Motorcycle test centres: module 1 and 2 pass rates
Poole
Poole, South West
Module 1, 2025/26
76.5%
1,030 tests
Module 2, 2025/26
69.1%
921 tests
Pass rate by year
| Year | Module 1 | Module 2 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tests | Pass rate | Tests | Pass rate | |
| 2025/26 | 1,030 | 76.5% | 921 | 69.1% |
| 2024/25 | 980 | 79.1% | 695 | 72.4% |
| 2023/24 | 942 | 81.1% | 688 | 83.1% |
| 2022/23 | 886 | 84.2% | 617 | 83.8% |
| 2021/22 | 1,095 | 84.6% | 763 | 85.5% |
| 2020/21 | 375 | 82.7% | 236 | 87.3% |
| 2019/20 | 813 | 75.4% | 487 | 81.5% |
| 2018/19 | 929 | 72.9% | 541 | 83.4% |
| 2017/18 | 940 | 72.4% | 603 | 83.9% |
| 2016/17 | 816 | 75.0% | 485 | 79.4% |
| 2015/16 | 767 | 71.6% | 525 | 74.9% |
| 2014/15 | 717 | 68.9% | 432 | 72.7% |
| 2013/14 | 573 | 69.5% | 342 | 75.7% |
| 2012/13 | 1,185 | 69.2% | 743 | 70.7% |
| 2011/12 | 1,056 | 70.7% | 693 | 70.3% |
| 2010/11 | 951 | 63.1% | 510 | 81.4% |
| 2009/10 | 726 | 61.2% | 397 | 77.1% |
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 | 287 | 78.4% | 238 | 67.6% |
| Jul–Sep | 275 | 78.5% | 270 | 67.0% |
| Oct–Dec | 264 | 72.0% | 233 | 72.1% |
| Jan–Mar | 204 | 77.0% | 180 | 70.0% |
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.
Poole also runs car tests
Car pass rates, waiting times, the roads around it and learner reports are on the Poole car test centre page.
Source: DVSA driving test statistics. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.