Motorcycle test centres: module 1 and 2 pass rates
Kettering
Kettering, East Midlands
Module 1, 2025/26
74.0%
770 tests
Module 2, 2025/26
71.2%
652 tests
Pass rate by year
| Year | Module 1 | Module 2 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tests | Pass rate | Tests | Pass rate | |
| 2025/26 | 770 | 74.0% | 652 | 71.2% |
| 2024/25 | 656 | 75.2% | 585 | 70.9% |
| 2023/24 | 657 | 76.4% | 625 | 73.8% |
| 2022/23 | 813 | 76.9% | 628 | 68.5% |
| 2021/22 | 1,174 | 77.2% | 835 | 72.1% |
| 2020/21 | 305 | 76.1% | 224 | 74.6% |
| 2019/20 | 667 | 71.1% | 549 | 76.5% |
| 2018/19 | 803 | 68.6% | 695 | 68.8% |
| 2017/18 | 808 | 71.2% | 731 | 68.8% |
| 2016/17 | 1,018 | 69.7% | 929 | 70.7% |
| 2015/16 | 862 | 73.5% | 706 | 70.3% |
| 2014/15 | 815 | 66.6% | 652 | 67.0% |
| 2013/14 | 748 | 63.2% | 667 | 62.8% |
| 2012/13 | 1,057 | 68.9% | 932 | 65.6% |
| 2011/12 | 868 | 69.6% | 833 | 63.4% |
| 2010/11 | 672 | 63.4% | 750 | 65.1% |
| 2009/10 | 657 | 63.9% | 636 | 71.5% |
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 | 215 | 71.6% | 178 | 71.3% |
| Jul–Sep | 261 | 76.6% | 216 | 73.1% |
| Oct–Dec | – | 76.3% | – | 69.8% |
| Jan–Mar | – | 69.4% | – | 68.8% |
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.
Kettering also runs car tests
Car pass rates, waiting times, the roads around it and learner reports are on the Kettering car test centre page.
Source: DVSA driving test statistics. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.