# Birmingham (Kings Heath) Driving Test Centre Pass Rates

> Birmingham (Kings Heath) driving test centre has a 46.8% pass rate and an average 11.7 weeks wait. Compare it with nearby DVSA centres.

Source: https://ukdrivingtestcentres.co.uk/birmingham-kings-heath/

# Birmingham (Kings Heath) driving test centre

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

## Birmingham (Kings Heath) at a glance

Pass rate

46.8%

April 2025 to March 2026

Average wait

11.7 weeks

August 2026

Tests a year

9,072

April 2025 to March 2026

Slots still free

37.2%

Of the 24-week booking window

## How Birmingham (Kings Heath) compares

Birmingham (Kings Heath) passes **46.8%** of car tests, which is **3.3 points below the 50.1% national average**. The typical wait between booking and testing is **11.7 weeks**, 1.1 weeks shorter than the national average of 12.8 weeks. It conducted **9,072** car tests in April 2025 to March 2026. In the most recent month DVSA has published, March 2026, the rate was **49.1%** — a single month, so expect it to bounce around the annual figure.

## Trends at Birmingham (Kings Heath)

Pass rate

Mar 2026: **49.1%**

Monthly car practical pass rate at Birmingham (Kings Heath) driving test centre, most recent 12 published months.
| Month | Pass rate |
| --- | --- |
| March 2026 | 49.1% |
| February 2026 | 51.6% |
| January 2026 | 45.3% |
| December 2025 | 48.9% |
| November 2025 | 47.4% |
| October 2025 | 46.1% |
| September 2025 | 47.2% |
| August 2025 | 45.8% |
| July 2025 | 42.8% |
| June 2025 | 44.7% |
| May 2025 | 47% |
| April 2025 | 46.2% |

Waiting time

Aug 2026: **11.7w**

Average wait in weeks between booking and taking a car test at Birmingham (Kings Heath), most recent 12 published months.
| Month | Average wait |
| --- | --- |
| August 2026 | 11.7 weeks |
| July 2026 | 11.7 weeks |
| June 2026 | 14.7 weeks |
| May 2026 | 10 weeks |
| April 2026 | 11.4 weeks |
| March 2026 | 14 weeks |
| February 2026 | 15.4 weeks |
| January 2026 | 12.6 weeks |
| December 2025 | 14.6 weeks |
| November 2025 | 7.7 weeks |
| October 2025 | 6.4 weeks |
| September 2025 | 8.7 weeks |

Tests conducted each month

Mar 2026: **713**

Car practical tests conducted each month at Birmingham (Kings Heath), most recent 12 published months.
| Month | Tests conducted |
| --- | --- |
| March 2026 | 713 |
| February 2026 | 676 |
| January 2026 | 640 |
| December 2025 | 622 |
| November 2025 | 764 |
| October 2025 | 911 |
| September 2025 | 825 |
| August 2025 | 781 |
| July 2025 | 752 |
| June 2025 | 836 |
| May 2025 | 829 |
| April 2025 | 723 |

## Year by year

Car practical tests, passes and pass rate at Birmingham (Kings Heath) driving test centre by DVSA financial year (April to March).
| Year | Tests | Passes | Pass rate |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-26 | 9,072 | 4,242 | 46.8% |
| 2024-25 | 8,488 | 3,987 | 47% |
| 2023-24 | 8,033 | 3,578 | 44.5% |
| 2022-23 | 6,137 | 2,710 | 44.2% |
| 2021-22 | 5,487 | 2,143 | 39.1% |
| 2020-21 | 1,592 | 694 | 43.6% |
| 2019-20 | 4,835 | 2,026 | 41.9% |
| 2018-19 | 5,876 | 2,298 | 39.1% |
| 2017-18 | 6,433 | 2,695 | 41.9% |
| 2016-17 | 7,202 | 2,949 | 40.9% |

## 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 (Garretts Green)](https://ukdrivingtestcentres.co.uk/birmingham-garretts-green/)
    
    0 km away
    
    44.4% pass · 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 (Kings Heath) 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.