Driving test pass rate in Napoli

In 2025 in Napoli, 60.2% of category B theory tests were passed, across 48,383 tests, against a national average of 60.27% (0.1 points below). On the practical driving test, 94.7% of 35,342 tests were passed, against 83.82% nationally. Source: MIT, Esiti Esami 2025.

Napoli against Italy

Theory

#53 of 102 provinces with a published figure

0.1 points below Italy

Napoli 60.2% 48,383 tests · since 2024 −0.83 points
Italy 60.27% 919,868 tests · since 2024 +0.04 points

Practical driving test

10.9 points above Italy

Napoli 94.7% 35,342 tests · since 2024 −3.20 points
Italy 83.82% 734,553 tests · since 2024 −0.58 points

Source: Esiti Esami 2025

Does it change what you should do?

No. The 60.2% for Napoli describes the candidates who sat the test in 2025, not the test itself. Preparation is the same everywhere: 30 true or false statements, 20 minutes, a maximum of 3 errors.

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Napoli around the national average

The figure for Napoli, 60.16%, is close to the national 60.27%: the province is number 53 of 102, in a part of the table where a few tenths of a point separate one place from the next. In the table the province sits between Genova (60.17%) and Ravenna (60.12%), a span of 0.05 points in all.

The figure rests on 48,383 theory tests sat in 2025, the 3rd largest volume of the 102 provinces with a published figure and 5.26% of the 919,868 tests sat across Italy. Here one percentage point equals about 484 tests with a different outcome, so the rate moves slowly from one year to the next.

Against 2024 the rate fell by 0.83 points, from 60.99% to 60.16%, while the national figure changed by +0.04 points. The number of tests sat went from 46,519 to 48,383.

The two exams do not say the same thing. On theory Napoli is 0.11 points below the national average, on the practical test 10.92 points above: 94.74% of practical tests passed out of 35,342, against 83.82% across Italy. On the practical test the province ranks number 12 of the 102 with a published figure. Against 2024 the practical pass rate changed by −3.20 points, while the national one moved by −0.58 points.

Inside Campania, Napoli is number 4 of 5 provinces with a figure, below Avellino (62.67%) and above Caserta (58.43%). The region runs from the 64.62% of Benevento to the 58.43% of Caserta.

Provinces closest to Napoli in the ranking

Napoli is number 53 of 102 provinces with published data, by share of theory tests passed in 2025.

Higher

  1. #49 Varese 60.4%
  2. #50 Pesaro e Urbino 60.3%
  3. #51 Bergamo 60.2%
  4. #52 Genova 60.2%
#53 of 102 60.2% Napoli

Lower

  1. #54 Ravenna 60.1%
  2. #55 Pavia 59.8%
  3. #56 Terni 59.7%
  4. #57 Biella 59.6%

Provinces in Campania

5 provinces in Campania, Napoli highlighted. Theory tests in 2025, with the number of tests next to each rate.

Provinces of Campania, patente B theory tests in 2025. Source: MIT, Esiti Esami 2025.
ProvincePassedTests
Avellino 62.7% 5,476
Benevento 64.6% 3,626
Caserta 58.4% 15,344
Napoli 60.2% 48,383
Salerno 62.9% 14,458

Which provinces can Napoli be compared with?

The pairs are picked by hand. The full list is on the comparisons page.

Frequently asked questions about the exam in Napoli

Where is the theory exam taken in Napoli?

The exam is sat at the Motorizzazione Civile office covering the province of Napoli, or at an authorised driving school acting as an exam centre. The Motorizzazione Civile is the authority on exam centres, times and booking.

Do more people pass the theory test in Napoli than elsewhere?

In 2025 Napoli was number 53 of 102 provinces with a published figure, with 60.2% of tests passed against 60.3% across Italy. The position describes who sat the test, not a different test: the questions and rules are the same everywhere.

How these percentages are calculated

Data as of . Source: Ministero delle Infrastrutture e dei Trasporti (MIT).