Car theory test centre · April 2025 to March 2026
The pass rate here was 43.8% between April 2025 and March 2026, 1.1 percentage points below the national average of 44.8%.
Lowestoft 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 | 640 | 253 | 39.5% | 37.3% | 41.9% |
| May 2025 | 674 | 285 | 42.3% | 37.5% | 47.6% |
| Jun 2025 | 637 | 258 | 40.5% | 36.4% | 45.0% |
| Jul 2025 | 648 | 286 | 44.1% | 42.8% | 45.8% |
| Aug 2025 | 574 | 260 | 45.3% | 42.6% | 48.3% |
| Sep 2025 | 581 | 263 | 45.3% | 44.6% | 46.0% |
| Oct 2025 | 568 | 242 | 42.6% | 38.6% | 47.0% |
| Nov 2025 | 584 | 264 | 45.2% | 40.7% | 51.0% |
| Dec 2025 | 401 | 174 | 43.4% | 44.2% | 42.5% |
| Jan 2026 | 530 | 235 | 44.3% | 41.0% | 48.5% |
| Feb 2026 | 573 | 264 | 46.1% | 44.3% | 48.0% |
| Mar 2026 | 689 | 322 | 46.7% | 45.5% | 48.2% |
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 | 7,099 | 43.8% | 44.8% | 41.2% | 46.7% |
| 2024-25 | 6,634 | 42.0% | 44.9% | 40.8% | 43.4% |
| 2023-24 | 6,029 | 44.2% | 45.2% | 42.3% | 46.6% |
| 2022-23 | 6,053 | 42.7% | 44.2% | 42.1% | 43.6% |
| 2021-22 | 6,623 | 46.6% | 50.1% | 45.9% | 47.4% |
| 2020-21 | 2,856 | 50.5% | 55.7% | 46.9% | 54.1% |
| 2019-20 | 5,456 | 44.6% | 47.1% | 43.9% | 45.3% |
| 2018-19 | 5,404 | 43.2% | 47.3% | 41.6% | 44.8% |
| 2017-18 | 5,523 | 44.2% | 48.7% | 42.6% | 45.9% |
| 2016-17 | 5,651 | 45.1% | 48.7% | 44.4% | 45.7% |
| 2015-16 | 5,655 | 46.1% | 49.3% | 44.6% | 47.6% |
| 2014-15 | 5,293 | 48.3% | 51.0% | 47.1% | 49.7% |
| 2013-14 | 4,974 | 48.9% | 51.6% | 45.9% | 52.7% |
| 2012-13 | 3,798 | 57.5% | 59.1% | 54.6% | 61.0% |
| 2011-12 | 4,059 | 56.2% | 60.8% | 54.9% | 57.6% |
| 2010-11 | 3,896 | 60.5% | 63.1% | 60.5% | 60.5% |
| 2009-10 | 4,153 | 61.6% | 63.8% | 60.2% | 63.2% |
| 2008-09 | 4,067 | 62.0% | 65.4% | 60.0% | 64.4% |
| 2007-08 | 4,645 | 63.0% | 65.4% | 61.0% | 65.2% |
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.