Driving test videos

Short videos made from our guides and DVSA's published data — each one links back to the page with the full figures and sources.

13 videos
Data video · 0:24Great Britain test centres: highest pass rates, 2017–18 to 2025–26 AI-generated musicThe figures shown when each year pauses are DVSA's published figures. Between years, the bars and numbers are animated (the year label dims and the timeline shows “between years”), so in-between numbers are not published figures. It covers every car test centre in DVSA's statistics: England, Scotland and Wales (tests in Northern Ireland are run by the DVA, not DVSA). It starts in 2017–18, the same window as our regional rankings. A higher pass rate reflects who tests at a centre as well as its roads — it doesn't mean an easier test. Music: AI-generated (Google Gemini). See the full figures.

An animated ranking of the ten highest published car practical test pass rates among all test centres in Great Britain, year by year from 2017–18 to 2025–26, from DVSA's statistics. Only centres with at least 500 tests that year are included.

Data video · 0:24East Midlands test centres: highest pass rates, 2017–18 to 2025–26 AI-generated musicThe figures shown when each year pauses are DVSA's published figures. Between years, the bars and numbers are animated (the year label dims and the timeline shows “between years”), so in-between numbers are not published figures. It starts in 2017–18, the same window as our other regional rankings. A higher pass rate reflects who tests at a centre as well as its roads — it doesn't mean an easier test. Music: AI-generated (Google Gemini). See the full figures.

An animated ranking of the ten highest published car practical test pass rates among East Midlands test centres, year by year from 2017–18 to 2025–26, from DVSA's statistics. Only centres with at least 500 tests that year are included.

Data video · 0:15East of England test centres: highest pass rates, 2021–22 to 2025–26 AI-generated musicThe figures shown when each year pauses are DVSA's published figures. Between years, the bars and numbers are animated (the year label dims and the timeline shows “between years”), so in-between numbers are not published figures. It starts in 2021–22 because earlier years include centres that closed before DVSA's region data begins, so a East of England ranking for those years would be incomplete. A higher pass rate reflects who tests at a centre as well as its roads — it doesn't mean an easier test. Music: AI-generated (Google Gemini). See the full figures.

An animated ranking of the ten highest published car practical test pass rates among East of England test centres, year by year from 2021–22 to 2025–26, from DVSA's statistics. Only centres with at least 500 tests that year are included.

Data video · 0:24London test centres: highest pass rates, 2017–18 to 2025–26 AI-generated musicThe figures shown when each year pauses are DVSA's published figures. Between years, the bars and numbers are animated (the year label dims and the timeline shows “between years”), so in-between numbers are not published figures. It starts in 2017–18 because earlier years include centres that closed before DVSA's region data begins, so a London ranking for those years would be incomplete. A higher pass rate reflects who tests at a centre as well as its roads — it doesn't mean an easier test. Music: AI-generated (Google Gemini). See the full figures.

An animated ranking of the ten highest published car practical test pass rates among London test centres, year by year from 2017–18 to 2025–26, from DVSA's statistics. Only centres with at least 500 tests that year are included.

Data video · 0:24North East test centres: highest pass rates, 2017–18 to 2025–26 AI-generated musicThe figures shown when each year pauses are DVSA's published figures. Between years, the bars and numbers are animated (the year label dims and the timeline shows “between years”), so in-between numbers are not published figures. It starts in 2017–18, the same window as our other regional rankings. A higher pass rate reflects who tests at a centre as well as its roads — it doesn't mean an easier test. Music: AI-generated (Google Gemini). See the full figures.

An animated ranking of the eight highest published car practical test pass rates among North East test centres, year by year from 2017–18 to 2025–26, from DVSA's statistics. Only centres with at least 500 tests that year are included.

Data video · 0:24North West test centres: highest pass rates, 2017–18 to 2025–26 AI-generated musicThe figures shown when each year pauses are DVSA's published figures. Between years, the bars and numbers are animated (the year label dims and the timeline shows “between years”), so in-between numbers are not published figures. It starts in 2017–18, the same window as our other regional rankings. A higher pass rate reflects who tests at a centre as well as its roads — it doesn't mean an easier test. Music: AI-generated (Google Gemini). See the full figures.

An animated ranking of the ten highest published car practical test pass rates among North West test centres, year by year from 2017–18 to 2025–26, from DVSA's statistics. Only centres with at least 500 tests that year are included.

Data video · 0:20Scotland test centres: highest pass rates, 2019–20 to 2025–26 AI-generated musicThe figures shown when each year pauses are DVSA's published figures. Between years, the bars and numbers are animated (the year label dims and the timeline shows “between years”), so in-between numbers are not published figures. It starts in 2019–20 because earlier years include centres that closed before DVSA's region data begins, so a Scotland ranking for those years would be incomplete. A higher pass rate reflects who tests at a centre as well as its roads — it doesn't mean an easier test. Music: AI-generated (Google Gemini). See the full figures.

An animated ranking of the ten highest published car practical test pass rates among Scotland test centres, year by year from 2019–20 to 2025–26, from DVSA's statistics. Only centres with at least 500 tests that year are included.

Data video · 0:13South East test centres: highest pass rates, 2022–23 to 2025–26 AI-generated musicThe figures shown when each year pauses are DVSA's published figures. Between years, the bars and numbers are animated (the year label dims and the timeline shows “between years”), so in-between numbers are not published figures. It starts in 2022–23 because earlier years include centres that closed before DVSA's region data begins, so a South East ranking for those years would be incomplete. A higher pass rate reflects who tests at a centre as well as its roads — it doesn't mean an easier test. Music: AI-generated (Google Gemini). See the full figures.

An animated ranking of the ten highest published car practical test pass rates among South East test centres, year by year from 2022–23 to 2025–26, from DVSA's statistics. Only centres with at least 500 tests that year are included.

Data video · 0:24South West test centres: highest pass rates, 2017–18 to 2025–26 AI-generated musicThe figures shown when each year pauses are DVSA's published figures. Between years, the bars and numbers are animated (the year label dims and the timeline shows “between years”), so in-between numbers are not published figures. It starts in 2017–18, the same window as our other regional rankings. A higher pass rate reflects who tests at a centre as well as its roads — it doesn't mean an easier test. Music: AI-generated (Google Gemini). See the full figures.

An animated ranking of the ten highest published car practical test pass rates among South West test centres, year by year from 2017–18 to 2025–26, from DVSA's statistics. Only centres with at least 500 tests that year are included.

Data video · 0:22Wales test centres: highest pass rates, 2018–19 to 2025–26 AI-generated musicThe figures shown when each year pauses are DVSA's published figures. Between years, the bars and numbers are animated (the year label dims and the timeline shows “between years”), so in-between numbers are not published figures. It starts in 2018–19 because earlier years include centres that closed before DVSA's region data begins, so a Wales ranking for those years would be incomplete. A higher pass rate reflects who tests at a centre as well as its roads — it doesn't mean an easier test. Music: AI-generated (Google Gemini). See the full figures.

An animated ranking of the ten highest published car practical test pass rates among Wales test centres, year by year from 2018–19 to 2025–26, from DVSA's statistics. Only centres with at least 500 tests that year are included.

Data video · 0:24Yorkshire and The Humber test centres: highest pass rates, 2017–18 to 2025–26 AI-generated musicThe figures shown when each year pauses are DVSA's published figures. Between years, the bars and numbers are animated (the year label dims and the timeline shows “between years”), so in-between numbers are not published figures. It starts in 2017–18, the same window as our other regional rankings. A higher pass rate reflects who tests at a centre as well as its roads — it doesn't mean an easier test. Music: AI-generated (Google Gemini). See the full figures.

An animated ranking of the ten highest published car practical test pass rates among Yorkshire and The Humber test centres, year by year from 2017–18 to 2025–26, from DVSA's statistics. Only centres with at least 500 tests that year are included.

Data video · 0:24West Midlands test centres: highest pass rates, 2017–18 to 2025–26 AI-generated musicThe figures shown when each year pauses are DVSA's published figures. Between years, the bars and numbers are animated (the year label dims and the timeline shows “between years”), so in-between numbers are not published figures. It starts in 2017–18 because earlier years include centres that closed before DVSA's region data begins, so a West Midlands ranking for those years would be incomplete. A higher pass rate reflects who tests at a centre as well as its roads — it doesn't mean an easier test. Music: AI-generated (Google Gemini). See the full figures.

An animated ranking of the ten highest published car practical test pass rates among West Midlands test centres, year by year from 2017–18 to 2025–26, from DVSA's statistics. Only centres with at least 500 tests that year are included.

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More videos are added as we publish them. Data videos use the same DVSA tables as our data pages; videos with dramatised scenes are labelled.

PassNav is an independent service and is not affiliated with or endorsed by DVSA, DVLA or TomTom. Our guides are prepared with AI assistance and checked against the official sources cited on each page. Rules and fees change — for current legal requirements and booking rules, always check GOV.UK. This is general guidance and does not replace professional driving instruction. Figures are published historical statistics, not live test availability, and a centre's pass rate is not a measure of how easy or hard its test is. Spotted something out of date? Email passnav@smartaisolution.co.uk — see our editorial policy.