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UK Driving Test Pass Rates 2026: 50.0% GB Average

Published DVSA car practical test pass rates for 318 UK test centres. The official Great Britain pass rate was 50.0% in 2025–26. Centre records use the latest available year, shown on each centre page. Search your centre, then check live cancellations.

318centres
50.0%GB pass rate
87.5%highest Β· Isles of Scilly
34.3%lowest Β· Wolverhampton

All centres by region

London 25

Test centrePass rateTestsMedian wait
Sidcup (London)58.7%14,31823.0 wk
Enfield (Innova Business Park)53.9%8,4122.4 wk
Tolworth (London)53.6%10,16423.1 wk
Bromley (London)52.9%13,2287.9 wk
Yeading (London)52.8%6,7353.0 wk
Uxbridge (London)52.3%6,05116.3 wk
Erith (London)51.6%5,8098.6 wk
West Wickham (London)51.6%12,2496.0 wk
Hendon (London)51.4%11,08621.1 wk
Mill Hill (London)51.4%9,79716.4 wk
Morden (London)51.0%15,77019.1 wk
Isleworth (Fleming Way)50.4%12,68720.9 wk
Barnet (London)49.9%12,39719.1 wk
Pinner (London)49.7%14,36723.1 wk
Tottenham48.9%9,8446.7 wk
Mitcham (London)47.0%15,04616.1 wk
Wood Green (London)46.8%11,37911.8 wk
Hornchurch (London)46.3%8,69422.3 wk
Enfield (Brancroft Way)46.1%3622.6 wk
Southall (London)44.8%8,5435.4 wk
Wanstead (London)44.4%8,25813.0 wk
Goodmayes (London)43.7%21,37411.8 wk
Greenford (Horsenden Lane)41.4%7,22218.4 wk
Belvedere (London)40.5%4,2454.3 wk
Chingford (London)39.9%13,12012.6 wk

South East 32

Test centrePass rateTestsMedian wait
Tunbridge Wells64.5%5,72610.6 wk
Lee On The Solent63.2%8,50218.9 wk
Chichester61.6%6,6723.7 wk
Maidstone60.2%8,0539.7 wk
Worthing59.8%8,49513.7 wk
Farnborough59.7%10,48219.6 wk
Sevenoaks59.0%6,74015.0 wk
Guildford57.1%4,5427.8 wk
Basingstoke56.8%5,00910.1 wk
Greenham56.5%3,9318.7 wk
Gillingham56.4%14,88612.0 wk
Herne Bay55.9%10,6748.6 wk
Eastbourne55.4%6,03113.4 wk
Reading55.4%9,2376.3 wk
Newport (Isle of Wight)54.1%3,6167.1 wk
Redhill Aerodrome53.9%5,40813.3 wk
Chertsey (London)52.9%9,08221.7 wk
Portsmouth52.8%13,51816.1 wk
Hastings (Ore)52.4%3,89217.1 wk
Winchester52.2%4,60211.3 wk
Bletchley51.5%9,4154.0 wk
High Wycombe51.5%3,5346.1 wk
Slough (London)50.8%10,50922.1 wk
Oxford (Cowley)50.6%5,4194.4 wk
Aylesbury49.3%5,2557.3 wk
Southampton (Maybush)47.1%8,95414.4 wk
Ashford (Kent)46.2%5,4757.1 wk
Canterbury45.8%4,6705.4 wk
Burgess Hill45.5%11,23712.1 wk
Crawley42.7%11,30517.8 wk
Folkestone42.4%7,8187.1 wk
Banbury41.3%9,06912.1 wk

South West 22

Test centrePass rateTestsMedian wait
Isles of Scilly87.5%815.9 wk
Dorchester69.0%4,35310.6 wk
Yeovil63.4%7,49313.1 wk
Taunton59.5%8,25912.6 wk
Weston-super-Mare56.5%5,8074.0 wk
Chippenham56.4%9,62911.7 wk
Bristol (Avonmouth)55.5%9,40012.1 wk
Trowbridge55.2%3,0745.6 wk
Newton Abbot53.8%6,59116.0 wk
Poole53.4%10,3758.8 wk
Bristol (Kingswood)51.9%14,8635.9 wk
Barnstaple51.4%5,5627.4 wk
Swindon51.1%12,85712.1 wk
Salisbury48.5%6,6306.1 wk
Gloucester47.8%7,42016.2 wk
Bodmin47.5%6,3925.4 wk
Exeter46.8%8,6796.4 wk
Penzance46.5%50710.7 wk
Launceston46.3%3,9916.4 wk
Cheltenham43.2%5,16117.0 wk
Plymouth40.7%11,1677.1 wk
Camborne40.6%6,2714.4 wk

East of England 24

Test centrePass rateTestsMedian wait
Ipswich62.3%11,4665.3 wk
Norwich (Peachman Way)61.7%12,5419.0 wk
Letchworth57.5%5,24321.0 wk
Chelmsford55.4%9,10720.9 wk
Stevenage55.3%4,6223.7 wk
Cambridge (Brookmount Court)53.8%13,68924.3 wk
Bedford53.7%8,8543.3 wk
Peterborough52.8%10,55115.4 wk
Kings Lynn51.9%6,69416.0 wk
Bishops Stortford51.3%6,4095.9 wk
Borehamwood (London)50.8%7,19515.6 wk
St Albans50.7%7,3366.0 wk
Colchester50.6%7,75612.1 wk
Tilbury50.4%5,0835.2 wk
Leighton Buzzard (Stanbridge Road)49.9%7,66725.1 wk
Basildon49.1%8,3593.7 wk
Brentwood (London)48.5%5,7915.3 wk
Southend-on-Sea48.1%4,79717.6 wk
Clacton-on-Sea47.4%2,8676.4 wk
Loughton (London)47.0%7,37620.9 wk
Bury St Edmunds46.2%8,70212.7 wk
Watford46.2%12,93915.1 wk
Lowestoft (Mobbs Way)43.3%7,60318.4 wk
Luton39.2%7,7599.9 wk

East Midlands 20

Test centrePass rateTestsMedian wait
Melton Mowbray69.7%1,98420.0 wk
Wellingborough60.0%1,45018.0 wk
Buxton58.7%4,90417.4 wk
Grantham (Somerby)57.9%7,31818.4 wk
Ashfield57.3%8,14415.3 wk
Chesterfield56.2%6,6057.9 wk
Skegness55.9%2,07817.9 wk
Worksop55.2%5,97512.1 wk
Louth53.9%7409.0 wk
Lincoln52.1%6,19212.7 wk
Northampton52.1%13,5398.6 wk
Derby (Alvaston)51.8%8,08612.3 wk
Leicester (Wigston)51.2%18,86812.7 wk
Boston50.7%4,7843.6 wk
Nottingham (Chilwell)49.9%9,4155.1 wk
Kettering49.1%11,8764.7 wk
Hinckley46.4%4,8669.6 wk
Nottingham (Colwick)46.4%15,15013.3 wk
Loughborough42.3%5,50210.5 wk
Leicester (Cannock Street)40.2%14,1987.9 wk

West Midlands 26

Test centrePass rateTestsMedian wait
Hereford58.8%4,1102.9 wk
Ludlow58.7%5,05110.0 wk
Birmingham (Shirley)56.6%9,38519.0 wk
Burton on Trent54.7%7,27313.9 wk
Birmingham (Cocks Moors)53.5%4864.7 wk
Nuneaton53.2%6,7649.0 wk
Lichfield53.0%5,94417.0 wk
Oswestry52.4%1,85111.7 wk
Worcester51.9%11,59014.0 wk
Redditch51.4%4,4834.0 wk
Rugby51.4%6,66410.8 wk
Shrewsbury51.0%5,06410.1 wk
Telford48.9%4,96316.0 wk
Birmingham (Kingstanding)48.5%16,13316.1 wk
Warwick (Wedgenock House)48.5%15,0709.8 wk
Birmingham (Kings Heath)46.8%9,07210.1 wk
Stafford45.8%5,36516.2 wk
Dudley45.2%13,72118.0 wk
Birmingham (Garretts Green)44.4%22,48011.4 wk
Birmingham (South Yardley)42.8%14,47111.9 wk
Stoke-on-Trent (Newcastle-Under-Lyme)40.7%7,09819.1 wk
Coventry40.0%13,77111.9 wk
Stoke-on-Trent (Cobridge)38.8%6,45014.0 wk
Featherstone36.4%13,19311.9 wk
Wednesbury35.0%7,50813.1 wk
Wolverhampton34.3%11,56115.9 wk

Yorkshire and The Humber 28

Test centrePass rateTestsMedian wait
Malton64.3%87612.6 wk
Northallerton60.4%3,24414.3 wk
Walton LGV59.8%1,89410.3 wk
Barnsley58.5%7,7377.3 wk
Knaresborough58.5%8,3016.9 wk
Skipton57.3%3,19713.8 wk
Whitby56.7%55715.0 wk
Bradford (Heaton)56.1%8,35413.4 wk
Bridlington55.5%3,02713.0 wk
York54.4%9,41616.3 wk
Doncaster53.2%7,33421.6 wk
Rotherham53.1%9,1347.1 wk
Steeton52.8%4,78415.6 wk
Leeds (Colton Mill)51.8%6,43213.9 wk
Leeds (The Old Fire Station)51.8%4,676β€”
Horsforth49.7%12,46611.6 wk
Huddersfield49.2%10,56314.3 wk
Sheffield (Middlewood Road)48.7%10,44217.3 wk
Hull47.9%9,7064.4 wk
Bradford (Thornbury)47.8%10,8319.4 wk
Pontefract46.9%5,54415.7 wk
Heckmondwike45.8%5,47115.7 wk
Scunthorpe45.4%6,1035.6 wk
Wakefield45.4%11,65313.3 wk
Sheffield (Handsworth)45.3%9,2836.1 wk
Scarborough45.1%3,5952.9 wk
Halifax45.0%5,84513.6 wk
Grimsby Coldwater42.8%5,3615.3 wk

North West 32

Test centrePass rateTestsMedian wait
Barrow In Furness69.6%1,6996.4 wk
Kendal (Oxenholme Road)65.1%2,2318.9 wk
Carlisle LGV (Cars)61.9%630.6 wk
Workington61.9%2,9987.8 wk
Heysham59.2%3,69218.3 wk
Carlisle58.7%3,51813.8 wk
Northwich57.6%3,5297.3 wk
Southport (Liverpool)56.5%7,94918.0 wk
Preston56.3%9,19414.4 wk
Bredbury (Manchester)56.0%10,63616.1 wk
Warrington55.5%7,55017.1 wk
Wallasey54.3%96812.6 wk
Chorley52.8%5,4155.4 wk
Upton52.6%10,77212.1 wk
Macclesfield51.9%4,50916.4 wk
Blackpool51.8%8,9489.1 wk
Bolton (Manchester)51.8%11,57012.4 wk
Nelson51.7%5,95518.9 wk
Sale (Manchester)51.4%10,92118.3 wk
Rochdale (Manchester)48.3%11,5635.6 wk
West Didsbury (Manchester)47.7%17,80619.9 wk
Chester47.3%9,2127.5 wk
Chadderton46.8%15,98816.1 wk
Blackburn with Darwen46.6%12,20513.1 wk
Bury (Manchester)46.3%7,0245.7 wk
Cheetham Hill (Manchester)44.7%10,20710.0 wk
Atherton (Manchester)44.3%13,03510.0 wk
Crewe43.8%4,99412.1 wk
Widnes42.7%6,8469.1 wk
St Helens (Liverpool)40.9%14,17411.4 wk
Speke (Liverpool)40.5%8,1597.5 wk
Norris Green (Liverpool)37.8%13,47218.0 wk

North East 11

Test centrePass rateTestsMedian wait
Alnwick55.5%1,28214.6 wk
Berwick-On-Tweed54.3%66722.1 wk
Durham53.2%9,45115.9 wk
Hexham53.0%1,38817.9 wk
Sunderland51.1%10,4369.0 wk
Hartlepool51.0%5,84715.1 wk
Blyth50.9%6,97311.7 wk
Gosforth48.4%10,53121.1 wk
Middlesbrough47.7%8,85415.9 wk
Darlington47.1%12,1837.6 wk
Gateshead37.5%9,51211.1 wk

Wales 21

Test centrePass rateTestsMedian wait
Pwllheli68.1%73716.3 wk
Abergavenny64.2%5,9243.9 wk
Bangor62.2%4,03210.9 wk
Bala61.6%60716.1 wk
Brecon58.7%1,4907.4 wk
Newtown58.0%2,25614.1 wk
Barry57.0%2,2449.1 wk
Rhyl56.9%4,0119.6 wk
Aberystwyth (Park Avenue)55.1%1,5297.0 wk
Carmarthen54.2%2,7469.9 wk
Llantrisant54.0%9,9096.4 wk
Bridgend53.3%5,9907.3 wk
Wrexham51.9%4,8197.1 wk
Merthyr Tydfil51.2%4,4468.9 wk
Llanelli51.0%4,3807.0 wk
Monmouth51.0%1,2834.7 wk
Pembroke Dock50.1%1,7695.1 wk
Newport (Gwent)48.9%8,2276.7 wk
Swansea48.2%12,3757.3 wk
Cardiff (Llanishen)46.5%16,4017.7 wk
Cardigan41.0%1,1926.0 wk

Scotland 77

Test centrePass rateTestsMedian wait
Isle of Tiree80.0%10β€”
Ballater77.1%16620.9 wk
Ullapool74.6%5911.1 wk
Pitlochry73.3%14619.9 wk
Benbecula Island72.9%107β€”
Girvan72.0%25015.9 wk
Campbeltown71.6%10925.7 wk
Dunoon71.5%19321.9 wk
Isle of Mull71.4%28β€”
Stranraer71.2%21520.3 wk
Duns70.2%17121.7 wk
Montrose70.0%62118.9 wk
Inveraray69.4%12423.3 wk
Gairloch69.2%528.3 wk
Aberfeldy68.5%14922.6 wk
Golspie68.0%10018.9 wk
Lerwick67.8%37914.4 wk
Arbroath67.4%60529.9 wk
Cumnock67.4%76023.0 wk
Stornoway66.6%3449.9 wk
Crieff66.1%12129.0 wk
Oban66.1%32218.0 wk
Newton Stewart65.8%22518.1 wk
Fort William65.5%37415.0 wk
Hawick64.3%41515.9 wk
Kingussie64.1%1317.5 wk
Fraserburgh64.0%53116.0 wk
Huntly63.7%24515.6 wk
Alness63.1%78314.0 wk
Mallaig63.0%4622.0 wk
Thurso63.0%16214.5 wk
Grantown-On-Spey62.2%18018.9 wk
Inverurie61.9%74912.4 wk
Forfar60.3%66728.2 wk
Barra60.0%10β€”
Wick59.4%23913.1 wk
Kelso59.2%43424.7 wk
Peebles58.8%68524.1 wk
Lanark58.1%1,91420.4 wk
East Kilbride57.7%1,97623.0 wk
Ayr57.5%2,1898.0 wk
Banff57.5%28010.6 wk
Haddington57.5%2,19523.9 wk
Kyle of Lochalsh57.4%1367.7 wk
Dundee57.3%3,74214.6 wk
Isle of Skye (Portree)57.0%1283.4 wk
Lochgilphead56.4%14023.1 wk
Orkney55.9%32011.0 wk
Irvine55.7%4,94117.6 wk
Livingston55.7%2,9978.2 wk
Dumfries53.9%2,26716.3 wk
Castle Douglas53.4%54917.1 wk
Peterhead53.2%2,6286.4 wk
Dumbarton52.8%1,6594.4 wk
Aberdeen South (Cove)52.4%4,8589.1 wk
Rothesay52.0%12521.7 wk
Buckie51.1%2689.4 wk
Kirkcaldy50.9%4,31315.3 wk
Grangemouth50.7%3,76121.9 wk
Callander49.9%33529.7 wk
Bishopbriggs49.8%6,18621.0 wk
Edinburgh (Musselburgh)49.4%6,85019.7 wk
Perth (Arran Road)48.8%2,64211.6 wk
Paisley48.6%7,91218.1 wk
Aberdeen North48.2%3,90616.5 wk
Airdrie47.4%4,5997.1 wk
Galashiels47.4%2,2415.1 wk
Glasgow (Baillieston)47.4%10,42820.0 wk
Inverness (Longman Drive)45.8%3,2526.6 wk
Glasgow (Anniesland)44.3%6,17021.6 wk
Stirling43.0%2,74712.4 wk
Elgin42.3%2,9349.7 wk
Hamilton42.0%6,11219.3 wk
Greenock41.7%3,5477.9 wk
Edinburgh (Currie)41.6%6,20220.3 wk
Glasgow (Shieldhall)39.9%7,01918.0 wk
Dunfermline (Vine)36.4%5,52911.6 wk

Official DVSA Great Britain total (DRT121A): 1,000,043 passes from 1,998,621 tests in 2025–26 = 50.0%. The test-volume-weighted estimate from the 318 centre records is 50.1%; these records use rounded published rates and can cover different years. Each centre page states its period.

Data updated: 24 Oct 2026 Β· Pass rates & waiting times contain public sector information from DVSA, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

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