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Car practical driving test pass rates at Workington: 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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2,998 car tests at Workington in 2025/26
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  • Pass rate, 2025/26 61.9% Great Britain 50.0%
  • Tests taken 2,998 1,857 passes
  • First-attempt pass rate 63.3% Great Britain 50.5%
  • Rank by pass rate 11 of 260 centres with 1,000+ tests
  • Women’s pass rate 60.2% GB 49.1%
  • Men’s pass rate 63.4% GB 50.8%

What is the pass rate at Workington?

In April 2025 to March 2026, 61.9% of car practical tests at Workington were passes (1,857 of 2,998), against 50.0% across Great Britain: 11.9 points higher. That is 11th highest of 260 centres with 1,000 or more tests. The year before it was 48.3%.

Pass rate at Workington and in Great Britain

Highest 61.9% in 2025/26, lowest 48.3% in 2024/25. +1.6 points since 2020/21.

Car practical test pass rate at Workington and in Great Britain by financial year
Year WorkingtonGreat Britain
2007/08 54.0%44.2%
2008/09 52.9%45.3%
2009/10 52.6%45.9%
2010/11 50.9%46.3%
2011/12 51.4%46.9%
2012/13 53.6%47.2%
2013/14 54.8%47.1%
2014/15 53.8%46.9%
2015/16 54.0%47.1%
2016/17 55.6%47.1%
2017/18 51.1%46.3%
2018/19 50.6%45.8%
2019/20 50.4%45.9%
2020/21 60.4%49.8%
2021/22 57.2%48.9%
2022/23 57.7%48.4%
2023/24 54.6%47.9%
2024/25 48.3%48.7%
2025/26 61.9%50.0%

Source:DVSA April 2025 to March 2026 Updated

Pass rates for men and women

In 2025/26, women passed 60.2% of tests at Workington and men 63.4%. Across Great Britain the figures were 49.1% and 50.8%.

Pass rate by gender

Pass rate by gender at Workington and in Great Britain, 2025/26
Candidates WorkingtonGreat Britain
Women 60.2%49.1%
Men 63.4%50.8%
All 61.9%50.0%

Source:DVSA April 2025 to March 2026 Updated

Passing first time at Workington

1,707 people took their first practical test at Workington in 2025/26 and 63.3% passed, against 50.5% of first attempts across Great Britain. 57 of them passed without a single driving fault.

First-attempt pass rate

First-attempt pass rate at Workington and in Great Britain by financial year
Year WorkingtonGreat Britain
2007/08 48.5%43.3%
2008/09 50.5%45.3%
2009/10 49.4%45.7%
2010/11 49.8%46.2%
2011/12 50.7%47.5%
2012/13 50.9%47.7%
2013/14 53.3%47.9%
2014/15 51.3%47.6%
2015/16 52.0%47.5%
2016/17 54.5%47.1%
2017/18 49.8%46.7%
2018/19 49.4%46.6%
2019/20 50.5%46.4%
2020/21 62.1%51.1%
2021/22 56.1%49.3%
2022/23 56.1%48.3%
2023/24 54.6%48.1%
2024/25 47.9%48.9%
2025/26 63.3%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 Workington
Month Workington
Apr 2025 53.5%
May 2025 64.1%
Jun 2025 66.8%
Jul 2025 59.9%
Aug 2025 68.1%
Sep 2025 61.1%
Oct 2025 60.2%
Nov 2025 59.9%
Dec 2025 60.2%
Jan 2026 62.9%
Feb 2026 61.0%
Mar 2026 64.6%

Source:DVSA April 2025 to March 2026 Updated

Tests each month

Car tests each month at Workington (withheld months show as zero)
Month Tests
Apr 2025 144
May 2025 206
Jun 2025 286
Jul 2025 297
Aug 2025 213
Sep 2025 283
Oct 2025 367
Nov 2025 274
Dec 2025 264
Jan 2026 210
Feb 2026 228
Mar 2026 226

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 2,998 car tests at Workington 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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