Did any of your friends fail their driving license test recently? Are you looking for an exam room that is easier to pass?

The driving license test route website (DriveTestRoutes) recently announced for the first time the passing rates of G and G2 licenses at 56 test centers across the province. Which test points are easy to pass and which are the most difficult are clear at a glance:

The exam centers with the lowest G-card pass rates are all in the Greater Toronto Area:

• Toronto Etobicoke 47.00%
• Toronto Port Union 54.00%
• Oakville 55.00%
• Toronto Downsview 55.00%
• Mississauga 57.00%
• Brampton 59.00%
• Hamilton 61.00%
• Newmarket 62.00%
• Guelph 63.00%
• Orangeville 63.00%

The three lowest test centers are Etobicoke, Port Union and Oakville in Toronto.

The examination centers with the highest G-card passing rates are all in towns far away from Toronto:

• Spanish 93%
• Kapuskasing 91%
• Sudbury 89%
• Kirkland Lake 88%
• Sault Ste. Mary 88%
• Kenora 84%
• Timmins 83%
• Huntsville 82%
• Thunder Bay 81%
• Belleville 80%
• Chatham-Kent 80%
• Dryden 80%

Among them, Espanola, which has the highest passing rate, is east of Sudbury, a four-and-a-half-hour drive from Toronto.

As for the G2 test centers, the ones with the lowest pass rates are also in the Greater Toronto Area, namely Brampton, Mississauga and Toronto Downsview test centers:

• Brampton 47.00%
• Mississauga 48.00%
• Toronto Downsview 48.00%
• Toronto Etobicoke 51.00%
• Toronto Port Union 53.00%
• Tillsonburg 54.00%
• East York 56.00%
• Toronto Metro East 56.00%
• Oakville 57.00%
• Renfrew 58.00%

The test centers with the highest G2 passing rates are also in very remote towns:

• Kenora 93.00%
• Sault Ste. Mary 89.00%
• Sudbury 86.00%
• Dryden 81.00%
• Thunder Bay 80.00%
• Winchester 80.00%
• Bancroft 79.00%
• Spanish 79.00%
• Kapuskasing 79.00%
• Belleville 78.00%

At the Newmarket examination center in York District, north of Toronto, the pass rate for G2 is 60% and the pass rate for G is 62%.

The pass rate for G2 at Barrie Town Examination Center is 70%, and the pass rate for G cards is 76%. The pass rate for G2 in the Orillia examination room is 74%, and the pass rate for G cards is 75%. Compared with the Greater Toronto Area, the passing rates of these two test centers are significantly higher.

To the east, the Oshawa exam center has a pass rate of 64% for G2 and 71% for G. The pass rate for G2 in the Lindsay examination room is 68%, and the pass rate for G cards is 71%.

To the west, the Orangeville and Guelph exam centers had a pass rate of 63% for G2 and 63% for G. The pass rate for G2 exams in Kitchener is 69%, and the pass rate for G exams is 68%.

It is reported that the average pass rate for Ontario’s driver’s license road test is 69%.

According to CBC reports, Ontario’s driving test should be unified. No matter which test site, the test content is the same driving skills. However, the actual situation shows that the passing rate of each examination center varies greatly. The most common situation is that many candidates in the Toronto area failed the road test once or twice, so they went to a remote test center to take the road test, and finally passed the road test and obtained their driver’s license.

Driving instructors and road safety groups have said the government should reform road tests and review test routes.

In an interview with CBC, a driving instructor said that the reason why it is difficult to pass the road test in the Greater Toronto Area or urban area is because the roads are busy and drivers are not very considerate of others. However, because it is easier to take the test in rural test centers, when out-of-town candidates go to the road test, in many cases they will fail because they are not familiar with the route. At the same time, they have to pay an extra fee to the coach.

The Ontario Ministry of Transportation said in an email to CBC that Ontario’s driver’s license test is “the most stringent in North America.” The rules and scoring criteria used by examiners in road tests are based on the Highway Traffic Act. Examiners evaluate a driver’s ability to drive safely based on a set of road test standards that are the same for all drivers.

“Examiners do not have the discretion to make assessments outside of these standards.”

“All road test appointments are randomly assigned to examiners and any attempt to bribe an examiner will result in the immediate termination of the road test.”

In addition, Ontario has a website that lists government-approved driving schools .

The Ontario government also stated that all G-plate road test routes at DriveTest locations have been reviewed in January 2022 and approved by the Ministry of Transportation. Some drivers fail the test either because they don’t know how to drive, because they make many mistakes, or because they do something dangerous.

As for how to improve the passing rate, the coach said that no matter which test center you choose, you need to do enough homework when choosing a coach and driving school, rather than looking for the cheapest or the most advertised. Additionally, people should not just focus on passing the test, but on driving safely and avoiding dangerous situations and crashes.