# Bristol (Avonmouth) Driving Test Centre Pass Rates

> Bristol (Avonmouth) driving test centre has a 55.5% pass rate and an average 8 weeks wait. Compare it with nearby DVSA centres.

Source: https://ukdrivingtestcentres.co.uk/bristol-avonmouth/

# Bristol (Avonmouth) driving test centre

South West, England · Station Road, Kingswood, Bristol · BS15 4GQ

## Bristol (Avonmouth) at a glance

Pass rate

55.5%

April 2025 to March 2026

Average wait

8 weeks

August 2026

Tests a year

9,400

April 2025 to March 2026

Slots still free

22.1%

Of the 24-week booking window

## How Bristol (Avonmouth) compares

Bristol (Avonmouth) passes **55.5%** of car tests, which is **5.4 points above the 50.1% national average**. The typical wait between booking and testing is **8 weeks**, 4.8 weeks shorter than the national average of 12.8 weeks. It conducted **9,400** car tests in April 2025 to March 2026. In the most recent month DVSA has published, March 2026, the rate was **56.6%** — a single month, so expect it to bounce around the annual figure.

## Trends at Bristol (Avonmouth)

Pass rate

Mar 2026: **56.6%**

Monthly car practical pass rate at Bristol (Avonmouth) driving test centre, most recent 12 published months.
| Month | Pass rate |
| --- | --- |
| March 2026 | 56.6% |
| February 2026 | 56.5% |
| January 2026 | 56.9% |
| December 2025 | 56.1% |
| November 2025 | 56.6% |
| October 2025 | 54.7% |
| September 2025 | 53.3% |
| August 2025 | 60.7% |
| July 2025 | 54.9% |
| June 2025 | 51.8% |
| May 2025 | 52.1% |
| April 2025 | 53.8% |

Waiting time

Aug 2026: **8.0w**

Average wait in weeks between booking and taking a car test at Bristol (Avonmouth), most recent 12 published months.
| Month | Average wait |
| --- | --- |
| August 2026 | 8 weeks |
| July 2026 | 8 weeks |
| June 2026 | 5.1 weeks |
| May 2026 | 4.5 weeks |
| April 2026 | 5.4 weeks |
| March 2026 | 4 weeks |
| February 2026 | 4.3 weeks |
| January 2026 | 11.4 weeks |
| December 2025 | 12.3 weeks |
| November 2025 | 20.6 weeks |
| October 2025 | 21.7 weeks |
| September 2025 | 23 weeks |

Tests conducted each month

Mar 2026: **1690**

Car practical tests conducted each month at Bristol (Avonmouth), most recent 12 published months.
| Month | Tests conducted |
| --- | --- |
| March 2026 | 1,690 |
| February 2026 | 1,167 |
| January 2026 | 911 |
| December 2025 | 763 |
| November 2025 | 691 |
| October 2025 | 643 |
| September 2025 | 531 |
| August 2025 | 420 |
| July 2025 | 597 |
| June 2025 | 647 |
| May 2025 | 689 |
| April 2025 | 651 |

## Year by year

Car practical tests, passes and pass rate at Bristol (Avonmouth) driving test centre by DVSA financial year (April to March).
| Year | Tests | Passes | Pass rate |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-26 | 9,400 | 5,214 | 55.5% |
| 2024-25 | 9,980 | 5,362 | 53.7% |
| 2023-24 | 11,066 | 6,231 | 56.3% |
| 2022-23 | 7,370 | 4,235 | 57.5% |
| 2021-22 | 7,487 | 4,202 | 56.1% |
| 2020-21 | 2,296 | 1,278 | 55.7% |
| 2019-20 | 8,471 | 4,352 | 51.4% |
| 2018-19 | 5,071 | 2,634 | 51.9% |
| 2017-18 | 1,891 | 1,028 | 54.4% |
| 2016-17 | 843 | 439 | 52.1% |

## Where it is

## Nearby test centres

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

-   [Bristol (Kingswood)](https://ukdrivingtestcentres.co.uk/bristol-kingswood/)
    
    0 km away
    
    51.9% pass · 5.3 weeks wait
    
-   [Gloucester](https://ukdrivingtestcentres.co.uk/gloucester/)
    
    8 km away
    
    47.8% pass · 19 weeks wait
    
-   [Poole](https://ukdrivingtestcentres.co.uk/poole/)
    
    9 km away
    
    53.4% pass · 7.1 weeks wait
    
-   [Chippenham](https://ukdrivingtestcentres.co.uk/chippenham/)
    
    12 km away
    
    56.4% pass · 7.7 weeks wait
    
-   [Trowbridge](https://ukdrivingtestcentres.co.uk/trowbridge/)
    
    26 km away
    
    55.2% pass · 8.9 weeks wait
    
-   [Weston-super-Mare](https://ukdrivingtestcentres.co.uk/weston-super-mare/)
    
    35 km away
    
    61% pass · 5 weeks wait
    

Everything on this page describes Bristol (Avonmouth) 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.