Manual Drivers Pass the Victorian Drive Test 10 Points More Often Than Automatic Drivers
Official VicRoads data on 492,504 tests: manual candidates pass at 81.6%, automatic at 71.6%. The car is not doing the work. Here is what the gap is really measuring.
The Fifth Attempt: Why Retaking the Victorian Drive Test Gets Harder, Not Easier
Official VicRoads data on 492,504 tests shows pass rates falling with every retry, from 74.2% on the first attempt to 51.7% on the fifth or later. Age tells the same story. Here is what that means for how you practise.
Victoria's Real Drive Test Pass Rate Is 72%: The 109,000 Tests That Never Reach the End
We obtained 492,504 Victorian drive test records under Freedom of Information. The pass rate is 72.2%. More than one in five tests is stopped before it finishes, and leaving those out is how much higher figures get produced.
WA Driving Test: What 292,000 Official Tests Reveal About Who Passes
Official FOI data from WA Department of Transport: 42.3% pass rate, centenarians outperforming 30-year-olds, overseas veterans at 7.8%, and a 28-point gap between Perth centres. The full breakdown.
Driving Test Pass Rates Exposed: 70-Point Gap Between Australia's Easiest and Hardest Centres
Analysis of 573 driving test centres across Australia, NZ, and the UK. WA averages 42% with only 50 mandatory hours. Rural centres outperform cities everywhere. Data from DVSA, TfNSW, QLD Open Data, WA DoT FOI, Waka Kotahi.