Driving test pass rate in Verbano-Cusio-Ossola

In 2025 in Verbano-Cusio-Ossola, 55.7% of category B theory tests were passed, across 2,044 tests, against a national average of 60.27% (4.6 points below). On the practical driving test, 89.6% of 1,613 tests were passed, against 83.82% nationally. Source: MIT, Esiti Esami 2025.

Verbano-Cusio-Ossola against Italy

Theory

#90 of 102 provinces with a published figure

4.6 points below Italy

Verbano-Cusio-Ossola 55.7% 2,044 tests · since 2024 −0.49 points
Italy 60.27% 919,868 tests · since 2024 +0.04 points

Practical driving test

5.8 points above Italy

Verbano-Cusio-Ossola 89.6% 1,613 tests · since 2024 +1.25 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 55.7% for Verbano-Cusio-Ossola 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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Verbano-Cusio-Ossola in the lower half of the 2025 ranking

Verbano-Cusio-Ossola is in the lower half of the 2025 table, number 90 of 102, with 55.68% of theory tests passed against the national 60.27%, 4.59 points lower. In the table the province sits between Lucca (55.70%) and Imperia (55.33%), a span of 0.37 points in all.

The figure rests on 2,044 theory tests sat in 2025, the 99th largest volume of the 102 provinces with a published figure and 0.22% of the 919,868 tests sat across Italy. On a total this size about 20 different outcomes are enough to move the rate by a point.

Against 2024 the rate fell by 0.49 points, from 56.17% to 55.68%, while the national figure changed by +0.04 points. The number of tests sat went from 2,277 to 2,044.

The two exams do not say the same thing. On theory Verbano-Cusio-Ossola is 4.59 points below the national average, on the practical test 5.76 points above: 89.58% of practical tests passed out of 1,613, against 83.82% across Italy. On the practical test the province ranks number 33 of the 102 with a published figure. Against 2024 the practical pass rate changed by +1.25 points, while the national one moved by −0.58 points.

It is the lowest figure in Piemonte, where the top is Vercelli (64.02%), that is 8.34 points higher.

Provinces closest to Verbano-Cusio-Ossola in the ranking

Verbano-Cusio-Ossola is number 90 of 102 provinces with published data, by share of theory tests passed in 2025.

Higher

  1. #86 Teramo 56.4%
  2. #87 Mantova 56.2%
  3. #88 Roma 56.2%
  4. #89 Lucca 55.7%
#90 of 102 55.7% Verbano-Cusio-Ossola

Lower

  1. #91 Imperia 55.3%
  2. #92 Sassari 55.3%
  3. #93 Piacenza 55.2%
  4. #94 Rieti 55.1%

Provinces in Piemonte

8 provinces in Piemonte, Verbano-Cusio-Ossola highlighted. Theory tests in 2025, with the number of tests next to each rate.

Provinces of Piemonte, patente B theory tests in 2025. Source: MIT, Esiti Esami 2025.
ProvincePassedTests
Alessandria 59.2% 5,768
Asti 57.4% 3,157
Biella 59.6% 2,212
Cuneo 61.2% 9,212
Novara 57.2% 8,084
Torino 62.3% 31,781
Verbano-Cusio-Ossola 55.7% 2,044
Vercelli 64.0% 3,349

Frequently asked questions about the exam in Verbano-Cusio-Ossola

Where is the theory exam taken in Verbano-Cusio-Ossola?

The exam is sat at the Motorizzazione Civile office covering the province of Verbano-Cusio-Ossola, 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 Verbano-Cusio-Ossola than elsewhere?

In 2025 Verbano-Cusio-Ossola was number 90 of 102 provinces with a published figure, with 55.7% 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).