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Car practical driving test pass rates at Rhyl: 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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4,011 car tests at Rhyl in 2025/26
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  • Pass rate, 2025/26 56.9% Great Britain 50.0%
  • Tests taken 4,011 2,284 passes
  • First-attempt pass rate 56.7% Great Britain 50.5%
  • Rank by pass rate 45 of 260 centres with 1,000+ tests
  • Women’s pass rate 55.5% GB 49.1%
  • Men’s pass rate 58.4% GB 50.8%

What is the pass rate at Rhyl?

In April 2025 to March 2026, 56.9% of car practical tests at Rhyl were passes (2,284 of 4,011), against 50.0% across Great Britain: 6.9 points higher. That is 45th highest of 260 centres with 1,000 or more tests. The year before it was 55.9%.

Pass rate at Rhyl and in Great Britain

Highest 56.9% in 2025/26, lowest 35.0% in 2007/08. +6.4 points since 2020/21.

Car practical test pass rate at Rhyl and in Great Britain by financial year
Year RhylGreat Britain
2007/08 35.0%44.2%
2008/09 39.5%45.3%
2009/10 38.4%45.9%
2010/11 39.3%46.3%
2011/12 39.6%46.9%
2012/13 39.3%47.2%
2013/14 42.3%47.1%
2014/15 39.7%46.9%
2015/16 44.7%47.1%
2016/17 48.2%47.1%
2017/18 47.9%46.3%
2018/19 45.4%45.8%
2019/20 46.4%45.9%
2020/21 50.6%49.8%
2021/22 52.6%48.9%
2022/23 55.0%48.4%
2023/24 50.4%47.9%
2024/25 55.9%48.7%
2025/26 56.9%50.0%

Source:DVSA April 2025 to March 2026 Updated

Pass rates for men and women

In 2025/26, women passed 55.5% of tests at Rhyl and men 58.4%. Across Great Britain the figures were 49.1% and 50.8%.

Pass rate by gender

Pass rate by gender at Rhyl and in Great Britain, 2025/26
Candidates RhylGreat Britain
Women 55.5%49.1%
Men 58.4%50.8%
All 56.9%50.0%

Source:DVSA April 2025 to March 2026 Updated

Passing first time at Rhyl

2,090 people took their first practical test at Rhyl in 2025/26 and 56.7% passed, against 50.5% of first attempts across Great Britain. 60 of them passed without a single driving fault.

First-attempt pass rate

First-attempt pass rate at Rhyl and in Great Britain by financial year
Year RhylGreat Britain
2007/08 28.5%43.3%
2008/09 36.9%45.3%
2009/10 35.2%45.7%
2010/11 38.0%46.2%
2011/12 37.0%47.5%
2012/13 36.5%47.7%
2013/14 41.1%47.9%
2014/15 36.0%47.6%
2015/16 42.0%47.5%
2016/17 47.6%47.1%
2017/18 47.5%46.7%
2018/19 45.8%46.6%
2019/20 45.0%46.4%
2020/21 47.3%51.1%
2021/22 51.5%49.3%
2022/23 52.8%48.3%
2023/24 48.2%48.1%
2024/25 55.6%48.9%
2025/26 56.7%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 Rhyl
Month Rhyl
Apr 2025 58.6%
May 2025 63.1%
Jun 2025 66.2%
Jul 2025 67.1%
Aug 2025 63.8%
Sep 2025 58.9%
Oct 2025 58.2%
Nov 2025 56.3%
Dec 2025 59.5%
Jan 2026 52.4%
Feb 2026 48.7%
Mar 2026 51.0%

Source:DVSA April 2025 to March 2026 Updated

Tests each month

Car tests each month at Rhyl (withheld months show as zero)
Month Tests
Apr 2025 191
May 2025 274
Jun 2025 154
Jul 2025 216
Aug 2025 276
Sep 2025 316
Oct 2025 464
Nov 2025 387
Dec 2025 262
Jan 2026 450
Feb 2026 468
Mar 2026 553

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 4,011 car tests at Rhyl 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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