# Cheetham Hill (Manchester) Driving Test Centre Pass Rates

> Cheetham Hill (Manchester) driving test centre has a 44.7% pass rate and an average 10.4 weeks wait. Compare it with nearby DVSA centres.

Source: https://ukdrivingtestcentres.co.uk/cheetham-hill-manchester/

# Cheetham Hill (Manchester) driving test centre

North West, England

## Cheetham Hill (Manchester) at a glance

Pass rate

44.7%

April 2025 to March 2026

Average wait

10.4 weeks

August 2026

Tests a year

10,207

April 2025 to March 2026

Slots still free

18.9%

Of the 24-week booking window

## How Cheetham Hill (Manchester) compares

Cheetham Hill (Manchester) passes **44.7%** of car tests, which is **5.4 points below the 50.1% national average**. The typical wait between booking and testing is **10.4 weeks**, 2.4 weeks shorter than the national average of 12.8 weeks. It conducted **10,207** car tests in April 2025 to March 2026. In the most recent month DVSA has published, March 2026, the rate was **45.3%** — a single month, so expect it to bounce around the annual figure.

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

## Trends at Cheetham Hill (Manchester)

Pass rate

Mar 2026: **45.3%**

Monthly car practical pass rate at Cheetham Hill (Manchester) driving test centre, most recent 12 published months.
| Month | Pass rate |
| --- | --- |
| March 2026 | 45.3% |
| February 2026 | 45.8% |
| January 2026 | 43% |
| December 2025 | 42.2% |
| November 2025 | 40.7% |
| October 2025 | 42.6% |
| September 2025 | 47.1% |
| August 2025 | 47.3% |
| July 2025 | 47.4% |
| June 2025 | 44.9% |
| May 2025 | 44.4% |
| April 2025 | 44.7% |

Waiting time

Aug 2026: **10.4w**

Average wait in weeks between booking and taking a car test at Cheetham Hill (Manchester), most recent 12 published months.
| Month | Average wait |
| --- | --- |
| August 2026 | 10.4 weeks |
| July 2026 | 10.4 weeks |
| June 2026 | 8 weeks |
| May 2026 | 5 weeks |
| April 2026 | 8.9 weeks |
| March 2026 | 18.4 weeks |
| February 2026 | 20.2 weeks |
| January 2026 | 16.3 weeks |
| December 2025 | 14.1 weeks |
| November 2025 | 11 weeks |
| October 2025 | 12.8 weeks |
| September 2025 | 10.2 weeks |

Tests conducted each month

Mar 2026: **838**

Car practical tests conducted each month at Cheetham Hill (Manchester), most recent 12 published months.
| Month | Tests conducted |
| --- | --- |
| March 2026 | 838 |
| February 2026 | 758 |
| January 2026 | 855 |
| December 2025 | 761 |
| November 2025 | 832 |
| October 2025 | 841 |
| September 2025 | 875 |
| August 2025 | 886 |
| July 2025 | 1,086 |
| June 2025 | 867 |
| May 2025 | 819 |
| April 2025 | 789 |

## Year by year

Car practical tests, passes and pass rate at Cheetham Hill (Manchester) driving test centre by DVSA financial year (April to March).
| Year | Tests | Passes | Pass rate |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-26 | 10,207 | 4,565 | 44.7% |
| 2024-25 | 10,768 | 4,708 | 43.7% |
| 2023-24 | 11,552 | 4,693 | 40.6% |
| 2022-23 | 11,712 | 4,893 | 41.8% |
| 2021-22 | 9,360 | 4,332 | 46.3% |
| 2020-21 | 2,716 | 1,272 | 46.8% |
| 2019-20 | 9,963 | 3,709 | 37.2% |
| 2018-19 | 10,821 | 3,988 | 36.9% |
| 2017-18 | 9,362 | 3,151 | 33.7% |
| 2016-17 | 9,313 | 2,998 | 32.2% |

## Where it is

## Nearby test centres

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

-   [Chadderton](https://ukdrivingtestcentres.co.uk/chadderton/)
    
    7 km away
    
    46.8% pass · 12 weeks wait
    
-   [West Didsbury (Manchester)](https://ukdrivingtestcentres.co.uk/west-didsbury-manchester/)
    
    7 km away
    
    47.7% pass · 22.6 weeks wait
    
-   [Sale (Manchester)](https://ukdrivingtestcentres.co.uk/sale-manchester/)
    
    10 km away
    
    51.4% pass · 15.4 weeks wait
    
-   [Bredbury (Manchester)](https://ukdrivingtestcentres.co.uk/bredbury-manchester/)
    
    10 km away
    
    56% pass · 17.1 weeks wait
    
-   [Bolton (Manchester)](https://ukdrivingtestcentres.co.uk/bolton-manchester/)
    
    15 km away
    
    51.8% pass · 16.2 weeks wait
    
-   [Atherton (Manchester)](https://ukdrivingtestcentres.co.uk/atherton-manchester/)
    
    18 km away
    
    44.3% pass · 15.3 weeks wait
    

Everything on this page describes Cheetham Hill (Manchester) 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.