# Bury St Edmunds Driving Test Centre — Pass Rate & Waiting Time

> Bury St Edmunds driving test centre has a 46.2% pass rate and an average 11.1 weeks wait. Compare it with nearby DVSA centres.

Source: https://ukdrivingtestcentres.co.uk/bury-st-edmunds/

# Bury St Edmunds driving test centre

East of England, England

## Bury St Edmunds at a glance

Pass rate

46.2%

April 2025 to March 2026

Average wait

11.1 weeks

August 2026

Tests a year

8,702

April 2025 to March 2026

Slots still free

28.3%

Of the 24-week booking window

## How Bury St Edmunds compares

Bury St Edmunds passes **46.2%** of car tests, which is **3.9 points below the 50.1% national average**. The typical wait between booking and testing is **11.1 weeks**, 1.7 weeks shorter than the national average of 12.8 weeks. It conducted **8,702** 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.

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

## Trends at Bury St Edmunds

Pass rate

Mar 2026: **56.6%**

Monthly car practical pass rate at Bury St Edmunds driving test centre, most recent 12 published months.
| Month | Pass rate |
| --- | --- |
| March 2026 | 56.6% |
| February 2026 | 50.3% |
| January 2026 | 52.2% |
| December 2025 | 47.5% |
| November 2025 | 39.3% |
| October 2025 | 39.7% |
| September 2025 | 43.7% |
| August 2025 | 46.9% |
| July 2025 | 44.1% |
| June 2025 | 44.4% |
| May 2025 | 43.3% |
| April 2025 | 46.5% |

Waiting time

Aug 2026: **11.1w**

Average wait in weeks between booking and taking a car test at Bury St Edmunds, most recent 12 published months.
| Month | Average wait |
| --- | --- |
| August 2026 | 11.1 weeks |
| July 2026 | 11.1 weeks |
| June 2026 | 6.4 weeks |
| May 2026 | 7.1 weeks |
| April 2026 | 8.4 weeks |
| March 2026 | 10.3 weeks |
| February 2026 | 10.6 weeks |
| January 2026 | 10.1 weeks |
| December 2025 | 8.5 weeks |
| November 2025 | 7.5 weeks |
| October 2025 | 10.3 weeks |
| September 2025 | 11.1 weeks |

Tests conducted each month

Mar 2026: **792**

Car practical tests conducted each month at Bury St Edmunds, most recent 12 published months.
| Month | Tests conducted |
| --- | --- |
| March 2026 | 792 |
| February 2026 | 750 |
| January 2026 | 738 |
| December 2025 | 730 |
| November 2025 | 838 |
| October 2025 | 764 |
| September 2025 | 817 |
| August 2025 | 683 |
| July 2025 | 844 |
| June 2025 | 642 |
| May 2025 | 541 |
| April 2025 | 563 |

## Year by year

Car practical tests, passes and pass rate at Bury St Edmunds driving test centre by DVSA financial year (April to March).
| Year | Tests | Passes | Pass rate |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-26 | 8,702 | 4,019 | 46.2% |
| 2024-25 | 8,452 | 3,860 | 45.7% |
| 2023-24 | 8,093 | 3,526 | 43.6% |
| 2022-23 | 7,004 | 2,945 | 42% |
| 2021-22 | 6,737 | 2,626 | 39% |
| 2020-21 | 1,984 | 794 | 40% |
| 2019-20 | 6,115 | 2,335 | 38.2% |
| 2018-19 | 5,675 | 2,396 | 42.2% |
| 2017-18 | 5,524 | 2,394 | 43.3% |
| 2016-17 | 6,448 | 2,692 | 41.7% |

## Where it is

## Nearby test centres

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

-   [Ipswich](https://ukdrivingtestcentres.co.uk/ipswich/)
    
    44 km away
    
    62.3% pass · 8 weeks wait
    
-   [Colchester](https://ukdrivingtestcentres.co.uk/colchester/)
    
    44 km away
    
    50.6% pass · 12.4 weeks wait
    
-   [Cambridge (Brookmount Court)](https://ukdrivingtestcentres.co.uk/cambridge-brookmount-court/)
    
    45 km away
    
    53.8% pass · 20.1 weeks wait
    
-   [Peterborough](https://ukdrivingtestcentres.co.uk/peterborough/)
    
    45 km away
    
    52.8% pass · 17 weeks wait
    
-   [Bishops Stortford](https://ukdrivingtestcentres.co.uk/bishops-stortford/)
    
    55 km away
    
    51.3% pass · 10.4 weeks wait
    
-   [Kings Lynn](https://ukdrivingtestcentres.co.uk/kings-lynn/)
    
    58 km away
    
    51.9% pass · 15.4 weeks wait
    

Everything on this page describes Bury St Edmunds 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.