Official DVSA data · 2025-26

Featherstone driving test pass rate

36.4% of car practical tests at Featherstone ended in a pass in 2025-26 — 16.5 points below the national average.

The short answer

Featherstone is one of Britain's hardest: 36.4% pass first time against a 52.9% national average, ranking 5 of 318 centres (hardest first) — its rate has ranged from 33.6% (2023-24) to 46.8% (2014-15). Same examiner standard everywhere; different roads.

36.4%

Pass rate, 2025-26

-16.5pp

vs the 52.9% national average

#5

Hardest-first rank of 318 centres

Featherstone pass rate by year

38.3%
2018-19
38%
2019-20
42%
2020-21
37.8%
2021-22
38.5%
2022-23
33.6%
2023-24
34.1%
2024-25
36.4%
2025-26

Pass rates reflect the test routes and conditions around a centre — urban centres with complex junctions typically run lower rates than rural ones — as well as the mix of candidates. A below-average rate doesn't mean you'll fail at Featherstone: it means the routes deserve respect and mock-test practice on local roads pays off. Compare every centre on the national table.

Source: DVSA, 2025-26. Methodology.

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