Car theory test centre · April 2025 to March 2026
The pass rate here was 48.9% between April 2025 and March 2026, 4.1 percentage points above the national average of 44.8%.
Penzance 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 | 167 | 90 | 53.9% | 55.7% | 51.4% |
| May 2025 | 113 | 57 | 50.4% | 46.0% | 56.0% |
| Jun 2025 | 177 | 83 | 46.9% | 44.1% | 50.7% |
| Jul 2025 | 159 | 86 | 54.1% | 53.7% | 54.5% |
| Aug 2025 | 155 | 64 | 41.3% | 34.1% | 50.0% |
| Sep 2025 | 171 | 76 | 44.4% | 43.8% | 45.3% |
| Oct 2025 | 157 | 73 | 46.5% | 41.1% | 53.7% |
| Nov 2025 | 194 | 98 | 50.5% | 49.1% | 52.6% |
| Dec 2025 | 169 | 86 | 50.9% | 52.0% | 49.3% |
| Jan 2026 | 112 | 56 | 50.0% | 45.6% | 54.5% |
| Feb 2026 | 138 | 68 | 49.3% | 43.1% | 56.1% |
| Mar 2026 | 197 | 97 | 49.2% | 46.6% | 52.1% |
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 | 1,909 | 48.9% | 44.8% | 46.5% | 52.0% |
| 2024-25 | 1,701 | 49.0% | 44.9% | 46.0% | 53.0% |
| 2023-24 | 1,687 | 49.1% | 45.2% | 44.7% | 54.3% |
| 2022-23 | 1,735 | 48.1% | 44.2% | 48.2% | 48.1% |
| 2021-22 | 1,894 | 55.0% | 50.1% | 54.0% | 56.0% |
| 2020-21 | 871 | 59.5% | 55.7% | 55.2% | 64.8% |
| 2019-20 | 2,191 | 49.1% | 47.1% | 47.1% | 51.1% |
| 2018-19 | 2,008 | 47.9% | 47.3% | 47.3% | 48.4% |
| 2017-18 | 2,145 | 48.6% | 48.7% | 47.0% | 50.3% |
| 2016-17 | 2,280 | 50.6% | 48.7% | 48.8% | 52.7% |
| 2015-16 | 2,630 | 51.4% | 49.3% | 49.2% | 53.7% |
| 2014-15 | 2,220 | 50.2% | 51.0% | 48.5% | 52.4% |
| 2013-14 | 1,883 | 52.9% | 51.6% | 49.4% | 57.0% |
| 2012-13 | 1,572 | 63.2% | 59.1% | 62.5% | 63.9% |
| 2011-12 | 1,717 | 61.2% | 60.8% | 58.9% | 63.8% |
| 2010-11 | 1,712 | 60.8% | 63.1% | 59.6% | 62.1% |
| 2009-10 | 1,644 | 67.2% | 63.8% | 66.0% | 68.5% |
| 2008-09 | 1,566 | 66.6% | 65.4% | 62.5% | 71.6% |
| 2007-08 | 2,026 | 69.6% | 65.4% | 68.5% | 70.6% |
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.