# Cardiff (Llanishen) Driving Test Centre Pass Rates

> Cardiff (Llanishen) driving test centre has a 46.5% pass rate and an average 11.1 weeks wait. Compare it with nearby DVSA centres.

Source: https://ukdrivingtestcentres.co.uk/cardiff-llanishen/

# Cardiff (Llanishen) driving test centre

Wales · Parc Tŷ Glas, Llanishen, Cardiff · CF14 5GF

## Cardiff (Llanishen) at a glance

Pass rate

46.5%

April 2025 to March 2026

Average wait

11.1 weeks

August 2026

Tests a year

16,401

April 2025 to March 2026

Slots still free

12.6%

Of the 24-week booking window

## How Cardiff (Llanishen) compares

Cardiff (Llanishen) passes **46.5%** of car tests, which is **3.6 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 **16,401** car tests in April 2025 to March 2026. In the most recent month DVSA has published, March 2026, the rate was **43.7%** — a single month, so expect it to bounce around the annual figure.

## Trends at Cardiff (Llanishen)

Pass rate

Mar 2026: **43.7%**

Monthly car practical pass rate at Cardiff (Llanishen) driving test centre, most recent 12 published months.
| Month | Pass rate |
| --- | --- |
| March 2026 | 43.7% |
| February 2026 | 43.5% |
| January 2026 | 42.6% |
| December 2025 | 47.4% |
| November 2025 | 44.2% |
| October 2025 | 44.8% |
| September 2025 | 48.1% |
| August 2025 | 50.1% |
| July 2025 | 49.6% |
| June 2025 | 48.9% |
| May 2025 | 53.1% |
| April 2025 | 50.7% |

Waiting time

Aug 2026: **11.1w**

Average wait in weeks between booking and taking a car test at Cardiff (Llanishen), most recent 12 published months.
| Month | Average wait |
| --- | --- |
| August 2026 | 11.1 weeks |
| July 2026 | 11.1 weeks |
| June 2026 | 10.7 weeks |
| May 2026 | 9.4 weeks |
| April 2026 | 9 weeks |
| March 2026 | 5.6 weeks |
| February 2026 | 5.6 weeks |
| January 2026 | 6.9 weeks |
| December 2025 | 7 weeks |
| November 2025 | 6.7 weeks |
| October 2025 | 9 weeks |
| September 2025 | 9.3 weeks |

Tests conducted each month

Mar 2026: **1521**

Car practical tests conducted each month at Cardiff (Llanishen), most recent 12 published months.
| Month | Tests conducted |
| --- | --- |
| March 2026 | 1,521 |
| February 2026 | 1,774 |
| January 2026 | 1,747 |
| December 2025 | 1,383 |
| November 2025 | 1,719 |
| October 2025 | 1,645 |
| September 2025 | 1,273 |
| August 2025 | 985 |
| July 2025 | 1,251 |
| June 2025 | 985 |
| May 2025 | 794 |
| April 2025 | 1,324 |

## Year by year

Car practical tests, passes and pass rate at Cardiff (Llanishen) driving test centre by DVSA financial year (April to March).
| Year | Tests | Passes | Pass rate |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-26 | 16,401 | 7,634 | 46.5% |
| 2024-25 | 14,852 | 7,615 | 51.3% |
| 2023-24 | 16,178 | 8,159 | 50.4% |
| 2022-23 | 15,160 | 8,744 | 57.7% |
| 2021-22 | 10,305 | 5,879 | 57% |
| 2020-21 | 2,897 | 1,657 | 57.2% |
| 2019-20 | 9,463 | 4,952 | 52.3% |
| 2018-19 | 10,368 | 5,235 | 50.5% |
| 2017-18 | 10,035 | 5,028 | 50.1% |
| 2016-17 | 9,769 | 4,645 | 47.5% |

## Where it is

## Nearby test centres

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

-   [Llantrisant](https://ukdrivingtestcentres.co.uk/llantrisant/)
    
    13 km away
    
    54% pass · 8.6 weeks wait
    
-   [Barry](https://ukdrivingtestcentres.co.uk/barry/)
    
    14 km away
    
    57% pass · 10 weeks wait
    
-   [Newport (Gwent)](https://ukdrivingtestcentres.co.uk/newport-gwent/)
    
    16 km away
    
    48.9% pass · 6.2 weeks wait
    
-   [Newport (Isle of Wight)](https://ukdrivingtestcentres.co.uk/newport-isle-of-wight/)
    
    16 km away
    
    54.1% pass · 8.9 weeks wait
    
-   [Weston-super-Mare](https://ukdrivingtestcentres.co.uk/weston-super-mare/)
    
    26 km away
    
    61% pass · 5 weeks wait
    
-   [Bridgend](https://ukdrivingtestcentres.co.uk/bridgend/)
    
    27 km away
    
    53.3% pass · 5.7 weeks wait
    

Everything on this page describes Cardiff (Llanishen) 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.