# Doncaster Driving Test Centre — Pass Rate & Waiting Time

> Doncaster driving test centre has a 53.2% pass rate and an average 17 weeks wait. Compare it with nearby DVSA centres.

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

# Doncaster driving test centre

Yorkshire and The Humber, England

## Doncaster at a glance

Pass rate

53.2%

April 2025 to March 2026

Average wait

17 weeks

August 2026

Tests a year

7,334

April 2025 to March 2026

Slots still free

47.2%

Of the 24-week booking window

## How Doncaster compares

Doncaster passes **53.2%** of car tests, which is **3.1 points above the 50.1% national average**. The typical wait between booking and testing is **17 weeks**, 4.2 weeks longer than the national average of 12.8 weeks. It conducted **7,334** car tests in April 2025 to March 2026. In the most recent month DVSA has published, March 2026, the rate was **51.1%** — a single month, so expect it to bounce around the annual figure.

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

## Trends at Doncaster

Pass rate

Mar 2026: **51.1%**

Monthly car practical pass rate at Doncaster driving test centre, most recent 12 published months.
| Month | Pass rate |
| --- | --- |
| March 2026 | 51.1% |
| February 2026 | 46.6% |
| January 2026 | 51.9% |
| December 2025 | 53.9% |
| November 2025 | 55% |
| October 2025 | 59.7% |
| September 2025 | 62.5% |
| August 2025 | 59.6% |
| July 2025 | 59.4% |
| June 2025 | 48.8% |
| May 2025 | 47.8% |
| April 2025 | 45% |

Waiting time

Aug 2026: **17.0w**

Average wait in weeks between booking and taking a car test at Doncaster, most recent 12 published months.
| Month | Average wait |
| --- | --- |
| August 2026 | 17 weeks |
| July 2026 | 17 weeks |
| June 2026 | 9 weeks |
| May 2026 | 9.7 weeks |
| April 2026 | 10.4 weeks |
| March 2026 | 10 weeks |
| February 2026 | 16.1 weeks |
| January 2026 | 16.6 weeks |
| December 2025 | 14.7 weeks |
| November 2025 | 23 weeks |
| October 2025 | 23.1 weeks |
| September 2025 | 18.1 weeks |

Tests conducted each month

Mar 2026: **886**

Car practical tests conducted each month at Doncaster, most recent 12 published months.
| Month | Tests conducted |
| --- | --- |
| March 2026 | 886 |
| February 2026 | 698 |
| January 2026 | 749 |
| December 2025 | 638 |
| November 2025 | 595 |
| October 2025 | 506 |
| September 2025 | 618 |
| August 2025 | 626 |
| July 2025 | 434 |
| June 2025 | 447 |
| May 2025 | 579 |
| April 2025 | 558 |

## Year by year

Car practical tests, passes and pass rate at Doncaster driving test centre by DVSA financial year (April to March).
| Year | Tests | Passes | Pass rate |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-26 | 7,334 | 3,903 | 53.2% |
| 2024-25 | 7,865 | 3,303 | 42% |
| 2023-24 | 8,097 | 3,426 | 42.3% |
| 2022-23 | 8,509 | 3,469 | 40.8% |
| 2021-22 | 7,629 | 3,286 | 43.1% |
| 2020-21 | 1,674 | 694 | 41.5% |
| 2019-20 | 7,088 | 3,121 | 44% |
| 2018-19 | 7,609 | 3,323 | 43.7% |
| 2017-18 | 7,418 | 3,287 | 44.3% |
| 2016-17 | 8,338 | 3,813 | 45.7% |

## Where it is

## Nearby test centres

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

-   [Rotherham](https://ukdrivingtestcentres.co.uk/rotherham/)
    
    18 km away
    
    53.1% pass · 9.5 weeks wait
    
-   [Pontefract](https://ukdrivingtestcentres.co.uk/pontefract/)
    
    22 km away
    
    46.9% pass · 13.9 weeks wait
    
-   [Worksop](https://ukdrivingtestcentres.co.uk/worksop/)
    
    24 km away
    
    55.2% pass · 11 weeks wait
    
-   [Barnsley](https://ukdrivingtestcentres.co.uk/barnsley/)
    
    25 km away
    
    58.5% pass · 5.4 weeks wait
    
-   [Sheffield (Handsworth)](https://ukdrivingtestcentres.co.uk/sheffield-handsworth/)
    
    25 km away
    
    44.1% pass · 6 weeks wait
    
-   [Sheffield (Middlewood Road)](https://ukdrivingtestcentres.co.uk/sheffield-middlewood-road/)
    
    25 km away
    
    48.7% pass · 18.6 weeks wait
    

Everything on this page describes Doncaster 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.