Motorcycle test centres: module 1 and 2 pass rates
Newport (Gwent)
Newport, Wales
Module 1, 2025/26
76.0%
1,006 tests
Module 2, 2025/26
65.5%
741 tests
Pass rate by year
| Year | Module 1 | Module 2 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tests | Pass rate | Tests | Pass rate | |
| 2025/26 | 1,006 | 76.0% | 741 | 65.5% |
| 2024/25 | 1,014 | 74.7% | 777 | 55.0% |
| 2023/24 | 973 | 72.8% | 787 | 55.5% |
| 2022/23 | 952 | 73.5% | 848 | 55.2% |
| 2021/22 | 1,003 | 74.9% | 851 | 65.7% |
| 2020/21 | 340 | 75.3% | 235 | 66.8% |
| 2019/20 | 903 | 71.9% | 679 | 56.3% |
| 2018/19 | 1,034 | 69.8% | 654 | 59.3% |
| 2017/18 | 1,001 | 69.0% | 655 | 64.1% |
| 2016/17 | 1,056 | 72.0% | 738 | 63.7% |
| 2015/16 | 1,012 | 71.2% | 765 | 59.6% |
| 2014/15 | 926 | 67.0% | 704 | 61.1% |
| 2013/14 | 796 | 66.3% | 644 | 66.6% |
| 2012/13 | 1,044 | 70.6% | 928 | 63.4% |
| 2011/12 | 1,010 | 65.9% | 848 | 62.0% |
| 2010/11 | 1,083 | 58.9% | 760 | 63.8% |
| 2009/10 | 920 | 58.8% | 634 | 68.6% |
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 | 244 | 75.4% | 170 | 55.9% |
| Jul–Sep | 299 | 77.9% | 214 | 63.1% |
| Oct–Dec | 246 | 74.0% | 205 | 65.4% |
| Jan–Mar | 217 | 76.5% | 152 | 79.6% |
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.
Newport (Gwent) also runs car tests
Car pass rates, waiting times, the roads around it and learner reports are on the Newport (Gwent) car test centre page.
Source: DVSA driving test statistics. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.