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Guidance: Top 10 reasons for failing the driving test

Driver Vehicle Standards Agency

September 2
08:30 2024

This guide explains the top 10 reasons for failing the car driving test in Great Britain.

You can use this guide with your driving instructor and supervising driver to practise these skills.

Updates to this page

Published 19 April 2021
Last updated 2 September 2024 +show all updates
  1. Updated with the top 10 reasons people failed the car driving test between April 2023 and March 2024. Not driving at a safe and reasonable speed has been added to the list, and not keeping control of the vehicle during reverse parking has been removed from the list. The order of some of the other reasons has also changed.

  2. Updated with the top 10 reasons people failed the car driving test between April 2022 and March 2023. Not responding correctly to road markings has been added to the list, and not having control of the vehicle when moving off has been removed from the list. The order of some of the other reasons has also changed.

  3. Added translation

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