L learners insurance

Horsforth driving test centre pass rate

Official DVSA figures for car practical tests, April 2025 to March 2026.

49.7% of car driving tests at Horsforth were passes from April 2025 to March 2026: 6,193 of 12,466 tests. That is about the same as the Great Britain rate of 50.0%.

At a glance

Horsforth
Tests conducted12,466
Passes6,193
Pass rate49.7%
Men49.0%
Women50.5%
Rank in Great Britain157 of 260
Rank in Yorkshire and The Humber14 of 26
Median wait from booking to test10.7 weeks (August 2026)
Tests taken within 7 weeks of booking47%

Pass rate by age, 17 to 25

DVSA publishes the age breakdown for younger candidates only. Figures for April 2025 to March 2026.

AgeTestsPass rate
171,23163.9%
181,16958.3%
1970056.1%
2063253.2%
2161353.0%
2253352.0%
2356553.1%
2447251.7%
2549450.0%

Pass rate over the years

YearTestsHorsforthGreat Britain
Apr 2025 to Mar 202612,46649.7%50.0%
Apr 2024 to Mar 202511,93551.3%48.7%
Apr 2023 to Mar 202411,32650.3%47.9%
Apr 2022 to Mar 20239,23649.8%48.4%
Apr 2021 to Mar 20228,62948.9%48.9%
Apr 2019 to Mar 202010,40945.1%45.9%
Apr 2018 to Mar 20199,82244.9%45.8%
Apr 2017 to Mar 201810,49245.3%46.3%
Apr 2016 to Mar 20179,30046.3%47.1%
Apr 2015 to Mar 20169,19547.1%47.0%

Other test centres in Yorkshire and The Humber

CentrePass rateTestsMedian wait
Barnsley58.5%7,7375.4 weeks
Beverley LGV54.1%1595.6 weeks
Bradford (Heaton)56.1%8,35415.1 weeks
Bradford (Thornbury)47.8%10,8316.5 weeks
Bridlington55.5%3,02711.9 weeks
Doncaster53.2%7,33417.0 weeks
Grimsby Coldwater42.8%5,3617.9 weeks
Halifax45.0%5,84511.1 weeks
Heckmondwike45.8%5,47110.1 weeks
Huddersfield49.2%10,56311.1 weeks
Hull47.9%9,70614.0 weeks
Knaresborough58.5%8,3019.7 weeks
Leeds (Colton Mill)51.8%6,4328.4 weeks
Leeds (Fearnville)51.8%4,6769.6 weeks
Malton64.3%87610.0 weeks
Northallerton60.4%3,2448.9 weeks
Pontefract46.9%5,54413.9 weeks
Rotherham53.1%9,1349.5 weeks
Scarborough45.1%3,5957.0 weeks
Scunthorpe45.4%6,1034.0 weeks
Sheffield (Handsworth)44.1%9,7886.0 weeks
Sheffield (Middlewood Road)48.7%10,44218.6 weeks
Skipton57.3%3,19711.0 weeks
Steeton52.8%4,78411.0 weeks
Wakefield45.4%11,6537.6 weeks
Walton LGV59.8%1,8948.9 weeks
Whitby56.7%55719.0 weeks
York54.4%9,41615.1 weeks

A high pass rate does not mean an easier test. Every centre tests to the same standard. The rate reflects who tests there: how much practice they have had, how many are on a first attempt, and the roads they learned on. Choosing a centre for its pass rate rarely helps if the roads are unfamiliar.

Before your test

Most learners who pass have had plenty of practice on top of their lessons, and practising in a family car means the car needs to insure you. Which kind of learner cover fits your situation and how short-term learner cover works are explained here, and every provider is compared side by side.

Source: DVSA, Driving test and theory test data: cars, Open Government Licence v3.0. Car practical tests, April 2025 to March 2026. DVSA leaves out centres where one examiner conducted every test (they still count in the national figure). Waiting times are DVSA's monthly figures. Every centre.