# Cardigan Driving Test Centre — Pass Rate & Waiting Time

> Cardigan driving test centre has a 41% pass rate and an average 7.1 weeks wait. Compare it with nearby DVSA centres.

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

# Cardigan driving test centre

Wales · Napier Street, Cardigan, Ceredigion · SA43 1ED

## Cardigan at a glance

Pass rate

41%

April 2025 to March 2026

Average wait

7.1 weeks

August 2026

Tests a year

1,192

April 2025 to March 2026

Slots still free

14.6%

Of the 24-week booking window

## How Cardigan compares

Cardigan passes **41%** of car tests, which is **9.1 points below the 50.1% national average**. The typical wait between booking and testing is **7.1 weeks**, 5.7 weeks shorter than the national average of 12.8 weeks. It conducted **1,192** car tests in April 2025 to March 2026. In the most recent month DVSA has published, March 2026, the rate was **47.3%** — a single month, so expect it to bounce around the annual figure.

## Trends at Cardigan

Pass rate

Mar 2026: **47.3%**

Monthly car practical pass rate at Cardigan driving test centre, most recent 12 published months.
| Month | Pass rate |
| --- | --- |
| March 2026 | 47.3% |
| February 2026 | 33.3% |
| January 2026 | 38.7% |
| December 2025 | 40% |
| November 2025 | 44.1% |
| October 2025 | 48.6% |
| September 2025 | 38.3% |
| August 2025 | 34.6% |
| July 2025 | 44.1% |
| June 2025 | 36.1% |
| May 2025 | 47% |
| April 2025 | 42.5% |

Waiting time

Aug 2026: **7.1w**

Average wait in weeks between booking and taking a car test at Cardigan, most recent 12 published months.
| Month | Average wait |
| --- | --- |
| August 2026 | 7.1 weeks |
| July 2026 | 7.1 weeks |
| June 2026 | 7.9 weeks |
| May 2026 | 8.1 weeks |
| April 2026 | 8.6 weeks |
| March 2026 | 12.1 weeks |
| February 2026 | 11.1 weeks |
| January 2026 | 11.4 weeks |
| December 2025 | 11.8 weeks |
| November 2025 | 14.1 weeks |
| October 2025 | 14.1 weeks |
| September 2025 | 12.7 weeks |

Tests conducted each month

Mar 2026: **91**

Car practical tests conducted each month at Cardigan, most recent 12 published months.
| Month | Tests conducted |
| --- | --- |
| March 2026 | 91 |
| February 2026 | 102 |
| January 2026 | 111 |
| December 2025 | 100 |
| November 2025 | 93 |
| October 2025 | 74 |
| September 2025 | 128 |
| August 2025 | 78 |
| July 2025 | 127 |
| June 2025 | 108 |
| May 2025 | 100 |
| April 2025 | 80 |

## Year by year

Car practical tests, passes and pass rate at Cardigan driving test centre by DVSA financial year (April to March).
| Year | Tests | Passes | Pass rate |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-26 | 1,192 | 489 | 41% |
| 2024-25 | 1,340 | 667 | 49.8% |
| 2023-24 | 1,360 | 685 | 50.4% |
| 2022-23 | 1,475 | 759 | 51.5% |
| 2021-22 | 1,405 | 735 | 52.3% |
| 2020-21 | 480 | 264 | 55% |
| 2019-20 | 1,127 | 560 | 49.7% |
| 2018-19 | 1,033 | 586 | 56.7% |
| 2017-18 | 1,052 | 588 | 55.9% |
| 2016-17 | 1,155 | 660 | 57.1% |

## Where it is

## Nearby test centres

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

-   [Carmarthen](https://ukdrivingtestcentres.co.uk/carmarthen/)
    
    35 km away
    
    54.2% pass · 9.7 weeks wait
    
-   [Pembroke Dock](https://ukdrivingtestcentres.co.uk/pembroke-dock/)
    
    48 km away
    
    50.1% pass · 13.8 weeks wait
    
-   [Aberystwyth (Park Avenue)](https://ukdrivingtestcentres.co.uk/aberystwyth-park-avenue/)
    
    54 km away
    
    55.1% pass · 10.6 weeks wait
    
-   [Llanelli](https://ukdrivingtestcentres.co.uk/llanelli/)
    
    56 km away
    
    51% pass · 5.4 weeks wait
    
-   [Swansea](https://ukdrivingtestcentres.co.uk/swansea/)
    
    73 km away
    
    48.2% pass · 5.9 weeks wait
    
-   [Brecon](https://ukdrivingtestcentres.co.uk/brecon/)
    
    89 km away
    
    58.7% pass · 6.9 weeks wait
    

Everything on this page describes Cardigan 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.