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Car practical driving test pass rates at Scarborough: 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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3,595 car tests at Scarborough in 2025/26
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  • Pass rate, 2025/26 45.1% Great Britain 50.0%
  • Tests taken 3,595 1,620 passes
  • First-attempt pass rate 45.2% Great Britain 50.5%
  • Rank by pass rate 215 of 260 centres with 1,000+ tests
  • Women’s pass rate 45.5% GB 49.1%
  • Men’s pass rate 44.8% GB 50.8%

What is the pass rate at Scarborough?

In April 2025 to March 2026, 45.1% of car practical tests at Scarborough were passes (1,620 of 3,595), against 50.0% across Great Britain: 5.0 points lower. That is 46th lowest of 260 centres with 1,000 or more tests. The year before it was 51.7%.

Pass rate at Scarborough and in Great Britain

Highest 66.9% in 2016/17, lowest 45.1% in 2025/26. −8.7 points since 2020/21.

Car practical test pass rate at Scarborough and in Great Britain by financial year
Year ScarboroughGreat Britain
2007/08 47.8%44.2%
2008/09 52.1%45.3%
2009/10 48.3%45.9%
2010/11 52.6%46.3%
2011/12 51.8%46.9%
2012/13 57.5%47.2%
2013/14 55.1%47.1%
2014/15 56.4%46.9%
2015/16 59.7%47.1%
2016/17 66.9%47.1%
2017/18 58.2%46.3%
2018/19 52.3%45.8%
2019/20 51.6%45.9%
2020/21 53.7%49.8%
2021/22 46.8%48.9%
2022/23 45.8%48.4%
2023/24 51.5%47.9%
2024/25 51.7%48.7%
2025/26 45.1%50.0%

Source:DVSA April 2025 to March 2026 Updated

Pass rates for men and women

In 2025/26, women passed 45.5% of tests at Scarborough and men 44.8%. Across Great Britain the figures were 49.1% and 50.8%.

Pass rate by gender

Pass rate by gender at Scarborough and in Great Britain, 2025/26
Candidates ScarboroughGreat Britain
Women 45.5%49.1%
Men 44.8%50.8%
All 45.1%50.0%

Source:DVSA April 2025 to March 2026 Updated

Passing first time at Scarborough

1,586 people took their first practical test at Scarborough in 2025/26 and 45.2% passed, against 50.5% of first attempts across Great Britain. 17 of them passed without a single driving fault.

First-attempt pass rate

First-attempt pass rate at Scarborough and in Great Britain by financial year
Year ScarboroughGreat Britain
2007/08 46.5%43.3%
2008/09 50.6%45.3%
2009/10 47.1%45.7%
2010/11 52.9%46.2%
2011/12 49.3%47.5%
2012/13 57.7%47.7%
2013/14 55.8%47.9%
2014/15 57.1%47.6%
2015/16 58.5%47.5%
2016/17 65.1%47.1%
2017/18 56.3%46.7%
2018/19 49.1%46.6%
2019/20 50.7%46.4%
2020/21 54.5%51.1%
2021/22 42.0%49.3%
2022/23 42.0%48.3%
2023/24 50.8%48.1%
2024/25 51.4%48.9%
2025/26 45.2%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 Scarborough
Month Scarborough
Apr 2025 42.6%
May 2025 51.8%
Jun 2025 46.4%
Jul 2025 52.2%
Aug 2025 48.4%
Sep 2025 43.5%
Oct 2025 44.1%
Nov 2025 39.1%
Dec 2025 42.9%
Jan 2026 45.7%
Feb 2026 44.7%
Mar 2026 43.2%

Source:DVSA April 2025 to March 2026 Updated

Tests each month

Car tests each month at Scarborough (withheld months show as zero)
Month Tests
Apr 2025 282
May 2025 199
Jun 2025 317
Jul 2025 349
Aug 2025 128
Sep 2025 331
Oct 2025 388
Nov 2025 304
Dec 2025 424
Jan 2026 315
Feb 2026 329
Mar 2026 229

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 3,595 car tests at Scarborough 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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