Driving test pass rate in Pistoia

In 2025 in Pistoia, 61.3% of category B theory tests were passed, across 4,968 tests, against a national average of 60.27% (1.0 points above). On the practical driving test, 74.9% of 4,344 tests were passed, against 83.82% nationally. Source: MIT, Esiti Esami 2025.

Pistoia against Italy

Theory

#40 of 102 provinces with a published figure

1.0 points above Italy

Pistoia 61.3% 4,968 tests · since 2024 −0.34 points
Italy 60.27% 919,868 tests · since 2024 +0.04 points

Practical driving test

8.9 points below Italy

Pistoia 74.9% 4,344 tests · since 2024 +3.03 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 61.3% for Pistoia 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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Pistoia around the national average

The figure for Pistoia, 61.31%, is close to the national 60.27%: the province is number 40 of 102, in a part of the table where a few tenths of a point separate one place from the next. In the table the province sits between Cosenza (61.44%) and Cuneo (61.24%), a span of 0.20 points in all.

The figure rests on 4,968 theory tests sat in 2025, the 60th largest volume of the 102 provinces with a published figure and 0.54% of the 919,868 tests sat across Italy. One percentage point corresponds to about 50 tests, a middling total among those published.

Against 2024 the rate fell by 0.34 points, from 61.65% to 61.31%, while the national figure changed by +0.04 points. The number of tests sat went from 4,464 to 4,968.

The two exams do not say the same thing. On theory Pistoia is 1.04 points above the national average, on the practical test 8.94 points below: 74.88% of practical tests passed out of 4,344, against 83.82% across Italy. On the practical test the province ranks number 80 of the 102 with a published figure. Against 2024 the practical pass rate changed by +3.03 points, while the national one moved by −0.58 points.

Inside Toscana, Pistoia is number 2 of 9 provinces with a figure, below Pisa (64.78%) and above Siena (58.04%). The region runs from the 64.78% of Pisa to the 49.81% of Grosseto. In the same region Prato has no row of its own in the MIT file.

Provinces closest to Pistoia in the ranking

Pistoia is number 40 of 102 provinces with published data, by share of theory tests passed in 2025.

Higher

  1. #36 Reggio nell'Emilia 61.6%
  2. #37 Lodi 61.6%
  3. #38 Catanzaro 61.5%
  4. #39 Cosenza 61.4%
#40 of 102 61.3% Pistoia

Lower

  1. #41 Cuneo 61.2%
  2. #42 Como 61.2%
  3. #43 Ferrara 61.1%
  4. #44 Potenza 61.0%

Provinces in Toscana

10 provinces in Toscana, Pistoia highlighted. Theory tests in 2025, with the number of tests next to each rate.

Provinces of Toscana, patente B theory tests in 2025. Source: MIT, Esiti Esami 2025.
ProvincePassedTests
Arezzo 53.1% 5,811
Firenze 57.2% 20,009
Grosseto 49.8% 3,415
Livorno 51.7% 3,819
Lucca 55.7% 6,275
Massa-Carrara 52.4% 2,765
Pisa 64.8% 6,817
Pistoia 61.3% 4,968
Prato n/a n/a
Siena 58.0% 4,235

Which provinces can Pistoia be compared with?

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

Frequently asked questions about the exam in Pistoia

Where is the theory exam taken in Pistoia?

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

In 2025 Pistoia was number 40 of 102 provinces with a published figure, with 61.3% 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).