Nanaimo road test pass rates

Car road tests in Nanaimo, British Columbia, run by a driver licensing agent working for ICBC. Figures from ICBC's open data for 2025.

Drive the roads around Nanaimo before test day

5 routes54 km91 turns4 roundabouts

  1. Route 1 · via Doumont Road11.0 km22 turns1 roundabout
  2. Route 2 · via Turner Road9.2 km17 turns2 roundabouts
  3. Route 3 · via Nanaimo Parkway11.6 km20 turns
  4. Route 4 · via Aulds Road10.9 km15 turns
  5. Route 5 · via Nanaimo Parkway11.5 km17 turns1 roundabout

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Key facts, 2025

54.5%Class 7 pass rate · BC 48.5%
+6.0Class 7 points vs BC
67.6%Class 5 pass rate · BC 50.1%
6,800car road tests

Class 7 (novice) pass rate 54.5%, 6.0 points above BC. Class 5 (full licence) 67.6%, 17.5 points above BC. 3,525 Class 7 and 3,275 Class 5 road tests in 2025.

Nanaimo pass rates by year, 2021 to 2025

  1. 20256,800 testsClass 754.5%(48.5%)Class 567.6%(50.1%)
  2. 20246,684 testsClass 754.9%(49.5%)Class 567.3%(51.9%)
  3. 20236,486 testsClass 754.9%(48.0%)Class 567.7%(52.9%)
  4. 20225,512 testsClass 754.6%(47.7%)Class 569.8%(54.6%)
  5. 20215,748 testsClass 758.4%(48.8%)Class 571.1%(55.9%)

Bar colour against the BC-wide rate that year (in brackets). Class 7 is the novice road test, Class 5 the full licence test.

Getting there

Nanaimo, British Columbia

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Questions about road tests at Nanaimo
What is the road test pass rate at Nanaimo?
In 2025, 54.5% of 3,525 Class 7 road tests at Nanaimo were passed, 6.0 points above the BC rate of 48.5%. Class 5: 67.6% of 3,275 tests, against 50.1% across BC.
Has the Nanaimo Class 7 pass rate changed?
It was 58.4% in 2021 and 54.5% in 2025. Small offices run few tests, so one year can swing by several points.
Where is the Nanaimo road test office?
Road tests in Nanaimo are run by a driver licensing agent working for ICBC. ICBC's open data does not list office addresses, so check the exact address when you book on ICBC's booking page. The map pin is an ICBC or Service BC location in Nanaimo, which may not be where road tests start.
What are the nearest other road test offices to Nanaimo?
Sechelt (34 km, Class 7 63.9% in 2025), Gibsons (43 km, Class 7 60.9% in 2025), Port Alberni (55 km, Class 7 55.4% in 2025), Duncan (59 km, Class 7 46.1% in 2025).
Can I practise the Nanaimo road test route?
ICBC does not publish its test routes. We built 5 practice loops on the streets around central Nanaimo, so you can get used to the local junctions and turns before the test.

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. Map locations © OpenStreetMap contributors. Book a road test on ICBC's booking page.

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