Car theory test centre · April 2025 to March 2026
The pass rate here was 53.6% between April 2025 and March 2026, 8.8 percentage points above the national average of 44.8%.
Royal Tunbridge Wells 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 | 869 | 452 | 52.0% | 48.9% | 55.4% |
| May 2025 | 767 | 412 | 53.7% | 48.3% | 60.3% |
| Jun 2025 | 908 | 478 | 52.6% | 50.4% | 55.1% |
| Jul 2025 | 958 | 530 | 55.3% | 52.0% | 59.0% |
| Aug 2025 | 888 | 504 | 56.8% | 53.9% | 60.0% |
| Sep 2025 | 631 | 328 | 52.0% | 51.5% | 52.6% |
| Oct 2025 | 772 | 399 | 51.7% | 49.4% | 54.2% |
| Nov 2025 | 717 | 400 | 55.8% | 55.9% | 55.7% |
| Dec 2025 | 740 | 385 | 52.0% | 47.4% | 56.9% |
| Jan 2026 | 629 | 344 | 54.7% | 51.2% | 58.3% |
| Feb 2026 | 835 | 443 | 53.1% | 51.7% | 54.6% |
| Mar 2026 | 946 | 507 | 53.6% | 54.3% | 52.9% |
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 | 9,660 | 53.6% | 44.8% | 51.3% | 56.3% |
| 2024-25 | 9,724 | 53.6% | 44.9% | 50.6% | 57.2% |
| 2023-24 | 9,090 | 53.3% | 45.2% | 50.3% | 56.8% |
| 2022-23 | 8,311 | 53.1% | 44.2% | 51.9% | 54.5% |
| 2021-22 | 6,446 | 57.8% | 50.1% | 55.4% | 60.4% |
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.