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Oregon DMV Driver Statistics

 

The following DMV driver license statistical reports represent a snapshot in time of what was on the customer and driver record on the date the report was run. These reports are not transaction volumes processed for the reporting year. These counts do not include identification cards.
 

Driver License & ID Card Holders Sorted by Age and Credential Type

Driver License & ID Card Holders Sorted by Age and Gender

Issuance by Age and County

Licenses Surrendered from Other States

Originals, Renewals & Replacements:

DMV issues, renews and replaces driver licenses (all types), instruction permits, motorcycle endorsements, and identification cards:
 
Driver License, Permit and ID Card Issuance Statistics


Class C Knowledge Testing

Pass/Fail Rates by Language – These rates do not reflect how many individual customers took the test, or how many attempts an individual customer made on a test. For example, a customer who takes the test twice, fails once and passes the second time, is reflected as both a fail and a pass. 


​Language
 ​Class C Total
 ​Pass
 ​Fail
​Arabic
​1,147
​25%
​75%
​Chinese
 3,317
​35%
​65%
​English
​247,764
​64%
​36%
​Japanese
​357
​63%
​37%
​Korean
​582
​49%
​51%
​Russian
​1,086
​42%
​58%
​Spanish
​10,213
​29%
​71%
​Vietnamese
​1,499
​23%
​77%
​TOTAL TESTS
 ​265,965
 ​62%
​38%
​

​Language​
 ​Class C Total
 ​Pass
 ​Fail
​Arabic
974
​25%
​75%
​Chinese
 2,594
​36%
​64%
​English
​233,381
​65%
​35%
​Japanese
401
​63%
​37%
​Korean
​556
​52%
​48%
​Russian
​966
​51%
​49%
​Spanish
​9,920
​30%
​70%
​Vietnamese
​1,707
​26%
​74%
​TOTAL TESTS
 ​250,499
 ​66%
​34%
​

​​Language
 ​Class C Total
 ​Pass
 ​Fail
​Arabic
​356
​29%
​71%
​Chinese
 909
​37%
​63%
​English
​167,496
​67%
​33%
​Japanese
158
​73%
27%
​Korean
​313
​54%
​46%
​Russian
​441
​54%
46%
​Spanish
​5,280
31%
​69%
​Vietnamese
873
​28%
​72%
​TOTAL TESTS
 175,826
 ​66%
​34%
​

​​Language
 ​Class C Total
 ​Pass
 ​Fail
​Arabic
495
​30%
​70%
​Chinese
 1,170
​38%
​62%
​English
​189,460
60%
​40%
​Japanese
271
75%
25%
​Korean
258
​52%
​48%
​Russian
​485
​52%
​48%
​Spanish
​77,562
​38%
​62%
​Vietnamese
​900
​27%
​73%
​TOTAL TESTS
 ​270,601
 ​54%
​46%
​

​ Note: In 2022, DMV removed the 28-day waiting period after a 4th failed attempt.​

​​Language
 ​Class C Total
 ​Pass
 ​Fail
​Arabic
​550
​28%
​72%
​Chinese
1,432
​35%
​65%
​English
143,341
​51%
​49%
​Japanese
​244
​60%
​40%
​Korean
​58
​43%
​57%
​Russian
3,557
​44%
​56%
​Spanish
49,358
​26%
​74%
​Vietnamese
​1,065
​26%
​74%
​TOTAL TESTS
 ​199,605
 ​45%
​55%
​

Note: DMV began offering online testing in October 2023. All test questions were revised and newly translated in October 2023.
​
​Language
 ​Class C Total
 ​Pass
 ​Fail
​Arabic
​806
​23%
​77%
​Chinese
 1,422
​33%
​67%
​English
​155,307
​49%
​51%
​Japanese
​59
​39%
​61%
​Korean
52
​31%
​69%
​Russian
​4,373
​38%
​62%
​Spanish
​63,593
​23%
​77%
​Vietnamese
​1,454
​24%
​76%
​TOTAL TESTS
 ​227,066
 ​41%
​59%



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