Driving test pass rate in Novara
In 2025 in Novara, 57.2% of category B theory tests were passed, across 8,084 tests, against a national average of 60.27% (3.0 points below). On the practical driving test, 89.6% of 5,377 tests were passed, against 83.82% nationally. Source: MIT, Esiti Esami 2025.
Novara against Italy
Theory
#80 of 102 provinces with a published figure3.0 points below Italy
Practical driving test
5.8 points above Italy
Source: Esiti Esami 2025
Does it change what you should do?
No. The 57.2% for Novara 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.
Novara in the lower half of the 2025 ranking
Novara is in the lower half of the 2025 table, number 80 of 102, with 57.24% of theory tests passed against the national 60.27%, 3.03 points lower. In the table the province sits between Trieste (57.25%) and Firenze (57.23%), a span of 0.02 points in all.
The figure rests on 8,084 theory tests sat in 2025, the 34th largest volume of the 102 provinces with a published figure and 0.88% of the 919,868 tests sat across Italy. Shifting the rate by one point would take about 81 different outcomes, a volume that makes the figure insensitive to single cases.
The move against 2024 is marked: 2.61 points higher, from 54.63% to 57.24%, against +0.04 points of national change. The number of tests sat went from 7,311 to 8,084.
The two exams do not say the same thing. On theory Novara is 3.03 points below the national average, on the practical test 5.78 points above: 89.60% of practical tests passed out of 5,377, against 83.82% across Italy. On the practical test the province ranks number 32 of the 102 with a published figure. Against 2024 the practical pass rate changed by +2.59 points, while the national one moved by −0.58 points.
Inside Piemonte, Novara is number 7 of 8 provinces with a figure, below Asti (57.40%) and above Verbano-Cusio-Ossola (55.68%). The region runs from the 64.02% of Vercelli to the 55.68% of Verbano-Cusio-Ossola.
Provinces closest to Novara in the ranking
Novara is number 80 of 102 provinces with published data, by share of theory tests passed in 2025.
Provinces in Piemonte
8 provinces in Piemonte, Novara highlighted. Theory tests in 2025, with the number of tests next to each rate.
| Province | Passed | Tests |
|---|---|---|
| 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 Novara
Where is the theory exam taken in Novara?
The exam is sat at the Motorizzazione Civile office covering the province of Novara, 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 Novara than elsewhere?
In 2025 Novara was number 80 of 102 provinces with a published figure, with 57.2% 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).