Car theory test centre · April 2025 to March 2026
The pass rate here was 43.9% between April 2025 and March 2026, 1.0 percentage points below the national average of 44.8%.
Stoke-on-Trent 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 | 1,791 | 802 | 44.8% | 42.3% | 47.5% |
| May 2025 | 1,729 | 758 | 43.8% | 41.0% | 47.3% |
| Jun 2025 | 2,051 | 885 | 43.1% | 41.2% | 45.5% |
| Jul 2025 | 1,857 | 830 | 44.7% | 41.8% | 48.2% |
| Aug 2025 | 2,078 | 898 | 43.2% | 41.5% | 45.2% |
| Sep 2025 | 1,544 | 681 | 44.1% | 41.2% | 47.3% |
| Oct 2025 | 1,952 | 809 | 41.4% | 39.3% | 44.1% |
| Nov 2025 | 1,862 | 804 | 43.2% | 42.3% | 44.2% |
| Dec 2025 | 2,132 | 948 | 44.5% | 43.7% | 45.3% |
| Jan 2026 | 1,231 | 516 | 41.9% | 40.5% | 43.7% |
| Feb 2026 | 1,874 | 856 | 45.7% | 42.3% | 49.3% |
| Mar 2026 | 2,322 | 1,054 | 45.4% | 42.2% | 49.1% |
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 | 22,423 | 43.9% | 44.8% | 41.6% | 46.5% |
| 2024-25 | 21,269 | 43.1% | 44.9% | 40.8% | 45.8% |
| 2023-24 | 20,444 | 44.4% | 45.2% | 43.0% | 46.1% |
| 2022-23 | 21,587 | 44.4% | 44.2% | 42.5% | 46.5% |
| 2021-22 | 23,598 | 50.2% | 50.1% | 49.4% | 51.1% |
| 2020-21 | 9,591 | 55.6% | 55.7% | 52.5% | 58.9% |
| 2019-20 | 19,519 | 45.9% | 47.1% | 43.2% | 48.7% |
| 2018-19 | 18,991 | 46.8% | 47.3% | 45.1% | 48.5% |
| 2017-18 | 19,120 | 48.1% | 48.7% | 45.4% | 51.0% |
| 2016-17 | 21,110 | 47.2% | 48.7% | 44.6% | 50.1% |
| 2015-16 | 19,156 | 50.1% | 49.3% | 48.1% | 52.2% |
| 2014-15 | 18,074 | 50.4% | 51.0% | 48.1% | 53.0% |
| 2013-14 | 16,028 | 50.8% | 51.6% | 48.4% | 53.5% |
| 2012-13 | 12,890 | 58.7% | 59.1% | 55.2% | 62.6% |
| 2011-12 | 14,026 | 61.3% | 60.8% | 58.0% | 64.8% |
| 2010-11 | 14,261 | 63.4% | 63.1% | 60.2% | 66.8% |
| 2009-10 | 14,835 | 63.5% | 63.8% | 59.9% | 67.7% |
| 2008-09 | 14,075 | 65.3% | 65.4% | 61.5% | 69.8% |
| 2007-08 | 16,252 | 65.1% | 65.4% | 61.2% | 69.6% |
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.