All 317 DVSA centres · April 2025 to March 2026

Easiest Driving Test Centres in the UK

Car practical pass rates vary by more than 35 points across UK test centres — from 34.3% to 75.0% in April 2025 to March 2026. This page ranks every centre by pass rate using official DVSA data so you can see the easiest — and hardest — places to sit your test.

Quick answer: Isles of Scilly has the highest pass rate of any UK centre at 75.0%. Among busy centres (≥3,000 tests a year), Dorchester leads at 69.0%. The hardest is Wolverhampton at 34.3%. The national average is 50.0%.

Easiest established test centres (≥3,000 tests)

The most useful list for most learners: the highest pass rates among the 230 centres that conduct at least 3,000 car tests a year. Filtering out tiny centres removes the statistical noise of places that sit only a few hundred tests. Each centre links to its full breakdown.

#	Test centre	Pass rate	Tests	UK rank
1	Dorchester	69.0%	4,353	16 / 317
2	Tunbridge Wells	64.5%	5,726	28 / 317
3	Abergavenny	64.2%	5,924	31 / 317
4	Yeovil	63.4%	7,493	35 / 317
5	Lee On The Solent	63.2%	8,502	36 / 317
6	Ipswich	62.3%	11,466	39 / 317
7	Bangor	62.2%	4,032	40 / 317
8	Norwich (Peachman Way)	61.7%	12,541	43 / 317
9	Chichester	61.6%	6,672	44 / 317
10	Weston-super-Mare	61.0%	4,443	47 / 317
11	Northallerton	60.4%	3,244	48 / 317
12	Maidstone	60.2%	8,053	50 / 317
13	Worthing	59.8%	8,495	52 / 317
14	Farnborough	59.7%	10,482	54 / 317
15	Taunton	59.5%	8,259	55 / 317
16	Heysham	59.2%	3,692	57 / 317
17	Sevenoaks	59.0%	6,740	60 / 317
18	Hereford	58.8%	4,110	61 / 317
19	Sidcup (London)	58.7%	14,318	63 / 317
20	Ludlow	58.7%	5,051	64 / 317
21	Buxton	58.7%	4,904	65 / 317
22	Carlisle	58.7%	3,518	66 / 317
23	Knaresborough	58.5%	8,301	68 / 317
24	Barnsley	58.5%	7,737	69 / 317
25	Grantham (Somerby)	57.9%	7,318	72 / 317

Highest pass rate of all 317 UK centres

The raw top of the ranking. These are mostly small rural and island centres with quiet roads — genuinely high pass rates, but each based on a small number of tests, so treat them as a curiosity rather than a realistic booking for most learners.

#	Test centre	Pass rate	Tests	UK rank
1	Isles of Scilly	75.0%	8	1 / 317
2	Isle of Mull	73.8%	42	2 / 317
3	Gairloch	73.5%	49	3 / 317
4	Pitlochry	73.3%	146	4 / 317
5	Benbecula Island	72.9%	107	5 / 317
6	Girvan	72.0%	250	6 / 317
7	Campbeltown	71.6%	109	7 / 317
8	Dunoon	71.5%	193	8 / 317
9	Stranraer	71.2%	215	9 / 317
10	Golspie	71.0%	93	10 / 317
11	Duns	70.2%	171	11 / 317
12	Montrose	70.0%	621	12 / 317
13	Melton Mowbray	69.7%	1,984	13 / 317
14	Barrow In Furness	69.6%	1,699	14 / 317
15	Inveraray	69.4%	124	15 / 317
16	Dorchester	69.0%	4,353	16 / 317
17	Aberfeldy	68.5%	149	17 / 317
18	Pwllheli	68.1%	737	18 / 317
19	Lerwick	67.8%	379	19 / 317
20	Cumnock	67.4%	760	20 / 317
21	Arbroath	67.4%	605	21 / 317
22	Brodick (Isle of Arran)	67.3%	55	22 / 317
23	Stornoway	66.6%	344	23 / 317
24	Oban	66.1%	322	24 / 317
25	Newton Stewart	65.8%	225	25 / 317

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Hardest UK test centres (lowest pass rate)

The 25 centres with the lowest car practical pass rates in April 2025 to March 2026 — almost all busy urban locations. Every examiner marks to the same national standard, so a low rate reflects demanding local roads, not a tougher exam.

#	Test centre	Pass rate	Tests	UK rank
1	Wolverhampton	34.3%	11,561	317 / 317
2	Wednesbury	35.0%	7,508	316 / 317
3	Barking (Tanner Street)	36.3%	5,543	315 / 317
4	Dunfermline (Vine)	36.4%	5,529	314 / 317
5	Featherstone	36.4%	13,193	313 / 317
6	Gateshead	37.5%	9,512	312 / 317
7	Norris Green (Liverpool)	37.8%	13,472	311 / 317
8	Luton	39.2%	7,759	310 / 317
9	Glasgow (Shieldhall)	39.9%	7,019	309 / 317
10	Chingford (London)	39.9%	13,120	308 / 317
11	Coventry	40.0%	13,771	307 / 317
12	Leicester (Cannock Street)	40.2%	14,198	306 / 317
13	Belvedere (London)	40.5%	4,245	305 / 317
14	Speke (Liverpool)	40.5%	8,159	304 / 317
15	Camborne	40.6%	6,271	303 / 317
16	Stoke-On-Trent (Cobridge)	40.6%	8,413	302 / 317
17	Plymouth	40.7%	11,167	301 / 317
18	St Helens (Liverpool)	40.9%	14,174	300 / 317
19	Cardigan	41.0%	1,192	299 / 317
20	Banbury	41.3%	9,069	298 / 317
21	Greenford (Horsenden Lane)	41.4%	7,222	297 / 317
22	Edinburgh (Currie)	41.6%	6,202	296 / 317
23	Stoke-on-Trent (Newcastle-Under-Lyme)	41.6%	6,646	295 / 317
24	Greenock	41.7%	3,547	294 / 317
25	Hamilton	42.0%	6,112	293 / 317

Easiest centre in each UK region

Jump to a full best-to-worst ranking for any UK nation or region.

Scotland

74 centres

Easiest: Isle of Mull (73.8%)

Wales

21 centres

Easiest: Pwllheli (68.1%)

North East England

11 centres

Easiest: Alnwick (55.5%)

North West England

31 centres

Easiest: Barrow In Furness (69.6%)

Yorkshire and the Humber

31 centres

Easiest: Malton (64.3%)

East Midlands

20 centres

Easiest: Melton Mowbray (69.7%)

West Midlands

25 centres

Easiest: Hereford (58.8%)

East of England

21 centres

Easiest: Ipswich (62.3%)

London

31 centres

Easiest: Sidcup (London) (58.7%)

South East England

30 centres

Easiest: Tunbridge Wells (64.5%)

South West England

22 centres

Easiest: Isles of Scilly (75.0%)

Frequently asked questions

What is the easiest driving test centre in the UK?

Isles of Scilly had the highest car practical pass rate of any UK test centre at 75.0% for April 2025 to March 2026, based on 8 tests (DVSA table DRT122A). The very top of the list is usually small rural or island centres with quiet roads and only a few hundred tests a year.

What is the easiest busy test centre in the UK?

Among centres conducting at least 3,000 tests a year, Dorchester had the highest pass rate at 69.0% for April 2025 to March 2026. This "established centres" view filters out tiny centres whose pass rates swing on a handful of tests.

What is the hardest driving test centre in the UK?

Wolverhampton had the lowest car practical pass rate at 34.3% for April 2025 to March 2026. The toughest centres by pass rate are nearly always busy urban locations with heavy traffic and complex junctions.

Does booking an easier test centre mean I am more likely to pass?

Every examiner marks to the same national standard, so the exam itself is no easier at a high-pass-rate centre — the difference reflects local road and traffic conditions. Choosing a centre with quieter routes can help, but practising regularly around that centre's roads matters far more.

What is the national average UK driving test pass rate?

The national car practical pass rate for April 2025 to March 2026 was 50.0%, across 1,998,621 tests (DVSA table DRT122A). Individual centres in this data range from 34.3% to 75.0%.

How many UK test centres does this cover and when was it updated?

This ranking covers all 317 car practical test centres in DVSA table DRT122A for April 2025 to March 2026. The DVSA last updated it in June 2026, published under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

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Source: Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA), table DRT122A — Driving test and theory test data (cars). Reporting period April 2025 to March 2026. Retrieved 2026-06-25. “Easiest” means highest pass rate; the exam standard is identical at every centre. The 3,000-test threshold is a GeraRide filter to surface established centres. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.