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Car practical driving test pass rates at Penzance: 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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507 car tests at Penzance in 2025/26
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  • Pass rate, 2025/26 46.6% Great Britain 50.0%
  • Tests taken 507 236 passes
  • First-attempt pass rate 43.4% Great Britain 50.5%
  • Women’s pass rate 45.8% GB 49.1%
  • Men’s pass rate 47.5% GB 50.8%

Few tests. Penzance ran 507 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 Penzance?

In April 2025 to March 2026, 46.6% of car practical tests at Penzance were passes (236 of 507), against 50.0% across Great Britain: 3.5 points lower. The year before it was 49.2%.

Pass rate at Penzance and in Great Britain

Highest 54.1% in 2015/16, lowest 46.6% in 2025/26.

Car practical test pass rate at Penzance and in Great Britain by financial year
Year PenzanceGreat Britain
2007/08 49.8%44.2%
2008/09 50.4%45.3%
2009/10 49.8%45.9%
2010/11 48.5%46.3%
2011/12 50.7%46.9%
2012/13 52.5%47.2%
2013/14 51.9%47.1%
2014/15 53.4%46.9%
2015/16 54.1%47.1%
2016/17 52.8%47.1%
2017/18 51.4%46.3%
2018/19 49.6%45.8%
2019/20 47.3%45.9%
2020/21 –49.8%
2021/22 51.5%48.9%
2022/23 47.6%48.4%
2023/24 52.2%47.9%
2024/25 49.2%48.7%
2025/26 46.6%50.0%

Source:DVSA April 2025 to March 2026 Updated

Pass rates for men and women

In 2025/26, women passed 45.8% of tests at Penzance and men 47.5%. Across Great Britain the figures were 49.1% and 50.8%.

Pass rate by gender

Pass rate by gender at Penzance and in Great Britain, 2025/26
Candidates PenzanceGreat Britain
Women 45.8%49.1%
Men 47.5%50.8%
All 46.6%50.0%

Source:DVSA April 2025 to March 2026 Updated

Passing first time at Penzance

251 people took their first practical test at Penzance in 2025/26 and 43.4% passed, against 50.5% of first attempts across Great Britain.

First-attempt pass rate

First-attempt pass rate at Penzance and in Great Britain by financial year
Year PenzanceGreat Britain
2007/08 48.7%43.3%
2008/09 48.9%45.3%
2009/10 46.9%45.7%
2010/11 44.9%46.2%
2011/12 47.0%47.5%
2012/13 47.4%47.7%
2013/14 50.1%47.9%
2014/15 52.3%47.6%
2015/16 54.4%47.5%
2016/17 52.0%47.1%
2017/18 50.2%46.7%
2018/19 46.8%46.6%
2019/20 47.5%46.4%
2020/21 –51.1%
2021/22 48.9%49.3%
2022/23 42.0%48.3%
2023/24 48.8%48.1%
2024/25 47.7%48.9%
2025/26 43.4%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 Penzance
Month Penzance
Mar 2025 44.6%
Apr 2025 50.0%
Jun 2025 42.9%
Jul 2025 50.0%
Aug 2025 46.0%
Sep 2025 50.7%
Oct 2025 47.1%
Nov 2025 41.2%
Dec 2025 49.0%
Jan 2026 42.3%
Feb 2026 45.5%
Mar 2026 46.3%

Source:DVSA April 2025 to March 2026 Updated

Tests each month

Car tests each month at Penzance (withheld months show as zero)
Month Tests
Mar 2025 65
Apr 2025 0
Jun 2025 0
Jul 2025 48
Aug 2025 50
Sep 2025 69
Oct 2025 51
Nov 2025 51
Dec 2025 51
Jan 2026 52
Feb 2026 55
Mar 2026 67

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 507 car tests at Penzance 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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