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Sheffield (Middlewood Road) driving test centre

Car practical driving test pass rates at Sheffield (Middlewood Road): 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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10,442 car tests at Sheffield (Middlewood Road) in 2025/26
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  • Pass rate, 2025/26 48.7% Great Britain 50.0%
  • Tests taken 10,442 5,085 passes
  • First-attempt pass rate 50.3% Great Britain 50.5%
  • Rank by pass rate 167 of 260 centres with 1,000+ tests
  • Women’s pass rate 46.6% GB 49.1%
  • Men’s pass rate 50.6% GB 50.8%

What is the pass rate at Sheffield (Middlewood Road)?

In April 2025 to March 2026, 48.7% of car practical tests at Sheffield (Middlewood Road) were passes (5,085 of 10,442), against 50.0% across Great Britain: 1.3 points lower. That is 94th lowest of 260 centres with 1,000 or more tests. The year before it was 47.5%.

Pass rate at Sheffield (Middlewood Road) and in Great Britain

Highest 53.5% in 2013/14, lowest 42.4% in 2018/19. +2.3 points since 2020/21.

Car practical test pass rate at Sheffield (Middlewood Road) and in Great Britain by financial year
Year Sheffield (Middlewood Road)Great Britain
2007/08 48.5%44.2%
2008/09 51.2%45.3%
2009/10 48.1%45.9%
2010/11 46.9%46.3%
2011/12 49.7%46.9%
2012/13 50.5%47.2%
2013/14 53.5%47.1%
2014/15 51.4%46.9%
2015/16 50.8%47.1%
2016/17 50.0%47.1%
2017/18 46.4%46.3%
2018/19 42.4%45.8%
2019/20 43.3%45.9%
2020/21 46.4%49.8%
2021/22 45.9%48.9%
2022/23 43.7%48.4%
2023/24 42.7%47.9%
2024/25 47.5%48.7%
2025/26 48.7%50.0%

Source:DVSA April 2025 to March 2026 Updated

Pass rates for men and women

In 2025/26, women passed 46.6% of tests at Sheffield (Middlewood Road) and men 50.6%. Across Great Britain the figures were 49.1% and 50.8%.

Pass rate by gender

Pass rate by gender at Sheffield (Middlewood Road) and in Great Britain, 2025/26
Candidates Sheffield (Middlewood Road)Great Britain
Women 46.6%49.1%
Men 50.6%50.8%
All 48.7%50.0%

Source:DVSA April 2025 to March 2026 Updated

Passing first time at Sheffield (Middlewood Road)

5,167 people took their first practical test at Sheffield (Middlewood Road) in 2025/26 and 50.3% passed, against 50.5% of first attempts across Great Britain. 166 of them passed without a single driving fault.

First-attempt pass rate

First-attempt pass rate at Sheffield (Middlewood Road) and in Great Britain by financial year
Year Sheffield (Middlewood Road)Great Britain
2007/08 46.6%43.3%
2008/09 51.9%45.3%
2009/10 47.1%45.7%
2010/11 47.3%46.2%
2011/12 49.6%47.5%
2012/13 50.2%47.7%
2013/14 55.6%47.9%
2014/15 53.4%47.6%
2015/16 53.7%47.5%
2016/17 50.5%47.1%
2017/18 48.0%46.7%
2018/19 43.1%46.6%
2019/20 44.6%46.4%
2020/21 49.0%51.1%
2021/22 47.2%49.3%
2022/23 44.1%48.3%
2023/24 44.5%48.1%
2024/25 49.1%48.9%
2025/26 50.3%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 Sheffield (Middlewood Road)
Month Sheffield (Middlewood Road)
Apr 2025 49.5%
May 2025 50.6%
Jun 2025 47.5%
Jul 2025 46.5%
Aug 2025 52.6%
Sep 2025 50.7%
Oct 2025 51.2%
Nov 2025 45.1%
Dec 2025 48.8%
Jan 2026 51.2%
Feb 2026 47.2%
Mar 2026 45.6%

Source:DVSA April 2025 to March 2026 Updated

Tests each month

Car tests each month at Sheffield (Middlewood Road) (withheld months show as zero)
Month Tests
Apr 2025 705
May 2025 716
Jun 2025 927
Jul 2025 930
Aug 2025 726
Sep 2025 928
Oct 2025 925
Nov 2025 880
Dec 2025 764
Jan 2026 913
Feb 2026 922
Mar 2026 1,106

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 10,442 car tests at Sheffield (Middlewood Road) 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.
How we calculate these figures All data sources

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