Motorcycle test centres: module 1 and 2 pass rates
Gateshead
Gateshead, North East
Module 1, 2025/26
73.1%
1,128 tests
Module 2, 2025/26
67.7%
1,119 tests
Pass rate by year
| Year | Module 1 | Module 2 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tests | Pass rate | Tests | Pass rate | |
| 2025/26 | 1,128 | 73.1% | 1,119 | 67.7% |
| 2024/25 | 1,218 | 70.9% | 1,137 | 64.5% |
| 2023/24 | 1,233 | 68.7% | 1,227 | 65.0% |
| 2022/23 | 1,389 | 72.6% | 1,413 | 65.0% |
| 2021/22 | 1,644 | 74.6% | 1,635 | 70.2% |
| 2020/21 | 711 | 76.1% | 538 | 79.4% |
| 2019/20 | 1,212 | 73.9% | 1,166 | 72.1% |
| 2018/19 | 1,381 | 76.1% | 1,408 | 68.2% |
| 2017/18 | 1,444 | 72.4% | 1,360 | 69.3% |
| 2016/17 | 1,476 | 74.5% | 1,417 | 70.3% |
| 2015/16 | 1,418 | 75.0% | 1,402 | 68.0% |
| 2014/15 | 1,295 | 72.7% | 1,323 | 64.6% |
| 2013/14 | 1,187 | 68.7% | 1,251 | 57.6% |
| 2012/13 | 1,517 | 71.3% | 1,692 | 57.2% |
| 2011/12 | 1,478 | 72.4% | 1,617 | 57.7% |
| 2010/11 | 1,471 | 63.4% | 1,426 | 59.4% |
| 2009/10 | 1,519 | 57.0% | 1,410 | 51.7% |
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 | 315 | 74.0% | 285 | 73.3% |
| Jul–Sep | 353 | 75.4% | 298 | 69.8% |
| Oct–Dec | 259 | 72.2% | 292 | 67.1% |
| Jan–Mar | 201 | 69.2% | 244 | 59.4% |
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.
Gateshead also runs car tests
Car pass rates, waiting times, the roads around it and learner reports are on the Gateshead car test centre page.
Source: DVSA driving test statistics. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.