# Barnet (London) Driving Test Centre — Pass Rate & Waiting Time

> Barnet (London) driving test centre has a 49.9% pass rate and an average 21.1 weeks wait. Compare it with nearby DVSA centres.

Source: https://ukdrivingtestcentres.co.uk/barnet-london/

# Barnet (London) driving test centre

London, England · Great North Road, New Barnet, Greater London · EN5 1AD

## Barnet (London) at a glance

Pass rate

49.9%

April 2025 to March 2026

Average wait

21.1 weeks

August 2026

Tests a year

12,397

April 2025 to March 2026

Slots still free

45.6%

Of the 24-week booking window

## How Barnet (London) compares

Barnet (London) passes **49.9%** of car tests, which is **0.2 points below the 50.1% national average**. The typical wait between booking and testing is **21.1 weeks**, 8.3 weeks longer than the national average of 12.8 weeks. It conducted **12,397** car tests in April 2025 to March 2026. In the most recent month DVSA has published, March 2026, the rate was **51.9%** — a single month, so expect it to bounce around the annual figure.

## Trends at Barnet (London)

Pass rate

Mar 2026: **51.9%**

Monthly car practical pass rate at Barnet (London) driving test centre, most recent 12 published months.
| Month | Pass rate |
| --- | --- |
| March 2026 | 51.9% |
| February 2026 | 52.9% |
| January 2026 | 49% |
| December 2025 | 48.9% |
| November 2025 | 49.7% |
| October 2025 | 48.8% |
| September 2025 | 48.2% |
| August 2025 | 47.5% |
| July 2025 | 49.2% |
| June 2025 | 49.5% |
| May 2025 | 52.7% |
| April 2025 | 50.6% |

Waiting time

Aug 2026: **21.1w**

Average wait in weeks between booking and taking a car test at Barnet (London), most recent 12 published months.
| Month | Average wait |
| --- | --- |
| August 2026 | 21.1 weeks |
| July 2026 | 21.1 weeks |
| June 2026 | 22.1 weeks |
| May 2026 | 21.1 weeks |
| April 2026 | 20.6 weeks |
| March 2026 | 22.6 weeks |
| February 2026 | 19.7 weeks |
| January 2026 | 18.3 weeks |
| December 2025 | 18.1 weeks |
| November 2025 | 15.7 weeks |
| October 2025 | 16.4 weeks |
| September 2025 | 15.1 weeks |

Tests conducted each month

Mar 2026: **975**

Car practical tests conducted each month at Barnet (London), most recent 12 published months.
| Month | Tests conducted |
| --- | --- |
| March 2026 | 975 |
| February 2026 | 893 |
| January 2026 | 978 |
| December 2025 | 876 |
| November 2025 | 1,044 |
| October 2025 | 1,114 |
| September 2025 | 1,108 |
| August 2025 | 1,029 |
| July 2025 | 1,248 |
| June 2025 | 1,050 |
| May 2025 | 1,118 |
| April 2025 | 964 |

## Year by year

Car practical tests, passes and pass rate at Barnet (London) driving test centre by DVSA financial year (April to March).
| Year | Tests | Passes | Pass rate |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-26 | 12,397 | 6,182 | 49.9% |
| 2024-25 | 9,720 | 4,849 | 49.9% |
| 2023-24 | 10,283 | 4,957 | 48.2% |
| 2022-23 | 7,294 | 3,473 | 47.6% |
| 2021-22 | 5,926 | 2,727 | 46% |
| 2020-21 | 1,416 | 602 | 42.5% |
| 2019-20 | 5,028 | 1,982 | 39.4% |
| 2018-19 | 6,018 | 2,209 | 36.7% |
| 2017-18 | 6,548 | 2,567 | 39.2% |
| 2016-17 | 8,140 | 2,724 | 33.5% |

## Where it is

## Nearby test centres

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

-   [St Albans](https://ukdrivingtestcentres.co.uk/st-albans/)
    
    4 km away
    
    50.7% pass · 6.7 weeks wait
    
-   [Mill Hill (London)](https://ukdrivingtestcentres.co.uk/mill-hill-london/)
    
    5 km away
    
    51.4% pass · 14.7 weeks wait
    
-   [Borehamwood (London)](https://ukdrivingtestcentres.co.uk/borehamwood-london/)
    
    6 km away
    
    50.8% pass · 10.9 weeks wait
    
-   [Hendon (London)](https://ukdrivingtestcentres.co.uk/hendon-london/)
    
    7 km away
    
    51.4% pass · 11.1 weeks wait
    
-   [Wood Green (London)](https://ukdrivingtestcentres.co.uk/wood-green-london/)
    
    8 km away
    
    46.8% pass · 12.6 weeks wait
    
-   [Heysham](https://ukdrivingtestcentres.co.uk/heysham/)
    
    10 km away
    
    59.2% pass · 18.1 weeks wait
    

Everything on this page describes Barnet (London) 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.