The number of hits I’m getting based on this search term (since the introduction of independent driving on October 4th) is incredible!
They will NOT have pass rates available for at least a month, and even when they do these figures will be meaningless for at least a year – especially to the layman. A pass rate for September of 45% and one for October of 43% (those are completely imaginary figures, by the way) does not say anything at all about the change to the driving test. Absolutely nothing.
Even now, if one test centre quotes 45% and another one 43%, it does not mean it is easier to pass at the one with the higher figure. Pass rates can vary hour-to-hour, day-to-day, week-to-week, month-to-month, year-to-year. They can vary by as much as ±10% (that’s between 35% and 55% if the average is 45%) over months without any change having been made to the system or any recognised problems with specific examiners being identified.
If you are a learner who is searching for this information, the only thing you need to be worried about is whether your instructor is teaching you properly. If he/she is, then the pass rates are completely irrelevant. It is down to how well you drive on the day, and little else.
I really hope it isn’t instructors looking for the information, though.