Car theory test centre · April 2025 to March 2026
The pass rate here was 47.2% between April 2025 and March 2026, 2.4 percentage points above the national average of 44.8%.
Shrewsbury 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 | 1,094 | 541 | 49.5% | 47.5% | 51.8% |
| May 2025 | 1,160 | 580 | 50.0% | 50.6% | 49.2% |
| Jun 2025 | 1,313 | 587 | 44.7% | 41.6% | 48.0% |
| Jul 2025 | 1,170 | 544 | 46.5% | 44.9% | 48.1% |
| Aug 2025 | 1,246 | 592 | 47.5% | 45.4% | 49.8% |
| Sep 2025 | 1,033 | 478 | 46.3% | 45.2% | 47.5% |
| Oct 2025 | 1,255 | 584 | 46.5% | 44.5% | 49.0% |
| Nov 2025 | 1,179 | 512 | 43.4% | 39.2% | 48.4% |
| Dec 2025 | 1,193 | 565 | 47.4% | 45.7% | 49.4% |
| Jan 2026 | 820 | 364 | 44.4% | 40.5% | 49.4% |
| Feb 2026 | 1,057 | 527 | 49.9% | 44.0% | 56.6% |
| Mar 2026 | 1,531 | 763 | 49.8% | 46.2% | 54.1% |
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 | 14,051 | 47.2% | 44.8% | 44.7% | 50.2% |
| 2024-25 | 14,110 | 46.3% | 44.9% | 42.7% | 50.5% |
| 2023-24 | 14,015 | 45.9% | 45.2% | 44.3% | 47.7% |
| 2022-23 | 13,911 | 46.0% | 44.2% | 44.1% | 48.2% |
| 2021-22 | 14,997 | 52.0% | 50.1% | 51.5% | 52.6% |
| 2020-21 | 6,625 | 57.2% | 55.7% | 54.2% | 60.4% |
| 2019-20 | 11,706 | 47.2% | 47.1% | 44.0% | 50.7% |
| 2018-19 | 11,147 | 47.8% | 47.3% | 45.8% | 49.9% |
| 2017-18 | 11,546 | 48.6% | 48.7% | 46.2% | 51.2% |
| 2016-17 | 12,074 | 49.3% | 48.7% | 47.2% | 51.5% |
| 2015-16 | 11,755 | 49.7% | 49.3% | 47.9% | 51.6% |
| 2014-15 | 10,469 | 51.1% | 51.0% | 48.3% | 54.4% |
| 2013-14 | 9,645 | 53.0% | 51.6% | 48.5% | 57.9% |
| 2012-13 | 7,570 | 61.7% | 59.1% | 59.3% | 64.1% |
| 2011-12 | 8,556 | 63.2% | 60.8% | 59.4% | 67.4% |
| 2010-11 | 8,362 | 64.7% | 63.1% | 62.7% | 66.9% |
| 2009-10 | 8,639 | 64.9% | 63.8% | 62.1% | 68.1% |
| 2008-09 | 8,612 | 67.7% | 65.4% | 65.5% | 70.3% |
| 2007-08 | 9,276 | 67.5% | 65.4% | 65.8% | 69.3% |
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.