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Road test pass rates in British Columbia

49.3%passed in 2025
307kroad tests
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In British Columbia, ICBC runs road tests at its driver licensing offices and, in smaller towns, through driver licensing agents. In 2025, 307,017 car road tests were taken and 49.3% were passed. The figures come from ICBC's open data and cover passenger car tests only. Each office in the table links to its own page, with five years of figures and practice routes around it.

No second road test from October 19, 2026

From that date, drivers on a Class 7 novice licence with a clean record move up to Class 5 through a driving record assessment instead of a second road test. The Class 7 road test, for learners getting their N, stays. Check ICBC's new driver pages for the details that apply to you.

Road test pass rates in British Columbia, 2021 to 2025

The Class 7 road test, the one that gets a learner their N, passed at 48.5% in 2025, against 48.8% in 2021. The Class 5 road test passed at 50.1%, against 55.9% in 2021.

  1. 2025307,017 testsClass 748.5%138,452Class 550.1%168,565
  2. 2024311,904 testsClass 749.5%120,873Class 551.9%191,031
  3. 2023339,291 testsClass 748.0%134,770Class 552.9%204,521
  4. 2022280,819 testsClass 747.7%134,857Class 554.6%145,962
  5. 2021290,134 testsClass 748.8%135,269Class 555.9%154,865

Bar colour against the 2021 to 2025 average for that class.

Pass rates at each driver licensing office, 2025

58 offices ran at least 200 car road tests in 2025. Of the 23 offices with at least 1,000 Class 7 tests, Courtenay had the highest Class 7 pass rate at 61.0% and Cranbrook the lowest at 39.0%. In smaller towns road tests are run by driver licensing agents rather than ICBC offices; the list shows them by town.

2025, sorted by number of car road tests. Bar colour against the BC Class 7 rate, 48.5%.

  1. Burnaby41,638 tests · Class 5 48.6%47.4%
  2. Point Grey30,813 tests · Class 5 40.5%39.7%
  3. Richmond Lansdowne27,299 tests · Class 5 43.3%39.9%
  4. Surrey26,677 tests · Class 5 46.2%44.7%
  5. Port Coquitlam18,588 tests · Class 5 52.1%52.9%
  6. Langley Willowbrook18,334 tests · Class 5 50.3%51.0%
  7. Abbotsford16,114 tests · Class 5 52.9%47.8%
  8. Victoria McKenzie15,633 tests · Class 5 53.8%53.3%
  9. Guildford Boardwalk14,780 tests · Class 5 54.0%47.3%
  10. North Vancouver11,427 tests · Class 5 49.8%57.3%
  11. Kelowna9,320 tests · Class 5 49.9%48.7%
  12. Kamloops7,190 tests · Class 5 42.9%41.8%
  13. Nanaimo6,800 tests · Class 5 67.6%54.5%
  14. Prince George5,251 tests · Class 5 68.7%58.7%
  15. Duncan4,313 tests · Class 5 51.6%46.1%
  16. Vernon3,930 tests · Class 5 55.9%54.8%
  17. Vancouver East2,960 tests · Class 5 53.3%53.2%
  18. West Kelowna2,838 tests · Class 5 55.8%51.3%
  19. Courtenay2,624 tests · Class 5 65.7%61.0%
  20. Campbell River2,406 tests · Class 5 67.1%58.9%
  21. Penticton2,205 tests · Class 5 44.1%46.3%
  22. Cranbrook1,989 tests · Class 5 46.1%39.0%
  23. Salmon Arm1,781 tests · Class 5 46.3%42.4%
  24. Fort St John1,676 tests · Class 5 65.9%59.9%
  25. Port Alberni1,496 tests · Class 5 61.2%55.4%
  26. Terrace1,490 tests · Class 5 63.8%43.4%
  27. Dawson Creek1,291 tests · Class 5 59.3%49.1%
  28. Williams Lake1,174 tests · Class 5 62.9%55.1%
  29. Castlegar1,006 tests · Class 5 59.8%49.2%
  30. Merritt902 tests · Class 5 55.1%44.7%
  31. Powell River896 tests · Class 5 81.3%62.9%
  32. Nelson892 tests · Class 5 78.0%62.8%
  33. Quesnel875 tests · Class 5 74.6%63.9%
  34. Sechelt870 tests · Class 5 71.9%63.9%
  35. Prince Rupert804 tests · Class 5 53.2%40.0%
  36. Smithers776 tests · Class 5 71.6%66.5%
  37. Trail759 tests · Class 5 59.3%49.3%
  38. Gibsons635 tests · Class 5 71.4%60.9%
  39. Fernie491 tests · Class 5 36.4%43.0%
  40. Creston488 tests · Class 5 65.0%57.7%
  41. 100 Mile House477 tests · Class 5 68.2%53.7%
  42. Invermere459 tests · Class 5 45.1%36.1%
  43. Vanderhoof390 tests · Class 5 64.9%44.1%
  44. Golden373 tests · Class 5 35.8%43.3%
  45. Grand Forks364 tests · Class 5 58.8%49.4%
  46. Kitimat319 tests · Class 5 66.9%57.2%
  47. Osoyoos316 tests · Class 5 40.3%38.3%
  48. Hope315 tests · Class 5 48.5%47.6%
  49. Lillooet299 tests · Class 5 64.5%44.8%
  50. Oliver299 tests · Class 5 46.6%41.2%
  51. Clearwater287 tests · Class 5 52.0%40.2%
  52. Chetwynd274 tests · Class 5 61.5%53.5%
  53. Revelstoke265 tests · Class 5 61.0%55.6%
  54. Ashcroft255 tests · Class 5 53.2%40.3%
  55. Port Hardy255 tests · Class 5 73.4%56.8%
  56. Whistler249 tests · Class 5 61.7%50.4%
  57. Burns Lake219 tests · Class 5 75.3%63.8%
  58. Princeton207 tests · Class 5 46.5%44.6%
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Questions
What is the road test pass rate in BC?
In 2025, 48.5% of Class 7 road tests and 50.1% of Class 5 road tests were passed. Across both, 151,497 of 307,017 car road tests were passed (49.3%).
Which BC office has the highest Class 7 pass rate?
Among offices with at least 1,000 Class 7 tests in 2025, Courtenay had the highest pass rate (61.0%) and Cranbrook the lowest (39.0%). A higher rate does not make an office easier: who takes the test there, and how ready they are, differs from town to town.
What is the difference between the Class 7 and Class 5 road test?
The Class 7 road test takes a learner (Class 7L) to a novice licence, the N. The Class 5 road test took a novice driver to a full licence, and is also taken by some experienced drivers who move to BC. From October 19, 2026, novice drivers with a clean record no longer take a second road test; ICBC assesses their driving record instead.
How many road tests does ICBC run each year?
307,017 car road tests in 2025: 138,452 Class 7 and 168,565 Class 5. These figures do not include motorcycle or commercial road tests.

Source: ICBC, driver road tests by office. Contains information licensed under ICBC's Open Data Licence. Licence. All analysis, inferences, opinions, and conclusions drawn in this page are those of the authors, and do not reflect the opinions, position or policies of ICBC. Book a road test on ICBC's booking page.