# Bala Driving Test Centre — Pass Rate & Waiting Time

> Bala driving test centre has a 61.6% pass rate and an average 11.4 weeks wait. Compare it with nearby DVSA centres.

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

# Bala driving test centre

Wales

## Bala at a glance

Pass rate

61.6%

April 2025 to March 2026

Average wait

11.4 weeks

August 2026

Tests a year

607

April 2025 to March 2026

Slots still free

3.1%

Of the 24-week booking window

## How Bala compares

Bala passes **61.6%** of car tests, which is **11.5 points above the 50.1% national average**. The typical wait between booking and testing is **11.4 weeks**, 1.4 weeks shorter than the national average of 12.8 weeks. It conducted **607** car tests in April 2025 to March 2026. In the most recent month DVSA has published, March 2026, the rate was **64.5%** — a single month, so expect it to bounce around the annual figure.

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

## Trends at Bala

Pass rate

Mar 2026: **64.5%**

Monthly car practical pass rate at Bala driving test centre, most recent 12 published months.
| Month | Pass rate |
| --- | --- |
| March 2026 | 64.5% |
| February 2026 | 51% |
| January 2026 | 60.9% |
| December 2025 | 65.8% |
| November 2025 | 63% |
| October 2025 | 57.1% |
| September 2025 | 52.8% |
| August 2025 | 75.9% |
| July 2025 | 63.6% |
| June 2025 | 60.3% |
| May 2025 | 62.7% |
| April 2025 | 72.1% |

Waiting time

Aug 2026: **11.4w**

Average wait in weeks between booking and taking a car test at Bala, most recent 12 published months.
| Month | Average wait |
| --- | --- |
| August 2026 | 11.4 weeks |
| July 2026 | 11.4 weeks |
| June 2026 | 12.1 weeks |
| May 2026 | 16.7 weeks |
| April 2026 | 17.9 weeks |
| March 2026 | 16.9 weeks |
| February 2026 | 17.4 weeks |
| January 2026 | 17.2 weeks |
| December 2025 | 17.7 weeks |
| November 2025 | 19.4 weeks |
| October 2025 | 20.1 weeks |
| September 2025 | 17 weeks |

Tests conducted each month

Mar 2026: **62**

Car practical tests conducted each month at Bala, most recent 12 published months.
| Month | Tests conducted |
| --- | --- |
| March 2026 | 62 |
| February 2026 | 51 |
| January 2026 | 46 |
| December 2025 | 38 |
| November 2025 | 54 |
| October 2025 | 63 |
| September 2025 | 53 |
| August 2025 | 29 |
| July 2025 | 44 |
| June 2025 | 73 |
| May 2025 | 51 |
| April 2025 | 43 |

## Year by year

Car practical tests, passes and pass rate at Bala driving test centre by DVSA financial year (April to March).
| Year | Tests | Passes | Pass rate |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-26 | 607 | 374 | 61.6% |
| 2024-25 | 574 | 351 | 61.1% |
| 2023-24 | 479 | 273 | 57% |
| 2022-23 | 591 | 303 | 51.3% |
| 2021-22 | 716 | 391 | 54.6% |
| 2020-21 | 140 | 83 | 59.3% |
| 2019-20 | 667 | 330 | 49.5% |
| 2018-19 | 682 | 359 | 52.6% |
| 2017-18 | 614 | 322 | 52.4% |
| 2016-17 | 707 | 349 | 49.4% |

## Where it is

## Nearby test centres

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

-   [Wrexham](https://ukdrivingtestcentres.co.uk/wrexham/)
    
    42 km away
    
    51.9% pass · 7 weeks wait
    
-   [Rhyl](https://ukdrivingtestcentres.co.uk/rhyl/)
    
    46 km away
    
    56.9% pass · 6 weeks wait
    
-   [Newtown](https://ukdrivingtestcentres.co.uk/newtown/)
    
    48 km away
    
    58% pass · 14 weeks wait
    
-   [Pwllheli](https://ukdrivingtestcentres.co.uk/pwllheli/)
    
    55 km away
    
    68.1% pass · 12.7 weeks wait
    
-   [Upton](https://ukdrivingtestcentres.co.uk/upton/)
    
    62 km away
    
    52.6% pass · 12.1 weeks wait
    
-   [Aberystwyth (Park Avenue)](https://ukdrivingtestcentres.co.uk/aberystwyth-park-avenue/)
    
    64 km away
    
    55.1% pass · 10.6 weeks wait
    

Everything on this page describes Bala 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.