Car theory test centre · April 2025 to March 2026
The pass rate here was 47.6% between April 2025 and March 2026, 2.8 percentage points above the national average of 44.8%.
Chester 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 | 1,623 | 766 | 47.2% | 44.0% | 50.9% |
| May 2025 | 1,764 | 833 | 47.2% | 44.1% | 51.1% |
| Jun 2025 | 1,599 | 755 | 47.2% | 47.4% | 46.9% |
| Jul 2025 | 1,807 | 865 | 47.9% | 45.0% | 51.6% |
| Aug 2025 | 1,905 | 919 | 48.2% | 44.5% | 53.0% |
| Sep 2025 | 1,917 | 882 | 46.0% | 42.8% | 50.1% |
| Oct 2025 | 1,810 | 878 | 48.5% | 48.5% | 48.6% |
| Nov 2025 | 1,564 | 702 | 44.9% | 43.7% | 46.3% |
| Dec 2025 | 1,386 | 634 | 45.7% | 44.2% | 47.6% |
| Jan 2026 | 1,578 | 774 | 49.0% | 47.1% | 51.4% |
| Feb 2026 | 1,654 | 859 | 51.9% | 48.7% | 55.5% |
| Mar 2026 | 1,603 | 760 | 47.4% | 45.8% | 49.2% |
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 | 20,210 | 47.6% | 44.8% | 45.5% | 50.3% |
| 2024-25 | 18,170 | 47.6% | 44.9% | 45.2% | 50.6% |
| 2023-24 | 17,168 | 47.1% | 45.2% | 45.1% | 49.6% |
| 2022-23 | 16,800 | 46.6% | 44.2% | 44.9% | 48.5% |
| 2021-22 | 22,309 | 53.2% | 50.1% | 51.1% | 55.5% |
| 2020-21 | 7,528 | 59.4% | 55.7% | 57.0% | 61.9% |
| 2019-20 | 19,033 | 49.9% | 47.1% | 47.5% | 52.4% |
| 2018-19 | 18,596 | 49.7% | 47.3% | 47.9% | 51.6% |
| 2017-18 | 19,289 | 51.2% | 48.7% | 48.9% | 53.5% |
| 2016-17 | 19,589 | 50.4% | 48.7% | 47.8% | 53.2% |
| 2015-16 | 18,933 | 50.5% | 49.3% | 48.7% | 52.6% |
| 2014-15 | 17,802 | 52.4% | 51.0% | 49.5% | 55.5% |
| 2013-14 | 15,253 | 53.5% | 51.6% | 50.6% | 56.7% |
| 2012-13 | 11,671 | 61.9% | 59.1% | 58.7% | 65.5% |
| 2011-12 | 11,830 | 63.5% | 60.8% | 60.4% | 66.6% |
| 2010-11 | 10,298 | 65.5% | 63.1% | 62.4% | 68.7% |
| 2009-10 | 10,766 | 65.7% | 63.8% | 62.6% | 69.4% |
| 2008-09 | 10,496 | 68.8% | 65.4% | 65.6% | 72.4% |
| 2007-08 | 12,070 | 69.2% | 65.4% | 66.3% | 72.1% |
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.