Car theory test centre · April 2025 to March 2026
The pass rate here was 44.1% between April 2025 and March 2026, 0.8 percentage points below the national average of 44.8%.
Chatham 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 | 2,654 | 1,169 | 44.0% | 42.1% | 46.3% |
| May 2025 | 2,541 | 1,116 | 43.9% | 43.2% | 44.8% |
| Jun 2025 | 2,973 | 1,237 | 41.6% | 41.3% | 42.0% |
| Jul 2025 | 3,205 | 1,444 | 45.1% | 44.1% | 46.2% |
| Aug 2025 | 2,946 | 1,332 | 45.2% | 43.1% | 47.6% |
| Sep 2025 | 2,356 | 1,071 | 45.5% | 44.1% | 47.2% |
| Oct 2025 | 2,672 | 1,182 | 44.2% | 42.3% | 46.5% |
| Nov 2025 | 2,769 | 1,164 | 42.0% | 41.7% | 42.4% |
| Dec 2025 | 2,767 | 1,170 | 42.3% | 40.8% | 43.9% |
| Jan 2026 | 1,981 | 850 | 42.9% | 40.3% | 46.1% |
| Feb 2026 | 2,695 | 1,262 | 46.8% | 44.9% | 48.9% |
| Mar 2026 | 3,396 | 1,526 | 44.9% | 42.4% | 47.7% |
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 | 32,955 | 44.1% | 44.8% | 42.6% | 45.8% |
| 2024-25 | 32,365 | 43.9% | 44.9% | 42.8% | 45.3% |
| 2023-24 | 28,765 | 43.9% | 45.2% | 42.8% | 45.2% |
| 2022-23 | 25,356 | 43.7% | 44.2% | 43.5% | 44.0% |
| 2021-22 | 26,472 | 50.0% | 50.1% | 49.4% | 50.6% |
| 2020-21 | 10,081 | 54.1% | 55.7% | 51.9% | 56.5% |
| 2019-20 | 21,726 | 47.0% | 47.1% | 45.3% | 48.8% |
| 2018-19 | 21,213 | 45.8% | 47.3% | 43.2% | 48.5% |
| 2017-18 | 20,765 | 47.5% | 48.7% | 46.2% | 48.8% |
| 2016-17 | 22,127 | 47.3% | 48.7% | 45.1% | 49.5% |
| 2015-16 | 23,144 | 48.3% | 49.3% | 46.1% | 50.6% |
| 2014-15 | 20,093 | 49.6% | 51.0% | 47.2% | 52.4% |
| 2013-14 | 18,418 | 51.2% | 51.6% | 48.7% | 53.9% |
| 2012-13 | 13,908 | 59.9% | 59.1% | 56.6% | 63.6% |
| 2011-12 | 15,833 | 62.1% | 60.8% | 59.7% | 64.6% |
| 2010-11 | 15,524 | 64.1% | 63.1% | 61.3% | 67.2% |
| 2009-10 | 14,675 | 65.3% | 63.8% | 63.3% | 67.7% |
| 2008-09 | 13,945 | 67.3% | 65.4% | 64.5% | 70.5% |
| 2007-08 | 15,029 | 69.4% | 65.4% | 66.3% | 72.8% |
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.