Driving test pass rate in Genova
In 2025 in Genova, 60.2% of category B theory tests were passed, across 9,886 tests, against a national average of 60.27% (0.1 points below). On the practical driving test, 67.9% of 10,369 tests were passed, against 83.82% nationally. Source: MIT, Esiti Esami 2025.
Genova against Italy
Theory
#52 of 102 provinces with a published figure0.1 points below Italy
Practical driving test
15.9 points below Italy
Source: Esiti Esami 2025
Does it change what you should do?
No. The 60.2% for Genova 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.
Genova around the national average
Genova sits mid-table at number 52 of 102, and its 60.17% is 0.10 points from the national average of 60.27%. In the table the province sits between Bergamo (60.21%) and Napoli (60.16%), a span of 0.05 points in all.
The figure rests on 9,886 theory tests sat in 2025, the 25th largest volume of the 102 provinces with a published figure and 1.07% of the 919,868 tests sat across Italy. Shifting the rate by one point would take about 99 different outcomes, a volume that makes the figure insensitive to single cases.
The move against 2024 is marked: 1.53 points lower, from 61.70% to 60.17%, against +0.04 points of national change. The number of tests sat went from 9,665 to 9,886.
The two tests point the same way: 60.17% on theory and 67.91% on the practical test across 10,369 tests, one 0.10 points and the other 15.91 points below its own national average. On the practical test the province ranks number 99 of the 102 with a published figure. Against 2024 the practical pass rate changed by −3.30 points, while the national one moved by −0.58 points.
Inside Liguria no province does better: second is Imperia (55.33%), and the lowest is Savona (50.28%).
Provinces closest to Genova in the ranking
Genova is number 52 of 102 provinces with published data, by share of theory tests passed in 2025.
Provinces in Liguria
4 provinces in Liguria, Genova highlighted. Theory tests in 2025, with the number of tests next to each rate.
Which provinces can Genova be compared with?
The pairs are picked by hand. The full list is on the comparisons page.
Frequently asked questions about the exam in Genova
Where is the theory exam taken in Genova?
The exam is sat at the Motorizzazione Civile office covering the province of Genova, 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 Genova than elsewhere?
In 2025 Genova was number 52 of 102 provinces with a published figure, with 60.2% 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).