# Birmingham (Shirley) Driving Test Centre Pass Rates

> Birmingham (Shirley) driving test centre has a 56.6% pass rate and an average 16.2 weeks wait. Compare it with nearby DVSA centres.

Source: https://ukdrivingtestcentres.co.uk/birmingham-shirley/

# Birmingham (Shirley) driving test centre

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

## Birmingham (Shirley) at a glance

Pass rate

56.6%

April 2025 to March 2026

Average wait

16.2 weeks

August 2026

Tests a year

9,385

April 2025 to March 2026

Slots still free

46.7%

Of the 24-week booking window

## How Birmingham (Shirley) compares

Birmingham (Shirley) passes **56.6%** of car tests, which is **6.5 points above the 50.1% national average**. The typical wait between booking and testing is **16.2 weeks**, 3.4 weeks longer than the national average of 12.8 weeks. It conducted **9,385** car tests in April 2025 to March 2026. In the most recent month DVSA has published, March 2026, the rate was **54.3%** — a single month, so expect it to bounce around the annual figure.

## Trends at Birmingham (Shirley)

Pass rate

Mar 2026: **54.3%**

Monthly car practical pass rate at Birmingham (Shirley) driving test centre, most recent 12 published months.
| Month | Pass rate |
| --- | --- |
| March 2026 | 54.3% |
| February 2026 | 53.9% |
| January 2026 | 54.7% |
| December 2025 | 54.5% |
| November 2025 | 57.1% |
| October 2025 | 51.9% |
| September 2025 | 57% |
| August 2025 | 58.7% |
| July 2025 | 55.6% |
| June 2025 | 57.9% |
| May 2025 | 63% |
| April 2025 | 63.1% |

Waiting time

Aug 2026: **16.2w**

Average wait in weeks between booking and taking a car test at Birmingham (Shirley), most recent 12 published months.
| Month | Average wait |
| --- | --- |
| August 2026 | 16.2 weeks |
| July 2026 | 16.2 weeks |
| June 2026 | 14 weeks |
| May 2026 | 5.4 weeks |
| April 2026 | 4.6 weeks |
| March 2026 | 12 weeks |
| February 2026 | 10.4 weeks |
| January 2026 | 10.7 weeks |
| December 2025 | 10.9 weeks |
| November 2025 | 12.1 weeks |
| October 2025 | 14.3 weeks |
| September 2025 | 14.9 weeks |

Tests conducted each month

Mar 2026: **829**

Car practical tests conducted each month at Birmingham (Shirley), most recent 12 published months.
| Month | Tests conducted |
| --- | --- |
| March 2026 | 829 |
| February 2026 | 880 |
| January 2026 | 770 |
| December 2025 | 805 |
| November 2025 | 814 |
| October 2025 | 783 |
| September 2025 | 870 |
| August 2025 | 676 |
| July 2025 | 856 |
| June 2025 | 789 |
| May 2025 | 660 |
| April 2025 | 653 |

## Year by year

Car practical tests, passes and pass rate at Birmingham (Shirley) driving test centre by DVSA financial year (April to March).
| Year | Tests | Passes | Pass rate |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-26 | 9,385 | 5,309 | 56.6% |
| 2024-25 | 9,582 | 5,569 | 58.1% |
| 2023-24 | 7,960 | 4,231 | 53.2% |
| 2022-23 | 4,856 | 2,428 | 50% |
| 2021-22 | 3,621 | 1,773 | 49% |
| 2020-21 | 1,325 | 677 | 51.1% |
| 2019-20 | 4,235 | 1,832 | 43.3% |
| 2018-19 | 4,483 | 1,995 | 44.5% |
| 2017-18 | 4,853 | 2,181 | 44.9% |
| 2016-17 | 4,518 | 2,074 | 45.9% |

## 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 (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 (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 (Shirley) 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.