Walton LGV Driving Test Centre

· Surrey

56.9%
final pass rate 2,320 tests/year · 4 years of data · DVSA data: 2024-25

Key Statistics

56.9% Overall Pass Rate ▲ +2.9pp
57.3% Male Pass Rate
56.4% Female Pass Rate
7,813 Total Tests (4 years)

Historical Pass Rate Trend

Walton LGV pass rate over 4 years

50% 52% 54% 56% 58% 60% 2021 2022 2023 2024 2021: 55.4% 2022: 53.4% 2023: 54.0% 2024: 56.9%

Monthly Breakdown (2024-25)

Month Tests Passes Pass Rate Male Rate Female Rate
Apr 142 77 54.2% 50.6% 58.7%
May 209 119 56.9% 55.5% 58.9%
Jun 204 115 56.4% 59.5% 52.7%
Jul 225 123 54.7% 53.9% 55.5%
Aug 224 130 58.0% 55.3% 60.9%
Sep 154 94 61.0% 69.3% 53.2%
Oct 191 114 59.7% 61.9% 57.4%
Nov 219 120 54.8% 56.1% 52.9%
Dec 225 132 58.7% 58.7% 58.6%
Jan 133 77 57.9% 65.8% 48.3%
Feb 178 102 57.3% 55.2% 59.3%
Mar 216 117 54.2% 52.0% 57.0%

Gender Comparison

Male candidates pass at a 0.9pp higher rate than female candidates at Walton LGV.

50% 52% 54% 56% 58% 60% 2021 2022 2023 2024 2021: 55.8% 2022: 53.4% 2023: 55.2% 2024: 56.4% 2021: 55.3% 2022: 53.4% 2023: 52.9% 2024: 57.3%
Male Female

Pass Rate by Age

How do different age groups perform at Walton LGV? The chart below shows pass rates for candidates aged 17 to 25, who account for 1,322 of the tests conducted here.

17: 74.3% 18: 69.7% 19: 63.5% 20: 54.7% 21: 68.1% 22: 59.5% 23: 63.2% 24: 53.2% 25: 53.4% 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25
Age of candidate at test

17-year-olds have the highest pass rate at Walton LGV with 74.3% from 552 tests, while 24-year-olds have the lowest at 53.2%. This is unusual. Nationally, 17-year-olds often have lower pass rates due to less driving experience. The 21.1 percentage point gap between the best and worst age groups is significant.

AgeTestsPass RateMale RateFemale Rate
1755274.3%74.7%73.8%
1820869.7%69.1%70.2%
1911563.5%64.4%62.5%
2010654.7%51.0%58.2%
216968.1%60.0%83.3%
228459.5%57.5%61.4%
236863.2%66.7%60.0%
246253.2%48.8%61.9%
255853.4%52.5%55.6%

Automatic vs Manual

43.0%Automatic Pass Rate
56.9%Overall Pass Rate
563Auto Tests/Year

At Walton LGV, the automatic test pass rate is 43.0%, which is 13.9 percentage points lower than the overall pass rate of 56.9%. With 563 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 46.1% compared to 41.4% for females.

Automatic vs overall pass rate trend

40% 44% 48% 52% 56% 60% 2021 2022 2023 2024 2021: 55.4% 2022: 53.4% 2023: 54.0% 2024: 56.9% 2021: 49.7% 2022: 46.5% 2023: 43.1% 2024: 43.0%
Automatic Overall

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