# Blackburn with Darwen Driving Test Centre Pass Rates

> Blackburn with Darwen driving test centre has a 46.6% pass rate and an average 8.6 weeks wait. Compare it with nearby DVSA centres.

Source: https://ukdrivingtestcentres.co.uk/blackburn-with-darwen/

# Blackburn with Darwen driving test centre

North West, England

## Blackburn with Darwen at a glance

Pass rate

46.6%

April 2025 to March 2026

Average wait

8.6 weeks

August 2026

Tests a year

12,205

April 2025 to March 2026

Slots still free

11.9%

Of the 24-week booking window

## How Blackburn with Darwen compares

Blackburn with Darwen passes **46.6%** of car tests, which is **3.5 points below the 50.1% national average**. The typical wait between booking and testing is **8.6 weeks**, 4.2 weeks shorter than the national average of 12.8 weeks. It conducted **12,205** car tests in April 2025 to March 2026. In the most recent month DVSA has published, March 2026, the rate was **45.7%** — a single month, so expect it to bounce around the annual figure.

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## Trends at Blackburn with Darwen

Pass rate

Mar 2026: **45.7%**

Monthly car practical pass rate at Blackburn with Darwen driving test centre, most recent 12 published months.
| Month | Pass rate |
| --- | --- |
| March 2026 | 45.7% |
| February 2026 | 46.8% |
| January 2026 | 46.6% |
| December 2025 | 48.4% |
| November 2025 | 45.9% |
| October 2025 | 44.9% |
| September 2025 | 44.4% |
| August 2025 | 46.6% |
| July 2025 | 48% |
| June 2025 | 47.8% |
| May 2025 | 45.3% |
| April 2025 | 49.2% |

Waiting time

Aug 2026: **8.6w**

Average wait in weeks between booking and taking a car test at Blackburn with Darwen, most recent 12 published months.
| Month | Average wait |
| --- | --- |
| August 2026 | 8.6 weeks |
| July 2026 | 8.6 weeks |
| June 2026 | 9.4 weeks |
| May 2026 | 7.6 weeks |
| April 2026 | 4.9 weeks |
| March 2026 | 4.3 weeks |
| February 2026 | 3.6 weeks |
| January 2026 | 5.4 weeks |
| December 2025 | 3.4 weeks |
| November 2025 | 3.3 weeks |
| October 2025 | 4.3 weeks |
| September 2025 | 4.3 weeks |

Tests conducted each month

Mar 2026: **899**

Car practical tests conducted each month at Blackburn with Darwen, most recent 12 published months.
| Month | Tests conducted |
| --- | --- |
| March 2026 | 899 |
| February 2026 | 1,007 |
| January 2026 | 1,210 |
| December 2025 | 1,038 |
| November 2025 | 1,169 |
| October 2025 | 1,216 |
| September 2025 | 964 |
| August 2025 | 989 |
| July 2025 | 1,159 |
| June 2025 | 914 |
| May 2025 | 793 |
| April 2025 | 847 |

## Year by year

Car practical tests, passes and pass rate at Blackburn with Darwen driving test centre by DVSA financial year (April to March).
| Year | Tests | Passes | Pass rate |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-26 | 12,205 | 5,688 | 46.6% |
| 2024-25 | 8,885 | 4,247 | 47.8% |
| 2023-24 | 8,561 | 4,014 | 46.9% |
| 2022-23 | 6,997 | 3,259 | 46.6% |
| 2021-22 | 5,094 | 2,350 | 46.1% |
| 2020-21 | 1,652 | 784 | 47.5% |
| 2019-20 | 8,266 | 3,618 | 43.8% |
| 2018-19 | 7,462 | 3,245 | 43.5% |
| 2017-18 | 8,028 | 3,394 | 42.3% |
| 2016-17 | 8,615 | 3,599 | 41.8% |

## Where it is

## Nearby test centres

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

-   [Chorley](https://ukdrivingtestcentres.co.uk/chorley/)
    
    9 km away
    
    52.8% pass · 12 weeks wait
    
-   [Nelson](https://ukdrivingtestcentres.co.uk/nelson/)
    
    14 km away
    
    51.7% pass · 19.7 weeks wait
    
-   [Preston](https://ukdrivingtestcentres.co.uk/preston/)
    
    14 km away
    
    56.3% pass · 18.4 weeks wait
    
-   [Bolton (Manchester)](https://ukdrivingtestcentres.co.uk/bolton-manchester/)
    
    19 km away
    
    51.8% pass · 16.2 weeks wait
    
-   [Atherton (Manchester)](https://ukdrivingtestcentres.co.uk/atherton-manchester/)
    
    22 km away
    
    44.3% pass · 15.3 weeks wait
    
-   [Southport (Liverpool)](https://ukdrivingtestcentres.co.uk/southport-liverpool/)
    
    26 km away
    
    56.5% pass · 16.9 weeks wait
    

Everything on this page describes Blackburn with Darwen 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.