Car theory test centre · April 2025 to March 2026
The pass rate here was 42.4% between April 2025 and March 2026, 2.5 percentage points below the national average of 44.8%.
Swansea 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 | 1,749 | 735 | 42.0% | 39.2% | 45.5% |
| May 2025 | 1,712 | 688 | 40.2% | 38.8% | 41.9% |
| Jun 2025 | 1,851 | 835 | 45.1% | 43.6% | 47.0% |
| Jul 2025 | 1,949 | 840 | 43.1% | 42.6% | 43.8% |
| Aug 2025 | 1,800 | 781 | 43.4% | 42.7% | 44.2% |
| Sep 2025 | 1,422 | 600 | 42.2% | 40.9% | 43.5% |
| Oct 2025 | 1,628 | 661 | 40.6% | 39.0% | 42.4% |
| Nov 2025 | 1,777 | 738 | 41.5% | 39.5% | 43.8% |
| Dec 2025 | 1,634 | 670 | 41.0% | 39.6% | 42.6% |
| Jan 2026 | 1,070 | 421 | 39.3% | 35.4% | 44.8% |
| Feb 2026 | 1,680 | 735 | 43.8% | 39.8% | 47.6% |
| Mar 2026 | 2,017 | 894 | 44.3% | 42.0% | 46.8% |
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 | 20,289 | 42.4% | 44.8% | 40.5% | 44.6% |
| 2024-25 | 20,541 | 42.3% | 44.9% | 40.6% | 44.4% |
| 2023-24 | 19,976 | 42.4% | 45.2% | 41.0% | 44.0% |
| 2022-23 | 18,628 | 42.6% | 44.2% | 41.0% | 44.5% |
| 2021-22 | 17,672 | 48.9% | 50.1% | 47.3% | 50.6% |
| 2020-21 | 6,365 | 54.5% | 55.7% | 51.7% | 57.4% |
| 2019-20 | 14,115 | 45.7% | 47.1% | 43.5% | 48.1% |
| 2018-19 | 13,298 | 45.6% | 47.3% | 43.8% | 47.5% |
| 2017-18 | 14,491 | 46.8% | 48.7% | 46.0% | 47.8% |
| 2016-17 | 15,617 | 48.7% | 48.7% | 46.8% | 50.7% |
| 2015-16 | 16,547 | 48.7% | 49.3% | 47.5% | 50.0% |
| 2014-15 | 14,584 | 50.6% | 51.0% | 48.3% | 53.2% |
| 2013-14 | 13,367 | 50.6% | 51.6% | 47.2% | 54.3% |
| 2012-13 | 10,607 | 58.6% | 59.1% | 55.0% | 62.7% |
| 2011-12 | 12,010 | 59.7% | 60.8% | 56.7% | 62.9% |
| 2010-11 | 11,842 | 62.7% | 63.1% | 59.2% | 66.6% |
| 2009-10 | 11,880 | 63.2% | 63.8% | 60.8% | 66.0% |
| 2008-09 | 11,340 | 65.5% | 65.4% | 61.8% | 69.6% |
| 2007-08 | 13,777 | 64.4% | 65.4% | 61.1% | 68.2% |
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.