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Car practical driving test pass rates at Winchester: 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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4,602 car tests at Winchester in 2025/26
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  • Pass rate, 2025/26 52.2% Great Britain 50.0%
  • Tests taken 4,602 2,404 passes
  • First-attempt pass rate 50.0% Great Britain 50.5%
  • Rank by pass rate 105 of 260 centres with 1,000+ tests
  • Women’s pass rate 51.0% GB 49.1%
  • Men’s pass rate 53.4% GB 50.8%

What is the pass rate at Winchester?

In April 2025 to March 2026, 52.2% of car practical tests at Winchester were passes (2,404 of 4,602), against 50.0% across Great Britain: 2.2 points higher. That is 105th highest of 260 centres with 1,000 or more tests. The year before it was 47.9%.

Pass rate at Winchester and in Great Britain

Highest 59.2% in 2020/21, lowest 39.8% in 2007/08. −6.9 points since 2020/21.

Car practical test pass rate at Winchester and in Great Britain by financial year
Year WinchesterGreat Britain
2007/08 39.8%44.2%
2008/09 45.3%45.3%
2009/10 44.1%45.9%
2010/11 45.5%46.3%
2011/12 48.7%46.9%
2012/13 50.0%47.2%
2013/14 45.2%47.1%
2014/15 43.0%46.9%
2015/16 43.1%47.1%
2016/17 46.2%47.1%
2017/18 51.3%46.3%
2018/19 50.0%45.8%
2019/20 49.6%45.9%
2020/21 59.2%49.8%
2021/22 56.5%48.9%
2022/23 49.1%48.4%
2023/24 49.1%47.9%
2024/25 47.9%48.7%
2025/26 52.2%50.0%

Source:DVSA April 2025 to March 2026 Updated

Pass rates for men and women

In 2025/26, women passed 51.0% of tests at Winchester and men 53.4%. Across Great Britain the figures were 49.1% and 50.8%.

Pass rate by gender

Pass rate by gender at Winchester and in Great Britain, 2025/26
Candidates WinchesterGreat Britain
Women 51.0%49.1%
Men 53.4%50.8%
All 52.2%50.0%

Source:DVSA April 2025 to March 2026 Updated

Passing first time at Winchester

2,269 people took their first practical test at Winchester in 2025/26 and 50.0% passed, against 50.5% of first attempts across Great Britain. 107 of them passed without a single driving fault.

First-attempt pass rate

First-attempt pass rate at Winchester and in Great Britain by financial year
Year WinchesterGreat Britain
2007/08 37.7%43.3%
2008/09 44.1%45.3%
2009/10 43.5%45.7%
2010/11 44.6%46.2%
2011/12 47.3%47.5%
2012/13 50.2%47.7%
2013/14 43.9%47.9%
2014/15 41.5%47.6%
2015/16 42.3%47.5%
2016/17 46.3%47.1%
2017/18 49.3%46.7%
2018/19 51.5%46.6%
2019/20 48.6%46.4%
2020/21 60.6%51.1%
2021/22 56.8%49.3%
2022/23 49.2%48.3%
2023/24 48.1%48.1%
2024/25 46.9%48.9%
2025/26 50.0%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 Winchester
Month Winchester
Apr 2025 48.3%
May 2025 51.6%
Jun 2025 50.6%
Jul 2025 49.8%
Aug 2025 49.9%
Sep 2025 48.0%
Oct 2025 49.6%
Nov 2025 48.8%
Dec 2025 47.9%
Jan 2026 53.8%
Feb 2026 60.0%
Mar 2026 60.3%

Source:DVSA April 2025 to March 2026 Updated

Tests each month

Car tests each month at Winchester (withheld months show as zero)
Month Tests
Apr 2025 362
May 2025 184
Jun 2025 263
Jul 2025 444
Aug 2025 333
Sep 2025 369
Oct 2025 403
Nov 2025 443
Dec 2025 326
Jan 2026 353
Feb 2026 442
Mar 2026 680

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 4,602 car tests at Winchester 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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