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 figure1.0 points above Italy
Practical driving test
8.9 points below Italy
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.
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.
Provinces in Toscana
10 provinces in Toscana, Pistoia highlighted. Theory tests in 2025, with the number of tests next to each rate.
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).