# Chippenham Driving Test Centre — Pass Rate & Waiting Time

> Chippenham driving test centre has a 56.4% pass rate and an average 7.7 weeks wait. Compare it with nearby DVSA centres.

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

# Chippenham driving test centre

South West, England

## Chippenham at a glance

Pass rate

56.4%

April 2025 to March 2026

Average wait

7.7 weeks

August 2026

Tests a year

9,629

April 2025 to March 2026

Slots still free

18.1%

Of the 24-week booking window

## How Chippenham compares

Chippenham passes **56.4%** of car tests, which is **6.3 points above the 50.1% national average**. The typical wait between booking and testing is **7.7 weeks**, 5.1 weeks shorter than the national average of 12.8 weeks. It conducted **9,629** car tests in April 2025 to March 2026. In the most recent month DVSA has published, March 2026, the rate was **51.2%** — a single month, so expect it to bounce around the annual figure.

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

## Trends at Chippenham

Pass rate

Mar 2026: **51.2%**

Monthly car practical pass rate at Chippenham driving test centre, most recent 12 published months.
| Month | Pass rate |
| --- | --- |
| March 2026 | 51.2% |
| February 2026 | 51.5% |
| January 2026 | 59% |
| December 2025 | 57.3% |
| November 2025 | 59.1% |
| October 2025 | 59.1% |
| September 2025 | 58.6% |
| August 2025 | 56.7% |
| July 2025 | 57.3% |
| June 2025 | 60% |
| May 2025 | 54.6% |
| April 2025 | 54.4% |

Waiting time

Aug 2026: **7.7w**

Average wait in weeks between booking and taking a car test at Chippenham, most recent 12 published months.
| Month | Average wait |
| --- | --- |
| August 2026 | 7.7 weeks |
| July 2026 | 7.7 weeks |
| June 2026 | 6.1 weeks |
| May 2026 | 5.3 weeks |
| April 2026 | 4.4 weeks |
| March 2026 | 6.1 weeks |
| February 2026 | 9.7 weeks |
| January 2026 | 11.9 weeks |
| December 2025 | 11.7 weeks |
| November 2025 | 10.7 weeks |
| October 2025 | 9.9 weeks |
| September 2025 | 13.9 weeks |

Tests conducted each month

Mar 2026: **1098**

Car practical tests conducted each month at Chippenham, most recent 12 published months.
| Month | Tests conducted |
| --- | --- |
| March 2026 | 1,098 |
| February 2026 | 846 |
| January 2026 | 809 |
| December 2025 | 705 |
| November 2025 | 739 |
| October 2025 | 883 |
| September 2025 | 723 |
| August 2025 | 739 |
| July 2025 | 790 |
| June 2025 | 878 |
| May 2025 | 844 |
| April 2025 | 575 |

## Year by year

Car practical tests, passes and pass rate at Chippenham driving test centre by DVSA financial year (April to March).
| Year | Tests | Passes | Pass rate |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-26 | 9,629 | 5,435 | 56.4% |
| 2024-25 | 7,641 | 3,868 | 50.6% |
| 2023-24 | 7,066 | 3,366 | 47.6% |
| 2022-23 | 8,229 | 3,817 | 46.4% |
| 2021-22 | 6,610 | 3,031 | 45.9% |
| 2020-21 | 1,407 | 706 | 50.2% |
| 2019-20 | 5,634 | 2,649 | 47% |
| 2018-19 | 5,292 | 2,431 | 45.9% |
| 2017-18 | 6,041 | 2,700 | 44.7% |
| 2016-17 | 5,745 | 2,738 | 47.7% |

## Where it is

## Nearby test centres

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

-   [Poole](https://ukdrivingtestcentres.co.uk/poole/)
    
    11 km away
    
    53.4% pass · 7.1 weeks wait
    
-   [Bristol (Avonmouth)](https://ukdrivingtestcentres.co.uk/bristol-avonmouth/)
    
    12 km away
    
    55.5% pass · 8 weeks wait
    
-   [Bristol (Kingswood)](https://ukdrivingtestcentres.co.uk/bristol-kingswood/)
    
    12 km away
    
    51.9% pass · 5.3 weeks wait
    
-   [Trowbridge](https://ukdrivingtestcentres.co.uk/trowbridge/)
    
    17 km away
    
    55.2% pass · 8.9 weeks wait
    
-   [Gloucester](https://ukdrivingtestcentres.co.uk/gloucester/)
    
    19 km away
    
    47.8% pass · 19 weeks wait
    
-   [Swindon](https://ukdrivingtestcentres.co.uk/swindon/)
    
    40 km away
    
    51.1% pass · 11.7 weeks wait
    

Everything on this page describes Chippenham 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.