Motorcycle Theory Test Centre Pass Rates

Detailed are the official Driving and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) national motorcycle theory test pass rates for each year since 2007.

Motorcycle theory test pass rates

Also listed are the motorcycle theory test pass rates for individual UK theory test centres.

The time period captured for individual test centres are the 12 months from April 2017 to March 2018 and for both male and female test candidates combined.

Motorcycle Theory Test Pass Rates by Test Centre

Find the motorcycle theory test pass rate for your local test centre.

Theory Test CentreConductedPassesPass rate (%)
Aberdeen61445974.8
Aberystwyth746182.4
Aldershot69053477.4
Andover332472.7
Andover (Portland House)181477.8
Aylesbury825668.3
Aylesbury21016968.3
Ayr33723870.6
Bala....57.1
Bangor20514168.8
Barnstaple20914368.4
Barrow15111072.8
Basildon50234067.7
Berwick2544175.9
Birmingham61142369.2
Blackpool31021770
Bolton61843370.1
Boston20614268.9
Bournemouth76653469.7
Bradford45830867.2
Bridgend32323271.8
Brighton51336270.6
Bristol (Temple Back)1530112673.6
Builth Wells584272.4
Bury St Edmunds32423472.2
Cambridge76956273.1
Canterbury (Lower Bridge Street)80756269.6
Cardiff57444176.8
Carlisle21416778
Chatham91365972.2
Chelmsford61746074.6
Cheltenham (Albion Street)34627178.3
Chester94065069.1
Chesterfield39227169.1
Chichester31022271.6
Clydebank (Erskine House)30123076.4
Colchester49135872.9
Corby43931271.1
Coventry63545671.8
Crawley74452871
Cromer....80
Croydon121078164.5
Derby78859475.4
Doncaster57140971.6
Driffield....66.7
Dudley62741566.2
Dumfries967072.9
Dundee52739675.1
Eastbourne37126571.4
Edinburgh93769974.6
Elgin13010177.7
Exeter33123871.9
Exeter 220615273.8
Fareham37126170.4
Fort William232191.3
Frome463678.3
Frome (Tucker Close)24819177
Galashiels705578.6
Glasgow94172877.4
Gloucester46331768.5
Grantham22115369.2
Greenock1179581.2
Grimsby26118972.4
Guildford56845379.8
Harlow48933969.3
Harrogate32125579.4
Hastings31819461
Haverfordwest18313272.1
Hereford24517571.4
Huddersfield51836871
Hull53837269.1
Huntly....83.3
Ilford74149867.2
Inverness226119976.2
Ipswich60744573.3
Kendal2654873.8
Kings Lynn34125073.3
Kingston128686967.6
Kirkwall2201470
Leeds87264173.5
Leicester83155566.8
Lerwick2653249.2
Limehouse A51533965.8
Limehouse B131184.6
Limehouse C70652974.9
Lincoln29921772.6
Liverpool70046666.6
Lowestoft28319267.8
Luton42628166
Manchester493775.5
Manchester (Universal Square)67148972.9
Mansfield44532873.7
Merthyr Tydfil31724577.3
Middlesbrough65847472
Milton Keynes57140671.1
Morpeth27621076.1
Newcastle99973273.3
Newport (Gwent)43332575.1
Newport-Isle Wight21614768.1
Northallerton16956.3
Northallerton2675683.6
Northampton68950773.6
Norwich (Prince of Wales Road)61743770.8
Norwich (Thorpe Road)16311872.4
Nottingham89863370.5
Oldham37625868.6
Oxford66550075.2
Penzance1096963.3
Peterborough49434870.4
Peterhead....25
Pitlochry2....60
Plymouth68344665.3
Portsmouth42230572.3
Preston65747572.3
Reading92467573.1
Redditch36927374
Rhyl22014365
Salford33924171.1
Salisbury41032278.5
Scarborough27719169
Scunthorpe26719071.2
Sheffield79358273.4
Shrewsbury46033372.4
Sidcup97269071
Skipton171270.6
Skipton2432762.8
Slough41128368.9
Southampton74853471.4
Southend on Sea28920169.6
Southgate103767264.8
Southport22015369.5
Southwark (Shand Street)3015221573.5
St Helens74853171
Staines31922369.9
Stevenage (Middlesex House)46233271.9
Stirling39531379.2
Stockport56537766.7
Stoke-on-Trent64946972.3
Stornoway2351748.6
Stranraer217952.9
Stratford upon Avon37026571.6
Sunderland52038974.8
Sutton Coldfield71149269.2
Swansea60441468.5
Swindon74353772.3
Taunton47433370.3
Torquay36326974.1
Truro46933170.6
Tunbridge Wells1178270.1
Uxbridge73745361.5
Watford82656468.3
Weymouth26218671
Wick342779.4
Wigan49733667.6
Wolverhampton60241969.6
Worcester41030474.1
Workington14410572.9
Worthing46332670.4
Yeovil31423374.2
York46235075.8

National Motorcycle Theory Test Pass Rates by Year

National motorcycle theory test pass rates from 2007 to 2018, male and female results combined.

DateConductedPassesPass rate (%)
2007/0894,17773,69178.2
2008/09103,32982,48879.8
2009/1055,31544,82381
2010/1158,13147,29481.4
2011/1266,28852,71179.5
2012/1373,60254,81074.5
2013/1452,31939,62975.7
2014/1562,80746,51474.1
2015/1671,16751,09071.8
2016/1775,26153,77971.5
2017/1870,74050,50871.4