# Atherton (Manchester) Driving Test Centre Pass Rates

> Atherton (Manchester) driving test centre has a 44.3% pass rate and an average 15.3 weeks wait. Compare it with nearby DVSA centres.

Source: https://ukdrivingtestcentres.co.uk/atherton-manchester/

# Atherton (Manchester) driving test centre

North West, England · Gibfield Park Avenue, Westleigh, Wigan · M46 0SU

## Atherton (Manchester) at a glance

Pass rate

44.3%

April 2025 to March 2026

Average wait

15.3 weeks

August 2026

Tests a year

13,035

April 2025 to March 2026

Slots still free

29.7%

Of the 24-week booking window

## How Atherton (Manchester) compares

Atherton (Manchester) passes **44.3%** of car tests, which is **5.8 points below the 50.1% national average**. The typical wait between booking and testing is **15.3 weeks**, 2.5 weeks longer than the national average of 12.8 weeks. It conducted **13,035** car tests in April 2025 to March 2026. In the most recent month DVSA has published, March 2026, the rate was **43.2%** — a single month, so expect it to bounce around the annual figure.

## Trends at Atherton (Manchester)

Pass rate

Mar 2026: **43.2%**

Monthly car practical pass rate at Atherton (Manchester) driving test centre, most recent 12 published months.
| Month | Pass rate |
| --- | --- |
| March 2026 | 43.2% |
| February 2026 | 42.9% |
| January 2026 | 42.9% |
| December 2025 | 42.7% |
| November 2025 | 44.6% |
| October 2025 | 48.5% |
| September 2025 | 44.2% |
| August 2025 | 45.2% |
| July 2025 | 47.3% |
| June 2025 | 48% |
| May 2025 | 42.1% |
| April 2025 | 40.6% |

Waiting time

Aug 2026: **15.3w**

Average wait in weeks between booking and taking a car test at Atherton (Manchester), most recent 12 published months.
| Month | Average wait |
| --- | --- |
| August 2026 | 15.3 weeks |
| July 2026 | 15.3 weeks |
| June 2026 | 12.1 weeks |
| May 2026 | 10.6 weeks |
| April 2026 | 7.7 weeks |
| March 2026 | 6.4 weeks |
| February 2026 | 7.1 weeks |
| January 2026 | 10.4 weeks |
| December 2025 | 8.4 weeks |
| November 2025 | 7.9 weeks |
| October 2025 | 7.3 weeks |
| September 2025 | 8.7 weeks |

Tests conducted each month

Mar 2026: **1385**

Car practical tests conducted each month at Atherton (Manchester), most recent 12 published months.
| Month | Tests conducted |
| --- | --- |
| March 2026 | 1,385 |
| February 2026 | 1,316 |
| January 2026 | 1,124 |
| December 2025 | 1,123 |
| November 2025 | 1,189 |
| October 2025 | 1,085 |
| September 2025 | 1,173 |
| August 2025 | 1,007 |
| July 2025 | 1,183 |
| June 2025 | 813 |
| May 2025 | 848 |
| April 2025 | 789 |

## Year by year

Car practical tests, passes and pass rate at Atherton (Manchester) driving test centre by DVSA financial year (April to March).
| Year | Tests | Passes | Pass rate |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-26 | 13,035 | 5,779 | 44.3% |
| 2024-25 | 7,690 | 3,416 | 44.4% |
| 2023-24 | 6,918 | 3,065 | 44.3% |
| 2022-23 | 7,030 | 3,321 | 47.2% |
| 2021-22 | 5,654 | 2,823 | 49.9% |
| 2020-21 | 1,520 | 783 | 51.5% |
| 2019-20 | 6,518 | 3,032 | 46.5% |
| 2018-19 | 6,730 | 3,369 | 50.1% |
| 2017-18 | 6,554 | 3,296 | 50.3% |
| 2016-17 | 6,377 | 3,205 | 50.3% |

## Where it is

## Nearby test centres

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

-   [Bolton (Manchester)](https://ukdrivingtestcentres.co.uk/bolton-manchester/)
    
    7 km away
    
    51.8% pass · 16.2 weeks wait
    
-   [Warrington](https://ukdrivingtestcentres.co.uk/warrington/)
    
    14 km away
    
    55.5% pass · 10.6 weeks wait
    
-   [Chorley](https://ukdrivingtestcentres.co.uk/chorley/)
    
    16 km away
    
    52.8% pass · 12 weeks wait
    
-   [St Helens (Liverpool)](https://ukdrivingtestcentres.co.uk/st-helens-liverpool/)
    
    17 km away
    
    40.9% pass · 6.6 weeks wait
    
-   [Sale (Manchester)](https://ukdrivingtestcentres.co.uk/sale-manchester/)
    
    17 km away
    
    51.4% pass · 15.4 weeks wait
    
-   [Cheetham Hill (Manchester)](https://ukdrivingtestcentres.co.uk/cheetham-hill-manchester/)
    
    18 km away
    
    44.7% pass · 10.4 weeks wait
    

Everything on this page describes Atherton (Manchester) 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.