Car theory test centre · April 2025 to March 2026
The pass rate here was 52.4% between April 2025 and March 2026, 7.6 percentage points above the national average of 44.8%.
Brighton 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 | 1,555 | 815 | 52.4% | 49.0% | 56.9% |
| May 2025 | 1,381 | 718 | 52.0% | 49.1% | 55.7% |
| Jun 2025 | 1,638 | 839 | 51.2% | 48.7% | 54.5% |
| Jul 2025 | 1,562 | 843 | 54.0% | 50.8% | 58.2% |
| Aug 2025 | 1,548 | 824 | 53.2% | 49.6% | 57.4% |
| Sep 2025 | 1,633 | 831 | 50.9% | 47.4% | 55.7% |
| Oct 2025 | 1,551 | 816 | 52.6% | 49.7% | 56.4% |
| Nov 2025 | 1,473 | 769 | 52.2% | 50.9% | 53.8% |
| Dec 2025 | 1,514 | 753 | 49.7% | 48.4% | 51.3% |
| Jan 2026 | 1,040 | 563 | 54.1% | 51.6% | 57.4% |
| Feb 2026 | 1,610 | 861 | 53.5% | 48.3% | 59.6% |
| Mar 2026 | 1,882 | 1,004 | 53.3% | 51.4% | 55.7% |
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 | 18,387 | 52.4% | 44.8% | 49.5% | 56.0% |
| 2024-25 | 18,833 | 51.4% | 44.9% | 47.9% | 56.0% |
| 2023-24 | 16,529 | 52.0% | 45.2% | 49.1% | 55.6% |
| 2022-23 | 13,449 | 52.3% | 44.2% | 49.3% | 56.0% |
| 2021-22 | 13,220 | 56.2% | 50.1% | 54.4% | 58.4% |
| 2020-21 | 5,005 | 61.0% | 55.7% | 58.2% | 64.1% |
| 2019-20 | 10,326 | 52.9% | 47.1% | 50.2% | 55.9% |
| 2018-19 | 10,235 | 52.3% | 47.3% | 49.6% | 55.1% |
| 2017-18 | 10,471 | 53.9% | 48.7% | 51.4% | 56.7% |
| 2016-17 | 11,663 | 53.8% | 48.7% | 50.3% | 57.7% |
| 2015-16 | 10,804 | 53.2% | 49.3% | 51.1% | 55.6% |
| 2014-15 | 10,429 | 56.1% | 51.0% | 52.9% | 59.7% |
| 2013-14 | 9,493 | 56.7% | 51.6% | 52.6% | 61.7% |
| 2012-13 | 7,471 | 64.1% | 59.1% | 61.4% | 67.1% |
| 2011-12 | 7,720 | 67.0% | 60.8% | 63.4% | 70.8% |
| 2010-11 | 7,993 | 67.6% | 63.1% | 65.3% | 70.0% |
| 2009-10 | 7,866 | 68.2% | 63.8% | 64.6% | 72.3% |
| 2008-09 | 7,574 | 69.9% | 65.4% | 66.7% | 73.8% |
| 2007-08 | 8,171 | 70.4% | 65.4% | 66.3% | 75.0% |
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.