Motorcycle test centres: module 1 and 2 pass rates
Bristol (Kingswood)
Bristol, South West
Module 1, 2025/26
83.2%
1,712 tests
Module 2, 2025/26
78.3%
1,500 tests
Pass rate by year
| Year | Module 1 | Module 2 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tests | Pass rate | Tests | Pass rate | |
| 2025/26 | 1,712 | 83.2% | 1,500 | 78.3% |
| 2024/25 | 1,543 | 82.4% | 1,455 | 77.8% |
| 2023/24 | 1,703 | 80.4% | 1,448 | 76.5% |
| 2022/23 | 1,580 | 82.6% | 1,391 | 77.4% |
| 2021/22 | 1,884 | 78.7% | 1,433 | 78.0% |
| 2020/21 | 637 | 78.0% | 442 | 79.0% |
| 2019/20 | 1,517 | 76.6% | 1,079 | 78.6% |
| 2018/19 | 1,582 | 78.1% | 1,216 | 76.3% |
| 2017/18 | 1,736 | 76.3% | 1,354 | 76.5% |
| 2016/17 | 1,786 | 77.2% | 1,278 | 75.4% |
| 2015/16 | 1,639 | 76.8% | 1,221 | 75.1% |
| 2014/15 | 1,372 | 75.9% | 1,069 | 73.2% |
| 2013/14 | 1,180 | 74.2% | 955 | 71.7% |
| 2012/13 | 1,676 | 73.0% | 1,518 | 71.0% |
| 2011/12 | 1,577 | 74.3% | 1,330 | 71.7% |
| 2010/11 | 1,559 | 69.9% | 1,146 | 70.9% |
| 2009/10 | 1,302 | 62.7% | 954 | 69.6% |
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 | 478 | 84.1% | 396 | 78.5% |
| Jul–Sep | 552 | 81.7% | 446 | 75.6% |
| Oct–Dec | 337 | 84.3% | 358 | 79.6% |
| Jan–Mar | 345 | 83.2% | 300 | 80.7% |
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.
Bristol (Kingswood) also runs car tests
Car pass rates, waiting times, the roads around it and learner reports are on the Bristol (Kingswood) car test centre page.
Source: DVSA driving test statistics. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.