# Chester Driving Test Centre — Pass Rate & Waiting Time

> Chester driving test centre has a 47.3% pass rate and an average 14.4 weeks wait. Compare it with nearby DVSA centres.

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

# Chester driving test centre

North West, England

## Chester at a glance

Pass rate

47.3%

April 2025 to March 2026

Average wait

14.4 weeks

August 2026

Tests a year

9,212

April 2025 to March 2026

Slots still free

25.4%

Of the 24-week booking window

## How Chester compares

Chester passes **47.3%** of car tests, which is **2.8 points below the 50.1% national average**. The typical wait between booking and testing is **14.4 weeks**, 1.6 weeks longer than the national average of 12.8 weeks. It conducted **9,212** car tests in April 2025 to March 2026. In the most recent month DVSA has published, March 2026, the rate was **47.9%** — a single month, so expect it to bounce around the annual figure.

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

## Trends at Chester

Pass rate

Mar 2026: **47.9%**

Monthly car practical pass rate at Chester driving test centre, most recent 12 published months.
| Month | Pass rate |
| --- | --- |
| March 2026 | 47.9% |
| February 2026 | 46% |
| January 2026 | 45.4% |
| December 2025 | 46.8% |
| November 2025 | 44.8% |
| October 2025 | 44.3% |
| September 2025 | 49.6% |
| August 2025 | 46.9% |
| July 2025 | 45.1% |
| June 2025 | 51.4% |
| May 2025 | 51.2% |
| April 2025 | 50.5% |

Waiting time

Aug 2026: **14.4w**

Average wait in weeks between booking and taking a car test at Chester, most recent 12 published months.
| Month | Average wait |
| --- | --- |
| August 2026 | 14.4 weeks |
| July 2026 | 14.4 weeks |
| June 2026 | 11.1 weeks |
| May 2026 | 12.3 weeks |
| April 2026 | 11.9 weeks |
| March 2026 | 11.7 weeks |
| February 2026 | 14.8 weeks |
| January 2026 | 10.4 weeks |
| December 2025 | 12.3 weeks |
| November 2025 | 7.7 weeks |
| October 2025 | 11 weeks |
| September 2025 | 11 weeks |

Tests conducted each month

Mar 2026: **891**

Car practical tests conducted each month at Chester, most recent 12 published months.
| Month | Tests conducted |
| --- | --- |
| March 2026 | 891 |
| February 2026 | 559 |
| January 2026 | 667 |
| December 2025 | 579 |
| November 2025 | 869 |
| October 2025 | 1,045 |
| September 2025 | 861 |
| August 2025 | 721 |
| July 2025 | 966 |
| June 2025 | 708 |
| May 2025 | 728 |
| April 2025 | 618 |

## Year by year

Car practical tests, passes and pass rate at Chester driving test centre by DVSA financial year (April to March).
| Year | Tests | Passes | Pass rate |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-26 | 9,212 | 4,360 | 47.3% |
| 2024-25 | 8,026 | 3,708 | 46.2% |
| 2023-24 | 9,838 | 4,277 | 43.5% |
| 2022-23 | 8,245 | 3,688 | 44.7% |
| 2021-22 | 7,167 | 3,098 | 43.2% |
| 2020-21 | 1,911 | 947 | 49.6% |
| 2019-20 | 7,750 | 3,411 | 44% |
| 2018-19 | 7,057 | 3,068 | 43.5% |
| 2017-18 | 7,066 | 3,323 | 47% |
| 2016-17 | 6,114 | 2,563 | 41.9% |

## Where it is

## Nearby test centres

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

-   [Hartlepool](https://ukdrivingtestcentres.co.uk/hartlepool/)
    
    8 km away
    
    51% pass · 13.4 weeks wait
    
-   [Durham](https://ukdrivingtestcentres.co.uk/durham/)
    
    8 km away
    
    53.2% pass · 15.7 weeks wait
    
-   [Darlington](https://ukdrivingtestcentres.co.uk/darlington/)
    
    20 km away
    
    47.1% pass · 8.9 weeks wait
    
-   [Sevenoaks](https://ukdrivingtestcentres.co.uk/sevenoaks/)
    
    21 km away
    
    59% pass · 10.4 weeks wait
    
-   [Middlesbrough](https://ukdrivingtestcentres.co.uk/middlesbrough/)
    
    23 km away
    
    47.7% pass · 14.3 weeks wait
    
-   [Sunderland](https://ukdrivingtestcentres.co.uk/sunderland/)
    
    24 km away
    
    51.1% pass · 8.9 weeks wait
    

Everything on this page describes Chester 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.