Morocco’s Driver’s License Test Overhaul Leads to 95% Failure Rate

The failure rate for the theoretical driving test has reached 95% in some centers, and even 100% in some regions, warns Al Akhbar. A disappointing observation that has provoked anger from both driving school professionals and candidates. According to them, this failure rate is due to the new question bank introduced last year by NARSA to improve driving quality.

This situation is "catastrophic in the broadest sense of the term," Abderrahim El Massoudi, president of the Association of Instructors and Professionals in the Driving School Sector in Salé, told the daily newspaper, emphasizing that the reform of the question bank, rather than "contributing to simplifying the exam process while improving transparency," has led to a high failure rate.

"The questions formulated during the exam differ from what is available in driving school centers," he indicated, specifying that "NARSA had announced that the e-learning platform provided remote courses related to the new questions, but candidates stated that this content was not addressed there."

The professional added that "the latest update of the special provisions for theoretical exams has increased the number of questions to 1,000, of which 950 are based on images and 50 on videos," noting that NARSA’s e-learning platform did not meet the quality of training and the nature of the exam.