# Carlisle Driving Test Centre — Pass Rate & Waiting Time

> Carlisle driving test centre has a 58.7% pass rate and an average 8.4 weeks wait. Compare it with nearby DVSA centres.

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

# Carlisle driving test centre

North West, England

## Carlisle at a glance

Pass rate

58.7%

April 2025 to March 2026

Average wait

8.4 weeks

August 2026

Tests a year

3,518

April 2025 to March 2026

Slots still free

24.3%

Of the 24-week booking window

## How Carlisle compares

Carlisle 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 **8.4 weeks**, 4.4 weeks shorter than the national average of 12.8 weeks. It conducted **3,518** car tests in April 2025 to March 2026. In the most recent month DVSA has published, March 2026, the rate was **59.6%** — a single month, so expect it to bounce around the annual figure.

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

## Trends at Carlisle

Pass rate

Mar 2026: **59.6%**

Monthly car practical pass rate at Carlisle driving test centre, most recent 12 published months.
| Month | Pass rate |
| --- | --- |
| March 2026 | 59.6% |
| February 2026 | 51.3% |
| January 2026 | 57.9% |
| December 2025 | 59.3% |
| November 2025 | 60.2% |
| October 2025 | 57.6% |
| September 2025 | 64.4% |
| August 2025 | 65.4% |
| July 2025 | 53.6% |
| June 2025 | 61% |
| May 2025 | 61.6% |
| April 2025 | 56% |

Waiting time

Aug 2026: **8.4w**

Average wait in weeks between booking and taking a car test at Carlisle, most recent 12 published months.
| Month | Average wait |
| --- | --- |
| August 2026 | 8.4 weeks |
| July 2026 | 8.4 weeks |
| June 2026 | 8.6 weeks |
| May 2026 | 8.1 weeks |
| April 2026 | 7 weeks |
| March 2026 | 7 weeks |
| February 2026 | 7.7 weeks |
| January 2026 | 6.4 weeks |
| December 2025 | 6.9 weeks |
| November 2025 | 6.3 weeks |
| October 2025 | 8.2 weeks |
| September 2025 | 10.2 weeks |

Tests conducted each month

Mar 2026: **384**

Car practical tests conducted each month at Carlisle, most recent 12 published months.
| Month | Tests conducted |
| --- | --- |
| March 2026 | 384 |
| February 2026 | 314 |
| January 2026 | 375 |
| December 2025 | 339 |
| November 2025 | 389 |
| October 2025 | 328 |
| September 2025 | 208 |
| August 2025 | 179 |
| July 2025 | 274 |
| June 2025 | 292 |
| May 2025 | 245 |
| April 2025 | 191 |

## Year by year

Car practical tests, passes and pass rate at Carlisle driving test centre by DVSA financial year (April to March).
| Year | Tests | Passes | Pass rate |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-26 | 3,518 | 2,065 | 58.7% |
| 2024-25 | 3,684 | 2,023 | 54.9% |
| 2023-24 | 1,852 | 1,036 | 55.9% |
| 2022-23 | 3,398 | 1,833 | 53.9% |
| 2021-22 | 4,335 | 2,500 | 57.7% |
| 2020-21 | 1,439 | 835 | 58% |
| 2019-20 | 3,258 | 1,471 | 45.2% |
| 2018-19 | 3,506 | 1,544 | 44% |
| 2017-18 | 3,745 | 1,771 | 47.3% |
| 2016-17 | 3,477 | 2,009 | 57.8% |

## Where it is

## Nearby test centres

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

-   [Bangor](https://ukdrivingtestcentres.co.uk/bangor/)
    
    5 km away
    
    62.2% pass · 11.9 weeks wait
    
-   [Stranraer](https://ukdrivingtestcentres.co.uk/stranraer/)
    
    67 km away
    
    71.2% pass · 19.2 weeks wait
    
-   [Campbeltown](https://ukdrivingtestcentres.co.uk/campbeltown/)
    
    93 km away
    
    71.6% pass · 26.9 weeks wait
    
-   [Girvan](https://ukdrivingtestcentres.co.uk/girvan/)
    
    99 km away
    
    72% pass · 19.9 weeks wait
    
-   [Newton Stewart](https://ukdrivingtestcentres.co.uk/newton-stewart/)
    
    101 km away
    
    65.8% pass · 19.6 weeks wait
    
-   [Brodick (Isle of Arran)](https://ukdrivingtestcentres.co.uk/brodick-isle-of-arran/)
    
    119 km away
    
    67.3% pass · 19.1 weeks wait
    

Everything on this page describes Carlisle 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.