# Brentwood (London) Driving Test Centre — Pass Rate & Waiting Time

> Brentwood (London) driving test centre has a 48.5% pass rate and an average 3.6 weeks wait. Compare it with nearby DVSA centres.

Source: https://ukdrivingtestcentres.co.uk/brentwood-london/

# Brentwood (London) driving test centre

East of England, England

## Brentwood (London) at a glance

Pass rate

48.5%

April 2025 to March 2026

Average wait

3.6 weeks

August 2026

Tests a year

5,791

April 2025 to March 2026

Slots still free

26.6%

Of the 24-week booking window

## How Brentwood (London) compares

Brentwood (London) passes **48.5%** of car tests, which is **1.6 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 **5,791** car tests in April 2025 to March 2026. In the most recent month DVSA has published, March 2026, the rate was **47.3%** — a single month, so expect it to bounce around the annual figure.

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

## Trends at Brentwood (London)

Pass rate

Mar 2026: **47.3%**

Monthly car practical pass rate at Brentwood (London) driving test centre, most recent 12 published months.
| Month | Pass rate |
| --- | --- |
| March 2026 | 47.3% |
| February 2026 | 49.3% |
| January 2026 | 47.7% |
| December 2025 | 44.6% |
| November 2025 | 47.3% |
| October 2025 | 47.5% |
| September 2025 | 46.6% |
| August 2025 | 49.7% |
| July 2025 | 53.8% |
| June 2025 | 49.2% |
| May 2025 | 47.4% |
| April 2025 | 50.8% |

Waiting time

Aug 2026: **3.6w**

Average wait in weeks between booking and taking a car test at Brentwood (London), most recent 12 published months.
| Month | Average wait |
| --- | --- |
| August 2026 | 3.6 weeks |
| July 2026 | 3.6 weeks |
| June 2026 | 8.3 weeks |
| May 2026 | 6 weeks |
| April 2026 | 4.3 weeks |
| March 2026 | 2.4 weeks |
| February 2026 | 5 weeks |
| January 2026 | 11.4 weeks |
| December 2025 | 14.1 weeks |
| November 2025 | 14 weeks |
| October 2025 | 10.1 weeks |
| September 2025 | 7.8 weeks |

Tests conducted each month

Mar 2026: **550**

Car practical tests conducted each month at Brentwood (London), most recent 12 published months.
| Month | Tests conducted |
| --- | --- |
| March 2026 | 550 |
| February 2026 | 513 |
| January 2026 | 459 |
| December 2025 | 372 |
| November 2025 | 459 |
| October 2025 | 438 |
| September 2025 | 588 |
| August 2025 | 392 |
| July 2025 | 593 |
| June 2025 | 506 |
| May 2025 | 561 |
| April 2025 | 360 |

## Year by year

Car practical tests, passes and pass rate at Brentwood (London) driving test centre by DVSA financial year (April to March).
| Year | Tests | Passes | Pass rate |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-26 | 5,791 | 2,809 | 48.5% |
| 2024-25 | 5,485 | 2,659 | 48.5% |
| 2023-24 | 4,810 | 2,389 | 49.7% |
| 2022-23 | 4,093 | 1,933 | 47.2% |
| 2021-22 | 3,159 | 1,584 | 50.1% |
| 2020-21 | 709 | 372 | 52.5% |
| 2019-20 | 2,896 | 1,370 | 47.3% |
| 2018-19 | 2,563 | 1,411 | 55.1% |
| 2017-18 | 3,390 | 1,689 | 49.8% |
| 2016-17 | 3,166 | 1,545 | 48.8% |

## Where it is

## Nearby test centres

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

-   [Hull](https://ukdrivingtestcentres.co.uk/hull/)
    
    13 km away
    
    47.9% pass · 14 weeks wait
    
-   [Bridlington](https://ukdrivingtestcentres.co.uk/bridlington/)
    
    31 km away
    
    55.5% pass · 11.9 weeks wait
    
-   [Scunthorpe](https://ukdrivingtestcentres.co.uk/scunthorpe/)
    
    31 km away
    
    45.4% pass · 4 weeks wait
    
-   [Grimsby Coldwater](https://ukdrivingtestcentres.co.uk/grimsby-coldwater/)
    
    36 km away
    
    42.8% pass · 7.9 weeks wait
    
-   [Malton](https://ukdrivingtestcentres.co.uk/malton/)
    
    40 km away
    
    64.3% pass · 10 weeks wait
    
-   [York](https://ukdrivingtestcentres.co.uk/york/)
    
    43 km away
    
    54.4% pass · 15.1 weeks wait
    

Everything on this page describes Brentwood (London) 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.