# Abergavenny Driving Test Centre — Pass Rate & Waiting Time

> Abergavenny driving test centre has a 64.2% pass rate and an average 5.9 weeks wait. Compare it with nearby DVSA centres.

Source: https://ukdrivingtestcentres.co.uk/abergavenny/

# Abergavenny driving test centre

Wales · Station Road, Abergavenny, Monmouthshire · NP7 5HT

## Abergavenny at a glance

Pass rate

64.2%

April 2025 to March 2026

Average wait

5.9 weeks

August 2026

Tests a year

5,924

April 2025 to March 2026

Slots still free

14.9%

Of the 24-week booking window

## How Abergavenny compares

Abergavenny passes **64.2%** of car tests, which is **14.1 points above the 50.1% national average**. The typical wait between booking and testing is **5.9 weeks**, 6.9 weeks shorter than the national average of 12.8 weeks. It conducted **5,924** car tests in April 2025 to March 2026. In the most recent month DVSA has published, March 2026, the rate was **65.1%** — a single month, so expect it to bounce around the annual figure.

## Trends at Abergavenny

Pass rate

Mar 2026: **65.1%**

Monthly car practical pass rate at Abergavenny driving test centre, most recent 12 published months.
| Month | Pass rate |
| --- | --- |
| March 2026 | 65.1% |
| February 2026 | 64.5% |
| January 2026 | 65.5% |
| December 2025 | 65.3% |
| November 2025 | 63.1% |
| October 2025 | 63.9% |
| September 2025 | 64.6% |
| August 2025 | 63.9% |
| July 2025 | 64.7% |
| June 2025 | 65.1% |
| May 2025 | 63.9% |
| April 2025 | 60.8% |

Waiting time

Aug 2026: **5.9w**

Average wait in weeks between booking and taking a car test at Abergavenny, most recent 12 published months.
| Month | Average wait |
| --- | --- |
| August 2026 | 5.9 weeks |
| July 2026 | 5.9 weeks |
| June 2026 | 8.2 weeks |
| May 2026 | 8.1 weeks |
| April 2026 | 11.9 weeks |
| March 2026 | 11 weeks |
| February 2026 | 14.1 weeks |
| January 2026 | 13.6 weeks |
| December 2025 | 10 weeks |
| November 2025 | 12.1 weeks |
| October 2025 | 9.4 weeks |
| September 2025 | 9.7 weeks |

Tests conducted each month

Mar 2026: **481**

Car practical tests conducted each month at Abergavenny, most recent 12 published months.
| Month | Tests conducted |
| --- | --- |
| March 2026 | 481 |
| February 2026 | 454 |
| January 2026 | 470 |
| December 2025 | 398 |
| November 2025 | 425 |
| October 2025 | 554 |
| September 2025 | 534 |
| August 2025 | 449 |
| July 2025 | 635 |
| June 2025 | 584 |
| May 2025 | 471 |
| April 2025 | 469 |

## Year by year

Car practical tests, passes and pass rate at Abergavenny driving test centre by DVSA financial year (April to March).
| Year | Tests | Passes | Pass rate |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-26 | 5,924 | 3,805 | 64.2% |
| 2024-25 | 4,650 | 2,841 | 61.1% |
| 2023-24 | 5,678 | 3,427 | 60.4% |
| 2022-23 | 4,941 | 2,999 | 60.7% |
| 2021-22 | 5,226 | 3,157 | 60.4% |
| 2020-21 | 1,703 | 1,072 | 62.9% |
| 2019-20 | 3,546 | 1,997 | 56.3% |
| 2018-19 | 3,643 | 2,089 | 57.3% |
| 2017-18 | 3,907 | 2,282 | 58.4% |
| 2016-17 | 4,133 | 2,371 | 57.4% |

## Where it is

## Nearby test centres

There is no catchment area for the practical test — you can book at any of these instead.

-   [Monmouth](https://ukdrivingtestcentres.co.uk/monmouth/)
    
    20 km away
    
    51% pass · 11.6 weeks wait
    
-   [Merthyr Tydfil](https://ukdrivingtestcentres.co.uk/merthyr-tydfil/)
    
    26 km away
    
    51.2% pass · 8.9 weeks wait
    
-   [Newport (Gwent)](https://ukdrivingtestcentres.co.uk/newport-gwent/)
    
    27 km away
    
    48.9% pass · 6.2 weeks wait
    
-   [Newport (Isle of Wight)](https://ukdrivingtestcentres.co.uk/newport-isle-of-wight/)
    
    27 km away
    
    54.1% pass · 8.9 weeks wait
    
-   [Brecon](https://ukdrivingtestcentres.co.uk/brecon/)
    
    29 km away
    
    58.7% pass · 6.9 weeks wait
    
-   [Cardiff (Llanishen)](https://ukdrivingtestcentres.co.uk/cardiff-llanishen/)
    
    35 km away
    
    46.5% pass · 11.1 weeks wait
    

Everything on this page describes Abergavenny driving test centre. Figures come from the DVSA statistical data sets [DRT122A and DRT122F](https://www.gov.uk/government/statistical-data-sets/driving-test-and-theory-test-data-cars), published under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Pass rates run to March 2026 and waiting times to August 2026. This page was last updated 14 September 2026.