ADI Part 1 pass rate
These figures come from the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency's own statistics table for ADI Part 1 (theory) tests in Great Britain, financial years running April to March.
Latest figures
- The figures are for Great Britain, by financial year. [1]
- In 2025-26, 31,081 ADI Part 1 tests were taken and 11,512 were passed: a pass rate of 37.0%. [1]
- In April to June 2026, 9,613 tests were taken and 2,962 were passed: a pass rate of 30.8%. [1]
Every year since 2015-16
- 2024-25: 29,839 tests, 37.5% passed. [1]
- 2023-24: 25,528 tests, 37.8% passed. [1]
- 2022-23: 19,425 tests, 38.2% passed. [1]
- 2021-22: 17,500 tests, 45.2% passed. [1]
- 2020-21: 4,431 tests, 51.9% passed. [1]
- 2019-20: 10,162 tests, 46.2% passed. [1]
- 2018-19: 9,658 tests, 49.4% passed. [1]
- 2017-18: 9,263 tests, 53.0% passed. [1]
- 2016-17: 7,655 tests, 55.4% passed. [1]
- 2015-16: 6,438 tests, 56.2% passed. [1]
What the pass rule requires
- The DVSA table gives numbers only, not reasons. The pass rule needs at least 20 out of 25 in every one of the 4 bands as well as 85 out of 100 overall, so a candidate who scores 85 or more overall still fails if one band is too low. [2]
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