Motorcycle test centres: module 1 and 2 pass rates
Atherton (Manchester)
Manchester, North West
Module 1, 2025/26
71.3%
508 tests
Module 2, 2025/26
59.0%
661 tests
Pass rate by year
| Year | Module 1 | Module 2 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tests | Pass rate | Tests | Pass rate | |
| 2025/26 | 508 | 71.3% | 661 | 59.0% |
| 2024/25 | 628 | 67.8% | 766 | 58.1% |
| 2023/24 | 835 | 68.1% | 899 | 60.3% |
| 2022/23 | 926 | 65.3% | 774 | 64.0% |
| 2021/22 | 1,131 | 65.4% | 935 | 63.6% |
| 2020/21 | 445 | 63.1% | 336 | 68.2% |
| 2019/20 | 508 | 69.1% | 452 | 68.8% |
| 2018/19 | 679 | 67.9% | 600 | 69.0% |
| 2017/18 | 1,038 | 64.6% | 866 | 70.7% |
| 2016/17 | 1,121 | 67.6% | 883 | 72.4% |
| 2015/16 | 593 | 66.3% | 810 | 70.5% |
| 2014/15 | 767 | 68.8% | 715 | 68.1% |
| 2013/14 | 792 | 62.9% | 721 | 70.0% |
| 2012/13 | 1,355 | 70.2% | 1,275 | 72.6% |
| 2011/12 | 1,058 | 68.1% | 1,009 | 72.7% |
| 2010/11 | 983 | 64.0% | 963 | 72.9% |
| 2009/10 | 1,372 | 60.6% | 847 | 74.1% |
Quarter by quarter, 2025/26
DVSA publishes motorcycle results by quarter, which car tests do not get. Riding is seasonal: nationally about 40% more module 1 tests are taken between April and September than between October and March, and the national pass rate in the winter quarters runs a few points lower. Individual sites vary, and several of the busiest ones do not follow the pattern at all.
| Quarter | Module 1 | Module 2 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tests | Pass rate | Tests | Pass rate | |
| Apr–Jun | 207 | 73.9% | 228 | 55.7% |
| Jul–Sep | 158 | 71.5% | 219 | 61.2% |
| Oct–Dec | – | 71.8% | – | 62.8% |
| Jan–Mar | – | 61.5% | – | 55.8% |
What is tested here
- Motorcycle module 1
- The off-road manoeuvres test: slow control, a slalom, a U-turn, the controlled stop and the emergency stop through a speed trap, all on a closed manoeuvring area.
- Motorcycle module 2
- The on-road test: around 40 minutes of riding in traffic with an examiner following on radio, plus safety questions and a hill start.
Atherton (Manchester) also runs car tests
Car pass rates, waiting times, the roads around it and learner reports are on the Atherton (Manchester) car test centre page.
Source: DVSA driving test statistics. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.