# Colchester Driving Test Centre — Pass Rate & Waiting Time

> Colchester driving test centre has a 50.6% pass rate and an average 12.4 weeks wait. Compare it with nearby DVSA centres.

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

# Colchester driving test centre

East of England, England

## Colchester at a glance

Pass rate

50.6%

April 2025 to March 2026

Average wait

12.4 weeks

August 2026

Tests a year

7,756

April 2025 to March 2026

Slots still free

21.8%

Of the 24-week booking window

## How Colchester compares

Colchester passes **50.6%** of car tests, which is **0.5 points above the 50.1% national average**. The typical wait between booking and testing is **12.4 weeks**, 0.4 weeks shorter than the national average of 12.8 weeks. It conducted **7,756** car tests in April 2025 to March 2026. In the most recent month DVSA has published, March 2026, the rate was **56.4%** — a single month, so expect it to bounce around the annual figure.

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

## Trends at Colchester

Pass rate

Mar 2026: **56.4%**

Monthly car practical pass rate at Colchester driving test centre, most recent 12 published months.
| Month | Pass rate |
| --- | --- |
| March 2026 | 56.4% |
| February 2026 | 54.4% |
| January 2026 | 48.4% |
| December 2025 | 44.7% |
| November 2025 | 46.8% |
| October 2025 | 48% |
| September 2025 | 51.2% |
| August 2025 | 51% |
| July 2025 | 57.2% |
| June 2025 | 51.6% |
| May 2025 | 50.8% |
| April 2025 | 49% |

Waiting time

Aug 2026: **12.4w**

Average wait in weeks between booking and taking a car test at Colchester, most recent 12 published months.
| Month | Average wait |
| --- | --- |
| August 2026 | 12.4 weeks |
| July 2026 | 12.4 weeks |
| June 2026 | 9.4 weeks |
| May 2026 | 8.1 weeks |
| April 2026 | 9.6 weeks |
| March 2026 | 16.3 weeks |
| February 2026 | 18.3 weeks |
| January 2026 | 12.5 weeks |
| December 2025 | 11.7 weeks |
| November 2025 | 12.4 weeks |
| October 2025 | 14.8 weeks |
| September 2025 | 16.1 weeks |

Tests conducted each month

Mar 2026: **493**

Car practical tests conducted each month at Colchester, most recent 12 published months.
| Month | Tests conducted |
| --- | --- |
| March 2026 | 493 |
| February 2026 | 509 |
| January 2026 | 554 |
| December 2025 | 653 |
| November 2025 | 742 |
| October 2025 | 710 |
| September 2025 | 621 |
| August 2025 | 651 |
| July 2025 | 712 |
| June 2025 | 706 |
| May 2025 | 675 |
| April 2025 | 730 |

## Year by year

Car practical tests, passes and pass rate at Colchester driving test centre by DVSA financial year (April to March).
| Year | Tests | Passes | Pass rate |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-26 | 7,756 | 3,925 | 50.6% |
| 2024-25 | 9,977 | 4,788 | 48% |
| 2023-24 | 9,923 | 4,616 | 46.5% |
| 2022-23 | 10,122 | 4,462 | 44.1% |
| 2021-22 | 8,634 | 3,993 | 46.2% |
| 2020-21 | 1,274 | 699 | 54.9% |
| 2019-20 | 6,009 | 2,637 | 43.9% |
| 2018-19 | 6,530 | 2,600 | 39.8% |
| 2017-18 | 7,607 | 3,052 | 40.1% |
| 2016-17 | 6,839 | 2,823 | 41.3% |

## Where it is

## Nearby test centres

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

-   [Clacton-on-Sea](https://ukdrivingtestcentres.co.uk/clacton-on-sea/)
    
    20 km away
    
    48.2% pass · 14.2 weeks wait
    
-   [Ipswich](https://ukdrivingtestcentres.co.uk/ipswich/)
    
    27 km away
    
    62.3% pass · 8 weeks wait
    
-   [Chelmsford](https://ukdrivingtestcentres.co.uk/chelmsford/)
    
    33 km away
    
    55.4% pass · 17 weeks wait
    
-   [Southend-on-Sea](https://ukdrivingtestcentres.co.uk/southend-on-sea/)
    
    40 km away
    
    47% pass · 7.5 weeks wait
    
-   [Bury St Edmunds](https://ukdrivingtestcentres.co.uk/bury-st-edmunds/)
    
    44 km away
    
    46.2% pass · 11.1 weeks wait
    
-   [Bishops Stortford](https://ukdrivingtestcentres.co.uk/bishops-stortford/)
    
    52 km away
    
    51.3% pass · 10.4 weeks wait
    

Everything on this page describes Colchester 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.