# Birmingham (Garretts Green) Driving Test Centre Pass Rates

> Birmingham (Garretts Green) driving test centre has a 44.4% pass rate and an average 7 weeks wait. Compare it with nearby DVSA centres.

Source: https://ukdrivingtestcentres.co.uk/birmingham-garretts-green/

# Birmingham (Garretts Green) driving test centre

West Midlands, England · Rodlington Avenue, Kingstanding, Birmingham · B44 9UJ

## Birmingham (Garretts Green) at a glance

Pass rate

44.4%

April 2025 to March 2026

Average wait

7 weeks

August 2026

Tests a year

22,480

April 2025 to March 2026

Slots still free

29.6%

Of the 24-week booking window

## How Birmingham (Garretts Green) compares

Birmingham (Garretts Green) passes **44.4%** of car tests, which is **5.7 points below the 50.1% national average**. The typical wait between booking and testing is **7 weeks**, 5.8 weeks shorter than the national average of 12.8 weeks. It conducted **22,480** car tests in April 2025 to March 2026. In the most recent month DVSA has published, March 2026, the rate was **42.6%** — a single month, so expect it to bounce around the annual figure.

## Trends at Birmingham (Garretts Green)

Pass rate

Mar 2026: **42.6%**

Monthly car practical pass rate at Birmingham (Garretts Green) driving test centre, most recent 12 published months.
| Month | Pass rate |
| --- | --- |
| March 2026 | 42.6% |
| February 2026 | 42% |
| January 2026 | 44.9% |
| December 2025 | 41.5% |
| November 2025 | 43% |
| October 2025 | 46.1% |
| September 2025 | 48.2% |
| August 2025 | 42.6% |
| July 2025 | 47% |
| June 2025 | 47.9% |
| May 2025 | 44.3% |
| April 2025 | 44.4% |

Waiting time

Aug 2026: **7.0w**

Average wait in weeks between booking and taking a car test at Birmingham (Garretts Green), most recent 12 published months.
| Month | Average wait |
| --- | --- |
| August 2026 | 7 weeks |
| July 2026 | 7 weeks |
| June 2026 | 5.7 weeks |
| May 2026 | 3.6 weeks |
| April 2026 | 4.6 weeks |
| March 2026 | 4.1 weeks |
| February 2026 | 4.4 weeks |
| January 2026 | 5.9 weeks |
| December 2025 | 4.9 weeks |
| November 2025 | 4.7 weeks |
| October 2025 | 6.3 weeks |
| September 2025 | 9.6 weeks |

Tests conducted each month

Mar 2026: **2342**

Car practical tests conducted each month at Birmingham (Garretts Green), most recent 12 published months.
| Month | Tests conducted |
| --- | --- |
| March 2026 | 2,342 |
| February 2026 | 2,352 |
| January 2026 | 2,049 |
| December 2025 | 2,078 |
| November 2025 | 2,160 |
| October 2025 | 1,965 |
| September 2025 | 1,680 |
| August 2025 | 1,419 |
| July 2025 | 1,894 |
| June 2025 | 1,693 |
| May 2025 | 1,511 |
| April 2025 | 1,337 |

## Year by year

Car practical tests, passes and pass rate at Birmingham (Garretts Green) driving test centre by DVSA financial year (April to March).
| Year | Tests | Passes | Pass rate |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-26 | 22,480 | 9,980 | 44.4% |
| 2024-25 | 21,871 | 9,189 | 42% |
| 2023-24 | 21,951 | 8,828 | 40.2% |
| 2022-23 | 12,677 | 5,440 | 42.9% |
| 2021-22 | 11,486 | 4,740 | 41.3% |
| 2020-21 | 3,393 | 1,456 | 42.9% |
| 2019-20 | 12,399 | 4,716 | 38% |
| 2018-19 | 14,093 | 5,173 | 36.7% |
| 2017-18 | 15,349 | 6,156 | 40.1% |
| 2016-17 | 11,066 | 4,372 | 39.5% |

## Where it is

## Nearby test centres

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

-   [Birmingham (Cocks Moors)](https://ukdrivingtestcentres.co.uk/birmingham-cocks-moors/)
    
    0 km away
    
    53.5% pass · 3.1 weeks wait
    
-   [Birmingham (Kings Heath)](https://ukdrivingtestcentres.co.uk/birmingham-kings-heath/)
    
    0 km away
    
    46.8% pass · 11.7 weeks wait
    
-   [Birmingham (Kingstanding)](https://ukdrivingtestcentres.co.uk/birmingham-kingstanding/)
    
    0 km away
    
    48.5% pass · 23 weeks wait
    
-   [Birmingham (Shirley)](https://ukdrivingtestcentres.co.uk/birmingham-shirley/)
    
    0 km away
    
    56.6% pass · 16.2 weeks wait
    
-   [Birmingham (South Yardley)](https://ukdrivingtestcentres.co.uk/birmingham-south-yardley/)
    
    0 km away
    
    42.8% pass · 10 weeks wait
    
-   [Rugby](https://ukdrivingtestcentres.co.uk/rugby/)
    
    6 km away
    
    51.4% pass · 9.4 weeks wait
    

Everything on this page describes Birmingham (Garretts Green) 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.