# Blyth Driving Test Centre — Pass Rate & Waiting Time

> Blyth driving test centre has a 50.9% pass rate and an average 13.5 weeks wait. Compare it with nearby DVSA centres.

Source: https://ukdrivingtestcentres.co.uk/blyth/

# Blyth driving test centre

North East, England · Freehold Street, Crofton, Northumberland · NE24 2BA

## Blyth at a glance

Pass rate

50.9%

April 2025 to March 2026

Average wait

13.5 weeks

August 2026

Tests a year

6,973

April 2025 to March 2026

Slots still free

31.6%

Of the 24-week booking window

## How Blyth compares

Blyth passes **50.9%** of car tests, which is **0.8 points above the 50.1% national average**. The typical wait between booking and testing is **13.5 weeks**, 0.7 weeks longer than the national average of 12.8 weeks. It conducted **6,973** car tests in April 2025 to March 2026. In the most recent month DVSA has published, March 2026, the rate was **55.1%** — a single month, so expect it to bounce around the annual figure.

## Trends at Blyth

Pass rate

Mar 2026: **55.1%**

Monthly car practical pass rate at Blyth driving test centre, most recent 12 published months.
| Month | Pass rate |
| --- | --- |
| March 2026 | 55.1% |
| February 2026 | 54.5% |
| January 2026 | 56.1% |
| December 2025 | 49.8% |
| November 2025 | 51.5% |
| October 2025 | 50.4% |
| September 2025 | 49% |
| August 2025 | 51.9% |
| July 2025 | 47.9% |
| June 2025 | 46.3% |
| May 2025 | 49.9% |
| April 2025 | 48.9% |

Waiting time

Aug 2026: **13.5w**

Average wait in weeks between booking and taking a car test at Blyth, most recent 12 published months.
| Month | Average wait |
| --- | --- |
| August 2026 | 13.5 weeks |
| July 2026 | 13.5 weeks |
| June 2026 | 12.3 weeks |
| May 2026 | 8.6 weeks |
| April 2026 | 9.9 weeks |
| March 2026 | 10.3 weeks |
| February 2026 | 14.6 weeks |
| January 2026 | 14.7 weeks |
| December 2025 | 18.9 weeks |
| November 2025 | 21.3 weeks |
| October 2025 | 19.3 weeks |
| September 2025 | 18 weeks |

Tests conducted each month

Mar 2026: **628**

Car practical tests conducted each month at Blyth, most recent 12 published months.
| Month | Tests conducted |
| --- | --- |
| March 2026 | 628 |
| February 2026 | 576 |
| January 2026 | 626 |
| December 2025 | 500 |
| November 2025 | 458 |
| October 2025 | 607 |
| September 2025 | 545 |
| August 2025 | 493 |
| July 2025 | 559 |
| June 2025 | 656 |
| May 2025 | 668 |
| April 2025 | 657 |

## Year by year

Car practical tests, passes and pass rate at Blyth driving test centre by DVSA financial year (April to March).
| Year | Tests | Passes | Pass rate |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-26 | 6,973 | 3,551 | 50.9% |
| 2024-25 | 6,493 | 3,066 | 47.2% |
| 2023-24 | 7,781 | 3,741 | 48.1% |
| 2022-23 | 8,507 | 4,799 | 56.4% |
| 2021-22 | 4,551 | 2,764 | 60.7% |
| 2020-21 | 1,177 | 777 | 66% |
| 2019-20 | 5,455 | 3,040 | 55.7% |
| 2018-19 | 5,244 | 2,998 | 57.2% |
| 2017-18 | 6,496 | 3,575 | 55% |
| 2016-17 | 5,923 | 3,289 | 55.5% |

## Where it is

## Nearby test centres

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

-   [Maidstone](https://ukdrivingtestcentres.co.uk/maidstone/)
    
    3 km away
    
    60.2% pass · 10 weeks wait
    
-   [Basildon](https://ukdrivingtestcentres.co.uk/basildon/)
    
    13 km away
    
    49.1% pass · 4.8 weeks wait
    
-   [Gosforth](https://ukdrivingtestcentres.co.uk/gosforth/)
    
    16 km away
    
    48.4% pass · 16.3 weeks wait
    
-   [Chichester](https://ukdrivingtestcentres.co.uk/chichester/)
    
    16 km away
    
    61.6% pass · 4.7 weeks wait
    
-   [Reading](https://ukdrivingtestcentres.co.uk/reading/)
    
    17 km away
    
    55.4% pass · 13.9 weeks wait
    
-   [Gateshead](https://ukdrivingtestcentres.co.uk/gateshead/)
    
    19 km away
    
    37.5% pass · 7.1 weeks wait
    

Everything on this page describes Blyth 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.