# Brecon Driving Test Centre — Pass Rate & Waiting Time

> Brecon driving test centre has a 58.7% pass rate and an average 6.9 weeks wait. Compare it with nearby DVSA centres.

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

# Brecon driving test centre

Wales · Camden Road, Dorganloch, Powys · LD3 7HP

## Brecon at a glance

Pass rate

58.7%

April 2025 to March 2026

Average wait

6.9 weeks

August 2026

Tests a year

1,490

April 2025 to March 2026

Slots still free

12.7%

Of the 24-week booking window

## How Brecon compares

Brecon passes **58.7%** of car tests, which is **8.6 points above the 50.1% national average**. The typical wait between booking and testing is **6.9 weeks**, 5.9 weeks shorter than the national average of 12.8 weeks. It conducted **1,490** car tests in April 2025 to March 2026. In the most recent month DVSA has published, March 2026, the rate was **61.5%** — a single month, so expect it to bounce around the annual figure.

## Trends at Brecon

Pass rate

Mar 2026: **61.5%**

Monthly car practical pass rate at Brecon driving test centre, most recent 12 published months.
| Month | Pass rate |
| --- | --- |
| March 2026 | 61.5% |
| February 2026 | 69% |
| January 2026 | 57.4% |
| December 2025 | 55.8% |
| November 2025 | 55.7% |
| October 2025 | 63.2% |
| September 2025 | 56.6% |
| August 2025 | 52.5% |
| July 2025 | 58% |
| June 2025 | 55% |
| May 2025 | 60.9% |
| April 2025 | 56.9% |

Waiting time

Aug 2026: **6.9w**

Average wait in weeks between booking and taking a car test at Brecon, most recent 12 published months.
| Month | Average wait |
| --- | --- |
| August 2026 | 6.9 weeks |
| July 2026 | 6.9 weeks |
| June 2026 | 10.6 weeks |
| May 2026 | 11.2 weeks |
| April 2026 | 10 weeks |
| March 2026 | 9 weeks |
| February 2026 | 13.4 weeks |
| January 2026 | 14.7 weeks |
| December 2025 | 13.6 weeks |
| November 2025 | 11.3 weeks |
| October 2025 | 11.6 weeks |
| September 2025 | 11.9 weeks |

Tests conducted each month

Mar 2026: **130**

Car practical tests conducted each month at Brecon, most recent 12 published months.
| Month | Tests conducted |
| --- | --- |
| March 2026 | 130 |
| February 2026 | 126 |
| January 2026 | 129 |
| December 2025 | 113 |
| November 2025 | 122 |
| October 2025 | 144 |
| September 2025 | 129 |
| August 2025 | 99 |
| July 2025 | 143 |
| June 2025 | 131 |
| May 2025 | 115 |
| April 2025 | 109 |

## Year by year

Car practical tests, passes and pass rate at Brecon driving test centre by DVSA financial year (April to March).
| Year | Tests | Passes | Pass rate |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-26 | 1,490 | 875 | 58.7% |
| 2024-25 | 1,565 | 922 | 58.9% |
| 2023-24 | 1,804 | 1,063 | 58.9% |
| 2022-23 | 1,492 | 879 | 58.9% |
| 2021-22 | 1,705 | 1,025 | 60.1% |
| 2020-21 | 481 | 333 | 69.2% |
| 2019-20 | 939 | 578 | 61.6% |
| 2018-19 | 1,158 | 707 | 61.1% |
| 2017-18 | 883 | 557 | 63.1% |
| 2016-17 | 1,021 | 648 | 63.5% |

## Where it is

## Nearby test centres

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

-   [Merthyr Tydfil](https://ukdrivingtestcentres.co.uk/merthyr-tydfil/)
    
    22 km away
    
    51.2% pass · 8.9 weeks wait
    
-   [Abergavenny](https://ukdrivingtestcentres.co.uk/abergavenny/)
    
    29 km away
    
    64.2% pass · 5.9 weeks wait
    
-   [Llantrisant](https://ukdrivingtestcentres.co.uk/llantrisant/)
    
    45 km away
    
    54% pass · 8.6 weeks wait
    
-   [Monmouth](https://ukdrivingtestcentres.co.uk/monmouth/)
    
    48 km away
    
    51% pass · 11.6 weeks wait
    
-   [Cardiff (Llanishen)](https://ukdrivingtestcentres.co.uk/cardiff-llanishen/)
    
    49 km away
    
    46.5% pass · 11.1 weeks wait
    
-   [Newport (Gwent)](https://ukdrivingtestcentres.co.uk/newport-gwent/)
    
    51 km away
    
    48.9% pass · 6.2 weeks wait
    

Everything on this page describes Brecon 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.