Car theory test centre · April 2025 to March 2026
The pass rate here was 45.1% between April 2025 and March 2026, 0.3 percentage points above the national average of 44.8%.
Hastings 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 | 590 | 285 | 48.3% | 47.5% | 49.1% |
| May 2025 | 523 | 222 | 42.4% | 44.0% | 40.4% |
| Jun 2025 | 623 | 286 | 45.9% | 46.5% | 45.2% |
| Jul 2025 | 576 | 266 | 46.2% | 44.4% | 48.4% |
| Aug 2025 | 552 | 235 | 42.6% | 40.4% | 44.9% |
| Sep 2025 | 533 | 236 | 44.3% | 43.6% | 45.1% |
| Oct 2025 | 468 | 183 | 39.1% | 35.7% | 43.2% |
| Nov 2025 | 651 | 296 | 45.5% | 41.1% | 50.3% |
| Dec 2025 | 611 | 271 | 44.4% | 38.9% | 50.3% |
| Jan 2026 | 457 | 209 | 45.7% | 41.4% | 51.5% |
| Feb 2026 | 517 | 247 | 47.8% | 43.0% | 52.8% |
| Mar 2026 | 790 | 375 | 47.5% | 44.6% | 50.8% |
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 | 6,891 | 45.1% | 44.8% | 42.8% | 47.9% |
| 2024-25 | 6,371 | 45.3% | 44.9% | 43.8% | 47.3% |
| 2023-24 | 6,495 | 46.6% | 45.2% | 44.8% | 48.8% |
| 2022-23 | 6,535 | 43.6% | 44.2% | 42.7% | 44.6% |
| 2021-22 | 9,052 | 51.8% | 50.1% | 51.1% | 52.7% |
| 2020-21 | 3,443 | 55.0% | 55.7% | 51.8% | 58.6% |
| 2019-20 | 5,756 | 47.5% | 47.1% | 44.7% | 50.7% |
| 2018-19 | 5,569 | 49.2% | 47.3% | 46.5% | 52.2% |
| 2017-18 | 5,582 | 48.1% | 48.7% | 45.3% | 51.2% |
| 2016-17 | 6,246 | 48.4% | 48.7% | 46.2% | 50.9% |
| 2015-16 | 7,065 | 50.8% | 49.3% | 48.2% | 53.7% |
| 2014-15 | 6,256 | 52.3% | 51.0% | 49.7% | 55.1% |
| 2013-14 | 5,624 | 53.3% | 51.6% | 49.5% | 57.8% |
| 2012-13 | 4,499 | 61.9% | 59.1% | 59.6% | 64.5% |
| 2011-12 | 5,454 | 63.5% | 60.8% | 61.5% | 65.7% |
| 2010-11 | 5,244 | 65.5% | 63.1% | 62.1% | 69.2% |
| 2009-10 | 5,456 | 66.1% | 63.8% | 63.7% | 68.9% |
| 2008-09 | 5,382 | 67.7% | 65.4% | 66.0% | 69.8% |
| 2007-08 | 5,898 | 69.6% | 65.4% | 66.4% | 73.3% |
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.