Car theory test centre · April 2025 to March 2026
The pass rate here was 41.4% between April 2025 and March 2026, 3.5 percentage points below the national average of 44.8%.
Slough 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 | 2,181 | 880 | 40.3% | 40.0% | 40.8% |
| May 2025 | 2,093 | 872 | 41.7% | 39.6% | 44.1% |
| Jun 2025 | 2,396 | 964 | 40.2% | 40.2% | 40.3% |
| Jul 2025 | 2,287 | 991 | 43.3% | 43.5% | 43.1% |
| Aug 2025 | 2,077 | 948 | 45.6% | 43.1% | 48.6% |
| Sep 2025 | 1,731 | 723 | 41.8% | 38.6% | 45.9% |
| Oct 2025 | 1,825 | 750 | 41.1% | 38.9% | 43.7% |
| Nov 2025 | 2,033 | 787 | 38.7% | 37.2% | 40.7% |
| Dec 2025 | 2,171 | 908 | 41.8% | 40.9% | 43.0% |
| Jan 2026 | 1,310 | 520 | 39.7% | 37.2% | 43.1% |
| Feb 2026 | 2,033 | 827 | 40.7% | 38.5% | 43.1% |
| Mar 2026 | 2,502 | 1,026 | 41.0% | 38.9% | 43.7% |
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 | 24,639 | 41.4% | 44.8% | 39.9% | 43.3% |
| 2024-25 | 25,103 | 41.6% | 44.9% | 40.4% | 43.1% |
| 2023-24 | 19,314 | 41.1% | 45.2% | 40.5% | 41.9% |
| 2022-23 | 20,062 | 40.6% | 44.2% | 39.9% | 41.5% |
| 2021-22 | 21,263 | 47.0% | 50.1% | 46.0% | 48.2% |
| 2020-21 | 6,658 | 52.7% | 55.7% | 50.4% | 55.3% |
| 2019-20 | 17,489 | 44.9% | 47.1% | 44.1% | 45.8% |
| 2018-19 | 16,578 | 45.0% | 47.3% | 43.1% | 47.1% |
| 2017-18 | 16,470 | 46.1% | 48.7% | 43.7% | 48.6% |
| 2016-17 | 17,199 | 46.5% | 48.7% | 45.1% | 47.9% |
| 2015-16 | 17,174 | 46.8% | 49.3% | 45.3% | 48.3% |
| 2014-15 | 15,673 | 49.0% | 51.0% | 47.3% | 50.8% |
| 2013-14 | 14,906 | 47.5% | 51.6% | 44.7% | 50.8% |
| 2012-13 | 12,671 | 55.9% | 59.1% | 53.0% | 59.3% |
| 2011-12 | 14,794 | 55.6% | 60.8% | 52.8% | 58.9% |
| 2010-11 | 13,884 | 59.1% | 63.1% | 56.2% | 62.6% |
| 2009-10 | 13,258 | 60.6% | 63.8% | 57.7% | 64.1% |
| 2008-09 | 12,368 | 62.5% | 65.4% | 59.8% | 66.1% |
| 2007-08 | 13,064 | 63.2% | 65.4% | 61.5% | 65.0% |
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.