Car theory test centre · April 2025 to March 2026
The pass rate here was 46.7% between April 2025 and March 2026, 1.9 percentage points above the national average of 44.8%.
Inverness 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 | 501 | 226 | 45.1% | 40.9% | 49.4% |
| May 2025 | 491 | 233 | 47.5% | 48.7% | 46.1% |
| Jun 2025 | 528 | 247 | 46.8% | 42.1% | 52.5% |
| Jul 2025 | 516 | 235 | 45.5% | 44.6% | 46.6% |
| Aug 2025 | 509 | 248 | 48.7% | 48.3% | 49.3% |
| Sep 2025 | 459 | 214 | 46.6% | 42.0% | 52.2% |
| Oct 2025 | 524 | 238 | 45.4% | 40.3% | 50.4% |
| Nov 2025 | 451 | 195 | 43.2% | 43.0% | 43.5% |
| Dec 2025 | 416 | 197 | 47.4% | 51.3% | 42.3% |
| Jan 2026 | 394 | 185 | 47.0% | 47.0% | 46.9% |
| Feb 2026 | 516 | 246 | 47.7% | 49.2% | 46.2% |
| Mar 2026 | 559 | 275 | 49.2% | 46.7% | 51.8% |
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 | 5,864 | 46.7% | 44.8% | 45.3% | 48.3% |
| 2024-25 | 5,779 | 48.1% | 44.9% | 45.9% | 50.8% |
| 2023-24 | 5,159 | 47.7% | 45.2% | 46.6% | 48.8% |
| 2022-23 | 5,037 | 46.8% | 44.2% | 45.6% | 48.3% |
| 2021-22 | 6,352 | 56.0% | 50.1% | 55.0% | 57.1% |
| 2016-17 | 2,444 | 51.3% | 48.7% | 50.5% | 52.3% |
| 2015-16 | 4,633 | 53.4% | 49.3% | 51.6% | 55.2% |
| 2014-15 | 3,938 | 53.5% | 51.0% | 50.9% | 56.4% |
| 2013-14 | 3,713 | 54.9% | 51.6% | 50.9% | 59.7% |
| 2012-13 | 3,183 | 61.7% | 59.1% | 59.4% | 64.4% |
| 2011-12 | 3,303 | 66.7% | 60.8% | 63.4% | 70.1% |
| 2010-11 | 3,302 | 66.3% | 63.1% | 63.6% | 69.3% |
| 2009-10 | 3,325 | 65.2% | 63.8% | 61.4% | 69.6% |
| 2008-09 | 3,142 | 69.4% | 65.4% | 67.6% | 71.6% |
| 2007-08 | 3,182 | 69.4% | 65.4% | 64.3% | 74.9% |
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.