Driving test pass rate in Potenza
In 2025 in Potenza, 61.0% of category B theory tests were passed, across 4,733 tests, against a national average of 60.27% (0.7 points above). On the practical driving test, 92.4% of 3,506 tests were passed, against 83.82% nationally. Source: MIT, Esiti Esami 2025.
Potenza against Italy
Theory
#44 of 102 provinces with a published figure0.7 points above Italy
Practical driving test
8.5 points above Italy
Source: Esiti Esami 2025
Does it change what you should do?
No. The 61.0% for Potenza 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.
Potenza around the national average
The figure for Potenza, 61.00%, is close to the national 60.27%: the province is number 44 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 Ferrara (61.14%) and Foggia (60.77%), a span of 0.37 points in all.
The figure rests on 4,733 theory tests sat in 2025, the 65th largest volume of the 102 provinces with a published figure and 0.51% of the 919,868 tests sat across Italy. One percentage point corresponds to about 47 tests, a middling total among those published.
Between 2024 and 2025 the rate went from 61.16% to 61.00%, a change of −0.16 points, so it is flat in practice; the national figure moved by +0.04 points over the same period. The number of tests sat went from 4,567 to 4,733.
The two tests point the same way: 61.00% on theory and 92.36% on the practical test across 3,506 tests, one 0.73 points and the other 8.54 points above its own national average. On the practical test the province ranks number 23 of the 102 with a published figure. Against 2024 the practical pass rate changed by −2.67 points, while the national one moved by −0.58 points.
Inside Basilicata no province does better: second is Matera (59.16%), and the lowest is Matera (59.16%).
Provinces closest to Potenza in the ranking
Potenza is number 44 of 102 provinces with published data, by share of theory tests passed in 2025.
Lower
- #45 Foggia 60.8%
- #46 Forli-Cesena 60.7%
- #47 Vibo Valentia 60.7%
- #48 Rimini 60.4%
Provinces in Basilicata
2 provinces in Basilicata, Potenza highlighted. Theory tests in 2025, with the number of tests next to each rate.
| Province | Passed | Tests |
|---|---|---|
| Matera | 59.2% | 3,514 |
| Potenza | 61.0% | 4,733 |
Frequently asked questions about the exam in Potenza
Where is the theory exam taken in Potenza?
The exam is sat at the Motorizzazione Civile office covering the province of Potenza, 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 Potenza than elsewhere?
In 2025 Potenza was number 44 of 102 provinces with a published figure, with 61.0% 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).