# Bolton (Manchester) Driving Test Centre Pass Rates

> Bolton (Manchester) driving test centre has a 51.8% pass rate and an average 16.2 weeks wait. Compare it with nearby DVSA centres.

Source: https://ukdrivingtestcentres.co.uk/bolton-manchester/

# Bolton (Manchester) driving test centre

North West, England · Weston Street, Great Lever, Bolton · BL3 2AW

## Bolton (Manchester) at a glance

Pass rate

51.8%

April 2025 to March 2026

Average wait

16.2 weeks

August 2026

Tests a year

11,570

April 2025 to March 2026

Slots still free

41.3%

Of the 24-week booking window

## How Bolton (Manchester) compares

Bolton (Manchester) passes **51.8%** of car tests, which is **1.7 points above the 50.1% national average**. The typical wait between booking and testing is **16.2 weeks**, 3.4 weeks longer than the national average of 12.8 weeks. It conducted **11,570** car tests in April 2025 to March 2026. In the most recent month DVSA has published, March 2026, the rate was **53%** — a single month, so expect it to bounce around the annual figure.

## Trends at Bolton (Manchester)

Pass rate

Mar 2026: **53.0%**

Monthly car practical pass rate at Bolton (Manchester) driving test centre, most recent 12 published months.
| Month | Pass rate |
| --- | --- |
| March 2026 | 53% |
| February 2026 | 51.7% |
| January 2026 | 47.7% |
| December 2025 | 52.8% |
| November 2025 | 46% |
| October 2025 | 50.2% |
| September 2025 | 54.4% |
| August 2025 | 54.2% |
| July 2025 | 55% |
| June 2025 | 54.1% |
| May 2025 | 51.9% |
| April 2025 | 50.5% |

Waiting time

Aug 2026: **16.2w**

Average wait in weeks between booking and taking a car test at Bolton (Manchester), most recent 12 published months.
| Month | Average wait |
| --- | --- |
| August 2026 | 16.2 weeks |
| July 2026 | 16.2 weeks |
| June 2026 | 16 weeks |
| May 2026 | 13 weeks |
| April 2026 | 12.3 weeks |
| March 2026 | 7.4 weeks |
| February 2026 | 7.1 weeks |
| January 2026 | 8.7 weeks |
| December 2025 | 10 weeks |
| November 2025 | 9 weeks |
| October 2025 | 9.6 weeks |
| September 2025 | 11.2 weeks |

Tests conducted each month

Mar 2026: **1002**

Car practical tests conducted each month at Bolton (Manchester), most recent 12 published months.
| Month | Tests conducted |
| --- | --- |
| March 2026 | 1,002 |
| February 2026 | 1,108 |
| January 2026 | 942 |
| December 2025 | 726 |
| November 2025 | 869 |
| October 2025 | 1,101 |
| September 2025 | 1,080 |
| August 2025 | 697 |
| July 2025 | 1,143 |
| June 2025 | 916 |
| May 2025 | 933 |
| April 2025 | 1,053 |

## Year by year

Car practical tests, passes and pass rate at Bolton (Manchester) driving test centre by DVSA financial year (April to March).
| Year | Tests | Passes | Pass rate |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-26 | 11,570 | 5,996 | 51.8% |
| 2024-25 | 11,879 | 6,730 | 56.7% |
| 2023-24 | 12,037 | 6,574 | 54.6% |
| 2022-23 | 10,831 | 6,339 | 58.5% |
| 2021-22 | 9,627 | 5,454 | 56.7% |
| 2020-21 | 2,158 | 1,256 | 58.2% |
| 2019-20 | 9,316 | 4,805 | 51.6% |
| 2018-19 | 9,557 | 4,843 | 50.7% |
| 2017-18 | 10,314 | 5,126 | 49.7% |
| 2016-17 | 9,833 | 5,139 | 52.3% |

## Where it is

## Nearby test centres

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

-   [Atherton (Manchester)](https://ukdrivingtestcentres.co.uk/atherton-manchester/)
    
    7 km away
    
    44.3% pass · 15.3 weeks wait
    
-   [Cheetham Hill (Manchester)](https://ukdrivingtestcentres.co.uk/cheetham-hill-manchester/)
    
    15 km away
    
    44.7% pass · 10.4 weeks wait
    
-   [Chorley](https://ukdrivingtestcentres.co.uk/chorley/)
    
    16 km away
    
    52.8% pass · 12 weeks wait
    
-   [Sale (Manchester)](https://ukdrivingtestcentres.co.uk/sale-manchester/)
    
    18 km away
    
    51.4% pass · 15.4 weeks wait
    
-   [Chadderton](https://ukdrivingtestcentres.co.uk/chadderton/)
    
    18 km away
    
    46.8% pass · 12 weeks wait
    
-   [West Didsbury (Manchester)](https://ukdrivingtestcentres.co.uk/west-didsbury-manchester/)
    
    19 km away
    
    47.7% pass · 22.6 weeks wait
    

Everything on this page describes Bolton (Manchester) 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.