Luton driving test centre pass rate
Figures for April 2025 to March 2026, published 24 Jun 2026.
39.2% of car practical tests at Luton were passes in 2025/26: 3,041 from 7,759 tests. That is 10.8 percentage points below the national rate of 50.0%.
Luton in 2025/26
- Pass rate
- 39.2%
- National: 50.0%
- Tests taken
- 7,759
- 3,041 passes
- Rank by pass rate
- 253 of 260
- Among centres with 1,000 or more tests
- First-attempt pass rate
- 35.8%
- 3,430 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 | 4,000 | 1,664 | 41.6% |
| Women, 2025/26 | 3,759 | 1,377 | 36.6% |
| All, 2025/26 | 7,759 | 3,041 | 39.2% |
| All, 2024/25 | 8,304 | 3,328 | 40.1% |
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 Luton each year from April to March, against the national rate that year.
| Year | Tests | Pass rate | National rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021/22 | 8,756 | 41.4% | 48.9% |
| 2022/23 | 11,522 | 40.9% | 48.4% |
| 2023/24 | 12,603 | 37.0% | 47.9% |
| 2024/25 | 8,304 | 40.1% | 48.7% |
| 2025/26 | 7,759 | 39.2% | 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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