How Many Driving Tests Taken Each Year

Detailed below are the total amount of driving tests taken each year, covering all UK Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) practical test centres. Annual pass rates are included along with statistic for how many male and female driving tests conducted and overall pass rate. Dates range from the year 2007 to current annual pass rates of December 2017.

Male Driving Tests Taken Each Year

Male only practical driving tests taken each year. Tests conducted, tests passed and overall pass rate.

Date	Conducted	Passes	Pass rate (%)
2007/08	865,427	409,222	47.3
2008/09	849,757	413,014	48.6
2009/10	753,618	370,049	49.1
2010/11	772,551	383,417	49.6
2011/12	744,487	374,472	50.3
2012/13	682,699	345,599	50.6
2013/14	706,757	358,143	50.7
2014/15	733,161	370,343	50.5
2015/16	736,261	372,777	50.6
2016/17	826,085	417,879	50.6

Female DRIVING TESTS TAKEN EACH YEAR

Female only practical driving tests taken each year. Tests conducted, tests passed and overall pass rate.

Date	Conducted	Passes	Pass rate (%)
2007/08	896,314	369,795	41.3
2008/09	888,917	374,466	42.1
2009/10	780,007	333,770	42.8
2010/11	833,040	360,639	43.3
2011/12	824,572	361,685	43.9
2012/13	753,774	331,653	44.0
2013/14	770,823	337,436	43.8
2014/15	799,341	348,367	43.6
2015/16	801,472	350,667	43.8
2016/17	904,843	397,286	43.9

Total Driving Tests Taken Each Year

Total number of all driving tests taken each year. Tests conducted, tests passed and overall pass rate.

Date	Conducted	Passes	Pass rate (%)
2007/08	1,762,148	779,207	44.2
2008/09	1,738,992	787,618	45.3
2009/10	1,533,738	703,859	45.9
2010/11	1,605,599	744,058	46.3
2011/12	1,569,069	736,158	46.9
2012/13	1,436,481	677,255	47.1
2013/14	1,477,585	695,580	47.1
2014/15	1,532,504	718,711	46.9
2015/16	1,537,735	723,444	47.0
2016/17	1,730,936	815,168	47.1