Although most tend to think that they will fail their first driving test, statistically the chances of passing the test first time is reasonably good. Below are the UK first time driving test pass rate percentages for each of the UK DVSA driving test centres.
The statistics below are for first time attempts for the year 2014. The official national statistics below detail each practical driving test centre along with the 1st attempts at the driving test taken, how many passed on their first attempt, the first attempt pass rate, plus first attempt passes that had zero faults. National totals can be found at the end of page 2.
TEST CENTRES A – H, PAGE 1
| Driving Test Centres | 1st Attempts | 1st Attempt Passes | Pass Rate (%) | 1st Test with Zero Faults |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aberdeen North (Bridge of Don) | 1830 | 833 | 45.5 | 8 |
| Aberdeen South (Cove) | 2197 | 1013 | 46.1 | 42 |
| Aberfeldy | 40 | 18 | 45.0 | 0 |
| Abergavenny | 1696 | 1046 | 61.7 | 62 |
| Aberystwyth | 465 | 258 | 55.5 | 5 |
| Airdrie | 1779 | 754 | 42.4 | 5 |
| Alness | 431 | 252 | 58.5 | 2 |
| Alnwick | 370 | 233 | 63.0 | 9 |
| Arbroath | 398 | 254 | 63.8 | 45 |
| Ashfield | 3879 | 2258 | 58.2 | 43 |
| Ashford (Kent) | 1533 | 886 | 57.8 | 10 |
| Ashford (London Middlesex) | 3210 | 1725 | 53.7 | 70 |
| Ashton Under Lyne | 277 | 144 | 52.0 | 6 |
| Atherton (Manchester) | 2467 | 1253 | 50.8 | 31 |
| Aylesbury | 1885 | 876 | 46.5 | 14 |
| Ayr | 1019 | 453 | 44.5 | 3 |
| Bala | 314 | 153 | 48.7 | 0 |
| Ballachulish | 28 | 22 | 78.2 | 1 |
| Ballater | 116 | 82 | 70.7 | 4 |
| Banbury | 2393 | 1265 | 52.9 | 27 |
| Banff | 174 | 108 | 62.1 | 0 |
| Bangor | 1887 | 987 | 52.3 | 8 |
| Barking (London) | 3394 | 1075 | 31.7 | 11 |
| Barnet (London) | 3086 | 1156 | 37.5 | 9 |
| Barnsley | 2212 | 1024 | 46.3 | 34 |
| Barnstaple | 1407 | 759 | 53.9 | 4 |
| Barrow In Furness | 999 | 685 | 68.6 | 31 |
| Barry | 762 | 380 | 49.9 | 12 |
| Basildon | 3170 | 1344 | 42.4 | 10 |
| Basingstoke | 2100 | 1012 | 48.2 | 9 |
| Bathgate | 2129 | 1026 | 48.2 | 17 |
| Belvedere (London) | 2467 | 753 | 30.5 | 3 |
| Benbecula Island | 42 | 24 | 57.1 | 0 |
| Berwick-On-Tweed | 302 | 181 | 59.9 | 7 |
| Beverley LGV | 1639 | 858 | 52.3 | 34 |
| Birmingham (Garretts Green) | 3755 | 1527 | 40.7 | 9 |
| Birmingham (Kings Heath) | 2996 | 1146 | 38.3 | 11 |
| Birmingham (Kingstanding) | 3491 | 1219 | 34.9 | 15 |
| Birmingham (Shirley) | 1964 | 876 | 44.6 | 12 |
| Birmingham (South Yardley) | 2728 | 920 | 33.7 | 7 |
| Birmingham (Sutton Coldfield) | 2680 | 1191 | 44.4 | 13 |
| Bishops Stortford | 2805 | 1297 | 46.2 | 44 |
| Blackburn with Darwen | 2915 | 1327 | 45.5 | 13 |
| Blackpool | 2806 | 1418 | 50.5 | 46 |
| Bletchley | 3749 | 1730 | 46.1 | 16 |
| Blyth | 2401 | 1271 | 52.9 | 44 |
| Bodmin | 1777 | 909 | 51.2 | 20 |
| Bolton (Manchester) | 3185 | 1713 | 53.8 | 25 |
| Borehamwood (London) | 2422 | 1269 | 52.4 | 24 |
| Boston | 1664 | 917 | 55.1 | 27 |
| Bournemouth | 4721 | 2543 | 53.9 | 59 |
| Bradford (Heaton) | 2738 | 1088 | 39.7 | 9 |
| Bradford (Thornbury) | 1824 | 747 | 41.0 | 4 |
| Brecon | 462 | 281 | 60.8 | 4 |
| Bredbury (Manchester) | 1848 | 866 | 46.9 | 0 |
| Brentwood (London) | 1248 | 525 | 42.1 | 4 |
| Bridgend | 1850 | 1036 | 56.0 | 6 |
| Bridlington | 978 | 555 | 56.7 | 23 |
| Bristol (Brislington) | 2772 | 1364 | 49.2 | 44 |
| Bristol (Kingswood) | 2369 | 1184 | 50.0 | 12 |
| Bristol (Southmead) | 4369 | 2230 | 51.0 | 47 |
| Brodick (Isle of Arran) | 30 | 22 | 73.3 | 1 |
| Bromsgrove | 448 | 193 | 43.1 | 0 |
| Buckie | 157 | 83 | 52.9 | 2 |
| Burgess Hill | 3875 | 2012 | 51.9 | 51 |
| Burton on Trent | 1923 | 910 | 47.3 | 32 |
| Bury (Manchester) | 2025 | 924 | 45.6 | 3 |
| Bury St Edmunds | 2322 | 1156 | 49.8 | 12 |
| Buxton | 2117 | 1293 | 61.1 | 34 |
| Callander | 227 | 96 | 42.3 | 0 |
| Camborne | 1770 | 918 | 51.9 | 19 |
| Cambridge (Chesterton Road) | 2254 | 1234 | 54.7 | 6 |
| Cambridge (Cowley Road) | 3216 | 1704 | 53.0 | 10 |
| Campbeltown | 63 | 37 | 58.7 | 1 |
| Cannock | 2374 | 1298 | 54.4 | 22 |
| Canterbury | 1227 | 482 | 39.3 | 4 |
| Cardiff (Llanishen) | 4041 | 1886 | 46.7 | 57 |
| Cardigan | 449 | 243 | 54.1 | 9 |
| Cardington | 2780 | 1233 | 44.4 | 13 |
| Carlisle | 1494 | 808 | 54.1 | 15 |
| Carmarthen | 625 | 327 | 52.3 | 3 |
| Castle Douglas | 176 | 100 | 56.8 | 3 |
| Cheadle(Fire Station) | 566 | 297 | 52.5 | 0 |
| Cheetham Hill (Manchester) | 2824 | 1276 | 45.2 | 10 |
| Chelmsford | 2827 | 1056 | 37.4 | 4 |
| Cheltenham | 2520 | 1007 | 40.0 | 4 |
| Chertsey (London) | 3249 | 1602 | 49.3 | 49 |
| Chester | 2196 | 1014 | 46.2 | 8 |
| Chesterfield | 1451 | 713 | 49.1 | 11 |
| Chichester | 1953 | 956 | 49.0 | 16 |
| Chingford (London) | 4315 | 1592 | 36.9 | 18 |
| Chippenham | 2560 | 1290 | 50.4 | 21 |
| Chorley | 1659 | 942 | 56.8 | 14 |
| Clacton-on-Sea | 2109 | 957 | 45.4 | 10 |
| Colchester | 2270 | 867 | 38.2 | 23 |
| Coventry | 2614 | 1019 | 39.0 | 4 |
| Crawley | 2673 | 1221 | 45.7 | 4 |
| Crewe | 1495 | 762 | 51.0 | 30 |
| Crieff | 109 | 61 | 56.0 | 4 |
| Croydon (London) | 3163 | 1257 | 39.7 | 13 |
| Cumnock | 486 | 276 | 56.8 | 6 |
| Darlington | 1876 | 927 | 49.4 | 29 |
| Derby | 4153 | 1980 | 47.7 | 28 |
| Doncaster | 3055 | 1522 | 49.8 | 24 |
| Dorchester | 2701 | 1687 | 62.5 | 42 |
| Dumbarton | 754 | 353 | 46.8 | 1 |
| Dumfries | 812 | 404 | 49.8 | 21 |
| Dundee | 2288 | 1142 | 49.9 | 49 |
| Dunfermline | 1321 | 574 | 41.1 | 8 |
| Dunoon | 108 | 61 | 56.5 | 0 |
| Duns | 85 | 42 | 49.4 | 1 |
| Durham | 3412 | 2070 | 60.7 | 105 |
| East Kilbride | 405 | 162 | 40.0 | 1 |
| Eastbourne | 2128 | 1074 | 50.5 | 8 |
| Edinburgh (Currie) | 2745 | 1123 | 40.9 | 11 |
| Edinburgh (Musselburgh) | 3523 | 1723 | 48.9 | 25 |
| Elgin | 807 | 389 | 48.2 | 2 |
| Elswick | 1696 | 700 | 41.3 | 8 |
| Enfield (London) | 4098 | 1462 | 35.7 | 8 |
| Erith (London) | 2349 | 873 | 37.2 | 12 |
| Exeter | 2967 | 1569 | 52.9 | 19 |
| Failsworth (Manchester) | 3118 | 1257 | 40.3 | 3 |
| Farnborough | 4712 | 2517 | 53.4 | 116 |
| Folkestone | 1702 | 717 | 42.1 | 8 |
| Forfar | 284 | 165 | 58.1 | 14 |
| Fort William | 187 | 122 | 65.2 | 4 |
| Fraserburgh | 289 | 167 | 57.8 | 10 |
| Gairloch | 23 | 16 | 69.6 | 1 |
| Galashiels | 418 | 240 | 57.4 | 5 |
| Garston (Liverpool) | 2567 | 1212 | 47.2 | 7 |
| Gateshead | 1566 | 683 | 43.6 | 21 |
| Gillingham | 3742 | 1794 | 47.9 | 46 |
| Girvan | 122 | 71 | 58.2 | 2 |
| Glasgow (Anniesland) | 2994 | 1305 | 43.6 | 17 |
| Glasgow (Baillieston) | 2564 | 1137 | 44.3 | 8 |
| Glasgow (Shieldhall) | 2337 | 891 | 38.1 | 25 |
| Glasgow (Springburn Park) | 2685 | 1132 | 42.2 | 13 |
| Gloucester | 3367 | 1735 | 51.5 | 27 |
| Golspie | 37 | 17 | 45.9 | 0 |
| Goodmayes (London) | 8641 | 3197 | 37.0 | 98 |
| Grangemouth | 1552 | 749 | 48.3 | 14 |
| Grantham | 1720 | 873 | 50.8 | 33 |
| Grantown-On-Spey | 95 | 51 | 53.7 | 0 |
| Greenford (London) | 3023 | 1242 | 41.1 | 8 |
| Greenock | 928 | 391 | 42.1 | 1 |
| Grimsby | 1802 | 769 | 42.7 | 11 |
| Guildford | 3191 | 1633 | 51.2 | 70 |
| Hull (Craven Park) | 515 | 256 | 49.7 | 15 |
| Haddington | 612 | 358 | 58.5 | 9 |
| Halifax | 2006 | 968 | 48.3 | 6 |
| Hamilton | 2137 | 858 | 40.1 | 2 |
| Hartlepool | 2114 | 1143 | 54.1 | 41 |
| Hastings | 1440 | 609 | 42.3 | 11 |
| Hawick | 145 | 76 | 52.4 | 0 |
| Hayes (London) | 2197 | 831 | 37.8 | 19 |
| Heckmondwike | 2340 | 978 | 41.8 | 7 |
| Hemel Hempstead | 538 | 259 | 48.1 | 8 |
| Hendon (London) | 5613 | 2510 | 44.7 | 52 |
| Hereford | 1424 | 671 | 47.1 | 13 |
| Herne Bay | 2753 | 1217 | 44.2 | 25 |
| Hexham | 586 | 300 | 51.2 | 5 |
| Heysham | 1460 | 784 | 53.7 | 46 |
| High Wycombe | 2642 | 1398 | 52.9 | 19 |
| Hinckley | 1521 | 915 | 60.2 | 31 |
| Hither Green (London) | 5142 | 2135 | 41.5 | 94 |
| Hornchurch (London) | 3483 | 1499 | 43.0 | 36 |
| Horsforth | 3659 | 1712 | 46.8 | 21 |
| Huddersfield | 2857 | 1316 | 46.1 | 19 |
| Hull | 1866 | 935 | 50.1 | 41 |
| Huntly | 183 | 97 | 53.0 | 2 |