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Car practical driving test pass rates at Sevenoaks: 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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6,740 car tests at Sevenoaks in 2025/26
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  • Pass rate, 2025/26 59.0% Great Britain 50.0%
  • Tests taken 6,740 3,978 passes
  • First-attempt pass rate 60.9% Great Britain 50.5%
  • Rank by pass rate 23 of 260 centres with 1,000+ tests
  • Women’s pass rate 61.3% GB 49.1%
  • Men’s pass rate 57.2% GB 50.8%

What is the pass rate at Sevenoaks?

In April 2025 to March 2026, 59.0% of car practical tests at Sevenoaks were passes (3,978 of 6,740), against 50.0% across Great Britain: 9.0 points higher. That is 23rd highest of 260 centres with 1,000 or more tests. The year before it was 53.6%.

Pass rate at Sevenoaks and in Great Britain

Highest 59.5% in 2021/22, lowest 43.3% in 2008/09. +5.5 points since 2020/21.

Car practical test pass rate at Sevenoaks and in Great Britain by financial year
Year SevenoaksGreat Britain
2007/08 44.6%44.2%
2008/09 43.3%45.3%
2009/10 46.3%45.9%
2010/11 49.6%46.3%
2011/12 51.9%46.9%
2012/13 51.8%47.2%
2013/14 53.9%47.1%
2014/15 52.3%46.9%
2015/16 49.2%47.1%
2016/17 52.4%47.1%
2017/18 53.3%46.3%
2018/19 50.8%45.8%
2019/20 51.4%45.9%
2020/21 53.5%49.8%
2021/22 59.5%48.9%
2022/23 53.7%48.4%
2023/24 48.7%47.9%
2024/25 53.6%48.7%
2025/26 59.0%50.0%

Source:DVSA April 2025 to March 2026 Updated

Pass rates for men and women

In 2025/26, women passed 61.3% of tests at Sevenoaks and men 57.2%. Across Great Britain the figures were 49.1% and 50.8%.

Pass rate by gender

Pass rate by gender at Sevenoaks and in Great Britain, 2025/26
Candidates SevenoaksGreat Britain
Women 61.3%49.1%
Men 57.2%50.8%
All 59.0%50.0%

Source:DVSA April 2025 to March 2026 Updated

Passing first time at Sevenoaks

3,658 people took their first practical test at Sevenoaks in 2025/26 and 60.9% passed, against 50.5% of first attempts across Great Britain. 111 of them passed without a single driving fault.

First-attempt pass rate

First-attempt pass rate at Sevenoaks and in Great Britain by financial year
Year SevenoaksGreat Britain
2007/08 41.7%43.3%
2008/09 41.2%45.3%
2009/10 43.9%45.7%
2010/11 50.3%46.2%
2011/12 53.1%47.5%
2012/13 51.5%47.7%
2013/14 53.2%47.9%
2014/15 51.8%47.6%
2015/16 50.4%47.5%
2016/17 52.8%47.1%
2017/18 54.1%46.7%
2018/19 50.8%46.6%
2019/20 51.1%46.4%
2020/21 54.9%51.1%
2021/22 60.5%49.3%
2022/23 54.0%48.3%
2023/24 47.9%48.1%
2024/25 54.9%48.9%
2025/26 60.9%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 Sevenoaks
Month Sevenoaks
Apr 2025 59.3%
May 2025 58.0%
Jun 2025 56.9%
Jul 2025 55.8%
Aug 2025 63.7%
Sep 2025 55.1%
Oct 2025 56.3%
Nov 2025 57.2%
Dec 2025 61.2%
Jan 2026 62.2%
Feb 2026 61.4%
Mar 2026 64.5%

Source:DVSA April 2025 to March 2026 Updated

Tests each month

Car tests each month at Sevenoaks (withheld months show as zero)
Month Tests
Apr 2025 513
May 2025 498
Jun 2025 582
Jul 2025 640
Aug 2025 441
Sep 2025 635
Oct 2025 682
Nov 2025 615
Dec 2025 606
Jan 2026 513
Feb 2026 477
Mar 2026 538

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 6,740 car tests at Sevenoaks 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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