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Car practical driving test pass rates at Wakefield: each year since 2009/10, 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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11,653 car tests at Wakefield in 2025/26
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  • Pass rate, 2025/26 45.4% Great Britain 50.0%
  • Tests taken 11,653 5,291 passes
  • First-attempt pass rate 46.6% Great Britain 50.5%
  • Rank by pass rate 213 of 260 centres with 1,000+ tests
  • Women’s pass rate 44.0% GB 49.1%
  • Men’s pass rate 46.6% GB 50.8%

What is the pass rate at Wakefield?

In April 2025 to March 2026, 45.4% of car practical tests at Wakefield were passes (5,291 of 11,653), against 50.0% across Great Britain: 4.6 points lower. That is 48th lowest of 260 centres with 1,000 or more tests. The year before it was 46.7%.

Pass rate at Wakefield and in Great Britain

Highest 50.1% in 2022/23, lowest 40.1% in 2011/12. +1.3 points since 2020/21.

Car practical test pass rate at Wakefield and in Great Britain by financial year
Year WakefieldGreat Britain
2009/10 46.3%45.9%
2010/11 –46.3%
2011/12 40.1%46.9%
2012/13 41.9%47.2%
2013/14 41.5%47.1%
2014/15 42.9%46.9%
2015/16 46.4%47.1%
2016/17 46.6%47.1%
2017/18 46.7%46.3%
2018/19 46.4%45.8%
2019/20 43.5%45.9%
2020/21 44.1%49.8%
2021/22 47.0%48.9%
2022/23 50.1%48.4%
2023/24 48.2%47.9%
2024/25 46.7%48.7%
2025/26 45.4%50.0%

Source:DVSA April 2025 to March 2026 Updated

Pass rates for men and women

In 2025/26, women passed 44.0% of tests at Wakefield and men 46.6%. Across Great Britain the figures were 49.1% and 50.8%.

Pass rate by gender

Pass rate by gender at Wakefield and in Great Britain, 2025/26
Candidates WakefieldGreat Britain
Women 44.0%49.1%
Men 46.6%50.8%
All 45.4%50.0%

Source:DVSA April 2025 to March 2026 Updated

Passing first time at Wakefield

5,139 people took their first practical test at Wakefield in 2025/26 and 46.6% passed, against 50.5% of first attempts across Great Britain. 96 of them passed without a single driving fault.

First-attempt pass rate

First-attempt pass rate at Wakefield and in Great Britain by financial year
Year WakefieldGreat Britain
2009/10 45.3%45.7%
2010/11 –46.2%
2011/12 40.8%47.5%
2012/13 40.4%47.7%
2013/14 41.5%47.9%
2014/15 42.5%47.6%
2015/16 45.3%47.5%
2016/17 46.9%47.1%
2017/18 49.7%46.7%
2018/19 47.8%46.6%
2019/20 44.5%46.4%
2020/21 45.3%51.1%
2021/22 48.5%49.3%
2022/23 49.6%48.3%
2023/24 47.0%48.1%
2024/25 47.3%48.9%
2025/26 46.6%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 Wakefield
Month Wakefield
Apr 2025 51.8%
May 2025 46.9%
Jun 2025 47.4%
Jul 2025 44.4%
Aug 2025 44.3%
Sep 2025 43.5%
Oct 2025 44.4%
Nov 2025 44.8%
Dec 2025 49.3%
Jan 2026 42.1%
Feb 2026 44.3%
Mar 2026 44.2%

Source:DVSA April 2025 to March 2026 Updated

Tests each month

Car tests each month at Wakefield (withheld months show as zero)
Month Tests
Apr 2025 774
May 2025 855
Jun 2025 970
Jul 2025 1,045
Aug 2025 982
Sep 2025 880
Oct 2025 965
Nov 2025 871
Dec 2025 899
Jan 2026 1,099
Feb 2026 1,109
Mar 2026 1,204

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 11,653 car tests at Wakefield 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. Wakefield appears under this name from 2009/10; an earlier name would count as a different centre. 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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