Motorcycle test centres: module 1 and 2 pass rates
NATIONAL FIGURES
Module 1, 2025/26
73.3%
58,931 tests
Module 2, 2025/26
72.4%
57,532 tests
Pass rate by year
| Year | Module 1 | Module 2 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tests | Pass rate | Tests | Pass rate | |
| 2025/26 | 58,931 | 73.3% | 57,532 | 72.4% |
| 2024/25 | 56,427 | 73.4% | 55,497 | 72.0% |
| 2023/24 | 56,934 | 73.2% | 56,581 | 71.2% |
| 2022/23 | 58,862 | 73.1% | 59,069 | 70.7% |
| 2021/22 | 67,355 | 74.5% | 67,511 | 72.0% |
| 2020/21 | 24,670 | 75.3% | 22,012 | 73.0% |
| 2019/20 | 51,921 | 72.1% | 50,993 | 71.0% |
| 2018/19 | 55,263 | 72.2% | 54,264 | 70.8% |
| 2017/18 | 57,239 | 71.9% | 56,110 | 71.3% |
| 2016/17 | 58,773 | 72.1% | 57,416 | 70.7% |
| 2015/16 | 55,770 | 71.3% | 53,184 | 71.3% |
| 2014/15 | 52,005 | 69.7% | 49,194 | 70.2% |
| 2013/14 | 46,263 | 68.8% | 43,475 | 70.0% |
| 2012/13 | 66,050 | 70.5% | – | – |
| 2011/12 | 59,592 | 70.5% | – | – |
| 2010/11 | 57,711 | 64.5% | – | – |
| 2009/10 | 50,824 | 60.8% | 46,461 | 69.4% |
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.
Source: DVSA driving test statistics. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.