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Passing the driving test on the first try doesn’t just depend on how well you have prepared. It also has a lot to do with where you do it from. a study has analyzed the data of all the autonomous communities based on records of passes and failures from 2024, and reveals striking differences between each community: the first-time success rate ranges between 56.42% in Castilla-La Mancha and 42.65% in the Canary Islands. Below all the details. Every second. The national average of passes in the practical exam on the first try is 50.21%, according to the report from Carwow. In theory, the figure is slightly higher: 51.48% manage to pass it on the first attempt. The rest need at least one additional attempt, and 54.06% of the drivers who ended up passing the test did so after having failed at least once. The provinces where the first pass is approved the most. Castilla-La Mancha tops the national ranking with 56.42% passing the practical on the first try, followed by Asturias (55.60%) and Extremadura (54.12%). Murcia (52.53%) and the Valencian Community (51.97%) complete the top five. If we go down to the city level, the study places Soria as the town with the highest overall success rate, with 60.70% combining theory and practice. On the other hand, Badajoz has the highest practical pass rate in the entire country, with 63.29%. The provinces where it costs the most. At the opposite extreme, the Canary Islands (42.65%) and the Balearic Islands (42.77%) are the autonomous communities where it is most difficult to pass the pilot the first time. Cantabria (46.14%) and Madrid (44.89%) are also clearly below the national average. At the city level, Las Palmas de Gran Canaria registers the worst data in the country both in theory (40.69%) and in practice (37.19%), with a combined rate of just 38.94%. Why is there so much difference? There really is no single factor that explains everything. The type of traffic, the topography of the roads, urban density and the usual exam circuits directly influence the difficulty that one may perceive in the test. Driving through Madrid or Barcelona in the exam has nothing to do with driving through Soria or Badajoz. This is something that, according to collects Idealist In its analysis of the cost of the license, it already leads some applicants to change cities to take the exam looking to do it in a “simpler” place. More difficulty in exams. One of the most relevant data from the Carwow study is the downward trend in approval rates. In the theoretical exam, all the provinces analyzed registered a drop compared to ten years ago, with a national average of 14.47% fewer passes. According to the studyCiudad Real is the one that has fallen the most: 23.25% less. In practice, the situation is more unequal: some provinces improve (Ávila rose 16.72%) while others worsen (Palencia fell 15.24%), although the national average variation barely reaches 0.48%. And suspending is also expensive. The cost of obtaining a license goes far beyond what many initially calculate. The average price of the B license in Spain is around 650-700 euros if everything is approved the first time. But that figure can easily go to more than 1,000 euros if one fails several times, since each new call implies going back to pay DGT fees (94.05 euros) in addition to additional practical classes, which range between 25 and 50 euros per session depending on the city. Carwow’s own studio points out that 38% of those surveyed declared having paid less than 700 euros, while 7% paid between 1,000 and 1,500 euros. Those who already have the card. The outlet also asked nearly 1,000 Spanish drivers about their experience. 80% assure that they would pass the practical again the first time if they had to repeat it today. And among those who encountered difficulties during the process, 15% of those surveyed said it was due to lack of time, the price of obtaining the license (7%), or lengthy waiting lists to be examined (7%). In Xataka | The four days in which Valencia had a red and green traffic light at the same time: a mess resolved with a 45,000 euro fine