Uphill battle: 57% applying for licence to drive car fail test in Guj
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In Gujarat, vehicle drivers are struggling to clear their driving licence tests, with applicants requiring an average of three attempts before passing, according to recent data from the Sarathi website.
In 2024-25, 7.58 lakh people took 20.5 lakh driving tests. Of these, only 6 lakh successfully obtained their licences.
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The failure rate was particularly high for four-wheeler tests, with 57% of applicants failing their practical exam, RTO officials told TOI.
Two-wheeler applicants fared better, with only a 15% failure rate. Both figures show improvement from 2014, when failure rates stood at 47% for cars and 27% for two-wheelers.
Officials at the Regional Transport Office (RTO) noted that around 40% of applicants apply for both two-wheeler and light motor vehicle (LMV) licences, which includes cars, auto-rickshaws, jeeps, vans, taxis and small trucks.
RTO officials pointed to specific challenges causing most failures. For LMV tests, over 80% of failures occurred during the up-gradient and reverse S tests, while the remaining 20% struggled with parallel parking and the English 8 track test. An officer said that those taking driving lessons would do well to concentrate on mastering these difficult skills.
The specialized testing tracks, introduced in 2012, include an 8-shaped course for two-wheelers and various manoeuvrability tests for cars including box parking, reverse parking and up-gradient test. "A majority of the LMV licence applicants taking the reverse S test commit errors of judgment and dash into the poles. In the gradient test, when they get the signal to go ahead, many are unable to prevent their cars from rolling backwards and are thus disqualified," an official said.
"In two-wheeler licence tests, candidates typically fail when they touch the ground with their feet while riding. However, the failure rate remains minimal and shows positive progress," he added.
Officials attribute the high failure rate to the shift in patterns of age demographics. "Many youngsters apply for learner's license as soon as they turn 18, which contributes to the higher failure rates in LMVs," an official explained. "Parents are encouraging their children to obtain the learner's licence to prevent them from driving illegally."
According to the Sarathi data for 2024-25, Bhuj, Porbandar and Dahod recorded the highest failure rates with only 70% of applicants succeeding, while Bavla and Navsari had the lowest failure rates at 12.35% and 13.92% respectively.
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