# Buxton Driving Test Centre — Pass Rate & Waiting Time

> Buxton driving test centre has a 58.7% pass rate and an average 15 weeks wait. Compare it with nearby DVSA centres.

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

# Buxton driving test centre

East Midlands, England

## Buxton at a glance

Pass rate

58.7%

April 2025 to March 2026

Average wait

15 weeks

August 2026

Tests a year

4,904

April 2025 to March 2026

Slots still free

23.6%

Of the 24-week booking window

## How Buxton compares

Buxton passes **58.7%** of car tests, which is **8.6 points above the 50.1% national average**. The typical wait between booking and testing is **15 weeks**, 2.2 weeks longer than the national average of 12.8 weeks. It conducted **4,904** car tests in April 2025 to March 2026. In the most recent month DVSA has published, March 2026, the rate was **55.8%** — a single month, so expect it to bounce around the annual figure.

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

## Trends at Buxton

Pass rate

Mar 2026: **55.8%**

Monthly car practical pass rate at Buxton driving test centre, most recent 12 published months.
| Month | Pass rate |
| --- | --- |
| March 2026 | 55.8% |
| February 2026 | 57.5% |
| January 2026 | 61.6% |
| December 2025 | 62.6% |
| November 2025 | 56.4% |
| October 2025 | 58.1% |
| September 2025 | 62.2% |
| August 2025 | 61.2% |
| July 2025 | 60.6% |
| June 2025 | 55% |
| May 2025 | 48.6% |
| April 2025 | 59.7% |

Waiting time

Aug 2026: **15.0w**

Average wait in weeks between booking and taking a car test at Buxton, most recent 12 published months.
| Month | Average wait |
| --- | --- |
| August 2026 | 15 weeks |
| July 2026 | 15 weeks |
| June 2026 | 12.3 weeks |
| May 2026 | 11.1 weeks |
| April 2026 | 11.7 weeks |
| March 2026 | 5.8 weeks |
| February 2026 | 12.7 weeks |
| January 2026 | 11.6 weeks |
| December 2025 | 10 weeks |
| November 2025 | 7.4 weeks |
| October 2025 | 7.1 weeks |
| September 2025 | 12.4 weeks |

Tests conducted each month

Mar 2026: **577**

Car practical tests conducted each month at Buxton, most recent 12 published months.
| Month | Tests conducted |
| --- | --- |
| March 2026 | 577 |
| February 2026 | 487 |
| January 2026 | 359 |
| December 2025 | 438 |
| November 2025 | 571 |
| October 2025 | 504 |
| September 2025 | 511 |
| August 2025 | 410 |
| July 2025 | 396 |
| June 2025 | 242 |
| May 2025 | 183 |
| April 2025 | 226 |

## Year by year

Car practical tests, passes and pass rate at Buxton driving test centre by DVSA financial year (April to March).
| Year | Tests | Passes | Pass rate |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-26 | 4,904 | 2,878 | 58.7% |
| 2024-25 | 3,449 | 1,965 | 57% |
| 2023-24 | 4,434 | 2,414 | 54.4% |
| 2022-23 | 4,857 | 2,354 | 48.5% |
| 2021-22 | 4,352 | 2,019 | 46.4% |
| 2020-21 | 843 | 483 | 57.3% |
| 2019-20 | 3,918 | 1,830 | 46.7% |
| 2018-19 | 4,439 | 2,081 | 46.9% |
| 2017-18 | 4,326 | 2,145 | 49.6% |
| 2016-17 | 4,889 | 2,620 | 53.6% |

## Where it is

## Nearby test centres

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

-   [Macclesfield](https://ukdrivingtestcentres.co.uk/macclesfield/)
    
    14 km away
    
    51.9% pass · 21.4 weeks wait
    
-   [Hinckley](https://ukdrivingtestcentres.co.uk/hinckley/)
    
    21 km away
    
    46.4% pass · 8.3 weeks wait
    
-   [Bredbury (Manchester)](https://ukdrivingtestcentres.co.uk/bredbury-manchester/)
    
    24 km away
    
    56% pass · 17.1 weeks wait
    
-   [West Didsbury (Manchester)](https://ukdrivingtestcentres.co.uk/west-didsbury-manchester/)
    
    30 km away
    
    47.7% pass · 22.6 weeks wait
    
-   [Chesterfield](https://ukdrivingtestcentres.co.uk/chesterfield/)
    
    32 km away
    
    56.2% pass · 4.9 weeks wait
    
-   [Stoke-On-Trent (Cobridge)](https://ukdrivingtestcentres.co.uk/stoke-on-trent-cobridge/)
    
    32 km away
    
    40.6% pass · 10.4 weeks wait
    

Everything on this page describes Buxton 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.