Overview
- TÜV figures reported Monday put 2025's detected theory‑test cheating at 4,239, a 1% rise from 2024 after sharp increases in earlier years.
- About 36% involved covert tech such as mini‑cameras or tiny earpieces, and roughly half the cases were run by professional networks.
- North Rhine‑Westphalia logged the most cases with 1,378, while Berlin recorded the sharpest jump to 497, about 25% more than 2024.
- Car licence exams (Class B) accounted for 96% of detected attempts, which was 4,052 out of roughly two million theory tests nationwide.
- Citing traffic‑safety risks, the TÜV urges nine‑month retake bans, medical‑psychological exams and criminal penalties for organized schemes, warning many attempts likely go unseen.