# Coventry Driving Test Centre — Pass Rate & Waiting Time

> Coventry driving test centre has a 40% pass rate and an average 6.8 weeks wait. Compare it with nearby DVSA centres.

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

# Coventry driving test centre

West Midlands, England · Bayton Road, Exhall, Nuneaton and Bedworth · CV7 9EJ

## Coventry at a glance

Pass rate

40%

April 2025 to March 2026

Average wait

6.8 weeks

August 2026

Tests a year

13,771

April 2025 to March 2026

Slots still free

27.6%

Of the 24-week booking window

## How Coventry compares

Coventry passes **40%** of car tests, which is **10.1 points below the 50.1% national average**. The typical wait between booking and testing is **6.8 weeks**, 6 weeks shorter than the national average of 12.8 weeks. It conducted **13,771** car tests in April 2025 to March 2026. In the most recent month DVSA has published, March 2026, the rate was **38.7%** — a single month, so expect it to bounce around the annual figure.

## Trends at Coventry

Pass rate

Mar 2026: **38.7%**

Monthly car practical pass rate at Coventry driving test centre, most recent 12 published months.
| Month | Pass rate |
| --- | --- |
| March 2026 | 38.7% |
| February 2026 | 40.2% |
| January 2026 | 42.8% |
| December 2025 | 40.2% |
| November 2025 | 35.9% |
| October 2025 | 37% |
| September 2025 | 38.6% |
| August 2025 | 41.1% |
| July 2025 | 40.6% |
| June 2025 | 41.1% |
| May 2025 | 38.4% |
| April 2025 | 45.6% |

Waiting time

Aug 2026: **6.8w**

Average wait in weeks between booking and taking a car test at Coventry, most recent 12 published months.
| Month | Average wait |
| --- | --- |
| August 2026 | 6.8 weeks |
| July 2026 | 6.8 weeks |
| June 2026 | 5.9 weeks |
| May 2026 | 4.6 weeks |
| April 2026 | 6.6 weeks |
| March 2026 | 4.9 weeks |
| February 2026 | 7 weeks |
| January 2026 | 6.3 weeks |
| December 2025 | 5.9 weeks |
| November 2025 | 5.7 weeks |
| October 2025 | 9.1 weeks |
| September 2025 | 7.3 weeks |

Tests conducted each month

Mar 2026: **1153**

Car practical tests conducted each month at Coventry, most recent 12 published months.
| Month | Tests conducted |
| --- | --- |
| March 2026 | 1,153 |
| February 2026 | 1,104 |
| January 2026 | 1,198 |
| December 2025 | 947 |
| November 2025 | 1,152 |
| October 2025 | 1,099 |
| September 2025 | 1,236 |
| August 2025 | 1,174 |
| July 2025 | 1,234 |
| June 2025 | 1,318 |
| May 2025 | 1,097 |
| April 2025 | 1,059 |

## Year by year

Car practical tests, passes and pass rate at Coventry driving test centre by DVSA financial year (April to March).
| Year | Tests | Passes | Pass rate |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-26 | 13,771 | 5,510 | 40% |
| 2024-25 | 9,102 | 3,851 | 42.3% |
| 2023-24 | 9,272 | 3,858 | 41.6% |
| 2022-23 | 7,292 | 3,155 | 43.3% |
| 2021-22 | 5,705 | 2,418 | 42.4% |
| 2020-21 | 2,240 | 923 | 41.2% |
| 2019-20 | 7,839 | 3,122 | 39.8% |
| 2018-19 | 6,721 | 2,696 | 40.1% |
| 2017-18 | 8,071 | 3,266 | 40.5% |
| 2016-17 | 8,668 | 3,173 | 36.6% |

## Where it is

## Nearby test centres

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

-   [Nuneaton](https://ukdrivingtestcentres.co.uk/nuneaton/)
    
    0 km away
    
    53.2% pass · 11.4 weeks wait
    
-   [Warwick (Wedgenock House)](https://ukdrivingtestcentres.co.uk/warwick-wedgenock-house/)
    
    22 km away
    
    48.5% pass · 18 weeks wait
    
-   [Rugby](https://ukdrivingtestcentres.co.uk/rugby/)
    
    23 km away
    
    51.4% pass · 9.4 weeks wait
    
-   [Ludlow](https://ukdrivingtestcentres.co.uk/ludlow/)
    
    25 km away
    
    58.7% pass · 10.1 weeks wait
    
-   [Leicester (Wigston)](https://ukdrivingtestcentres.co.uk/leicester-wigston/)
    
    27 km away
    
    51.2% pass · 7.1 weeks wait
    
-   [Oswestry](https://ukdrivingtestcentres.co.uk/oswestry/)
    
    27 km away
    
    52.4% pass · 11.4 weeks wait
    

Everything on this page describes Coventry 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.