Car theory test centre · April 2025 to March 2026
The pass rate here was 51.2% between April 2025 and March 2026, 6.4 percentage points above the national average of 44.8%.
Kendal 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 | 366 | 212 | 57.9% | 53.4% | 63.6% |
| May 2025 | 397 | 202 | 50.9% | 48.9% | 53.4% |
| Jun 2025 | 335 | 173 | 51.6% | 49.4% | 54.0% |
| Jul 2025 | 354 | 178 | 50.3% | 44.2% | 57.3% |
| Aug 2025 | 482 | 256 | 53.1% | 52.4% | 54.0% |
| Sep 2025 | 347 | 177 | 51.0% | 47.7% | 55.2% |
| Oct 2025 | 357 | 187 | 52.4% | 51.9% | 53.0% |
| Nov 2025 | 352 | 173 | 49.1% | 50.0% | 48.2% |
| Dec 2025 | 281 | 135 | 48.0% | 47.2% | 48.9% |
| Jan 2026 | 313 | 151 | 48.2% | 44.1% | 54.4% |
| Feb 2026 | 357 | 185 | 51.8% | 47.3% | 56.7% |
| Mar 2026 | 407 | 199 | 48.9% | 49.1% | 48.6% |
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 | 4,348 | 51.2% | 44.8% | 49.0% | 53.9% |
| 2024-25 | 3,925 | 49.2% | 44.9% | 47.7% | 51.1% |
| 2023-24 | 3,661 | 50.0% | 45.2% | 46.4% | 54.2% |
| 2022-23 | 3,186 | 50.8% | 44.2% | 48.6% | 53.4% |
| 2021-22 | 6,491 | 62.4% | 50.1% | 61.4% | 63.4% |
| 2017-18 | 78 | 53.8% | 48.7% | 51.3% | 56.4% |
| 2016-17 | 347 | 55.0% | 48.7% | 51.3% | 59.5% |
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.