This statistic shows the pass rates for passenger carrying vehicles tests in Great Britain between 2007/2008 and 2017/2018. The pass rate was rose from around 50 to about 59 percent. Although the pass rate has increased, the number of tests taken has dropped.
In 2017/2018, the percentage of passenger tests which were passed in Great Britain rose to 58.9 percent, in spite of the steady decrease in the actual number of tests conducted.
Practical driving test pass rates for passenger carrying vehicles (PCV) in Great Britain from 2007/2008 to 2017/2018
Characteristic
Pass rate
2017/18
58.9%
2016/17
59.1%
2015/16
57.1%
2014/15
55.7%
2013/14
55.1%
2012/13
52.9%
2011/12
53.7%
2010/11
53.8%
2009/10
52.6%
2008/09
51.9%
2007/08
50.4%
50%52%54%56%58%60%
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GOV.UK. (June 28, 2018). Practical driving test pass rates for passenger carrying vehicles (PCV) in Great Britain from 2007/2008 to 2017/2018 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 02, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/301609/pcv-practical-driving-tests-taken-and-passed-in-the-united-kingdom/
GOV.UK. "Practical driving test pass rates for passenger carrying vehicles (PCV) in Great Britain from 2007/2008 to 2017/2018." Chart. June 28, 2018. Statista. Accessed June 02, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/301609/pcv-practical-driving-tests-taken-and-passed-in-the-united-kingdom/
GOV.UK. (2018). Practical driving test pass rates for passenger carrying vehicles (PCV) in Great Britain from 2007/2008 to 2017/2018. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 02, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/301609/pcv-practical-driving-tests-taken-and-passed-in-the-united-kingdom/
GOV.UK. "Practical Driving Test Pass Rates for Passenger Carrying Vehicles (Pcv) in Great Britain from 2007/2008 to 2017/2018." Statista, Statista Inc., 28 Jun 2018, https://www.statista.com/statistics/301609/pcv-practical-driving-tests-taken-and-passed-in-the-united-kingdom/
GOV.UK, Practical driving test pass rates for passenger carrying vehicles (PCV) in Great Britain from 2007/2008 to 2017/2018 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/301609/pcv-practical-driving-tests-taken-and-passed-in-the-united-kingdom/ (last visited June 02, 2025)
Practical driving test pass rates for passenger carrying vehicles (PCV) in Great Britain from 2007/2008 to 2017/2018 [Graph], GOV.UK, June 28, 2018. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/301609/pcv-practical-driving-tests-taken-and-passed-in-the-united-kingdom/
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