Driving test pass rate in Como

In 2025 in Como, 61.2% of category B theory tests were passed, across 8,926 tests, against a national average of 60.27% (0.9 points above). On the practical driving test, 81.5% of 7,258 tests were passed, against 83.82% nationally. Source: MIT, Esiti Esami 2025.

Como against Italy

Theory

#42 of 102 provinces with a published figure

0.9 points above Italy

Como 61.2% 8,926 tests · since 2024 +1.73 points
Italy 60.27% 919,868 tests · since 2024 +0.04 points

Practical driving test

2.3 points below Italy

Como 81.5% 7,258 tests · since 2024 +0.40 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 61.2% for Como 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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Como around the national average

Como sits mid-table at number 42 of 102, and its 61.18% is 0.91 points from the national average of 60.27%. In the table the province sits between Cuneo (61.24%) and Ferrara (61.14%), a span of 0.10 points in all.

The figure rests on 8,926 theory tests sat in 2025, the 31st largest volume of the 102 provinces with a published figure and 0.97% of the 919,868 tests sat across Italy. Shifting the rate by one point would take about 89 different outcomes, a volume that makes the figure insensitive to single cases.

The move against 2024 is marked: 1.73 points higher, from 59.45% to 61.18%, against +0.04 points of national change. The number of tests sat went from 8,401 to 8,926.

The two exams do not say the same thing. On theory Como is 0.91 points above the national average, on the practical test 2.32 points below: 81.50% of practical tests passed out of 7,258, against 83.82% across Italy. On the practical test the province ranks number 61 of the 102 with a published figure. Against 2024 the practical pass rate changed by +0.40 points, while the national one moved by −0.58 points.

Inside Lombardia, Como is number 4 of 11 provinces with a figure, below Lodi (61.62%) and above Varese (60.42%). 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 Como in the ranking

Como is number 42 of 102 provinces with published data, by share of theory tests passed in 2025.

Higher

  1. #38 Catanzaro 61.5%
  2. #39 Cosenza 61.4%
  3. #40 Pistoia 61.3%
  4. #41 Cuneo 61.2%
#42 of 102 61.2% Como

Lower

  1. #43 Ferrara 61.1%
  2. #44 Potenza 61.0%
  3. #45 Foggia 60.8%
  4. #46 Forli-Cesena 60.7%

Provinces in Lombardia

12 provinces in Lombardia, Como highlighted. Theory tests in 2025, with the number of tests next to each rate.

Provinces of Lombardia, patente B theory tests in 2025. Source: MIT, Esiti Esami 2025.
ProvincePassedTests
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 Como be compared with?

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

Frequently asked questions about the exam in Como

Where is the theory exam taken in Como?

The exam is sat at the Motorizzazione Civile office covering the province of Como, 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 Como than elsewhere?

In 2025 Como was number 42 of 102 provinces with a published figure, with 61.2% 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).