Colchester driving test centre pass rate
Figures for April 2025 to March 2026, published 24 Jun 2026.
50.6% of car practical tests at Colchester were passes in 2025/26: 3,925 from 7,756 tests. That is 0.6 percentage points above the national rate of 50.0%.
Colchester in 2025/26
- Pass rate
- 50.6%
- National: 50.0%
- Tests taken
- 7,756
- 3,925 passes
- Rank by pass rate
- 146 of 260
- Among centres with 1,000 or more tests
- First-attempt pass rate
- 51.1%
- 4,102 first attempts
Source: DVSA DRT122A, April 2025 to March 2026, published 24 June 2026; DVSA DRT122C, April 2025 to March 2026, published 24 June 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0.
By gender and year
| Tests | Passes | Pass rate | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Men, 2025/26 | 4,132 | 2,135 | 51.7% |
| Women, 2025/26 | 3,624 | 1,790 | 49.4% |
| All, 2025/26 | 7,756 | 3,925 | 50.6% |
| All, 2024/25 | 9,977 | 4,788 | 48.0% |
Source: DVSA DRT122A, April 2025 to March 2026, published 24 June 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0.
Pass rate over five years
Car tests at Colchester each year from April to March, against the national rate that year.
| Year | Tests | Pass rate | National rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021/22 | 8,634 | 46.2% | 48.9% |
| 2022/23 | 10,122 | 44.1% | 48.4% |
| 2023/24 | 9,923 | 46.5% | 47.9% |
| 2024/25 | 9,977 | 48.0% | 48.7% |
| 2025/26 | 7,756 | 50.6% | 50.0% |
Source: DVSA DRT122A, April 2025 to March 2026, published 24 June 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Not published means DVSA has no figures for the centre under this name that year: it may not have been open, may have had a different name, or may have had only one examiner (DVSA leaves those centres out).
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