Motorcycle test centres: module 1 and 2 pass rates
Chester
Chester, North West
Module 1, 2025/26
–%
Count not published
Module 2, 2025/26
73.7%
875 tests
Pass rate by year
| Year | Module 1 | Module 2 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tests | Pass rate | Tests | Pass rate | |
| 2025/26 | – | – | 875 | 73.7% |
| 2024/25 | – | – | 941 | 68.2% |
| 2023/24 | – | – | 991 | 66.1% |
| 2022/23 | – | – | 995 | 68.9% |
| 2021/22 | – | – | 1,116 | 72.4% |
| 2020/21 | – | – | 323 | 79.9% |
| 2019/20 | – | – | 792 | 73.7% |
| 2018/19 | – | – | 754 | 72.0% |
| 2017/18 | – | – | 907 | 67.1% |
| 2016/17 | – | – | 936 | 62.2% |
| 2015/16 | 1,046 | 71.4% | 963 | 66.0% |
| 2014/15 | 979 | 73.5% | 978 | 64.9% |
| 2013/14 | 910 | 70.0% | 831 | 67.9% |
| 2012/13 | 1,281 | 69.2% | 1,114 | 64.9% |
| 2011/12 | 1,041 | 67.4% | 900 | 68.6% |
| 2010/11 | 871 | 61.8% | 794 | 62.0% |
| 2009/10 | 694 | 60.1% | 609 | 59.4% |
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 | – | – | 238 | 73.9% |
| Jul–Sep | – | – | 215 | 75.3% |
| Oct–Dec | – | – | 230 | 73.9% |
| Jan–Mar | – | – | 192 | 71.4% |
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.
Chester also runs car tests
Car pass rates, waiting times, the roads around it and learner reports are on the Chester car test centre page.
Source: DVSA driving test statistics. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.