Benbecula Island driving test centre: pass rates

Data: DVSA, updated 14 October 2026Latest full year: 2025-26

Key points

  • In 2025-26, 107 car practical tests were conducted at Benbecula Island and 72.9% were passes — 22.9 percentage points above the Great Britain rate of 50.0%.
  • Figures come from DVSA's published statistics (financial years, April to March).
  • A centre's pass rate reflects who tests there as well as its roads — it doesn't tell you how easy or hard the test is.
Pass rate 2025-2672.9%GB: 50.0%
Tests conducted1072025-26
Passes782025-26
Fewer than 200 tests were conducted here in 2025-26, so the pass rate can move a lot from year to year on small numbers.

Pass rate over time

Pass rate (%)354555657585952007-082009-102011-122013-142015-162017-182019-202021-222023-242025-26Benbecula Island 2008-09: 54.2%Benbecula Island 2009-10: 53.0%Benbecula Island 2011-12: 60.0%Benbecula Island 2012-13: 58.6%Benbecula Island 2013-14: 52.8%Benbecula Island 2014-15: 60.8%Benbecula Island 2016-17: 51.0%Benbecula Island 2022-23: 85.7%Benbecula Island 2023-24: 91.0%Benbecula Island 2024-25: 78.8%Benbecula Island 2025-26: 72.9%Great Britain 2007-08: 44.2%Great Britain 2008-09: 45.3%Great Britain 2009-10: 45.9%Great Britain 2010-11: 46.3%Great Britain 2011-12: 46.9%Great Britain 2012-13: 47.1%Great Britain 2013-14: 47.1%Great Britain 2014-15: 46.9%Great Britain 2015-16: 47.0%Great Britain 2016-17: 47.1%Great Britain 2017-18: 46.3%Great Britain 2018-19: 45.8%Great Britain 2019-20: 45.9%Great Britain 2020-21: 49.8%Great Britain 2021-22: 48.9%Great Britain 2022-23: 48.4%Great Britain 2023-24: 47.9%Great Britain 2024-25: 48.7%Great Britain 2025-26: 50.0%Benbecula IslandGreat Britain
Car practical test pass rate at Benbecula Island compared with Great Britain, by year (financial years, April to March). Source: DVSA. Gaps mean no published figure.
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YearTestsPassesPass rateGB rate
2007-08———44.2%
2008-09965254.2%45.3%
2009-10663553.0%45.9%
2011-12754560.0%46.9%
2012-13875158.6%47.1%
2013-14723852.8%47.1%
2014-15975960.8%46.9%
2016-171005151.0%47.1%
2022-23847285.7%48.4%
2023-2411110191.0%47.9%
2024-251048278.8%48.7%
2025-261077872.9%50.0%

By gender, 2025-26

TestsPass rate
Male5768.4%
Female5078.0%

First attempts and automatic cars, 2025-26

TestsPass rateGB rate
First attempts7173.2%50.5%
Automatic cars—77.8%44.6%

First attempts: tests taken by people sitting the car practical test for the first time (DVSA table DRT122C). Automatic: tests taken in an automatic car (DRT122E).

Pass rate by age (17 to 25), 2025-26

Age 17Age 17: 80.6%80.6%Age 18Age 18: 90.0%90.0%Age 19Age 19: 66.7%66.7%Age 20Age 20: 80.0%80.0%Age 21Age 21: 40.0%40.0%Age 22Age 22: 60.0%60.0%Age 25Age 25: 50.0%50.0%
Car test pass rate by candidate age at Benbecula Island, 2025-26. Source: DVSA table DRT122D. Ages with few tests can be volatile.
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AgeTestsPass rate
173180.6%
18—90.0%
19—66.7%
20—80.0%
21—40.0%
22—60.0%
25—50.0%

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Preparing for a test at Benbecula Island

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Sources

  1. Car driving test pass rates by gender and month: test centres (DRT122A) — DVSA · table last updated 25 June 2026; table(s) DRT122A; our copy retrieved 14 October 2026. These statistics are updated on an annual basis and the next update is due to be published in June 2027. Download the file.
  2. Car driving tests conducted, passed and pass rates by financial quarter and financial year: Great Britain (DRT121A) — DVSA · table last updated 3 September 2026; table(s) DRT121A; our copy retrieved 14 October 2026. The next publication of this data will be available in December 2026. Download the file.
  3. Car driving test pass rates by first driving attempt and gender, including zero faults: test centres (DRT122C) — DVSA · table last updated 25 June 2026; table(s) DRT122C; our copy retrieved 14 October 2026. This report will be updated on an annual basis in the August following the end of the financial year. Download the file.
  4. Automatic car driving test pass rates by gender: test centres (DRT122E) — DVSA · table last updated 25 June 2026; table(s) DRT122E; our copy retrieved 14 October 2026. This report will be updated on an annual basis in the August following the end of the financial year. Download the file.
  5. Car driving test pass rates by age (17 to 25 year olds) and year: test centres (DRT122D) — DVSA · table last updated 25 June 2026; table(s) DRT122D; our copy retrieved 14 October 2026. Download the file.
  6. Car driving test waiting times and availability by driving test centre, January 2019 to date: Great Britain (DRT122F) — DVSA · table last updated 14 October 2026; table(s) DRT122F; our copy retrieved 14 October 2026. Download the file.
  7. Car driving test waiting times and availability by country and region, January 2019 to date: Great Britain (DRT121G) — DVSA · table last updated 14 October 2026; table(s) DRT121G; our copy retrieved 14 October 2026. Download the file.

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