Statistical data set

Driving test and theory test data: cars

Car theory test and driving test volumes and pass rates for Great Britain overall and for each test centre.

Car theory test data for Great Britain

Data updated quarterly

These data tables are updated quarterly. They were last updated on 12 December 2024 with data to September 2024.

Table reference File name
DRT111A (ODS, 12.7 KB)
DRT111B (ODS, 55.7 KB)

Data updated annually

This data table is updated annually. It was last updated on 19 June 2024 with data to March 2024.

Table reference File name
DRT111C (ODS, 131 KB)

Car theory test data by test centre

This data table is updated quarterly. It was last updated on 20 December 2024 with data to September 2024.

From April 2025, all data by test centre will change to be updated annually.

Table reference File name
DRT112A (ODS, 3.87 MB)

Car driving test data for Great Britain

Data updated monthly

This data table is updated on the second Wednesday of each month with data to the end of the previous month. It was last updated on 12 March 2025 with data for February 2025.

Table reference File name
DRT121G (ODS, 13.5 KB)

Data updated quarterly

These data tables are updated quarterly. They were last updated on 12 December 2024 with data to September 2024.

Table reference File name
DRT121A (ODS, 12.6 KB)
DRT121B (ODS, 55.4 KB)

Data updated annually

These data tables are updated annually. They were last updated on 19 June 2024 and 2 September 2024 with data to March 2024.

Table reference File name
DRT121C (ODS, 130 KB)
DRT121D (ODS, 371 KB)
DRT121E (CSV, 1.48 KB)
DRT121F (CSV, 9.09 KB)

Car driving test data by test centre

Data updated quarterly

These data tables are updated quarterly. They were last updated on 20 December 2024 with data to September 2024.

From April 2025, all data by test centre will change to be updated annually.

Table reference File name
DRT122A (ODS, 8.03 MB)
DRT122B (ODS, 1.43 MB)

Data updated annually

These data tables are updated annually. They were last updated on 2 September 2024 with data to March 2024.

Table reference File name
DRT122C (ODS, 824 KB)
DRT122D (ODS, 5.18 MB)
DRT122E (ODS, 498 KB)

Changes to how this data is published

This data is now all published by the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA). Before 2025, data for Great Britain overall was published by the Department for Transport (DfT).

You can view archived versions of the data as it was published by DfT in the National Archives.

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Changes to test centre data from April 2025

Some data tables for test centres are currently updated quarterly.

From April 2025, all data by test centre will change to be published annually. This means that test centre data for the April 2025 to March 2026 financial year will be published in June 2026.

Data for Great Britain overall will continue to be updated quarterly.

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Updates to this page

Published 1 January 2025
Last updated 12 March 2025 show all updates
  1. Updated 'Car driving tests conducted, passed, pass rates and forward bookings, January 2019 to date: Great Britain' (table DRT121G) with data for February 2025.

  2. Updated 'Car driving tests conducted, passed, pass rates and forward bookings, January 2019 to date: Great Britain' with data for January 2025.

  3. Updated 'Car driving tests conducted, passed, pass rates and forward bookings, January 2019 to date: Great Britain' with data for December 2024.

  4. First published.