# Dudley Driving Test Centre — Pass Rate & Waiting Time

> Dudley driving test centre has a 45.2% pass rate and an average 14.3 weeks wait. Compare it with nearby DVSA centres.

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

# Dudley driving test centre

West Midlands, England

## Dudley at a glance

Pass rate

45.2%

April 2025 to March 2026

Average wait

14.3 weeks

August 2026

Tests a year

13,721

April 2025 to March 2026

Slots still free

42.9%

Of the 24-week booking window

## How Dudley compares

Dudley passes **45.2%** of car tests, which is **4.9 points below the 50.1% national average**. The typical wait between booking and testing is **14.3 weeks**, 1.5 weeks longer than the national average of 12.8 weeks. It conducted **13,721** car tests in April 2025 to March 2026. In the most recent month DVSA has published, March 2026, the rate was **43.8%** — a single month, so expect it to bounce around the annual figure.

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

## Trends at Dudley

Pass rate

Mar 2026: **43.8%**

Monthly car practical pass rate at Dudley driving test centre, most recent 12 published months.
| Month | Pass rate |
| --- | --- |
| March 2026 | 43.8% |
| February 2026 | 41.9% |
| January 2026 | 47.2% |
| December 2025 | 45.6% |
| November 2025 | 44.2% |
| October 2025 | 45.1% |
| September 2025 | 46.6% |
| August 2025 | 46.6% |
| July 2025 | 45.9% |
| June 2025 | 46.2% |
| May 2025 | 44.8% |
| April 2025 | 45.4% |

Waiting time

Aug 2026: **14.3w**

Average wait in weeks between booking and taking a car test at Dudley, most recent 12 published months.
| Month | Average wait |
| --- | --- |
| August 2026 | 14.3 weeks |
| July 2026 | 14.3 weeks |
| June 2026 | 15.4 weeks |
| May 2026 | 9.6 weeks |
| April 2026 | 9.1 weeks |
| March 2026 | 12 weeks |
| February 2026 | 16.4 weeks |
| January 2026 | 14.3 weeks |
| December 2025 | 10 weeks |
| November 2025 | 10.4 weeks |
| October 2025 | 18.1 weeks |
| September 2025 | 19.9 weeks |

Tests conducted each month

Mar 2026: **1462**

Car practical tests conducted each month at Dudley, most recent 12 published months.
| Month | Tests conducted |
| --- | --- |
| March 2026 | 1,462 |
| February 2026 | 1,281 |
| January 2026 | 1,109 |
| December 2025 | 1,195 |
| November 2025 | 1,234 |
| October 2025 | 1,278 |
| September 2025 | 1,071 |
| August 2025 | 983 |
| July 2025 | 1,082 |
| June 2025 | 1,071 |
| May 2025 | 1,048 |
| April 2025 | 907 |

## Year by year

Car practical tests, passes and pass rate at Dudley driving test centre by DVSA financial year (April to March).
| Year | Tests | Passes | Pass rate |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-26 | 13,721 | 6,200 | 45.2% |
| 2024-25 | 11,354 | 5,190 | 45.7% |
| 2023-24 | 12,177 | 5,119 | 42% |
| 2022-23 | 11,706 | 4,876 | 41.7% |
| 2021-22 | 11,625 | 4,646 | 40% |
| 2020-21 | 3,308 | 1,361 | 41.1% |
| 2019-20 | 10,602 | 4,409 | 41.6% |
| 2018-19 | 10,474 | 4,706 | 44.9% |

## Where it is

## Nearby test centres

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

-   [Wednesbury](https://ukdrivingtestcentres.co.uk/wednesbury/)
    
    6 km away
    
    35% pass · 10.3 weeks wait
    
-   [Telford](https://ukdrivingtestcentres.co.uk/telford/)
    
    8 km away
    
    48.9% pass · 22.6 weeks wait
    
-   [Wolverhampton](https://ukdrivingtestcentres.co.uk/wolverhampton/)
    
    9 km away
    
    34.3% pass · 12.7 weeks wait
    
-   [Stafford](https://ukdrivingtestcentres.co.uk/stafford/)
    
    11 km away
    
    45.8% pass · 17.7 weeks wait
    
-   [Shrewsbury](https://ukdrivingtestcentres.co.uk/shrewsbury/)
    
    13 km away
    
    51% pass · 6.3 weeks wait
    
-   [Hereford](https://ukdrivingtestcentres.co.uk/hereford/)
    
    13 km away
    
    58.8% pass · 5.6 weeks wait
    

Everything on this page describes Dudley 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.