# Cheltenham Driving Test Centre — Pass Rate & Waiting Time

> Cheltenham driving test centre has a 43.2% pass rate and an average 13.5 weeks wait. Compare it with nearby DVSA centres.

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

# Cheltenham driving test centre

South West, England · All Saints' Road, Ewens Farm, Cheltenham · GL52 2HQ

## Cheltenham at a glance

Pass rate

43.2%

April 2025 to March 2026

Average wait

13.5 weeks

August 2026

Tests a year

5,161

April 2025 to March 2026

Slots still free

27.1%

Of the 24-week booking window

## How Cheltenham compares

Cheltenham passes **43.2%** of car tests, which is **6.9 points below the 50.1% national average**. The typical wait between booking and testing is **13.5 weeks**, 0.7 weeks longer than the national average of 12.8 weeks. It conducted **5,161** car tests in April 2025 to March 2026. In the most recent month DVSA has published, March 2026, the rate was **40%** — a single month, so expect it to bounce around the annual figure.

## Trends at Cheltenham

Pass rate

Mar 2026: **40.0%**

Monthly car practical pass rate at Cheltenham driving test centre, most recent 12 published months.
| Month | Pass rate |
| --- | --- |
| March 2026 | 40% |
| February 2026 | 38.5% |
| January 2026 | 40.9% |
| December 2025 | 41.3% |
| November 2025 | 38% |
| October 2025 | 42.3% |
| September 2025 | 45.5% |
| August 2025 | 42.6% |
| July 2025 | 42.1% |
| June 2025 | 45.9% |
| May 2025 | 52% |
| April 2025 | 49.9% |

Waiting time

Aug 2026: **13.5w**

Average wait in weeks between booking and taking a car test at Cheltenham, most recent 12 published months.
| Month | Average wait |
| --- | --- |
| August 2026 | 13.5 weeks |
| July 2026 | 13.5 weeks |
| June 2026 | 12.3 weeks |
| May 2026 | 15.1 weeks |
| April 2026 | 13.9 weeks |
| March 2026 | 10.3 weeks |
| February 2026 | 20 weeks |
| January 2026 | 17.3 weeks |
| December 2025 | 15.3 weeks |
| November 2025 | 17.4 weeks |
| October 2025 | 18.1 weeks |
| September 2025 | 17.9 weeks |

Tests conducted each month

Mar 2026: **420**

Car practical tests conducted each month at Cheltenham, most recent 12 published months.
| Month | Tests conducted |
| --- | --- |
| March 2026 | 420 |
| February 2026 | 418 |
| January 2026 | 438 |
| December 2025 | 431 |
| November 2025 | 476 |
| October 2025 | 454 |
| September 2025 | 486 |
| August 2025 | 331 |
| July 2025 | 432 |
| June 2025 | 440 |
| May 2025 | 440 |
| April 2025 | 395 |

## Year by year

Car practical tests, passes and pass rate at Cheltenham driving test centre by DVSA financial year (April to March).
| Year | Tests | Passes | Pass rate |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-26 | 5,161 | 2,231 | 43.2% |
| 2024-25 | 6,545 | 3,056 | 46.7% |
| 2023-24 | 7,114 | 3,292 | 46.3% |
| 2022-23 | 5,190 | 2,327 | 44.8% |
| 2021-22 | 5,400 | 2,706 | 50.1% |
| 2020-21 | 1,277 | 638 | 50% |
| 2019-20 | 5,289 | 2,483 | 46.9% |
| 2018-19 | 6,202 | 2,703 | 43.6% |
| 2017-18 | 6,142 | 2,842 | 46.3% |
| 2016-17 | 6,682 | 2,907 | 43.5% |

## Where it is

## Nearby test centres

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

-   [Worcester](https://ukdrivingtestcentres.co.uk/worcester/)
    
    45 km away
    
    51.9% pass · 11.1 weeks wait
    
-   [Enfield (Brancroft Way)](https://ukdrivingtestcentres.co.uk/enfield-brancroft-way/)
    
    46 km away
    
    46.1% pass · 2.4 weeks wait
    
-   [Enfield (Innova Business Park)](https://ukdrivingtestcentres.co.uk/enfield-innova-business-park/)
    
    46 km away
    
    53.9% pass · 20 weeks wait
    
-   [Redditch](https://ukdrivingtestcentres.co.uk/redditch/)
    
    46 km away
    
    51.4% pass · 4.4 weeks wait
    
-   [Monmouth](https://ukdrivingtestcentres.co.uk/monmouth/)
    
    46 km away
    
    51% pass · 11.6 weeks wait
    
-   [Poole](https://ukdrivingtestcentres.co.uk/poole/)
    
    47 km away
    
    53.4% pass · 7.1 weeks wait
    

Everything on this page describes Cheltenham 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.