# Bodmin Driving Test Centre — Pass Rate & Waiting Time

> Bodmin driving test centre has a 47.5% pass rate and an average 3.6 weeks wait. Compare it with nearby DVSA centres.

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

# Bodmin driving test centre

South West, England

## Bodmin at a glance

Pass rate

47.5%

April 2025 to March 2026

Average wait

3.6 weeks

August 2026

Tests a year

6,392

April 2025 to March 2026

Slots still free

11.5%

Of the 24-week booking window

## How Bodmin compares

Bodmin passes **47.5%** of car tests, which is **2.6 points below the 50.1% national average**. The typical wait between booking and testing is **3.6 weeks**, 9.2 weeks shorter than the national average of 12.8 weeks. It conducted **6,392** car tests in April 2025 to March 2026. In the most recent month DVSA has published, March 2026, the rate was **49.6%** — a single month, so expect it to bounce around the annual figure.

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

## Trends at Bodmin

Pass rate

Mar 2026: **49.6%**

Monthly car practical pass rate at Bodmin driving test centre, most recent 12 published months.
| Month | Pass rate |
| --- | --- |
| March 2026 | 49.6% |
| February 2026 | 52% |
| January 2026 | 47.6% |
| December 2025 | 53.8% |
| November 2025 | 50.9% |
| October 2025 | 49.3% |
| September 2025 | 44.3% |
| August 2025 | 44% |
| July 2025 | 43.1% |
| June 2025 | 40.9% |
| May 2025 | 46.9% |
| April 2025 | 45% |

Waiting time

Aug 2026: **3.6w**

Average wait in weeks between booking and taking a car test at Bodmin, most recent 12 published months.
| Month | Average wait |
| --- | --- |
| August 2026 | 3.6 weeks |
| July 2026 | 3.6 weeks |
| June 2026 | 3.9 weeks |
| May 2026 | 4.1 weeks |
| April 2026 | 4.4 weeks |
| March 2026 | 4 weeks |
| February 2026 | 4 weeks |
| January 2026 | 6.7 weeks |
| December 2025 | 8.1 weeks |
| November 2025 | 8.3 weeks |
| October 2025 | 9.4 weeks |
| September 2025 | 12.5 weeks |

Tests conducted each month

Mar 2026: **670**

Car practical tests conducted each month at Bodmin, most recent 12 published months.
| Month | Tests conducted |
| --- | --- |
| March 2026 | 670 |
| February 2026 | 700 |
| January 2026 | 529 |
| December 2025 | 444 |
| November 2025 | 485 |
| October 2025 | 659 |
| September 2025 | 424 |
| August 2025 | 402 |
| July 2025 | 552 |
| June 2025 | 582 |
| May 2025 | 469 |
| April 2025 | 476 |

## Year by year

Car practical tests, passes and pass rate at Bodmin driving test centre by DVSA financial year (April to March).
| Year | Tests | Passes | Pass rate |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-26 | 6,392 | 3,034 | 47.5% |
| 2024-25 | 5,561 | 2,563 | 46.1% |
| 2023-24 | 6,050 | 2,557 | 42.3% |
| 2022-23 | 5,423 | 2,209 | 40.7% |
| 2021-22 | 5,523 | 2,181 | 39.5% |
| 2020-21 | 1,732 | 667 | 38.5% |
| 2019-20 | 4,475 | 1,813 | 40.5% |
| 2018-19 | 4,359 | 1,712 | 39.3% |
| 2017-18 | 4,611 | 2,057 | 44.6% |
| 2016-17 | 4,823 | 2,444 | 50.7% |

## Where it is

## Nearby test centres

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

-   [Launceston](https://ukdrivingtestcentres.co.uk/launceston/)
    
    31 km away
    
    46.3% pass · 7 weeks wait
    
-   [Plymouth](https://ukdrivingtestcentres.co.uk/plymouth/)
    
    38 km away
    
    40.7% pass · 7 weeks wait
    
-   [Camborne](https://ukdrivingtestcentres.co.uk/camborne/)
    
    50 km away
    
    40.6% pass · 5.6 weeks wait
    
-   [Penzance](https://ukdrivingtestcentres.co.uk/penzance/)
    
    70 km away
    
    46.5% pass · 21 weeks wait
    
-   [Newton Abbot](https://ukdrivingtestcentres.co.uk/newton-abbot/)
    
    80 km away
    
    53.8% pass · 6.8 weeks wait
    
-   [Barnstaple](https://ukdrivingtestcentres.co.uk/barnstaple/)
    
    82 km away
    
    51.4% pass · 8 weeks wait
    

Everything on this page describes Bodmin 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.