Driving test pass rate in Varese
In 2025 in Varese, 60.4% of category B theory tests were passed, across 14,329 tests, against a national average of 60.27% (0.1 points above). On the practical driving test, 85.1% of 11,354 tests were passed, against 83.82% nationally. Source: MIT, Esiti Esami 2025.
Varese against Italy
Theory
#49 of 102 provinces with a published figure0.1 points above Italy
Practical driving test
1.3 points above Italy
Source: Esiti Esami 2025
Does it change what you should do?
No. The 60.4% for Varese 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.
Varese around the national average
Varese sits mid-table at number 49 of 102, and its 60.42% is 0.15 points from the national average of 60.27%. In the table the province sits between Rimini (60.43%) and Pesaro e Urbino (60.31%), a span of 0.12 points in all.
The figure rests on 14,329 theory tests sat in 2025, the 16th largest volume of the 102 provinces with a published figure and 1.56% of the 919,868 tests sat across Italy. Shifting the rate by one point would take about 143 different outcomes, a volume that makes the figure insensitive to single cases.
The move against 2024 is marked: 1.39 points lower, from 61.81% to 60.42%, against +0.04 points of national change. The number of tests sat went from 14,401 to 14,329.
The two tests point the same way: 60.42% on theory and 85.14% on the practical test across 11,354 tests, one 0.15 points and the other 1.32 points above its own national average. On the practical test the province ranks number 48 of the 102 with a published figure. Against 2024 the practical pass rate changed by −1.40 points, while the national one moved by −0.58 points.
Inside Lombardia, Varese is number 5 of 11 provinces with a figure, below Como (61.18%) and above Bergamo (60.21%). The region runs from the 66.99% of Sondrio to the 56.24% of Mantova. In the same region Monza e della Brianza has no row of its own in the MIT file.
Provinces closest to Varese in the ranking
Varese is number 49 of 102 provinces with published data, by share of theory tests passed in 2025.
Higher
- #45 Foggia 60.8%
- #46 Forli-Cesena 60.7%
- #47 Vibo Valentia 60.7%
- #48 Rimini 60.4%
Lower
- #50 Pesaro e Urbino 60.3%
- #51 Bergamo 60.2%
- #52 Genova 60.2%
- #53 Napoli 60.2%
Provinces in Lombardia
12 provinces in Lombardia, Varese highlighted. Theory tests in 2025, with the number of tests next to each rate.
| Province | Passed | Tests |
|---|---|---|
| Bergamo | 60.2% | 19,789 |
| Brescia | 58.1% | 24,311 |
| Como | 61.2% | 8,926 |
| Cremona | 57.8% | 6,657 |
| Lecco | 63.9% | 4,555 |
| Lodi | 61.6% | 3,953 |
| Mantova | 56.2% | 5,548 |
| Milano | 59.0% | 68,410 |
| Monza e della Brianza | n/a | n/a |
| Pavia | 59.8% | 8,186 |
| Sondrio | 67.0% | 2,711 |
| Varese | 60.4% | 14,329 |
Which provinces can Varese be compared with?
The pairs are picked by hand. The full list is on the comparisons page.
Frequently asked questions about the exam in Varese
Where is the theory exam taken in Varese?
The exam is sat at the Motorizzazione Civile office covering the province of Varese, 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 Varese than elsewhere?
In 2025 Varese was number 49 of 102 provinces with a published figure, with 60.4% 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).