What is the pass rate of the Dutch driving exam?
In short: In 2025, 49.8% of the CBR practical exams for a car were passed (51.3% in 2024), and 40.0% of the car theory exams. Both numbers count every attempt, retakes included.
The CBR’s numbers for 2025
- Practical exam B: 233,510 passed of 468,710 exams: 49.8%. In 2024: 51.3%.
- Theory exam B: 255,192 passed of 637,447 exams: 40.0%. In 2024: 39.7%.
- These are all exams taken, not first attempts: someone who passes on their third try counts as two fails and one pass.
Where people fail the practical exam
The examiner looks at whether you drive safely and on your own, over the whole drive (CBR Rijprocedure B), including how you deal with situations: the car from the right, the cyclist in the blind spot, the tram, the ambulance behind you. In Voorrah!’s own data, not giving way to traffic from the right is the mistake learners make most.
How to raise your chances
- Know what the exam looks like: the practical exam, step by step.
- Practise the situations, not only the car: every rule, one at a time.
Questions people ask
What percentage pass the Dutch practical driving test?
In 2025, 49.8% of CBR practical exams for a car were passed (233,510 of 468,710), counting retakes. In 2024 it was 51.3%.
What is the pass rate of the Dutch theory exam?
In 2025, 40.0% of the CBR car theory exams were passed (255,192 of 637,447), retakes included.
Sources
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