Driving test pass rate in Messina
In 2025 in Messina, 69.5% of category B theory tests were passed, across 6,507 tests, against a national average of 60.27% (9.3 points above). On the practical driving test, 97.6% of 5,856 tests were passed, against 83.82% nationally. Source: MIT, Esiti Esami 2025.
Messina against Italy
Theory
#1 of 102 provinces with a published figure9.3 points above Italy
Practical driving test
13.8 points above Italy
Source: Esiti Esami 2025
Does it change what you should do?
No. The 69.5% for Messina 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.
Messina in the top ten provinces for 2025
In 2025, 69.53% of category B theory tests taken in Messina were passed, which puts the province at number 1 of the 102 with a row of their own in the MIT file, inside the top ten. No province with a published figure sits higher; second is Vicenza (67.99%).
The figure rests on 6,507 theory tests sat in 2025, the 45th largest volume of the 102 provinces with a published figure and 0.71% of the 919,868 tests sat across Italy. One percentage point corresponds to about 65 tests, a middling total among those published.
Against 2024 the rate rose by 0.71 points, from 68.82% to 69.53%, while the national figure changed by +0.04 points. The number of tests sat went from 6,481 to 6,507.
The two tests point the same way: 69.53% on theory and 97.61% on the practical test across 5,856 tests, one 9.26 points and the other 13.79 points above its own national average. On the practical test the province ranks number 2 of the 102 with a published figure. Against 2024 the practical pass rate changed by −0.63 points, while the national one moved by −0.58 points.
Inside Sicilia no province does better: second is Ragusa (66.64%), and the lowest is Siracusa (58.94%).
Provinces closest to Messina in the ranking
Messina is number 1 of 102 provinces with published data, by share of theory tests passed in 2025.
Provinces in Sicilia
9 provinces in Sicilia, Messina highlighted. Theory tests in 2025, with the number of tests next to each rate.
Which provinces can Messina be compared with?
The pairs are picked by hand. The full list is on the comparisons page.
Frequently asked questions about the exam in Messina
Where is the theory exam taken in Messina?
The exam is sat at the Motorizzazione Civile office covering the province of Messina, 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 Messina than elsewhere?
In 2025 Messina was number 1 of 102 provinces with a published figure, with 69.5% 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).