# Durham Driving Test Centre — Pass Rate & Waiting Time

> Durham driving test centre has a 53.2% pass rate and an average 15.7 weeks wait. Compare it with nearby DVSA centres.

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

# Durham driving test centre

North East, England · Whitfield Court, Brandon and Byshottles, County Durham · DH7 8XL

## Durham at a glance

Pass rate

53.2%

April 2025 to March 2026

Average wait

15.7 weeks

August 2026

Tests a year

9,451

April 2025 to March 2026

Slots still free

28.2%

Of the 24-week booking window

## How Durham compares

Durham 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 **15.7 weeks**, 2.9 weeks longer than the national average of 12.8 weeks. It conducted **9,451** car tests in April 2025 to March 2026. In the most recent month DVSA has published, March 2026, the rate was **49.4%** — a single month, so expect it to bounce around the annual figure.

## Trends at Durham

Pass rate

Mar 2026: **49.4%**

Monthly car practical pass rate at Durham driving test centre, most recent 12 published months.
| Month | Pass rate |
| --- | --- |
| March 2026 | 49.4% |
| February 2026 | 50.2% |
| January 2026 | 47.5% |
| December 2025 | 51.1% |
| November 2025 | 52.6% |
| October 2025 | 53.7% |
| September 2025 | 56.5% |
| August 2025 | 55.5% |
| July 2025 | 55.5% |
| June 2025 | 61% |
| May 2025 | 58.2% |
| April 2025 | 54.8% |

Waiting time

Aug 2026: **15.7w**

Average wait in weeks between booking and taking a car test at Durham, most recent 12 published months.
| Month | Average wait |
| --- | --- |
| August 2026 | 15.7 weeks |
| July 2026 | 15.7 weeks |
| June 2026 | 12.6 weeks |
| May 2026 | 14.1 weeks |
| April 2026 | 10.4 weeks |
| March 2026 | 10.4 weeks |
| February 2026 | 8.9 weeks |
| January 2026 | 8.3 weeks |
| December 2025 | 11 weeks |
| November 2025 | 9.4 weeks |
| October 2025 | 9.3 weeks |
| September 2025 | 15.1 weeks |

Tests conducted each month

Mar 2026: **811**

Car practical tests conducted each month at Durham, most recent 12 published months.
| Month | Tests conducted |
| --- | --- |
| March 2026 | 811 |
| February 2026 | 1,002 |
| January 2026 | 1,025 |
| December 2025 | 879 |
| November 2025 | 932 |
| October 2025 | 1,025 |
| September 2025 | 786 |
| August 2025 | 663 |
| July 2025 | 759 |
| June 2025 | 580 |
| May 2025 | 533 |
| April 2025 | 456 |

## Year by year

Car practical tests, passes and pass rate at Durham driving test centre by DVSA financial year (April to March).
| Year | Tests | Passes | Pass rate |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-26 | 9,451 | 5,027 | 53.2% |
| 2024-25 | 8,228 | 4,083 | 49.6% |
| 2023-24 | 9,516 | 4,573 | 48.1% |
| 2022-23 | 7,617 | 4,246 | 55.7% |
| 2021-22 | 5,795 | 3,623 | 62.5% |
| 2020-21 | 1,815 | 1,136 | 62.6% |
| 2019-20 | 7,598 | 4,320 | 56.9% |
| 2018-19 | 7,306 | 4,382 | 60% |
| 2017-18 | 7,710 | 4,598 | 59.6% |
| 2016-17 | 8,042 | 4,828 | 60% |

## Where it is

## Nearby test centres

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

-   [Chester](https://ukdrivingtestcentres.co.uk/chester/)
    
    8 km away
    
    47.3% pass · 14.4 weeks wait
    
-   [Hartlepool](https://ukdrivingtestcentres.co.uk/hartlepool/)
    
    11 km away
    
    51% pass · 13.4 weeks wait
    
-   [Sevenoaks](https://ukdrivingtestcentres.co.uk/sevenoaks/)
    
    19 km away
    
    59% pass · 10.4 weeks wait
    
-   [Sunderland](https://ukdrivingtestcentres.co.uk/sunderland/)
    
    23 km away
    
    51.1% pass · 8.9 weeks wait
    
-   [Gateshead](https://ukdrivingtestcentres.co.uk/gateshead/)
    
    24 km away
    
    37.5% pass · 7.1 weeks wait
    
-   [Darlington](https://ukdrivingtestcentres.co.uk/darlington/)
    
    26 km away
    
    47.1% pass · 8.9 weeks wait
    

Everything on this page describes Durham 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.