# Bangor Driving Test Centre — Pass Rate & Waiting Time

> Bangor driving test centre has a 62.2% pass rate and an average 11.9 weeks wait. Compare it with nearby DVSA centres.

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

# Bangor driving test centre

Wales · Dill Road, Willowfield, Belfast City District · BT6 9HT

## Bangor at a glance

Pass rate

62.2%

April 2025 to March 2026

Average wait

11.9 weeks

August 2026

Tests a year

4,032

April 2025 to March 2026

Slots still free

21.6%

Of the 24-week booking window

## How Bangor compares

Bangor passes **62.2%** of car tests, which is **12.1 points above the 50.1% national average**. The typical wait between booking and testing is **11.9 weeks**, 0.9 weeks shorter than the national average of 12.8 weeks. It conducted **4,032** car tests in April 2025 to March 2026. In the most recent month DVSA has published, March 2026, the rate was **66.7%** — a single month, so expect it to bounce around the annual figure.

## Trends at Bangor

Pass rate

Mar 2026: **66.7%**

Monthly car practical pass rate at Bangor driving test centre, most recent 12 published months.
| Month | Pass rate |
| --- | --- |
| March 2026 | 66.7% |
| February 2026 | 58.4% |
| January 2026 | 63% |
| December 2025 | 60.5% |
| November 2025 | 59.9% |
| October 2025 | 60.2% |
| September 2025 | 60.2% |
| August 2025 | 58.5% |
| July 2025 | 65.5% |
| June 2025 | 64.4% |
| May 2025 | 68.1% |
| April 2025 | 66.4% |

Waiting time

Aug 2026: **11.9w**

Average wait in weeks between booking and taking a car test at Bangor, most recent 12 published months.
| Month | Average wait |
| --- | --- |
| August 2026 | 11.9 weeks |
| July 2026 | 11.9 weeks |
| June 2026 | 12.9 weeks |
| May 2026 | 11.7 weeks |
| April 2026 | 14.6 weeks |
| March 2026 | 14.4 weeks |
| February 2026 | 9.1 weeks |
| January 2026 | 7.7 weeks |
| December 2025 | 8 weeks |
| November 2025 | 8.6 weeks |
| October 2025 | 9.9 weeks |
| September 2025 | 9.8 weeks |

Tests conducted each month

Mar 2026: **303**

Car practical tests conducted each month at Bangor, most recent 12 published months.
| Month | Tests conducted |
| --- | --- |
| March 2026 | 303 |
| February 2026 | 392 |
| January 2026 | 414 |
| December 2025 | 377 |
| November 2025 | 389 |
| October 2025 | 339 |
| September 2025 | 394 |
| August 2025 | 357 |
| July 2025 | 307 |
| June 2025 | 236 |
| May 2025 | 307 |
| April 2025 | 217 |

## Year by year

Car practical tests, passes and pass rate at Bangor driving test centre by DVSA financial year (April to March).
| Year | Tests | Passes | Pass rate |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-26 | 4,032 | 2,509 | 62.2% |
| 2024-25 | 3,433 | 2,202 | 64.1% |
| 2023-24 | 3,024 | 1,687 | 55.8% |
| 2022-23 | 3,527 | 2,048 | 58.1% |
| 2021-22 | 3,135 | 1,702 | 54.3% |
| 2020-21 | 1,090 | 588 | 53.9% |
| 2019-20 | 4,088 | 2,071 | 50.7% |
| 2018-19 | 4,103 | 2,127 | 51.8% |
| 2017-18 | 4,634 | 2,523 | 54.4% |
| 2016-17 | 5,163 | 2,872 | 55.6% |

## Where it is

## Nearby test centres

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

-   [Carlisle](https://ukdrivingtestcentres.co.uk/carlisle/)
    
    5 km away
    
    58.7% pass · 8.4 weeks wait
    
-   [Stranraer](https://ukdrivingtestcentres.co.uk/stranraer/)
    
    66 km away
    
    71.2% pass · 19.2 weeks wait
    
-   [Campbeltown](https://ukdrivingtestcentres.co.uk/campbeltown/)
    
    96 km away
    
    71.6% pass · 26.9 weeks wait
    
-   [Girvan](https://ukdrivingtestcentres.co.uk/girvan/)
    
    99 km away
    
    72% pass · 19.9 weeks wait
    
-   [Newton Stewart](https://ukdrivingtestcentres.co.uk/newton-stewart/)
    
    100 km away
    
    65.8% pass · 19.6 weeks wait
    
-   [Brodick (Isle of Arran)](https://ukdrivingtestcentres.co.uk/brodick-isle-of-arran/)
    
    121 km away
    
    67.3% pass · 19.1 weeks wait
    

Everything on this page describes Bangor 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.