Hayes Driving Test Centre

· Dorset

39.2%
final pass rate 5,816 tests/year · 5 years of data · DVSA data: 2012-13

Key Statistics

39.2% Overall Pass Rate ▼ -0.5pp
42.4% Male Pass Rate
35.8% Female Pass Rate
34,204 Total Tests (5 years)

Historical Pass Rate Trend

Hayes pass rate over 5 years

35% 37% 39% 41% 43% 45% 2007 2008 2009 2011 2012 2007: 38.3% 2008: 39.8% 2009: 42.5% 2011: 39.7% 2012: 39.2%

Monthly Breakdown (2012-13)

Month Tests Passes Pass Rate Male Rate Female Rate
Apr 455 174 38.2% 43.0% 33.0%
May 594 247 41.6% 45.5% 36.9%
Jun 437 171 39.1% 43.6% 34.4%
Jul 514 216 42.0% 45.1% 38.6%
Aug 312 115 36.9% 40.1% 32.3%
Sep 503 204 40.6% 44.6% 36.0%
Oct 657 262 39.9% 43.5% 36.3%
Nov 575 204 35.5% 38.3% 32.5%
Dec 466 163 35.0% 36.2% 33.8%
Jan 412 176 42.7% 49.2% 36.9%
Feb 451 163 36.1% 37.1% 35.0%
Mar 440 187 42.5% 42.2% 42.8%

Gender Comparison

Male candidates pass at a 6.6pp higher rate than female candidates at Hayes.

30% 34% 38% 42% 46% 50% 2007 2008 2009 2011 2012 2007: 34.8% 2008: 36.0% 2009: 38.5% 2011: 35.6% 2012: 35.8% 2007: 41.4% 2008: 43.2% 2009: 46.4% 2011: 43.4% 2012: 42.4%
Male Female

Pass Rate by Age

How do different age groups perform at Hayes? The chart below shows pass rates for candidates aged 17 to 25, who account for 381.379 of the tests conducted here.

17: 330.0% 18: 425.0% 19: 370.0% 20: 300.0% 21: 265.0% 22: 213.0% 23: 213.0% 24: 281.0% 25: 279.0% 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25
Age of candidate at test

18-year-olds have the highest pass rate at Hayes with 425.0% from 46.90721649484536 tests, while 22-year-olds have the lowest at 213.0%. The 212.0 percentage point gap between the best and worst age groups is significant.

AgeTestsPass RateMale RateFemale Rate
1754.783330.0%60.5%63.0%
1846.907425.0%50.6%91.0%
1943.82370.0%45.3%78.0%
2041.259300.0%44.6%59.0%
2141.406265.0%46.7%53.0%
2235.443213.0%49.3%28.0%
2343.82213.0%39.5%39.0%
2436.441281.0%43.6%43.0%
2537.5279.0%39.3%54.0%

Automatic vs Manual

32.3%Automatic Pass Rate
39.2%Overall Pass Rate
792Auto Tests/Year

At Hayes, the automatic test pass rate is 32.3%, which is 6.9 percentage points lower than the overall pass rate of 39.2%. With 792 automatic tests conducted, this is a well-tested centre for auto candidates.

The lower automatic pass rate compared to overall is unusual. This could reflect a smaller sample size or a particular candidate demographic. Check the trend over time to see if this is consistent.

Male automatic candidates pass at 35.4% compared to 31.7% for females.

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