# Chingford (London) Driving Test Centre — Pass Rate & Waiting Time

> Chingford (London) driving test centre has a 39.9% pass rate and an average 9.6 weeks wait. Compare it with nearby DVSA centres.

Source: https://ukdrivingtestcentres.co.uk/chingford-london/

# Chingford (London) driving test centre

London, England · Station Road, Chingford, Greater London · E4 6AD

## Chingford (London) at a glance

Pass rate

39.9%

April 2025 to March 2026

Average wait

9.6 weeks

August 2026

Tests a year

13,120

April 2025 to March 2026

Slots still free

25.8%

Of the 24-week booking window

## How Chingford (London) compares

Chingford (London) passes **39.9%** of car tests, which is **10.2 points below the 50.1% national average**. The typical wait between booking and testing is **9.6 weeks**, 3.2 weeks shorter than the national average of 12.8 weeks. It conducted **13,120** car tests in April 2025 to March 2026. In the most recent month DVSA has published, March 2026, the rate was **36.8%** — a single month, so expect it to bounce around the annual figure.

## Trends at Chingford (London)

Pass rate

Mar 2026: **36.8%**

Monthly car practical pass rate at Chingford (London) driving test centre, most recent 12 published months.
| Month | Pass rate |
| --- | --- |
| March 2026 | 36.8% |
| February 2026 | 40.4% |
| January 2026 | 41% |
| December 2025 | 41.4% |
| November 2025 | 38.3% |
| October 2025 | 39.5% |
| September 2025 | 38.9% |
| August 2025 | 43.3% |
| July 2025 | 40.8% |
| June 2025 | 40.3% |
| May 2025 | 38.9% |
| April 2025 | 41.5% |

Waiting time

Aug 2026: **9.6w**

Average wait in weeks between booking and taking a car test at Chingford (London), most recent 12 published months.
| Month | Average wait |
| --- | --- |
| August 2026 | 9.6 weeks |
| July 2026 | 9.6 weeks |
| June 2026 | 5.6 weeks |
| May 2026 | 7 weeks |
| April 2026 | 5.3 weeks |
| March 2026 | 8.9 weeks |
| February 2026 | 8.3 weeks |
| January 2026 | 5.1 weeks |
| December 2025 | 3.7 weeks |
| November 2025 | 5 weeks |
| October 2025 | 9.6 weeks |
| September 2025 | 13.1 weeks |

Tests conducted each month

Mar 2026: **1336**

Car practical tests conducted each month at Chingford (London), most recent 12 published months.
| Month | Tests conducted |
| --- | --- |
| March 2026 | 1,336 |
| February 2026 | 1,298 |
| January 2026 | 1,294 |
| December 2025 | 1,093 |
| November 2025 | 1,349 |
| October 2025 | 1,213 |
| September 2025 | 978 |
| August 2025 | 672 |
| July 2025 | 986 |
| June 2025 | 1,059 |
| May 2025 | 974 |
| April 2025 | 868 |

## Year by year

Car practical tests, passes and pass rate at Chingford (London) driving test centre by DVSA financial year (April to March).
| Year | Tests | Passes | Pass rate |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-26 | 13,120 | 5,234 | 39.9% |
| 2024-25 | 13,235 | 4,825 | 36.5% |
| 2023-24 | 15,601 | 5,633 | 36.1% |
| 2022-23 | 13,973 | 5,625 | 40.3% |
| 2021-22 | 12,203 | 4,954 | 40.6% |
| 2020-21 | 3,660 | 1,431 | 39.1% |
| 2019-20 | 9,484 | 3,654 | 38.5% |
| 2018-19 | 13,305 | 5,024 | 37.8% |
| 2017-18 | 16,435 | 5,819 | 35.4% |
| 2016-17 | 15,193 | 5,485 | 36.1% |

## Where it is

## Nearby test centres

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

-   [Loughton (London)](https://ukdrivingtestcentres.co.uk/loughton-london/)
    
    3 km away
    
    47% pass · 9.4 weeks wait
    
-   [Wanstead (London)](https://ukdrivingtestcentres.co.uk/wanstead-london/)
    
    7 km away
    
    44.4% pass · 20.3 weeks wait
    
-   [Tottenham](https://ukdrivingtestcentres.co.uk/tottenham/)
    
    7 km away
    
    48.9% pass · 10.3 weeks wait
    
-   [Wood Green (London)](https://ukdrivingtestcentres.co.uk/wood-green-london/)
    
    9 km away
    
    46.8% pass · 12.6 weeks wait
    
-   [Goodmayes (London)](https://ukdrivingtestcentres.co.uk/goodmayes-london/)
    
    10 km away
    
    43.7% pass · 21 weeks wait
    
-   [Stevenage](https://ukdrivingtestcentres.co.uk/stevenage/)
    
    11 km away
    
    55.3% pass · 6.7 weeks wait
    

Everything on this page describes Chingford (London) 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.