Motorcycle test centres: module 1 and 2 pass rates

Taunton

Taunton, South West

Module 1, 2025/26

76.1%

800 tests

Module 2, 2025/26

72.4%

956 tests

Pass rate by year

Year	Module 1		Module 2
	Tests	Pass rate	Tests	Pass rate
2025/26	800	76.1%	956	72.4%
2024/25	895	74.0%	939	77.5%
2023/24	875	71.7%	891	77.1%
2022/23	1,063	68.9%	1,001	74.0%
2021/22	1,013	76.1%	1,014	75.6%
2020/21	287	80.5%	303	75.9%
2019/20	773	72.4%	775	79.6%
2018/19	685	73.3%	728	73.8%
2017/18	582	72.5%	619	73.0%
2016/17	563	73.0%	611	79.5%
2015/16	485	71.3%	488	82.4%
2014/15	488	74.0%	505	81.2%
2013/14	476	68.1%	415	83.6%
2012/13	940	73.4%	771	78.7%
2011/12	798	74.7%	722	81.9%
2010/11	201	68.2%	147	81.0%

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	228	75.9%	259	66.8%
Jul–Sep	239	80.8%	287	73.9%
Oct–Dec	189	73.5%	245	72.7%
Jan–Mar	144	72.2%	165	78.2%

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.

Taunton also runs car tests

Car pass rates, waiting times, the roads around it and learner reports are on the Taunton car test centre page.

Source: DVSA driving test statistics. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.