We have put together a table showing Driving Test pass rates by age …
“The younger you are when you learn to drive, the higher your chances of passing your driving test first time” (table below)
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Driving Test pass rates by age
| Age | Conducted | Passes | Pass rate (%) |
| 16-year-old driving test pass rate | 75 | 46 | 61.33% |
| 17 year old driving test pass rate | 295,139 | 167,524 | 56.76% |
| 18 year old driving test pass rate | 249,544 | 123,075 | 49.32% |
| 19 year old driving test pass rate | 142,158 | 66,984 | 47.12% |
| 20 year old driving test pass rate | 103,098 | 48,057 | 46.61% |
| 21 year old driving test pass rate | 88,416 | 41,736 | 47.20% |
| 22 year old driving test pass rate | 80,237 | 38,525 | 48.01% |
| 23 year old driving test pass rate | 71,008 | 33,637 | 47.37% |
| 24 year old driving test pass rate | 62,638 | 29,654 | 47.34% |
| 25 year old driving test pass rate | 55,963 | 26,137 | 46.70% |
| 26 year old driving test pass rate | 51,365 | 23,610 | 45.97% |
| 27 year old driving test pass rate | 46,068 | 20,627 | 44.78% |
| 28 year old driving test pass rate | 43,657 | 19,450 | 44.55% |
| 29 year old driving test pass rate | 41,042 | 18,021 | 43.91% |
| 30 year old driving test pass rate | 39,804 | 17,012 | 42.74% |
| 31 year old driving test pass rate | 37,301 | 15,726 | 42.16% |
| 32 year old driving test pass rate | 34,890 | 14,480 | 41.50% |
| 33 year old driving test pass rate | 32,709 | 13,548 | 41.42% |
| 34 year old driving test pass rate | 30,072 | 12,193 | 40.55% |
| 35 year old driving test pass rate | 27,354 | 11,104 | 40.59% |
| 36 year old driving test pass rate | 25,224 | 9,951 | 39.45% |
| 37 year old driving test pass rate | 21,463 | 8,397 | 39.12% |
| 38 year old driving test pass rate | 18,680 | 7,215 | 38.62% |
| 39 year old driving test pass rate | 16,252 | 6,061 | 37.29% |
| 40 year old driving test pass rate | 14,474 | 5,406 | 37.35% |
| 41 year old driving test pass rate | 12,988 | 4,738 | 36.48% |
| 42 year old driving test pass rate | 11,466 | 4,132 | 36.04% |
| 43 year old driving test pass rate | 9,671 | 3,558 | 36.79% |
| 44 year old driving test pass rate | 9,042 | 3,310 | 36.61% |
| 45 year old driving test pass rate | 7,742 | 2,808 | 36.27% |
| 46 year old driving test pass rate | 6,968 | 2,517 | 36.12% |
| 47 year old driving test pass rate | 6,059 | 2,253 | 37.18% |
| 48 year old driving test pass rate | 5,332 | 1,964 | 36.83% |
| 49 year old driving test pass rate | 4,588 | 1,621 | 35.33% |
| 50 year old driving test pass rate | 4,022 | 1,451 | 36.08% |
| 51 year old driving test pass rate | 3,608 | 1,313 | 36.39% |
| 52 year old driving test pass rate | 3,201 | 1,140 | 35.61% |
| 53 year old driving test pass rate | 2,680 | 983 | 36.68% |
| 54 year old driving test pass rate | 2,381 | 826 | 34.69% |
| 55 year old driving test pass rate | 2,158 | 722 | 33.46% |
| 56 year old driving test pass rate | 1,927 | 654 | 33.94% |
| 57 year old driving test pass rate | 1,574 | 542 | 34.43% |
| 58 year old driving test pass rate | 1,185 | 424 | 35.78% |
| 59 year old driving test pass rate | 981 | 348 | 35.47% |
| 60 year old driving test pass rate | 780 | 270 | 34.62% |
| 61+ year old driving test pass rate | 3,945 | 1,415 | 35.87% |
| 1,730,936 | 815,168 | 47.09% | |