16 42.9%47.5%
2016/17 42.5%47.1%
2017/18 44.3%46.7%
2018/19 45.6%46.6%
2019/20 43.4%46.4%
2020/21 58.8%51.1%
2021/22 54.1%49.3%
2022/23 47.2%48.3%
2023/24 48.1%48.1%
2024/25 45.9%48.9%
2025/26 47.1%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 Paisley
Month Paisley
Apr 2025 46.2%
May 2025 47.7%
Jun 2025 49.0%
Jul 2025 52.0%
Aug 2025 49.5%
Sep 2025 50.3%
Oct 2025 49.6%
Nov 2025 43.3%
Dec 2025 48.2%
Jan 2026 44.5%
Feb 2026 49.6%
Mar 2026 53.0%

Source:DVSA April 2025 to March 2026 Updated

Tests each month

Car tests each month at Paisley (withheld months show as zero)
Month Tests
Apr 2025 602
May 2025 606
Jun 2025 498
Jul 2025 639
Aug 2025 608
Sep 2025 662
Oct 2025 750
Nov 2025 697
Dec 2025 677
Jan 2026 685
Feb 2026 682
Mar 2026 806

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 7,912 car tests at Paisley 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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