Car theory test centre · April 2025 to March 2026
The pass rate here was 47.0% between April 2025 and March 2026, 2.1 percentage points above the national average of 44.8%.
Bournemouth 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 | 1,434 | 704 | 49.1% | 47.0% | 51.6% |
| May 2025 | 1,396 | 658 | 47.1% | 44.4% | 50.6% |
| Jun 2025 | 1,485 | 705 | 47.5% | 45.2% | 50.3% |
| Jul 2025 | 1,376 | 632 | 45.9% | 45.3% | 46.7% |
| Aug 2025 | 1,298 | 627 | 48.3% | 44.8% | 52.8% |
| Sep 2025 | 1,194 | 555 | 46.5% | 44.5% | 49.1% |
| Oct 2025 | 1,308 | 618 | 47.2% | 47.3% | 47.2% |
| Nov 2025 | 1,335 | 582 | 43.6% | 41.6% | 45.6% |
| Dec 2025 | 1,372 | 650 | 47.4% | 46.4% | 48.4% |
| Jan 2026 | 754 | 346 | 45.9% | 44.3% | 47.7% |
| Feb 2026 | 1,405 | 661 | 47.0% | 45.4% | 48.9% |
| Mar 2026 | 1,573 | 746 | 47.4% | 46.3% | 48.5% |
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 | 15,930 | 47.0% | 44.8% | 45.3% | 49.0% |
| 2024-25 | 15,317 | 47.1% | 44.9% | 44.2% | 50.9% |
| 2023-24 | 15,788 | 47.9% | 45.2% | 46.7% | 49.2% |
| 2022-23 | 16,052 | 46.4% | 44.2% | 45.1% | 48.0% |
| 2021-22 | 15,987 | 52.0% | 50.1% | 50.7% | 53.3% |
| 2020-21 | 7,392 | 56.1% | 55.7% | 54.0% | 58.4% |
| 2019-20 | 13,129 | 49.2% | 47.1% | 46.8% | 51.8% |
| 2018-19 | 13,270 | 49.5% | 47.3% | 46.8% | 52.4% |
| 2017-18 | 14,245 | 50.5% | 48.7% | 47.7% | 53.5% |
| 2016-17 | 14,692 | 50.8% | 48.7% | 48.8% | 52.9% |
| 2015-16 | 15,056 | 51.0% | 49.3% | 49.4% | 52.5% |
| 2014-15 | 13,131 | 52.9% | 51.0% | 49.8% | 56.4% |
| 2013-14 | 12,255 | 53.7% | 51.6% | 51.3% | 56.3% |
| 2012-13 | 9,840 | 60.8% | 59.1% | 58.0% | 63.8% |
| 2011-12 | 10,904 | 62.6% | 60.8% | 59.4% | 65.9% |
| 2010-11 | 10,773 | 65.6% | 63.1% | 62.4% | 68.8% |
| 2009-10 | 10,643 | 66.1% | 63.8% | 63.3% | 68.9% |
| 2008-09 | 10,308 | 68.1% | 65.4% | 65.2% | 71.3% |
| 2007-08 | 11,177 | 68.3% | 65.4% | 65.4% | 71.6% |
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.