# Bristol (Kingswood) Driving Test Centre Pass Rates

> Bristol (Kingswood) driving test centre has a 51.9% pass rate and an average 5.3 weeks wait. Compare it with nearby DVSA centres.

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

# Bristol (Kingswood) driving test centre

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

## Bristol (Kingswood) at a glance

Pass rate

51.9%

April 2025 to March 2026

Average wait

5.3 weeks

August 2026

Tests a year

14,863

April 2025 to March 2026

Slots still free

20.5%

Of the 24-week booking window

## How Bristol (Kingswood) compares

Bristol (Kingswood) passes **51.9%** of car tests, which is **1.8 points above the 50.1% national average**. The typical wait between booking and testing is **5.3 weeks**, 7.5 weeks shorter than the national average of 12.8 weeks. It conducted **14,863** car tests in April 2025 to March 2026. In the most recent month DVSA has published, March 2026, the rate was **51.2%** — a single month, so expect it to bounce around the annual figure.

## Trends at Bristol (Kingswood)

Pass rate

Mar 2026: **51.2%**

Monthly car practical pass rate at Bristol (Kingswood) driving test centre, most recent 12 published months.
| Month | Pass rate |
| --- | --- |
| March 2026 | 51.2% |
| February 2026 | 48.9% |
| January 2026 | 49.9% |
| December 2025 | 56.1% |
| November 2025 | 49.7% |
| October 2025 | 54.9% |
| September 2025 | 52.3% |
| August 2025 | 51.8% |
| July 2025 | 52.6% |
| June 2025 | 50.7% |
| May 2025 | 53.4% |
| April 2025 | 52.8% |

Waiting time

Aug 2026: **5.3w**

Average wait in weeks between booking and taking a car test at Bristol (Kingswood), most recent 12 published months.
| Month | Average wait |
| --- | --- |
| August 2026 | 5.3 weeks |
| July 2026 | 5.3 weeks |
| June 2026 | 7.6 weeks |
| May 2026 | 8.6 weeks |
| April 2026 | 7 weeks |
| March 2026 | 8 weeks |
| February 2026 | 9 weeks |
| January 2026 | 8.6 weeks |
| December 2025 | 10.7 weeks |
| November 2025 | 11.4 weeks |
| October 2025 | 13.4 weeks |
| September 2025 | 13.7 weeks |

Tests conducted each month

Mar 2026: **1521**

Car practical tests conducted each month at Bristol (Kingswood), most recent 12 published months.
| Month | Tests conducted |
| --- | --- |
| March 2026 | 1,521 |
| February 2026 | 1,157 |
| January 2026 | 1,448 |
| December 2025 | 1,007 |
| November 2025 | 1,374 |
| October 2025 | 1,398 |
| September 2025 | 1,238 |
| August 2025 | 1,074 |
| July 2025 | 1,269 |
| June 2025 | 1,221 |
| May 2025 | 1,139 |
| April 2025 | 1,017 |

## Year by year

Car practical tests, passes and pass rate at Bristol (Kingswood) driving test centre by DVSA financial year (April to March).
| Year | Tests | Passes | Pass rate |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-26 | 14,863 | 7,719 | 51.9% |
| 2024-25 | 11,483 | 5,968 | 52% |
| 2023-24 | 12,259 | 6,474 | 52.8% |
| 2022-23 | 9,844 | 5,306 | 53.9% |
| 2021-22 | 10,683 | 5,786 | 54.2% |
| 2020-21 | 2,065 | 1,268 | 61.4% |
| 2019-20 | 6,662 | 3,620 | 54.3% |
| 2018-19 | 5,504 | 2,739 | 49.8% |
| 2017-18 | 6,356 | 2,992 | 47.1% |
| 2016-17 | 7,439 | 3,500 | 47% |

## Where it is

## Nearby test centres

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

-   [Bristol (Avonmouth)](https://ukdrivingtestcentres.co.uk/bristol-avonmouth/)
    
    0 km away
    
    55.5% pass · 8 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 (Kingswood) 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.