# Alnwick Driving Test Centre — Pass Rate & Waiting Time

> Alnwick driving test centre has a 55.5% pass rate and an average 14.7 weeks wait. Compare it with nearby DVSA centres.

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

# Alnwick driving test centre

North East, England

## Alnwick at a glance

Pass rate

55.5%

April 2025 to March 2026

Average wait

14.7 weeks

August 2026

Tests a year

1,282

April 2025 to March 2026

Slots still free

27.8%

Of the 24-week booking window

## How Alnwick compares

Alnwick passes **55.5%** of car tests, which is **5.4 points above the 50.1% national average**. The typical wait between booking and testing is **14.7 weeks**, 1.9 weeks longer than the national average of 12.8 weeks. It conducted **1,282** car tests in April 2025 to March 2026. In the most recent month DVSA has published, March 2026, the rate was **58.2%** — a single month, so expect it to bounce around the annual figure.

The map below shows the Alnwick area rather than a pinpointed building. Confirm the exact address on your booking confirmation or via GOV.UK before you travel.

## Trends at Alnwick

Pass rate

Mar 2026: **58.2%**

Monthly car practical pass rate at Alnwick driving test centre, most recent 12 published months.
| Month | Pass rate |
| --- | --- |
| March 2026 | 58.2% |
| February 2026 | 54.5% |
| January 2026 | 60.3% |
| December 2025 | 59% |
| November 2025 | 56% |
| October 2025 | 47.4% |
| September 2025 | 60.7% |
| August 2025 | 55.6% |
| July 2025 | 50% |
| June 2025 | 54.9% |
| May 2025 | 54.1% |
| April 2025 | 63% |

Waiting time

Aug 2026: **14.7w**

Average wait in weeks between booking and taking a car test at Alnwick, most recent 12 published months.
| Month | Average wait |
| --- | --- |
| August 2026 | 14.7 weeks |
| July 2026 | 14.7 weeks |
| June 2026 | 7.9 weeks |
| May 2026 | 12.1 weeks |
| April 2026 | 13.6 weeks |
| March 2026 | 13.3 weeks |
| February 2026 | 15.4 weeks |
| January 2026 | 13.4 weeks |
| December 2025 | 17.1 weeks |
| November 2025 | 14.1 weeks |
| October 2025 | 14.6 weeks |
| September 2025 | 9.4 weeks |

Tests conducted each month

Mar 2026: **141**

Car practical tests conducted each month at Alnwick, most recent 12 published months.
| Month | Tests conducted |
| --- | --- |
| March 2026 | 141 |
| February 2026 | 101 |
| January 2026 | 68 |
| December 2025 | 83 |
| November 2025 | 116 |
| October 2025 | 135 |
| September 2025 | 56 |
| August 2025 | 108 |
| July 2025 | 124 |
| June 2025 | 133 |
| May 2025 | 109 |
| April 2025 | 108 |

## Year by year

Car practical tests, passes and pass rate at Alnwick driving test centre by DVSA financial year (April to March).
| Year | Tests | Passes | Pass rate |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-26 | 1,282 | 712 | 55.5% |
| 2024-25 | 1,093 | 557 | 51% |
| 2023-24 | 1,233 | 678 | 55% |
| 2022-23 | 968 | 665 | 68.7% |
| 2021-22 | 756 | 492 | 65.1% |
| 2020-21 | 262 | 182 | 69.5% |
| 2019-20 | 685 | 436 | 63.6% |
| 2018-19 | 739 | 475 | 64.3% |
| 2017-18 | 683 | 434 | 63.5% |
| 2016-17 | 591 | 396 | 67% |

## Where it is

## Nearby test centres

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

-   [Blyth](https://ukdrivingtestcentres.co.uk/blyth/)
    
    34 km away
    
    50.9% pass · 13.5 weeks wait
    
-   [Maidstone](https://ukdrivingtestcentres.co.uk/maidstone/)
    
    35 km away
    
    60.2% pass · 10 weeks wait
    
-   [Berwick-On-Tweed](https://ukdrivingtestcentres.co.uk/berwick-on-tweed/)
    
    44 km away
    
    53.9% pass · 20.3 weeks wait
    
-   [Gosforth](https://ukdrivingtestcentres.co.uk/gosforth/)
    
    46 km away
    
    48.4% pass · 16.3 weeks wait
    
-   [Basildon](https://ukdrivingtestcentres.co.uk/basildon/)
    
    47 km away
    
    49.1% pass · 4.8 weeks wait
    
-   [Kelso](https://ukdrivingtestcentres.co.uk/kelso/)
    
    50 km away
    
    59.2% pass · 22.9 weeks wait
    

Everything on this page describes Alnwick 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.