# Bridgend Driving Test Centre — Pass Rate & Waiting Time

> Bridgend driving test centre has a 53.3% pass rate and an average 5.7 weeks wait. Compare it with nearby DVSA centres.

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

# Bridgend driving test centre

Wales

## Bridgend at a glance

Pass rate

53.3%

April 2025 to March 2026

Average wait

5.7 weeks

August 2026

Tests a year

5,990

April 2025 to March 2026

Slots still free

5.7%

Of the 24-week booking window

## How Bridgend compares

Bridgend passes **53.3%** of car tests, which is **3.2 points above the 50.1% national average**. The typical wait between booking and testing is **5.7 weeks**, 7.1 weeks shorter than the national average of 12.8 weeks. It conducted **5,990** car tests in April 2025 to March 2026. In the most recent month DVSA has published, March 2026, the rate was **52.4%** — a single month, so expect it to bounce around the annual figure.

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

## Trends at Bridgend

Pass rate

Mar 2026: **52.4%**

Monthly car practical pass rate at Bridgend driving test centre, most recent 12 published months.
| Month | Pass rate |
| --- | --- |
| March 2026 | 52.4% |
| February 2026 | 47.9% |
| January 2026 | 56.4% |
| December 2025 | 56.6% |
| November 2025 | 52.3% |
| October 2025 | 51.8% |
| September 2025 | 51% |
| August 2025 | 52.2% |
| July 2025 | 57.4% |
| June 2025 | 51.3% |
| May 2025 | 57% |
| April 2025 | 54.8% |

Waiting time

Aug 2026: **5.7w**

Average wait in weeks between booking and taking a car test at Bridgend, most recent 12 published months.
| Month | Average wait |
| --- | --- |
| August 2026 | 5.7 weeks |
| July 2026 | 5.7 weeks |
| June 2026 | 7.7 weeks |
| May 2026 | 5.9 weeks |
| April 2026 | 5.9 weeks |
| March 2026 | 4.1 weeks |
| February 2026 | 7.1 weeks |
| January 2026 | 9.6 weeks |
| December 2025 | 9.3 weeks |
| November 2025 | 6 weeks |
| October 2025 | 8.3 weeks |
| September 2025 | 10.7 weeks |

Tests conducted each month

Mar 2026: **714**

Car practical tests conducted each month at Bridgend, most recent 12 published months.
| Month | Tests conducted |
| --- | --- |
| March 2026 | 714 |
| February 2026 | 557 |
| January 2026 | 392 |
| December 2025 | 348 |
| November 2025 | 491 |
| October 2025 | 488 |
| September 2025 | 473 |
| August 2025 | 335 |
| July 2025 | 502 |
| June 2025 | 524 |
| May 2025 | 560 |
| April 2025 | 606 |

## Year by year

Car practical tests, passes and pass rate at Bridgend driving test centre by DVSA financial year (April to March).
| Year | Tests | Passes | Pass rate |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-26 | 5,990 | 3,193 | 53.3% |
| 2024-25 | 6,938 | 3,683 | 53.1% |
| 2023-24 | 5,231 | 2,904 | 55.5% |
| 2022-23 | 5,507 | 2,902 | 52.7% |
| 2021-22 | 5,010 | 2,824 | 56.4% |
| 2020-21 | 1,026 | 632 | 61.6% |
| 2019-20 | 3,614 | 1,944 | 53.8% |
| 2018-19 | 4,255 | 2,180 | 51.2% |
| 2017-18 | 4,219 | 2,150 | 51% |
| 2016-17 | 4,205 | 2,152 | 51.2% |

## Where it is

## Nearby test centres

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

-   [Llantrisant](https://ukdrivingtestcentres.co.uk/llantrisant/)
    
    14 km away
    
    54% pass · 8.6 weeks wait
    
-   [Barry](https://ukdrivingtestcentres.co.uk/barry/)
    
    24 km away
    
    57% pass · 10 weeks wait
    
-   [Cardiff (Llanishen)](https://ukdrivingtestcentres.co.uk/cardiff-llanishen/)
    
    27 km away
    
    46.5% pass · 11.1 weeks wait
    
-   [Swansea](https://ukdrivingtestcentres.co.uk/swansea/)
    
    27 km away
    
    48.2% pass · 5.9 weeks wait
    
-   [Merthyr Tydfil](https://ukdrivingtestcentres.co.uk/merthyr-tydfil/)
    
    30 km away
    
    51.2% pass · 8.9 weeks wait
    
-   [Newport (Gwent)](https://ukdrivingtestcentres.co.uk/newport-gwent/)
    
    43 km away
    
    48.9% pass · 6.2 weeks wait
    

Everything on this page describes Bridgend 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.