Driving test pass rate in Roma
In 2025 in Roma, 56.2% of category B theory tests were passed, across 77,822 tests, against a national average of 60.27% (4.1 points below). On the practical driving test, 85.0% of 54,688 tests were passed, against 83.82% nationally. Source: MIT, Esiti Esami 2025.
Roma against Italy
Theory
#88 of 102 provinces with a published figure4.1 points below Italy
Practical driving test
1.2 points above Italy
Source: Esiti Esami 2025
Does it change what you should do?
No. The 56.2% for Roma 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.
Roma in the lower half of the 2025 ranking
Roma is in the lower half of the 2025 table, number 88 of 102, with 56.17% of theory tests passed against the national 60.27%, 4.10 points lower. In the table the province sits between Mantova (56.24%) and Lucca (55.70%), a span of 0.54 points in all.
The figure rests on 77,822 theory tests sat in 2025, the 1st largest volume of the 102 provinces with a published figure and 8.46% of the 919,868 tests sat across Italy. Here one percentage point equals about 778 tests with a different outcome, so the rate moves slowly from one year to the next.
Against 2024 the rate fell by 0.61 points, from 56.78% to 56.17%, while the national figure changed by +0.04 points. The number of tests sat went from 75,401 to 77,822.
The two exams do not say the same thing. On theory Roma is 4.10 points below the national average, on the practical test 1.23 points above: 85.05% of practical tests passed out of 54,688, against 83.82% across Italy. On the practical test the province ranks number 50 of the 102 with a published figure. Against 2024 the practical pass rate changed by −0.10 points, while the national one moved by −0.58 points.
Inside Lazio, Roma is number 4 of 5 provinces with a figure, below Viterbo (57.19%) and above Rieti (55.12%). The region runs from the 58.78% of Latina to the 55.12% of Rieti.
Provinces closest to Roma in the ranking
Roma is number 88 of 102 provinces with published data, by share of theory tests passed in 2025.
Provinces in Lazio
5 provinces in Lazio, Roma highlighted. Theory tests in 2025, with the number of tests next to each rate.
Which provinces can Roma be compared with?
The pairs are picked by hand. The full list is on the comparisons page.
Frequently asked questions about the exam in Roma
Where is the theory exam taken in Roma?
The exam is sat at the Motorizzazione Civile office covering the province of Roma, 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 Roma than elsewhere?
In 2025 Roma was number 88 of 102 provinces with a published figure, with 56.2% 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).