# Chorley Driving Test Centre — Pass Rate & Waiting Time

> Chorley driving test centre has a 52.8% pass rate and an average 12 weeks wait. Compare it with nearby DVSA centres.

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

# Chorley driving test centre

North West, England · Rossall Road, Cowling, Lancashire · PR6 0BT

## Chorley at a glance

Pass rate

52.8%

April 2025 to March 2026

Average wait

12 weeks

August 2026

Tests a year

5,415

April 2025 to March 2026

Slots still free

21.5%

Of the 24-week booking window

## How Chorley compares

Chorley passes **52.8%** of car tests, which is **2.7 points above the 50.1% national average**. The typical wait between booking and testing is **12 weeks**, 0.8 weeks shorter than the national average of 12.8 weeks. It conducted **5,415** car tests in April 2025 to March 2026. In the most recent month DVSA has published, March 2026, the rate was **54.9%** — a single month, so expect it to bounce around the annual figure.

## Trends at Chorley

Pass rate

Mar 2026: **54.9%**

Monthly car practical pass rate at Chorley driving test centre, most recent 12 published months.
| Month | Pass rate |
| --- | --- |
| March 2026 | 54.9% |
| February 2026 | 59.2% |
| January 2026 | 48.5% |
| December 2025 | 48.8% |
| November 2025 | 50.8% |
| October 2025 | 56.3% |
| September 2025 | 55.6% |
| August 2025 | 53.2% |
| July 2025 | 54% |
| June 2025 | 50.1% |
| May 2025 | 52.9% |
| April 2025 | 47.9% |

Waiting time

Aug 2026: **12.0w**

Average wait in weeks between booking and taking a car test at Chorley, most recent 12 published months.
| Month | Average wait |
| --- | --- |
| August 2026 | 12 weeks |
| July 2026 | 12 weeks |
| June 2026 | 11.1 weeks |
| May 2026 | 8.8 weeks |
| April 2026 | 13.9 weeks |
| March 2026 | 16.4 weeks |
| February 2026 | 10.9 weeks |
| January 2026 | 12 weeks |
| December 2025 | 6.4 weeks |
| November 2025 | 6.6 weeks |
| October 2025 | 8.4 weeks |
| September 2025 | 9.6 weeks |

Tests conducted each month

Mar 2026: **446**

Car practical tests conducted each month at Chorley, most recent 12 published months.
| Month | Tests conducted |
| --- | --- |
| March 2026 | 446 |
| February 2026 | 451 |
| January 2026 | 363 |
| December 2025 | 428 |
| November 2025 | 539 |
| October 2025 | 563 |
| September 2025 | 378 |
| August 2025 | 534 |
| July 2025 | 504 |
| June 2025 | 399 |
| May 2025 | 357 |
| April 2025 | 453 |

## Year by year

Car practical tests, passes and pass rate at Chorley driving test centre by DVSA financial year (April to March).
| Year | Tests | Passes | Pass rate |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-26 | 5,415 | 2,860 | 52.8% |
| 2024-25 | 5,257 | 2,538 | 48.3% |
| 2023-24 | 3,527 | 1,981 | 56.2% |
| 2022-23 | 3,393 | 1,960 | 57.8% |
| 2021-22 | 3,943 | 2,258 | 57.3% |
| 2020-21 | 1,285 | 707 | 55% |
| 2019-20 | 3,496 | 1,990 | 56.9% |
| 2018-19 | 3,109 | 1,787 | 57.5% |
| 2017-18 | 3,604 | 2,049 | 56.9% |
| 2016-17 | 4,816 | 2,572 | 53.4% |

## Where it is

## Nearby test centres

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

-   [Blackburn with Darwen](https://ukdrivingtestcentres.co.uk/blackburn-with-darwen/)
    
    9 km away
    
    46.6% pass · 8.6 weeks wait
    
-   [Nelson](https://ukdrivingtestcentres.co.uk/nelson/)
    
    14 km away
    
    51.7% pass · 19.7 weeks wait
    
-   [Preston](https://ukdrivingtestcentres.co.uk/preston/)
    
    14 km away
    
    56.3% pass · 18.4 weeks wait
    
-   [Atherton (Manchester)](https://ukdrivingtestcentres.co.uk/atherton-manchester/)
    
    16 km away
    
    44.3% pass · 15.3 weeks wait
    
-   [Bolton (Manchester)](https://ukdrivingtestcentres.co.uk/bolton-manchester/)
    
    16 km away
    
    51.8% pass · 16.2 weeks wait
    
-   [Southport (Liverpool)](https://ukdrivingtestcentres.co.uk/southport-liverpool/)
    
    20 km away
    
    56.5% pass · 16.9 weeks wait
    

Everything on this page describes Chorley 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.