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Car practical driving test pass rates at Plymouth: each year since 2009/10, 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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11,167 car tests at Plymouth in 2025/26
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  • Pass rate, 2025/26 40.7% Great Britain 50.0%
  • Tests taken 11,167 4,546 passes
  • First-attempt pass rate 38.8% Great Britain 50.5%
  • Rank by pass rate 244 of 260 centres with 1,000+ tests
  • Women’s pass rate 43.7% GB 49.1%
  • Men’s pass rate 38.3% GB 50.8%

What is the pass rate at Plymouth?

In April 2025 to March 2026, 40.7% of car practical tests at Plymouth were passes (4,546 of 11,167), against 50.0% across Great Britain: 9.3 points lower. That is 17th lowest of 260 centres with 1,000 or more tests. The year before it was 40.8%.

Pass rate at Plymouth and in Great Britain

Highest 45.5% in 2009/10, lowest 37.2% in 2022/23. −1.7 points since 2020/21.

Car practical test pass rate at Plymouth and in Great Britain by financial year
Year PlymouthGreat Britain
2009/10 45.5%45.9%
2010/11 –46.3%
2011/12 43.9%46.9%
2012/13 45.3%47.2%
2013/14 44.3%47.1%
2014/15 41.4%46.9%
2015/16 41.5%47.1%
2016/17 43.5%47.1%
2017/18 40.5%46.3%
2018/19 37.4%45.8%
2019/20 38.6%45.9%
2020/21 42.4%49.8%
2021/22 39.4%48.9%
2022/23 37.2%48.4%
2023/24 40.3%47.9%
2024/25 40.8%48.7%
2025/26 40.7%50.0%

Source:DVSA April 2025 to March 2026 Updated

Pass rates for men and women

In 2025/26, women passed 43.7% of tests at Plymouth and men 38.3%. Across Great Britain the figures were 49.1% and 50.8%.

Pass rate by gender

Pass rate by gender at Plymouth and in Great Britain, 2025/26
Candidates PlymouthGreat Britain
Women 43.7%49.1%
Men 38.3%50.8%
All 40.7%50.0%

Source:DVSA April 2025 to March 2026 Updated

Passing first time at Plymouth

4,589 people took their first practical test at Plymouth in 2025/26 and 38.8% passed, against 50.5% of first attempts across Great Britain. 75 of them passed without a single driving fault.

First-attempt pass rate

First-attempt pass rate at Plymouth and in Great Britain by financial year
Year PlymouthGreat Britain
2009/10 42.7%45.7%
2010/11 –46.2%
2011/12 41.4%47.5%
2012/13 42.0%47.7%
2013/14 41.1%47.9%
2014/15 39.5%47.6%
2015/16 38.9%47.5%
2016/17 40.0%47.1%
2017/18 38.9%46.7%
2018/19 34.3%46.6%
2019/20 36.3%46.4%
2020/21 41.0%51.1%
2021/22 37.4%49.3%
2022/23 35.1%48.3%
2023/24 37.4%48.1%
2024/25 38.9%48.9%
2025/26 38.8%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 Plymouth
Month Plymouth
Apr 2025 35.6%
May 2025 44.5%
Jun 2025 39.9%
Jul 2025 47.6%
Aug 2025 43.8%
Sep 2025 39.0%
Oct 2025 39.5%
Nov 2025 36.4%
Dec 2025 41.8%
Jan 2026 43.2%
Feb 2026 40.6%
Mar 2026 37.7%

Source:DVSA April 2025 to March 2026 Updated

Tests each month

Car tests each month at Plymouth (withheld months show as zero)
Month Tests
Apr 2025 671
May 2025 751
Jun 2025 905
Jul 2025 859
Aug 2025 859
Sep 2025 1,024
Oct 2025 1,175
Nov 2025 986
Dec 2025 878
Jan 2026 1,016
Feb 2026 982
Mar 2026 1,061

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 11,167 car tests at Plymouth 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. Plymouth appears under this name from 2009/10; 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.
How we calculate these figures All data sources

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