Car theory test centre · April 2025 to March 2026
The pass rate here was 44.0% between April 2025 and March 2026, 0.8 percentage points below the national average of 44.8%.
Sheffield 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 | 3,585 | 1,637 | 45.7% | 43.8% | 48.0% |
| May 2025 | 3,795 | 1,691 | 44.6% | 43.2% | 46.1% |
| Jun 2025 | 3,591 | 1,611 | 44.9% | 43.0% | 47.1% |
| Jul 2025 | 4,112 | 1,839 | 44.7% | 42.1% | 47.8% |
| Aug 2025 | 3,893 | 1,687 | 43.3% | 40.8% | 46.3% |
| Sep 2025 | 4,071 | 1,739 | 42.7% | 40.8% | 45.1% |
| Oct 2025 | 4,095 | 1,792 | 43.8% | 40.2% | 48.1% |
| Nov 2025 | 3,669 | 1,568 | 42.7% | 40.6% | 45.2% |
| Dec 2025 | 2,799 | 1,189 | 42.5% | 41.9% | 43.1% |
| Jan 2026 | 3,686 | 1,555 | 42.2% | 40.0% | 44.9% |
| Feb 2026 | 3,793 | 1,732 | 45.7% | 44.1% | 47.4% |
| Mar 2026 | 3,979 | 1,807 | 45.4% | 43.0% | 48.1% |
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 | 45,068 | 44.0% | 44.8% | 41.9% | 46.5% |
| 2024-25 | 43,049 | 44.1% | 44.9% | 42.5% | 46.2% |
| 2023-24 | 39,072 | 45.1% | 45.2% | 43.7% | 46.9% |
| 2022-23 | 36,273 | 42.5% | 44.2% | 40.9% | 44.6% |
| 2021-22 | 31,822 | 47.1% | 50.1% | 45.8% | 48.5% |
| 2020-21 | 10,745 | 53.3% | 55.7% | 51.0% | 55.7% |
| 2019-20 | 27,365 | 45.9% | 47.1% | 43.9% | 48.1% |
| 2018-19 | 26,026 | 46.2% | 47.3% | 44.3% | 48.3% |
| 2017-18 | 28,309 | 48.5% | 48.7% | 46.0% | 51.2% |
| 2016-17 | 28,316 | 49.2% | 48.7% | 47.7% | 50.6% |
| 2015-16 | 27,637 | 49.8% | 49.3% | 48.2% | 51.6% |
| 2014-15 | 23,736 | 52.2% | 51.0% | 49.8% | 54.8% |
| 2013-14 | 21,820 | 51.0% | 51.6% | 47.8% | 54.5% |
| 2012-13 | 17,485 | 59.9% | 59.1% | 57.2% | 63.0% |
| 2011-12 | 18,909 | 62.0% | 60.8% | 58.6% | 65.6% |
| 2010-11 | 19,094 | 64.1% | 63.1% | 60.6% | 68.1% |
| 2009-10 | 19,598 | 64.3% | 63.8% | 61.5% | 67.8% |
| 2008-09 | 18,340 | 65.9% | 65.4% | 62.8% | 69.7% |
| 2007-08 | 21,387 | 65.2% | 65.4% | 61.7% | 69.2% |
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.