# Bishops Stortford Driving Test Centre — Pass Rate & Waiting Time

> Bishops Stortford driving test centre has a 51.3% pass rate and an average 10.4 weeks wait. Compare it with nearby DVSA centres.

Source: https://ukdrivingtestcentres.co.uk/bishops-stortford/

# Bishops Stortford driving test centre

East of England, England

## Bishops Stortford at a glance

Pass rate

51.3%

April 2025 to March 2026

Average wait

10.4 weeks

August 2026

Tests a year

6,409

April 2025 to March 2026

Slots still free

26.3%

Of the 24-week booking window

## How Bishops Stortford compares

Bishops Stortford passes **51.3%** of car tests, which is **1.2 points above the 50.1% national average**. The typical wait between booking and testing is **10.4 weeks**, 2.4 weeks shorter than the national average of 12.8 weeks. It conducted **6,409** car tests in April 2025 to March 2026. In the most recent month DVSA has published, March 2026, the rate was **51.7%** — a single month, so expect it to bounce around the annual figure.

The map below shows the Bishops Stortford area rather than a pinpointed building. Confirm the exact address on your booking confirmation or via GOV.UK before you travel.

## Trends at Bishops Stortford

Pass rate

Mar 2026: **51.7%**

Monthly car practical pass rate at Bishops Stortford driving test centre, most recent 12 published months.
| Month | Pass rate |
| --- | --- |
| March 2026 | 51.7% |
| February 2026 | 49.9% |
| January 2026 | 54.9% |
| December 2025 | 50.5% |
| November 2025 | 49.5% |
| October 2025 | 51% |
| September 2025 | 52.7% |
| August 2025 | 49.4% |
| July 2025 | 49.8% |
| June 2025 | 51.3% |
| May 2025 | 49.2% |
| April 2025 | 55.9% |

Waiting time

Aug 2026: **10.4w**

Average wait in weeks between booking and taking a car test at Bishops Stortford, most recent 12 published months.
| Month | Average wait |
| --- | --- |
| August 2026 | 10.4 weeks |
| July 2026 | 10.4 weeks |
| June 2026 | 11.3 weeks |
| May 2026 | 14.3 weeks |
| April 2026 | 9.6 weeks |
| March 2026 | 7 weeks |
| February 2026 | 7.8 weeks |
| January 2026 | 12 weeks |
| December 2025 | 12.1 weeks |
| November 2025 | 10.3 weeks |
| October 2025 | 13.3 weeks |
| September 2025 | 14.1 weeks |

Tests conducted each month

Mar 2026: **694**

Car practical tests conducted each month at Bishops Stortford, most recent 12 published months.
| Month | Tests conducted |
| --- | --- |
| March 2026 | 694 |
| February 2026 | 680 |
| January 2026 | 550 |
| December 2025 | 434 |
| November 2025 | 523 |
| October 2025 | 557 |
| September 2025 | 547 |
| August 2025 | 431 |
| July 2025 | 552 |
| June 2025 | 505 |
| May 2025 | 457 |
| April 2025 | 479 |

## Year by year

Car practical tests, passes and pass rate at Bishops Stortford driving test centre by DVSA financial year (April to March).
| Year | Tests | Passes | Pass rate |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-26 | 6,409 | 3,290 | 51.3% |
| 2024-25 | 6,826 | 3,443 | 50.4% |
| 2023-24 | 8,006 | 3,966 | 49.5% |
| 2022-23 | 5,315 | 2,689 | 50.6% |
| 2021-22 | 5,127 | 2,428 | 47.4% |
| 2020-21 | 1,379 | 685 | 49.7% |
| 2019-20 | 6,238 | 2,884 | 46.2% |
| 2018-19 | 6,648 | 2,908 | 43.7% |
| 2017-18 | 7,248 | 3,242 | 44.7% |
| 2016-17 | 7,997 | 3,627 | 45.4% |

## Where it is

## Nearby test centres

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

-   [Loughton (London)](https://ukdrivingtestcentres.co.uk/loughton-london/)
    
    26 km away
    
    47% pass · 9.4 weeks wait
    
-   [Letchworth](https://ukdrivingtestcentres.co.uk/letchworth/)
    
    28 km away
    
    57.5% pass · 25 weeks wait
    
-   [Chingford (London)](https://ukdrivingtestcentres.co.uk/chingford-london/)
    
    29 km away
    
    39.9% pass · 9.6 weeks wait
    
-   [Tottenham](https://ukdrivingtestcentres.co.uk/tottenham/)
    
    35 km away
    
    48.9% pass · 10.3 weeks wait
    
-   [Wanstead (London)](https://ukdrivingtestcentres.co.uk/wanstead-london/)
    
    35 km away
    
    44.4% pass · 20.3 weeks wait
    
-   [Barnet (London)](https://ukdrivingtestcentres.co.uk/barnet-london/)
    
    35 km away
    
    49.9% pass · 21.1 weeks wait
    

Everything on this page describes Bishops Stortford 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.