Pearson VUE Reviews 

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Considering 241 reviews, most reviewers were let down by their experience overall. Customers frequently complained about extremely poor support, mentioning severe language barriers, unhelpful template responses, and exceptionally rude behavior from staff members during calls. People also struggled heavily with the outdated website design, buggy testing software, and overly strict monitoring rules that frequently caused sudden exam terminations. Some people were satisfied with the professional, caring staff and found the testing process to be smooth and straightforward at certain physical locations. Consumers also noted that the service functioned adequately as long as technical glitches did not interfere with their scheduled appointments.

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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

I spent 55 minutes trying to book an exam over the phone (l was told to call this specific number). The customer service agent was clearly outside, as l could hear the wind blowing on the phone and bi... See more

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Absolute rubbish, booked my exam, did all the testing of the system which all worked then had a 'streaming error' when launching exam. No one available to speak to, no proctor to help (although with l... See more

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Would like to say that the test centres in person have always been great. However be wary using the online testing as the greeters are based in India and had a malicious attempt to hack my pc and the... See more

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

I would give zero stars if I could. Absolute shambles from start to finish. Microsoft use them as their exam facilitator, which is mental at the Pearson Vue UI looks like it was designed in the 80s an... See more


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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

The saff working at this center in…

The saff working at this center in Edinburgh Union street Named Austin and Norma, should be investigated, they are extremely rude, showed no professionalism, and very disrespectful in the way they spoke and act with people. I couldn’t believe I faced this in UK, and I felt discriminated especially from Austin, he looked Angry and just tried to teach me a lesson because I was 2 minutes late, and mind you I waited in a queue and 2 ladies in front of me had the same appointment time as me, he let them in and turn around to me angrily that I won’t take the test, I lost my £160 , I asked him why did you let the 2 ladies in , because there appointment was 1:30pm same as me and they went in after their scheduled time, he couldn’t give me an answer and started stuttering. Norma was so rude and tried to justify her rude behavior and remarks. This is the most pathetic thing I’ve ever seen and been through. They should be investigated, as I was clearly discriminated against. Terrible experience

17 February 2026
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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Can't speak English

Can't speak English. Very low IQ proctor. Customer service is insanely unreliable and lacks basic common sense.

20 February 2026
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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

ONLINE HELP AFTER SYSTEMS DOWN

WENT TO CENTER - TESTS DOWN
WAITED A WEEK FOR A CALL ON THIS MATTER SO I CAN RESCHEUDLE
DID NOT GET A REFUND THOUGH THEY ISSUED IT ONLY ON 1 OF THE 2 EXAMS
NOW REFUSING TO LET ME SCHEDULE TESTS TOGETHER
THEY ARE A MESS AND ADDY WONT LET YOU TALK TO A SUPERVISOR OR HELP AT ALL

IT TOOK MORE THEN 20 TIMES OF ASKING FOR A SUPERVISOR TO GET HER TO FINALLY TRANSFER ME.

THESE PEOPLE ONLINE ARE THE ABSOLUTE WORST PEOPLE EVER TO TRY AND TAKE A TEST WITH.

20 February 2026
Unprompted review
Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Support without ability to act

I faced technical issues and had great challenges with both the resolution and rescheduling of the Online-exam.
Considering the price you pay it really is a bad experience overall.

13 February 2026
Unprompted review
Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Denied for having a beard

If I could give minus ratings I would.

I was denied entry into my exam as my headshot didn't match the photo on my ID. I used the photo of my valid in date UK drivers license and the only difference is that I have less hair and a beard you can still tell it is me. The proctor denied me entry saying there was issues with the photos but yet if there were "issues" the website would have said when uploading the photo - this was confirmed by customer service who then proceed to send me a list of acceptable ID's and guess what is on there? That is right a Valid in date UK drivers license. So am I meant to shave off my beard and try and grow my hair back to make sure I match my photo? Absolute scam of a company I swear. I wish MS would actually bin this lot off or have some competition so people can sit exams as this company is poor!

16 February 2026
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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

I would not even give a single star for…

I would not even give them a single star. Their customer service and ticket team is the worst I have ever seen. They do not inform you if a ticket is raised. They don't give updates on the ticket. Please don't take this exam. Every time you have to call customer service to get an update on the ticket. And they put you on hold for a very long time and give invalid recent updates.

31 January 2026
Unprompted review
Rated 1 out of 5 stars

The reviews speak for themselves

The reviews speak for themselves. If you dont have to work with this company, just don't. Do yourself a favor and ignore them at all cost. Terrible Customer service, I mean I have alot of time for dealing with customer service but wow, this company takes the top place for the rudest I have ever dealt with.

7 February 2026
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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Acceptable as long as everything goes right

Fine as long as everything goes right. If anything goes wrong it's a nightmare.

Customer support is there but fairly rogue, some members will help, some will not, no timelines, or information on where to find things.

I had an issue with taking a salesforce exam, it just would not load. Same system I have taken the last 4 exams.

Reached out for help:
- What is your candidate ID? - Where do I find it, no answer
- Give me the information from the email - What is the subject ID so I can find the email? no answer
- We will create a case - What is the approx response time so I can plan my day? 2-3 days, which is fine but I would be taking my test now if there wasn't some kind of VUE system issue.

Very frustrating service. But they did have online chat and people helping. So that's good.

8 February 2026
Unprompted review
Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Oh my goodness what a shit show

Oh my goodness what a shit show! Pearson Vue, has a way of making a stressful situation from the beginning to the end. From customer service to the horrible website. Schedule an exam at a local community college. Paid for everything and showed up to the campus and the entire campus was closed. None of the dozens who showed for the exam were notified on a day where the temps were -10 degrees. Was told by a custodian the everything was closed. Had to reschedule and was so pissed and stressed out about the initial experience that I failed. Rescheduled the exam by phone and found out they'd scheduled me for the wrong exam. I was on the phone with a woman named Jessie for over an hour and she couldn't get me connected with a supervisor to make sure my exam will still take place on the day I took off of work to do it. Opened a "ticket" to get this corrected. Which unfortunately sounds like it's too little too late. Each day I take a vacation to take the exam is costing me over $350 to take a day off of work. This has been 3 days now. Unfortunately this is the only way to take the exam in my state. Pearson Vue is literally laughing all the way to the bank on the backs of the blue collar working class. Shame on them.

6 February 2026
Unprompted review
Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Literally a scam

Literally a scam. They approved my setup to begin the exam, then 5 minutes later just ended the exam with no change. Refusing to reschedule or refund.

3 February 2026
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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Terrible experience - should be banned

Terrible experience - my child was disturbed by the 'proctor' throughout the test including taking the mouse away and trying to adjust the exam program because they did not know how to allow the candidate to have the approved adjustment - wasted half the exam time doing this.
The complaint/appeal process is even worse. No one does anything and keeps delaying responding to the complaint.
Pearson Vue should be banned from holding these tests.

19 December 2025
Unprompted review
Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Terrible company

Terrible company, Really wish there were other companies administering these certification tests. Pearson Vue charged me $500 to take a certification exam i need for work then the online exam proctor suddenly kicked me off when i was taking the exam for no reason. The company wont respond to me contacts just keeps saying the case is "in review" and I lost my job because I dont have the cert even-though I can easily pass the exam. More to that their customer service is terrible, got yelled at rep because I couldnt understand what he had very strong Indian accent and i asked him (only asked him one time ) to please repeat the question. They should honestly get sued for monopolizing certification exam taking and making all kind off shady deals with cert companies.

29 January 2026
Unprompted review
Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Chat support strung me along for over an hour when they knew they couldn't solve my problem

I didn't receive an email confirming that I passed a test. I contacted chat support to see if they could resend it.

The experience was absolutely horrible. After talking to me for an hour, and telling me over and over that they were looking into it, they finally told me that they didn't have the ability to see any details of exams that people take - passing or failure.

OK, they have restricted access. I get that. I'm annoyed at Pearson that they don't empower their chat representatives to solve problems for customers. That's not the fault of the support rep.

What what I'm really annoyed at - what I'm mad about - is that the support rep strung me along for over an hour, wasting my time, when they knew they couldn't do anything for me.

I would have been much less upset if they just said 'hey, I can't do that for you, but I'll pass it along to someone who can help you and they'll get back to you in a couple of days'. That would have take a minute or two and I could have moved on with my day. Instead I'm staring at a chat window for over an hour with misguided hope that this person could solve my problem.

27 January 2026
Unprompted review
Rated 1 out of 5 stars

The Pearson Vue online requirements are not clear.

The Pearson Vue requirements are not clear or easy to find online for online testing. Because of this I will need to reschedule the test. The support to reschedule is only during the weekday and there is zero weekend or after hours support. For anyone doing the the first time it is horrible. I would recommend going to the test center in person.

24 January 2026
Unprompted review
Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Avoid!

I had to give 1 star in order to get this rating shown.
I have been waiting for a refund for over 1 month and multiple calls and emails they are still unable to resolve this issue.

The call centres are based in India and lines are often bad and they do not understand what the issue is.

I have been cut off multiple times and over 20 emails sent to try and resolve this issue.

It would be a great business idea for someone who took an interest in this area to start a similar business with better processes and customer service as this company have the monopoly

23 January 2026
Unprompted review
Rated 1 out of 5 stars

It's a Scam

I studied harder than I ever have in my life on my SOCE state test, I was confident in my knowledge and passing. Three attempts, I failed, that's all I get. Some stuff I didn't know, (never even seen in the textbook) but some of the stuff I learned by textbook were put as wrong on the test looking back on a review I paid to do. There were many questions that had three right answers and there would be one that's "even more right" than the right answers. Four answer multiple choice questions. $330 wasted on a test that's made by people that are only in it for the money, that's the vibe I got.

20 January 2026
Unprompted review

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