Car theory test centre · April 2025 to March 2026
The pass rate here was 51.3% between April 2025 and March 2026, 6.5 percentage points above the national average of 44.8%.
Harrogate 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 | 759 | 430 | 56.7% | 51.5% | 62.3% |
| May 2025 | 636 | 336 | 52.8% | 53.5% | 52.1% |
| Jun 2025 | 580 | 286 | 49.3% | 46.2% | 53.1% |
| Jul 2025 | 770 | 408 | 53.0% | 50.0% | 56.4% |
| Aug 2025 | 622 | 303 | 48.7% | 46.9% | 50.7% |
| Sep 2025 | 620 | 309 | 49.8% | 43.3% | 56.9% |
| Oct 2025 | 641 | 317 | 49.5% | 47.1% | 52.2% |
| Nov 2025 | 595 | 280 | 47.1% | 42.3% | 53.6% |
| Dec 2025 | 537 | 266 | 49.5% | 48.1% | 51.2% |
| Jan 2026 | 695 | 356 | 51.2% | 47.6% | 56.0% |
| Feb 2026 | 662 | 363 | 54.8% | 53.5% | 56.4% |
| Mar 2026 | 685 | 350 | 51.1% | 50.1% | 52.3% |
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 | 7,802 | 51.3% | 44.8% | 48.5% | 54.7% |
| 2024-25 | 6,727 | 51.3% | 44.9% | 49.6% | 53.3% |
| 2023-24 | 6,598 | 52.7% | 45.2% | 49.2% | 56.7% |
| 2022-23 | 6,405 | 51.9% | 44.2% | 50.0% | 54.3% |
| 2021-22 | 8,451 | 55.1% | 50.1% | 53.1% | 57.6% |
| 2020-21 | 3,276 | 62.3% | 55.7% | 58.7% | 66.4% |
| 2019-20 | 5,440 | 51.9% | 47.1% | 49.7% | 54.6% |
| 2018-19 | 5,118 | 53.3% | 47.3% | 50.2% | 56.9% |
| 2017-18 | 5,460 | 54.4% | 48.7% | 51.5% | 57.7% |
| 2016-17 | 5,540 | 52.0% | 48.7% | 49.0% | 55.4% |
| 2015-16 | 5,900 | 53.0% | 49.3% | 50.3% | 55.9% |
| 2014-15 | 5,153 | 54.6% | 51.0% | 52.0% | 57.6% |
| 2013-14 | 4,510 | 57.8% | 51.6% | 54.5% | 61.4% |
| 2012-13 | 3,727 | 63.6% | 59.1% | 61.0% | 66.2% |
| 2011-12 | 4,168 | 64.8% | 60.8% | 61.7% | 67.5% |
| 2010-11 | 4,019 | 65.5% | 63.1% | 64.4% | 66.5% |
| 2009-10 | 4,095 | 69.0% | 63.8% | 67.9% | 70.1% |
| 2008-09 | 3,873 | 70.6% | 65.4% | 68.2% | 73.4% |
| 2007-08 | 4,439 | 71.2% | 65.4% | 67.8% | 75.2% |
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.