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Car practical driving test pass rates at Stornoway: 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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344 car tests at Stornoway in 2025/26
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  • Pass rate, 2025/26 66.6% Great Britain 50.0%
  • Tests taken 344 229 passes
  • First-attempt pass rate 67.6% Great Britain 50.5%
  • Women’s pass rate 67.1% GB 49.1%
  • Men’s pass rate 66.2% GB 50.8%

Few tests. Stornoway ran 344 car tests in 2025/26. DVSA warns that pass rates from small numbers of tests are not a sound basis for comparison, so treat differences of a few points with caution.

What is the pass rate at Stornoway?

In April 2025 to March 2026, 66.6% of car practical tests at Stornoway were passes (229 of 344), against 50.0% across Great Britain: 16.5 points higher. The year before it was 56.1%.

Pass rate at Stornoway and in Great Britain

Highest 66.6% in 2025/26, lowest 49.1% in 2013/14. +1.0 points since 2020/21.

Car practical test pass rate at Stornoway and in Great Britain by financial year
Year StornowayGreat Britain
2007/08 53.4%44.2%
2008/09 51.4%45.3%
2009/10 53.7%45.9%
2010/11 –46.3%
2011/12 –46.9%
2012/13 –47.2%
2013/14 49.1%47.1%
2014/15 55.1%46.9%
2015/16 54.6%47.1%
2016/17 65.4%47.1%
2017/18 54.0%46.3%
2018/19 55.3%45.8%
2019/20 56.5%45.9%
2020/21 65.6%49.8%
2021/22 59.8%48.9%
2022/23 58.9%48.4%
2023/24 58.2%47.9%
2024/25 56.1%48.7%
2025/26 66.6%50.0%

Source:DVSA April 2025 to March 2026 Updated

Pass rates for men and women

In 2025/26, women passed 67.1% of tests at Stornoway and men 66.2%. Across Great Britain the figures were 49.1% and 50.8%.

Pass rate by gender

Pass rate by gender at Stornoway and in Great Britain, 2025/26
Candidates StornowayGreat Britain
Women 67.1%49.1%
Men 66.2%50.8%
All 66.6%50.0%

Source:DVSA April 2025 to March 2026 Updated

Passing first time at Stornoway

216 people took their first practical test at Stornoway in 2025/26 and 67.6% passed, against 50.5% of first attempts across Great Britain. 12 of them passed without a single driving fault.

First-attempt pass rate

First-attempt pass rate at Stornoway and in Great Britain by financial year
Year StornowayGreat Britain
2007/08 52.6%43.3%
2008/09 49.8%45.3%
2009/10 50.7%45.7%
2010/11 –46.2%
2011/12 50.0%47.5%
2012/13 48.2%47.7%
2013/14 45.4%47.9%
2014/15 52.3%47.6%
2015/16 50.3%47.5%
2016/17 62.3%47.1%
2017/18 49.8%46.7%
2018/19 56.3%46.6%
2019/20 56.1%46.4%
2020/21 67.2%51.1%
2021/22 63.1%49.3%
2022/23 61.1%48.3%
2023/24 55.8%48.1%
2024/25 53.6%48.9%
2025/26 67.6%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 Stornoway
Month Stornoway
Mar 2025 48.6%
Apr 2025 65.4%
May 2025 50.0%
Jun 2025 70.0%
Jul 2025 64.5%
Aug 2025 56.0%
Oct 2025 74.3%
Nov 2025 78.1%
Dec 2025 70.6%
Jan 2026 72.7%
Feb 2026 67.7%
Mar 2026 56.5%

Source:DVSA April 2025 to March 2026 Updated

Tests each month

Car tests each month at Stornoway (withheld months show as zero)
Month Tests
Mar 2025 35
Apr 2025 26
May 2025 34
Jun 2025 40
Jul 2025 31
Aug 2025 0
Oct 2025 35
Nov 2025 32
Dec 2025 34
Jan 2026 33
Feb 2026 31
Mar 2026 0

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 344 car tests at Stornoway 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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