Bury St Edmunds Driving Test Centre

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

45.7%
pass rate
3 points below the 48.7% national average

About 5 in every 10 people who took their test at Bury St Edmunds passed. The other 5 left without a licence — most for reasons that were entirely preventable.

With a 45.7% pass rate, Bury St Edmunds ranks #253 of 316 UK car test centres (1 = easiest to pass) — making it one of the hardest test centres to pass in the UK. It has a higher pass rate than 20% of all centres.

8,452
Tests conducted
3,860
Passes
44.6%
Male pass rate
47.1%
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.