Motorcycle test centres: module 1 and 2 pass rates
Carlisle
Carlisle, North West
Module 1, 2025/26
71.4%
472 tests
Module 2, 2025/26
76.2%
307 tests
Pass rate by year
| Year | Module 1 | Module 2 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tests | Pass rate | Tests | Pass rate | |
| 2025/26 | 472 | 71.4% | 307 | 76.2% |
| 2024/25 | 381 | 77.4% | 284 | 77.8% |
| 2023/24 | 310 | 74.8% | 185 | 74.1% |
| 2022/23 | 401 | 73.3% | 266 | 75.6% |
| 2021/22 | 505 | 81.0% | 358 | 75.1% |
| 2020/21 | 191 | 75.4% | 125 | 80.0% |
| 2019/20 | 487 | 74.9% | 257 | 74.3% |
| 2018/19 | 459 | 77.6% | 232 | 76.7% |
| 2017/18 | 461 | 81.1% | 215 | 83.3% |
| 2016/17 | 553 | 77.8% | 225 | 85.3% |
| 2015/16 | 439 | 68.8% | 208 | 78.8% |
| 2014/15 | 343 | 71.1% | 190 | 75.8% |
| 2013/14 | 363 | 65.3% | 174 | 75.9% |
| 2012/13 | 546 | 68.7% | 257 | 70.8% |
| 2011/12 | 567 | 61.4% | 201 | 69.7% |
| 2010/11 | 578 | 54.5% | 179 | 75.4% |
| 2009/10 | 518 | 52.9% | 123 | 79.7% |
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 | 112 | 79.5% | – | 62.9% |
| Jul–Sep | 114 | 66.7% | 76 | 85.5% |
| Oct–Dec | 138 | 68.8% | – | 88.9% |
| Jan–Mar | 108 | 71.3% | 107 | 72.0% |
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.
Carlisle also runs car tests
Car pass rates, waiting times, the roads around it and learner reports are on the Carlisle car test centre page.
Source: DVSA driving test statistics. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.