Car theory test centre · April 2025 to March 2026
The pass rate here was 43.0% between April 2025 and March 2026, 1.8 percentage points below the national average of 44.8%.
Barrow 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 | 329 | 146 | 44.4% | 42.7% | 46.1% |
| May 2025 | 323 | 124 | 38.4% | 33.5% | 44.7% |
| Jun 2025 | 301 | 132 | 43.9% | 43.2% | 44.7% |
| Jul 2025 | 343 | 148 | 43.1% | 38.2% | 48.5% |
| Aug 2025 | 299 | 123 | 41.1% | 36.1% | 47.7% |
| Sep 2025 | 351 | 154 | 43.9% | 38.9% | 51.0% |
| Oct 2025 | 300 | 116 | 38.7% | 35.7% | 42.4% |
| Nov 2025 | 320 | 138 | 43.1% | 44.0% | 41.9% |
| Dec 2025 | 223 | 86 | 38.6% | 41.7% | 34.4% |
| Jan 2026 | 311 | 143 | 46.0% | 46.9% | 44.8% |
| Feb 2026 | 292 | 143 | 49.0% | 48.5% | 49.6% |
| Mar 2026 | 274 | 125 | 45.6% | 47.3% | 43.8% |
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 | 3,666 | 43.0% | 44.8% | 41.2% | 45.3% |
| 2024-25 | 3,493 | 42.6% | 44.9% | 42.6% | 42.6% |
| 2023-24 | 3,153 | 44.0% | 45.2% | 41.7% | 47.0% |
| 2022-23 | 3,313 | 43.4% | 44.2% | 41.6% | 45.5% |
| 2021-22 | 3,625 | 51.7% | 50.1% | 51.0% | 52.4% |
| 2020-21 | 1,157 | 57.6% | 55.7% | 56.8% | 58.3% |
| 2019-20 | 2,696 | 46.3% | 47.1% | 47.0% | 45.6% |
| 2018-19 | 2,819 | 46.7% | 47.3% | 45.7% | 47.8% |
| 2017-18 | 3,187 | 48.7% | 48.7% | 46.4% | 51.2% |
| 2016-17 | 3,764 | 49.9% | 48.7% | 48.5% | 51.7% |
| 2015-16 | 4,143 | 50.9% | 49.3% | 49.7% | 52.3% |
| 2014-15 | 3,788 | 50.6% | 51.0% | 51.1% | 50.1% |
| 2013-14 | 3,320 | 52.2% | 51.6% | 49.8% | 55.2% |
| 2012-13 | 2,526 | 61.6% | 59.1% | 59.4% | 63.8% |
| 2011-12 | 2,940 | 62.7% | 60.8% | 61.5% | 63.9% |
| 2010-11 | 2,860 | 64.3% | 63.1% | 60.2% | 68.9% |
| 2009-10 | 2,997 | 62.8% | 63.8% | 60.6% | 65.5% |
| 2008-09 | 2,892 | 67.4% | 65.4% | 63.8% | 71.5% |
| 2007-08 | 3,018 | 68.2% | 65.4% | 66.6% | 69.8% |
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.