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Car practical driving test pass rates at Peterborough: each year since 2008/09, 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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10,551 car tests at Peterborough in 2025/26
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  • Pass rate, 2025/26 52.8% Great Britain 50.0%
  • Tests taken 10,551 5,569 passes
  • First-attempt pass rate 53.2% Great Britain 50.5%
  • Rank by pass rate 97 of 260 centres with 1,000+ tests
  • Women’s pass rate 50.8% GB 49.1%
  • Men’s pass rate 54.5% GB 50.8%

What is the pass rate at Peterborough?

In April 2025 to March 2026, 52.8% of car practical tests at Peterborough were passes (5,569 of 10,551), against 50.0% across Great Britain: 2.7 points higher. That is 97th highest of 260 centres with 1,000 or more tests. The year before it was 50.2%.

Pass rate at Peterborough and in Great Britain

Highest 52.8% in 2025/26, lowest 45.1% in 2018/19. +3.2 points since 2020/21.

Car practical test pass rate at Peterborough and in Great Britain by financial year
Year PeterboroughGreat Britain
2008/09 45.6%45.3%
2009/10 46.4%45.9%
2010/11 –46.3%
2011/12 47.9%46.9%
2012/13 50.1%47.2%
2013/14 48.1%47.1%
2014/15 46.6%46.9%
2015/16 46.9%47.1%
2016/17 52.6%47.1%
2017/18 49.2%46.3%
2018/19 45.1%45.8%
2019/20 45.7%45.9%
2020/21 49.6%49.8%
2021/22 51.6%48.9%
2022/23 49.5%48.4%
2023/24 47.2%47.9%
2024/25 50.2%48.7%
2025/26 52.8%50.0%

Source:DVSA April 2025 to March 2026 Updated

Pass rates for men and women

In 2025/26, women passed 50.8% of tests at Peterborough and men 54.5%. Across Great Britain the figures were 49.1% and 50.8%.

Pass rate by gender

Pass rate by gender at Peterborough and in Great Britain, 2025/26
Candidates PeterboroughGreat Britain
Women 50.8%49.1%
Men 54.5%50.8%
All 52.8%50.0%

Source:DVSA April 2025 to March 2026 Updated

Passing first time at Peterborough

5,406 people took their first practical test at Peterborough in 2025/26 and 53.2% passed, against 50.5% of first attempts across Great Britain. 189 of them passed without a single driving fault.

First-attempt pass rate

First-attempt pass rate at Peterborough and in Great Britain by financial year
Year PeterboroughGreat Britain
2008/09 46.1%45.3%
2009/10 47.4%45.7%
2010/11 –46.2%
2011/12 48.6%47.5%
2012/13 50.9%47.7%
2013/14 49.8%47.9%
2014/15 45.7%47.6%
2015/16 46.1%47.5%
2016/17 52.6%47.1%
2017/18 50.4%46.7%
2018/19 45.7%46.6%
2019/20 45.3%46.4%
2020/21 49.4%51.1%
2021/22 51.0%49.3%
2022/23 50.0%48.3%
2023/24 47.4%48.1%
2024/25 49.6%48.9%
2025/26 53.2%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 Peterborough
Month Peterborough
Apr 2025 52.7%
May 2025 54.2%
Jun 2025 51.3%
Jul 2025 50.3%
Aug 2025 51.5%
Sep 2025 52.8%
Oct 2025 50.7%
Nov 2025 53.6%
Dec 2025 53.7%
Jan 2026 52.8%
Feb 2026 55.5%
Mar 2026 54.1%

Source:DVSA April 2025 to March 2026 Updated

Tests each month

Car tests each month at Peterborough (withheld months show as zero)
Month Tests
Apr 2025 748
May 2025 736
Jun 2025 834
Jul 2025 941
Aug 2025 629
Sep 2025 843
Oct 2025 1,047
Nov 2025 1,024
Dec 2025 938
Jan 2026 884
Feb 2026 892
Mar 2026 1,035

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 10,551 car tests at Peterborough 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. Peterborough appears under this name from 2008/09; an earlier name would count as a different centre. 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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