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Car practical driving test pass rates at Tunbridge Wells: 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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5,726 car tests at Tunbridge Wells in 2025/26
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  • Pass rate, 2025/26 64.5% Great Britain 50.0%
  • Tests taken 5,726 3,695 passes
  • First-attempt pass rate 65.4% Great Britain 50.5%
  • Rank by pass rate 5 of 260 centres with 1,000+ tests
  • Women’s pass rate 63.7% GB 49.1%
  • Men’s pass rate 65.2% GB 50.8%

What is the pass rate at Tunbridge Wells?

In April 2025 to March 2026, 64.5% of car practical tests at Tunbridge Wells were passes (3,695 of 5,726), against 50.0% across Great Britain: 14.5 points higher. That is 5th highest of 260 centres with 1,000 or more tests. The year before it was 58.9%.

Pass rate at Tunbridge Wells and in Great Britain

Highest 64.5% in 2025/26, lowest 47.7% in 2018/19. +5.9 points since 2020/21.

Car practical test pass rate at Tunbridge Wells and in Great Britain by financial year
Year Tunbridge WellsGreat Britain
2007/08 50.6%44.2%
2008/09 51.7%45.3%
2009/10 58.4%45.9%
2010/11 56.6%46.3%
2011/12 58.6%46.9%
2012/13 61.1%47.2%
2013/14 57.9%47.1%
2014/15 52.5%46.9%
2015/16 52.8%47.1%
2016/17 52.6%47.1%
2017/18 50.7%46.3%
2018/19 47.7%45.8%
2019/20 50.5%45.9%
2020/21 58.6%49.8%
2021/22 59.7%48.9%
2022/23 58.6%48.4%
2023/24 59.5%47.9%
2024/25 58.9%48.7%
2025/26 64.5%50.0%

Source:DVSA April 2025 to March 2026 Updated

Pass rates for men and women

In 2025/26, women passed 63.7% of tests at Tunbridge Wells and men 65.2%. Across Great Britain the figures were 49.1% and 50.8%.

Pass rate by gender

Pass rate by gender at Tunbridge Wells and in Great Britain, 2025/26
Candidates Tunbridge WellsGreat Britain
Women 63.7%49.1%
Men 65.2%50.8%
All 64.5%50.0%

Source:DVSA April 2025 to March 2026 Updated

Passing first time at Tunbridge Wells

3,225 people took their first practical test at Tunbridge Wells in 2025/26 and 65.4% passed, against 50.5% of first attempts across Great Britain. 251 of them passed without a single driving fault.

First-attempt pass rate

First-attempt pass rate at Tunbridge Wells and in Great Britain by financial year
Year Tunbridge WellsGreat Britain
2007/08 47.4%43.3%
2008/09 50.8%45.3%
2009/10 58.0%45.7%
2010/11 56.4%46.2%
2011/12 58.6%47.5%
2012/13 60.1%47.7%
2013/14 58.6%47.9%
2014/15 51.6%47.6%
2015/16 51.5%47.5%
2016/17 52.1%47.1%
2017/18 49.6%46.7%
2018/19 46.6%46.6%
2019/20 49.0%46.4%
2020/21 59.7%51.1%
2021/22 57.8%49.3%
2022/23 58.2%48.3%
2023/24 57.8%48.1%
2024/25 58.4%48.9%
2025/26 65.4%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 Tunbridge Wells
Month Tunbridge Wells
Apr 2025 66.3%
May 2025 68.1%
Jun 2025 66.2%
Jul 2025 66.1%
Aug 2025 67.4%
Sep 2025 64.9%
Oct 2025 63.7%
Nov 2025 62.0%
Dec 2025 64.2%
Jan 2026 61.8%
Feb 2026 64.6%
Mar 2026 61.9%

Source:DVSA April 2025 to March 2026 Updated

Tests each month

Car tests each month at Tunbridge Wells (withheld months show as zero)
Month Tests
Apr 2025 356
May 2025 461
Jun 2025 470
Jul 2025 401
Aug 2025 362
Sep 2025 598
Oct 2025 499
Nov 2025 523
Dec 2025 424
Jan 2026 523
Feb 2026 503
Mar 2026 606

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 5,726 car tests at Tunbridge Wells 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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