It’s no secret that taking your road tests can be stressful, especially in Brampton. Whether you’ve just turned 16 or stealthily procrastinated it well into your 20s — getting a license is a rite of passage most people will experience eventually. The GTA is notorious for having some of the toughest drivers test centres across Ontario. If you’re willing to travel though, you can increase your odds of nailing it the first time around. Here’s a list of the best and worst places to take your G2 and G road tests throughout the province.
Your Best Chances
Your best chances will be at these five test centres across Northern Ontario — they all have an average pass rate of over 75%. The farther you go from the GTA, the less crazy the streets become, so testing tends to reflect that.
Belleville
G2 Road Test: 78% pass rate
G Road Test: 80% pass rate
North Bay
G2 Road Test: 77% pass rate
G Road Test: 78% pass rate
Sarnia
G2 Road Test: 76% pass rate
G Road Test: 77% pass rate
Stratford
G2 Road Test: 76% pass rate
G Road Test: 71% pass rate
Bancroft
G2 Road Test: 79% pass rate
G Road Test: 70% pass rate
Your Worst Chances
The worst test centres across the province have a pass rate of less than 60% and not surprisingly, Brampton is on the list. Some of these test centres can be brutal, so it may be worth the trip up north to ensure you come out of your test unscathed.
Brampton
G2 Road Test: 47% pass rate
G Road Test: 59% pass rate
Downsview
G2 Road Test: 48% pass rate
G Road Test: 55% pass rate
Etobicoke
G2 Road Test: 49% pass rate
G Road Test: 53% pass rate
Port Union
G2 Road Test: 53% pass rate
G Road Test: 54% pass rate
Tillsonburg
G2 Test: 54% pass rate
G Road Test: 66% failure rate
East York
G2 Test: 56% pass rate
G Test: 65% pass rate
Oakville
G2 Test: 57% pass rate
G Test: 55% pass rate
Windsor
G2 Road Test: 59% pass rate
G Road Test: 69% pass rate
Aurora
G2 Road Test: 60% pass rate
G Road Test: 62% pass rate
Somewhere In Between
If you don’t mind having a go at it somewhere with decent odds or may not be able to travel to one of the test centres with the highest pass rates, here are a few locations that fall somewhere in the middle. With pass fail between rates between 60 to 75 per cent, your odds definitely won’t be horrible.
Hamilton
G2 Road Test: 62%
G Road Test: 61% pass rate
Peterborough
G2 Road Test: 62%
G Road Test: 69% pass rate
Guelph
G2 Road Test: 63%
G Road Test: 63% pass rate
Orangeville
G2 test: 63%
G test: 63% pass rate
Burlington
G2 test: 64%
G test: 69% pass rate
Oshawa
G2 test: 64% pass rate
G test: 71% pass rate
Kitchener
G2 Road Test: 69%
G: Road Test: 68% pass rate
London
G2 Road Test:69% pass rate
G: Road Test: 69% pass rate
Barrie
G2 Road Test: 70%
G: Road Test: 76% pass rate
Kingston
G2: 74% pass rate
G: 72% pass rate
Although these numbers don’t mean a pass is guaranteed, hopefully, they’ll equip you with the information to make the best decision possible. Nothing beats cruising down the highway in your own whip with the wind in your hair.
Statistics were taken from Google Maps.
