Car theory test centre · April 2025 to March 2026
The pass rate here was 50.5% between April 2025 and March 2026, 5.7 percentage points above the national average of 44.8%.
Axminster compared with the Great Britain average. Hover, tap or use the arrow keys to read each year.
April 2025 to March 2026
| Month | Tests | Passes | Pass rate | Male | Female |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2025 | 219 | 113 | 51.6% | 47.6% | 56.8% |
| May 2025 | 189 | 101 | 53.4% | 52.2% | 54.5% |
| Jun 2025 | 172 | 88 | 51.2% | 50.0% | 52.7% |
| Jul 2025 | 245 | 129 | 52.7% | 49.2% | 56.4% |
| Aug 2025 | 229 | 110 | 48.0% | 46.5% | 50.0% |
| Sep 2025 | 221 | 109 | 49.3% | 47.0% | 51.9% |
| Oct 2025 | 232 | 118 | 50.9% | 46.6% | 55.3% |
| Nov 2025 | 154 | 69 | 44.8% | 42.7% | 47.7% |
| Dec 2025 | 196 | 94 | 48.0% | 48.0% | 47.9% |
| Jan 2026 | 145 | 77 | 53.1% | 56.3% | 50.0% |
| Feb 2026 | 147 | 77 | 52.4% | 53.2% | 51.5% |
| Mar 2026 | 201 | 102 | 50.7% | 41.3% | 60.8% |
Years run April to March. A missing year means DVSA didn’t publish figures for this centre, for example before it opened or while it had another name.
| Year | Tests | Pass rate | GB average | Male | Female |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 2,350 | 50.5% | 44.8% | 48.0% | 53.3% |
| 2024-25 | 2,361 | 47.6% | 44.9% | 46.6% | 48.9% |
| 2023-24 | 2,271 | 46.8% | 45.2% | 43.4% | 51.4% |
| 2022-23 | 1,492 | 48.2% | 44.2% | 45.2% | 52.2% |
| 2021-22 | 177 | 53.1% | 50.1% | 49.5% | 57.5% |
| 2019-20 | 65 | 60.0% | 47.1% | 51.5% | 68.8% |
| 2018-19 | 72 | 61.1% | 47.3% | 59.5% | 62.9% |
| 2017-18 | 53 | 64.2% | 48.7% | 61.9% | 65.6% |
| 2016-17 | 48 | 66.7% | 48.7% | 69.2% | 63.6% |
The questions are the same at every centre. Sit a full 50-question mock under real exam conditions first.
Source: DVSA, Car theory test pass rates by gender and month: test centres (DRT112A), last updated Jul-26. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.