Car theory test centre · April 2025 to March 2026
The pass rate here was 45.3% between April 2025 and March 2026, 0.5 percentage points above the national average of 44.8%.
Dumfries 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 | 337 | 154 | 45.7% | 45.8% | 45.6% |
| May 2025 | 326 | 150 | 46.0% | 47.3% | 44.7% |
| Jun 2025 | 331 | 156 | 47.1% | 39.7% | 55.4% |
| Jul 2025 | 391 | 161 | 41.2% | 40.0% | 43.0% |
| Aug 2025 | 351 | 157 | 44.7% | 43.1% | 46.6% |
| Sep 2025 | 358 | 143 | 39.9% | 41.4% | 38.1% |
| Oct 2025 | 340 | 159 | 46.8% | 40.5% | 54.2% |
| Nov 2025 | 298 | 121 | 40.6% | 40.8% | 40.3% |
| Dec 2025 | 249 | 116 | 46.6% | 47.1% | 45.9% |
| Jan 2026 | 321 | 157 | 48.9% | 45.7% | 52.2% |
| Feb 2026 | 324 | 166 | 51.2% | 46.5% | 56.6% |
| Mar 2026 | 293 | 135 | 46.1% | 39.7% | 52.4% |
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 | 3,919 | 45.3% | 44.8% | 43.0% | 48.0% |
| 2024-25 | 3,575 | 45.1% | 44.9% | 44.0% | 46.3% |
| 2023-24 | 3,512 | 43.6% | 45.2% | 44.1% | 43.0% |
| 2022-23 | 3,287 | 45.5% | 44.2% | 45.6% | 45.3% |
| 2021-22 | 3,568 | 52.4% | 50.1% | 51.5% | 53.3% |
| 2020-21 | 1,152 | 64.0% | 55.7% | 59.6% | 68.7% |
| 2019-20 | 2,648 | 48.2% | 47.1% | 44.7% | 52.3% |
| 2018-19 | 2,759 | 47.3% | 47.3% | 45.3% | 49.5% |
| 2017-18 | 2,446 | 49.5% | 48.7% | 47.5% | 51.8% |
| 2016-17 | 2,812 | 48.0% | 48.7% | 45.4% | 50.7% |
| 2015-16 | 2,803 | 50.6% | 49.3% | 48.5% | 52.8% |
| 2014-15 | 2,473 | 51.3% | 51.0% | 47.1% | 56.4% |
| 2013-14 | 2,238 | 54.1% | 51.6% | 50.5% | 58.2% |
| 2012-13 | 1,901 | 62.1% | 59.1% | 58.3% | 66.7% |
| 2011-12 | 1,950 | 62.2% | 60.8% | 58.5% | 66.3% |
| 2010-11 | 1,981 | 65.8% | 63.1% | 62.1% | 70.3% |
| 2009-10 | 1,933 | 64.1% | 63.8% | 62.0% | 66.4% |
| 2008-09 | 1,956 | 65.5% | 65.4% | 61.7% | 70.1% |
| 2007-08 | 2,187 | 65.8% | 65.4% | 62.2% | 70.0% |
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.