# Birmingham (South Yardley) Driving Test Centre Pass Rates

> Birmingham (South Yardley) driving test centre has a 42.8% pass rate and an average 10 weeks wait. Compare it with nearby DVSA centres.

Source: https://ukdrivingtestcentres.co.uk/birmingham-south-yardley/

# Birmingham (South Yardley) driving test centre

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

## Birmingham (South Yardley) at a glance

Pass rate

42.8%

April 2025 to March 2026

Average wait

10 weeks

August 2026

Tests a year

14,471

April 2025 to March 2026

Slots still free

34.8%

Of the 24-week booking window

## How Birmingham (South Yardley) compares

Birmingham (South Yardley) passes **42.8%** of car tests, which is **7.3 points below the 50.1% national average**. The typical wait between booking and testing is **10 weeks**, 2.8 weeks shorter than the national average of 12.8 weeks. It conducted **14,471** car tests in April 2025 to March 2026. In the most recent month DVSA has published, March 2026, the rate was **38.8%** — a single month, so expect it to bounce around the annual figure.

## Trends at Birmingham (South Yardley)

Pass rate

Mar 2026: **38.8%**

Monthly car practical pass rate at Birmingham (South Yardley) driving test centre, most recent 12 published months.
| Month | Pass rate |
| --- | --- |
| March 2026 | 38.8% |
| February 2026 | 40.9% |
| January 2026 | 40.8% |
| December 2025 | 45.7% |
| November 2025 | 42.4% |
| October 2025 | 41.8% |
| September 2025 | 41.8% |
| August 2025 | 48.5% |
| July 2025 | 45.8% |
| June 2025 | 43.4% |
| May 2025 | 40.5% |
| April 2025 | 43.9% |

Waiting time

Aug 2026: **10.0w**

Average wait in weeks between booking and taking a car test at Birmingham (South Yardley), most recent 12 published months.
| Month | Average wait |
| --- | --- |
| August 2026 | 10 weeks |
| July 2026 | 10 weeks |
| June 2026 | 11.1 weeks |
| May 2026 | 12.6 weeks |
| April 2026 | 5.1 weeks |
| March 2026 | 10.9 weeks |
| February 2026 | 7.4 weeks |
| January 2026 | 7 weeks |
| December 2025 | 7 weeks |
| November 2025 | 6.3 weeks |
| October 2025 | 6.1 weeks |
| September 2025 | 9.1 weeks |

Tests conducted each month

Mar 2026: **1154**

Car practical tests conducted each month at Birmingham (South Yardley), most recent 12 published months.
| Month | Tests conducted |
| --- | --- |
| March 2026 | 1,154 |
| February 2026 | 1,466 |
| January 2026 | 1,141 |
| December 2025 | 1,257 |
| November 2025 | 1,166 |
| October 2025 | 1,247 |
| September 2025 | 1,312 |
| August 2025 | 1,090 |
| July 2025 | 1,369 |
| June 2025 | 1,156 |
| May 2025 | 1,105 |
| April 2025 | 1,008 |

## Year by year

Car practical tests, passes and pass rate at Birmingham (South Yardley) driving test centre by DVSA financial year (April to March).
| Year | Tests | Passes | Pass rate |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-26 | 14,471 | 6,199 | 42.8% |
| 2024-25 | 12,709 | 5,283 | 41.6% |
| 2023-24 | 10,190 | 4,318 | 42.4% |
| 2022-23 | 10,570 | 4,197 | 39.7% |
| 2021-22 | 7,890 | 2,899 | 36.7% |
| 2020-21 | 2,890 | 1,001 | 34.6% |
| 2019-20 | 8,983 | 2,847 | 31.7% |
| 2018-19 | 9,030 | 2,959 | 32.8% |
| 2017-18 | 7,987 | 2,720 | 34.1% |
| 2016-17 | 8,704 | 2,930 | 33.7% |

## 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 (Shirley)](https://ukdrivingtestcentres.co.uk/birmingham-shirley/)
    
    0 km away
    
    56.6% pass · 16.2 weeks wait
    
-   [Rugby](https://ukdrivingtestcentres.co.uk/rugby/)
    
    6 km away
    
    51.4% pass · 9.4 weeks wait
    

Everything on this page describes Birmingham (South Yardley) 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.