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Car practical driving test pass rates at Sunderland: 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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10,436 car tests at Sunderland in 2025/26
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  • Pass rate, 2025/26 51.2% Great Britain 50.0%
  • Tests taken 10,436 5,338 passes
  • First-attempt pass rate 51.3% Great Britain 50.5%
  • Rank by pass rate 132 of 260 centres with 1,000+ tests
  • Women’s pass rate 51.1% GB 49.1%
  • Men’s pass rate 51.2% GB 50.8%

What is the pass rate at Sunderland?

In April 2025 to March 2026, 51.2% of car practical tests at Sunderland were passes (5,338 of 10,436), against 50.0% across Great Britain: 1.1 points higher. That is 129th lowest of 260 centres with 1,000 or more tests. The year before it was 47.1%.

Pass rate at Sunderland and in Great Britain

Highest 51.2% in 2025/26, lowest 41.6% in 2007/08. +3.5 points since 2020/21.

Car practical test pass rate at Sunderland and in Great Britain by financial year
Year SunderlandGreat Britain
2007/08 41.6%44.2%
2008/09 47.5%45.3%
2009/10 44.9%45.9%
2010/11 46.2%46.3%
2011/12 47.0%46.9%
2012/13 46.9%47.2%
2013/14 46.1%47.1%
2014/15 44.0%46.9%
2015/16 45.5%47.1%
2016/17 44.8%47.1%
2017/18 43.9%46.3%
2018/19 42.9%45.8%
2019/20 44.1%45.9%
2020/21 47.6%49.8%
2021/22 45.3%48.9%
2022/23 46.7%48.4%
2023/24 45.8%47.9%
2024/25 47.1%48.7%
2025/26 51.2%50.0%

Source:DVSA April 2025 to March 2026 Updated

Pass rates for men and women

In 2025/26, women passed 51.1% of tests at Sunderland and men 51.2%. Across Great Britain the figures were 49.1% and 50.8%.

Pass rate by gender

Pass rate by gender at Sunderland and in Great Britain, 2025/26
Candidates SunderlandGreat Britain
Women 51.1%49.1%
Men 51.2%50.8%
All 51.2%50.0%

Source:DVSA April 2025 to March 2026 Updated

Passing first time at Sunderland

5,253 people took their first practical test at Sunderland in 2025/26 and 51.3% passed, against 50.5% of first attempts across Great Britain. 393 of them passed without a single driving fault.

First-attempt pass rate

First-attempt pass rate at Sunderland and in Great Britain by financial year
Year SunderlandGreat Britain
2007/08 38.8%43.3%
2008/09 47.6%45.3%
2009/10 43.9%45.7%
2010/11 45.7%46.2%
2011/12 46.2%47.5%
2012/13 45.7%47.7%
2013/14 45.6%47.9%
2014/15 42.1%47.6%
2015/16 45.5%47.5%
2016/17 45.1%47.1%
2017/18 42.8%46.7%
2018/19 42.4%46.6%
2019/20 43.8%46.4%
2020/21 49.5%51.1%
2021/22 44.6%49.3%
2022/23 45.6%48.3%
2023/24 46.1%48.1%
2024/25 49.1%48.9%
2025/26 51.3%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 Sunderland
Month Sunderland
Apr 2025 49.0%
May 2025 51.6%
Jun 2025 45.6%
Jul 2025 50.5%
Aug 2025 53.3%
Sep 2025 50.9%
Oct 2025 52.3%
Nov 2025 48.5%
Dec 2025 53.5%
Jan 2026 48.9%
Feb 2026 51.2%
Mar 2026 55.4%

Source:DVSA April 2025 to March 2026 Updated

Tests each month

Car tests each month at Sunderland (withheld months show as zero)
Month Tests
Apr 2025 759
May 2025 756
Jun 2025 605
Jul 2025 648
Aug 2025 673
Sep 2025 930
Oct 2025 1,119
Nov 2025 882
Dec 2025 911
Jan 2026 930
Feb 2026 1,082
Mar 2026 1,141

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 10,436 car tests at Sunderland 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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