Car theory test centre · April 2025 to March 2026
The pass rate here was 42.4% between April 2025 and March 2026, 2.5 percentage points below the national average of 44.8%.
Elgin 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 | 305 | 134 | 43.9% | 41.4% | 46.9% |
| May 2025 | 315 | 127 | 40.3% | 37.8% | 43.4% |
| Jun 2025 | 326 | 140 | 42.9% | 39.8% | 46.9% |
| Jul 2025 | 324 | 134 | 41.4% | 38.3% | 44.4% |
| Aug 2025 | 324 | 136 | 42.0% | 40.6% | 43.8% |
| Sep 2025 | 304 | 118 | 38.8% | 34.9% | 43.9% |
| Oct 2025 | 333 | 126 | 37.8% | 36.1% | 40.5% |
| Nov 2025 | 319 | 149 | 46.7% | 44.5% | 50.0% |
| Dec 2025 | 255 | 106 | 41.6% | 39.2% | 45.4% |
| Jan 2026 | 237 | 104 | 43.9% | 41.1% | 47.9% |
| Feb 2026 | 287 | 127 | 44.3% | 41.3% | 47.7% |
| Mar 2026 | 350 | 158 | 45.1% | 42.0% | 48.8% |
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 | 3,679 | 42.4% | 44.8% | 39.7% | 45.8% |
| 2024-25 | 3,591 | 43.3% | 44.9% | 40.6% | 46.3% |
| 2023-24 | 3,425 | 42.4% | 45.2% | 44.0% | 41.0% |
| 2022-23 | 3,109 | 43.8% | 44.2% | 42.2% | 45.7% |
| 2021-22 | 3,571 | 54.0% | 50.1% | 53.2% | 54.8% |
| 2020-21 | 1,522 | 61.8% | 55.7% | 59.0% | 64.3% |
| 2019-20 | 2,964 | 48.4% | 47.1% | 45.8% | 51.5% |
| 2018-19 | 2,801 | 46.8% | 47.3% | 42.7% | 51.3% |
| 2017-18 | 3,071 | 47.4% | 48.7% | 45.6% | 49.2% |
| 2016-17 | 3,264 | 50.3% | 48.7% | 46.5% | 54.7% |
| 2015-16 | 3,164 | 49.0% | 49.3% | 47.4% | 50.7% |
| 2014-15 | 2,976 | 48.1% | 51.0% | 44.5% | 52.5% |
| 2013-14 | 2,828 | 49.4% | 51.6% | 46.3% | 52.9% |
| 2012-13 | 2,296 | 54.7% | 59.1% | 49.4% | 61.3% |
| 2011-12 | 2,083 | 59.0% | 60.8% | 54.2% | 64.2% |
| 2010-11 | 2,050 | 60.8% | 63.1% | 57.5% | 64.6% |
| 2009-10 | 2,025 | 61.4% | 63.8% | 59.8% | 63.0% |
| 2008-09 | 1,866 | 66.1% | 65.4% | 62.8% | 70.4% |
| 2007-08 | 2,028 | 66.0% | 65.4% | 61.3% | 71.1% |
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.