Driving test pass rates in Yorkshire and The Humber, 2025/26

27 test centres in Yorkshire and The Humber with at least 100 tests, ranked highest to lowest. The region averaged 50.4% from 184,437 tests, 0.4 points above the 50% Great Britain average. Malton was the highest at 64.3%.

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#	Test centre	Region	Tests	Passed	Pass rate	vs GB
1	Malton	Yorkshire and The Humber	876	563	64.3%	+14.3
2	Northallerton	Yorkshire and The Humber	3,244	1,958	60.4%	+10.4
3	Barnsley	Yorkshire and The Humber	7,737	4,530	58.5%	+8.5
4	Knaresborough	Yorkshire and The Humber	8,301	4,860	58.5%	+8.5
5	Skipton	Yorkshire and The Humber	3,197	1,831	57.3%	+7.3
6	Whitby	Yorkshire and The Humber	557	316	56.7%	+6.7
7	Bradford (Heaton)	Yorkshire and The Humber	8,354	4,690	56.1%	+6.1
8	Bridlington	Yorkshire and The Humber	3,027	1,681	55.5%	+5.5
9	York	Yorkshire and The Humber	9,416	5,125	54.4%	+4.4
10	Doncaster	Yorkshire and The Humber	7,334	3,903	53.2%	+3.2
11	Rotherham	Yorkshire and The Humber	9,134	4,854	53.1%	+3.1
12	Steeton	Yorkshire and The Humber	4,784	2,524	52.8%	+2.8
13	Leeds (Colton Mill)	Yorkshire and The Humber	6,432	3,332	51.8%	+1.8
14	Leeds (Fearnville)	Yorkshire and The Humber	4,676	2,422	51.8%	+1.8
15	Horsforth	Yorkshire and The Humber	12,466	6,193	49.7%	-0.3
16	Huddersfield	Yorkshire and The Humber	10,563	5,198	49.2%	-0.8
17	Sheffield (Middlewood Road)	Yorkshire and The Humber	10,442	5,085	48.7%	-1.3
18	Hull	Yorkshire and The Humber	9,706	4,652	47.9%	-2.1
19	Bradford (Thornbury)	Yorkshire and The Humber	10,831	5,172	47.8%	-2.2
20	Pontefract	Yorkshire and The Humber	5,544	2,602	46.9%	-3.1
21	Heckmondwike	Yorkshire and The Humber	5,471	2,505	45.8%	-4.2
22	Scunthorpe	Yorkshire and The Humber	6,103	2,773	45.4%	-4.6
23	Wakefield	Yorkshire and The Humber	11,653	5,291	45.4%	-4.6
24	Scarborough	Yorkshire and The Humber	3,595	1,620	45.1%	-4.9
25	Halifax	Yorkshire and The Humber	5,845	2,629	45.0%	-5.0
26	Sheffield (Handsworth)	Yorkshire and The Humber	9,788	4,316	44.1%	-5.9
27	Grimsby Coldwater	Yorkshire and The Humber	5,361	2,292	42.8%	-7.2

Why pass rates differ so much between centres

The spread is wide: the top of this table is above 70% and the bottom below 35%, for the same test and the same marking sheet. Three things explain most of it. Rural centres put candidates on roads with fewer junctions, less traffic and simpler roundabouts. Urban centres, especially in London and Birmingham, see more candidates who learn in a hurry, take the test sooner, and retake more often. And who books where matters: some centres draw candidates from far away precisely because of their reputation.

A high pass rate does not mean easier examiners. Examiners rotate, and DVSA monitors their pass rates. What a high rate does tell you is that the local roads are forgiving, which is worth knowing if you have a choice of centres within reach.

Addresses, waiting times and route notes for every centre here are in the Yorkshire and The Humber test centre directory, and the same ranking for the whole country is on the national pass rate table.