LGV (HGV) test centres: lorry test pass rates
NATIONAL FIGURES
Manoeuvres, 2025/26
71.4%
2,038 tests
On road, 2025/26
60.7%
70,797 tests
Pass rate by year
| Year | Manoeuvres | On road | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tests | Pass rate | Tests | Pass rate | |
| 2025/26 | 2,038 | 71.4% | 70,797 | 60.7% |
| 2024/25 | 2,321 | 71.0% | 69,633 | 60.9% |
| 2023/24 | 3,201 | 73.8% | 79,319 | 61.0% |
| 2022/23 | 10,690 | 76.1% | 113,960 | 59.7% |
| 2021/22 | 10,561 | 79.5% | 95,891 | 58.7% |
| 2020/21 | – | – | 27,569 | 58.0% |
| 2019/20 | – | – | 70,288 | 58.9% |
| 2018/19 | – | – | 73,895 | 58.3% |
| 2017/18 | – | – | 70,619 | 57.8% |
| 2016/17 | – | – | 78,237 | 56.7% |
| 2015/16 | – | – | 70,233 | 55.5% |
| 2014/15 | – | – | 55,161 | 55.4% |
| 2013/14 | – | – | 48,283 | 54.3% |
| 2012/13 | – | – | 46,246 | 53.0% |
What is tested here
- LGV manoeuvres
- The off-road reversing exercise for lorries, taken on a manoeuvring area before the on-road test.
- LGV on-road test
- The category C and C+E driving test on public roads, about an hour long, including uncoupling and recoupling for trailer categories.
Source: DVSA driving test statistics. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.