Bolton (Manchester) Driving Test Centre

Official DVSA car test pass rate for April 2024 to March 2025.

56.7%
pass rate
8 points above the 48.7% national average

About 6 in every 10 people who took their test at Bolton (Manchester) passed. The other 4 left without a licence — most for reasons that were entirely preventable.

With a 56.7% pass rate, Bolton (Manchester) ranks #81 of 316 UK car test centres (1 = easiest to pass) — making it around the middle of UK test centres. It has a higher pass rate than 75% of all centres.

11,879
Tests conducted
6,730
Passes
59.9%
Male pass rate
53.1%
Female pass rate
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Source: Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA), “Car driving test pass rates by test centre” (DRT122A), April 2024 to March 2025. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Not affiliated with the DVSA.