# Bury (Manchester) Driving Test Centre — Pass Rate & Waiting Time

> Bury (Manchester) driving test centre has a 46.3% pass rate and an average 7.6 weeks wait. Compare it with nearby DVSA centres.

Source: https://ukdrivingtestcentres.co.uk/bury-manchester/

# Bury (Manchester) driving test centre

North West, England · Adelaide Street, New Town, Luton · LU1 5BT

## Bury (Manchester) at a glance

Pass rate

46.3%

April 2025 to March 2026

Average wait

7.6 weeks

August 2026

Tests a year

7,024

April 2025 to March 2026

Slots still free

17.7%

Of the 24-week booking window

## How Bury (Manchester) compares

Bury (Manchester) passes **46.3%** of car tests, which is **3.8 points below the 50.1% national average**. The typical wait between booking and testing is **7.6 weeks**, 5.2 weeks shorter than the national average of 12.8 weeks. It conducted **7,024** car tests in April 2025 to March 2026. In the most recent month DVSA has published, March 2026, the rate was **46.4%** — a single month, so expect it to bounce around the annual figure.

## Trends at Bury (Manchester)

Pass rate

Mar 2026: **46.4%**

Monthly car practical pass rate at Bury (Manchester) driving test centre, most recent 12 published months.
| Month | Pass rate |
| --- | --- |
| March 2026 | 46.4% |
| February 2026 | 42.9% |
| January 2026 | 47% |
| December 2025 | 45.8% |
| November 2025 | 48.7% |
| October 2025 | 45.6% |
| September 2025 | 49.2% |
| August 2025 | 50.5% |
| July 2025 | 46.4% |
| June 2025 | 47.6% |
| May 2025 | 41.9% |
| April 2025 | 43.9% |

Waiting time

Aug 2026: **7.6w**

Average wait in weeks between booking and taking a car test at Bury (Manchester), most recent 12 published months.
| Month | Average wait |
| --- | --- |
| August 2026 | 7.6 weeks |
| July 2026 | 7.6 weeks |
| June 2026 | 6.7 weeks |
| May 2026 | 5 weeks |
| April 2026 | 6.4 weeks |
| March 2026 | 7.4 weeks |
| February 2026 | 9.4 weeks |
| January 2026 | 9.9 weeks |
| December 2025 | 9.4 weeks |
| November 2025 | 7.4 weeks |
| October 2025 | 8.6 weeks |
| September 2025 | 8.1 weeks |

Tests conducted each month

Mar 2026: **666**

Car practical tests conducted each month at Bury (Manchester), most recent 12 published months.
| Month | Tests conducted |
| --- | --- |
| March 2026 | 666 |
| February 2026 | 645 |
| January 2026 | 604 |
| December 2025 | 472 |
| November 2025 | 528 |
| October 2025 | 671 |
| September 2025 | 569 |
| August 2025 | 584 |
| July 2025 | 576 |
| June 2025 | 662 |
| May 2025 | 532 |
| April 2025 | 515 |

## Year by year

Car practical tests, passes and pass rate at Bury (Manchester) driving test centre by DVSA financial year (April to March).
| Year | Tests | Passes | Pass rate |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-26 | 7,024 | 3,255 | 46.3% |
| 2024-25 | 8,136 | 3,275 | 40.3% |
| 2023-24 | 7,743 | 2,959 | 38.2% |
| 2022-23 | 7,925 | 2,923 | 36.9% |
| 2021-22 | 4,454 | 1,717 | 38.5% |
| 2020-21 | 1,406 | 547 | 38.9% |
| 2019-20 | 5,835 | 2,065 | 35.4% |
| 2018-19 | 6,078 | 2,104 | 34.6% |
| 2017-18 | 6,649 | 2,491 | 37.5% |
| 2016-17 | 6,216 | 2,569 | 41.3% |

## Where it is

## Nearby test centres

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

-   [Luton](https://ukdrivingtestcentres.co.uk/luton/)
    
    0 km away
    
    39.2% pass · 10.3 weeks wait
    
-   [Leighton Buzzard (Stanbridge Road)](https://ukdrivingtestcentres.co.uk/leighton-buzzard-stanbridge-road/)
    
    17 km away
    
    49.9% pass · 16.6 weeks wait
    
-   [Letchworth](https://ukdrivingtestcentres.co.uk/letchworth/)
    
    18 km away
    
    57.5% pass · 25 weeks wait
    
-   [Watford](https://ukdrivingtestcentres.co.uk/watford/)
    
    24 km away
    
    46.2% pass · 15.4 weeks wait
    
-   [Bletchley](https://ukdrivingtestcentres.co.uk/bletchley/)
    
    26 km away
    
    51.5% pass · 14.6 weeks wait
    
-   [Borehamwood (London)](https://ukdrivingtestcentres.co.uk/borehamwood-london/)
    
    27 km away
    
    50.8% pass · 10.9 weeks wait
    

Everything on this page describes Bury (Manchester) 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.