Somerset · South West
Yeovil driving test centre
63.4% of car practical tests taken at Yeovil passed in 2025-26, from 7,493 tests. Pass rates, local road types and how we prepare you for this centre.
Yeovil pass rates
Pass rate 2025-26
63.4%
4,752 passes
National average
50%
+13.4 points here
Tests conducted
7,493
about 624 a month
Best published year
64.5%
2021-22
7,493 car practical tests were taken at Yeovil in 2025-26. 63.4% passed, 13.4 percentage points above the national average of 50%. It is up on 2019-20, when 59.9% passed.
The rate has stayed within 4.8 points across the published years, between 59.7% and 64.5%. In 2025-26 the rate was 65.2% for male candidates and 61.4% for female candidates. That works out at roughly 624 tests a month, which is what waiting times at Yeovil depend on more than the pass rate does.
- Yeovil
- National average
| Year | Tests | Passes | Pass rate | National | Male | Female |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 7,493 | 4,752 | 63.4% | 50% | 65.2% | 61.4% |
| 2024-25 | 5,754 | 3,433 | 59.7% | 48.7% | 61% | 58.1% |
| 2023-24 | 6,946 | 4,146 | 59.7% | 47.9% | 61.5% | 57.5% |
| 2022-23 | 5,377 | 3,216 | 59.8% | 48.4% | 62.9% | 56.8% |
| 2021-22 | 5,226 | 3,371 | 64.5% | 48.9% | 67.1% | 62% |
| 2019-20 | 4,933 | 2,955 | 59.9% | 45.9% | 64.5% | 55.5% |
Source: DVSA table DRT122A, car practical driving test pass rates by test centre, published on GOV.UK. Figures are financial years running April to March.
Driving out of Yeovil
Instructors who teach out of Yeovil report the same road mix on most routes: through-route a-road, village 30mph zones and estate cul-de-sacs. Learners who have only driven quiet estate roads tend to find the pace higher than they expect.
Mini-roundabouts are the usual stumbling block — they still need proper observation and signalling. The route often loops out past the edge of town before returning through the centre. Most candidates here travel in from around Somerset, so allow for the journey when you pick a slot.
Yeovil takes candidates from across Somerset, so plenty arrive having learned on a different road mix. That usually shows in the first five minutes of the drive.
A marked mock test on these roads is the most useful thing you can do in the week before your slot.
Roads you are likely to meet
Through-route A-road
Village 30mph zones
Estate cul-de-sacs
- Mini-roundabouts are the usual stumbling block — they still need proper observation and signalling.
- The route often loops out past the edge of town before returning through the centre.
- Most candidates here travel in from around Somerset, so allow for the journey when you pick a slot.
Test routes are no longer published by the DVSA, and examiners vary them. Treat this as a guide to the local road types rather than a route list. Book your test and check availability on GOV.UK.
Where marks are lost at Yeovil
Priority on narrow streets
The recurring fault is stopping in the gap rather than before it, then having nowhere to go when something comes the other way.
How we prepare you for this centre
Practice where you will be marked
Your instructor works the roads around Yeovil in the sessions before your test — through-route a-road included — not generic estate roads.
A marked mock run
Run silently and scored properly — no coaching mid-drive — then debriefed fault by fault.
Manoeuvres to standard
Bay park, parallel park, pull up on the right and forward bay — rehearsed on live roads near the centre rather than an empty car park.
Everything around the drive
Paperwork, show me / tell me questions and the independent drive, run through in advance.
Courses that suit test-centre prep
Yeovil test centre FAQs
What are the test routes like at Yeovil?
The DVSA stopped publishing official routes, and examiners vary them. In practice, routes from Yeovil draw on through-route a-road, village 30mph zones, estate cul-de-sacs, so those are the conditions to rehearse rather than a fixed sequence of streets.
What do learners most often fail on at Yeovil?
priority on narrow streets — all of which come directly from the road types on the local network.
Can I take an intensive course and test at Yeovil?
Yes. We match you with a DVSA approved instructor who teaches on these roads day to day, and we look for the earliest practical slot at Yeovil.
How do I book a practical test at Yeovil?
Practical tests are booked through GOV.UK with your provisional licence and theory certificate numbers. We can check cancellations for you once your course dates are set.
What do I need to bring to Yeovil?
Aim to be there ten minutes before your slot with your provisional licence. Your instructor will normally use the half hour beforehand for a warm-up drive on nearby roads rather than sitting in the car park.
Does Yeovil have a good pass rate?
Travelling for a higher published pass rate usually backfires: you arrive tired, on roads you have never driven. Preparing properly for Yeovil is the better use of the same hours.
Not sure how many hours you need?
Answer four quick questions and we will recommend a course based on your experience, not a sales target.