Car theory test centre · April 2025 to March 2026
The pass rate here was 41.2% between April 2025 and March 2026, 3.6 percentage points below the national average of 44.8%.
Newport (Gwent) 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 | 1,193 | 488 | 40.9% | 39.0% | 43.0% |
| May 2025 | 1,199 | 454 | 37.9% | 35.7% | 40.4% |
| Jun 2025 | 1,386 | 573 | 41.3% | 40.6% | 42.3% |
| Jul 2025 | 1,387 | 568 | 41.0% | 36.9% | 45.4% |
| Aug 2025 | 1,346 | 583 | 43.3% | 41.3% | 45.4% |
| Sep 2025 | 1,124 | 452 | 40.2% | 40.5% | 39.8% |
| Oct 2025 | 1,358 | 528 | 38.9% | 36.9% | 41.1% |
| Nov 2025 | 1,218 | 501 | 41.1% | 41.8% | 40.4% |
| Dec 2025 | 1,486 | 610 | 41.0% | 37.2% | 45.1% |
| Jan 2026 | 970 | 400 | 41.2% | 40.4% | 42.4% |
| Feb 2026 | 1,184 | 530 | 44.8% | 44.2% | 45.5% |
| Mar 2026 | 1,342 | 573 | 42.7% | 40.7% | 45.0% |
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 | 15,193 | 41.2% | 44.8% | 39.6% | 43.1% |
| 2024-25 | 14,677 | 41.1% | 44.9% | 39.2% | 43.6% |
| 2023-24 | 13,936 | 41.4% | 45.2% | 40.0% | 43.0% |
| 2022-23 | 14,040 | 40.5% | 44.2% | 39.3% | 41.9% |
| 2021-22 | 14,159 | 46.5% | 50.1% | 44.8% | 48.4% |
| 2020-21 | 4,842 | 53.4% | 55.7% | 51.5% | 55.4% |
| 2019-20 | 9,978 | 44.5% | 47.1% | 42.5% | 46.6% |
| 2018-19 | 9,555 | 45.4% | 47.3% | 44.1% | 46.8% |
| 2017-18 | 11,214 | 45.9% | 48.7% | 42.5% | 49.8% |
| 2016-17 | 11,706 | 48.1% | 48.7% | 45.5% | 51.0% |
| 2015-16 | 11,052 | 48.9% | 49.3% | 46.8% | 51.1% |
| 2014-15 | 9,613 | 50.4% | 51.0% | 47.8% | 53.3% |
| 2013-14 | 8,608 | 51.6% | 51.6% | 47.5% | 56.7% |
| 2012-13 | 7,139 | 57.6% | 59.1% | 54.1% | 61.5% |
| 2011-12 | 8,088 | 61.2% | 60.8% | 58.6% | 63.8% |
| 2010-11 | 8,109 | 63.6% | 63.1% | 60.4% | 67.3% |
| 2009-10 | 7,811 | 63.1% | 63.8% | 59.0% | 67.9% |
| 2008-09 | 7,835 | 64.8% | 65.4% | 61.0% | 69.5% |
| 2007-08 | 9,082 | 64.7% | 65.4% | 59.4% | 71.0% |
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.