# Exeter Driving Test Centre — Pass Rate & Waiting Time

> Exeter driving test centre has a 46.8% pass rate and an average 7.6 weeks wait. Compare it with nearby DVSA centres.

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

# Exeter driving test centre

South West, England · Thorverton Road, Countess Wear, Exeter · EX2 8FS

## Exeter at a glance

Pass rate

46.8%

April 2025 to March 2026

Average wait

7.6 weeks

August 2026

Tests a year

8,679

April 2025 to March 2026

Slots still free

23.7%

Of the 24-week booking window

## How Exeter compares

Exeter passes **46.8%** of car tests, which is **3.3 points below the 50.1% national average**. The typical wait between booking and testing is **7.6 weeks**, 5.2 weeks shorter than the national average of 12.8 weeks. It conducted **8,679** car tests in April 2025 to March 2026. In the most recent month DVSA has published, March 2026, the rate was **50.7%** — a single month, so expect it to bounce around the annual figure.

## Trends at Exeter

Pass rate

Mar 2026: **50.7%**

Monthly car practical pass rate at Exeter driving test centre, most recent 12 published months.
| Month | Pass rate |
| --- | --- |
| March 2026 | 50.7% |
| February 2026 | 50% |
| January 2026 | 41.9% |
| December 2025 | 45.2% |
| November 2025 | 45.8% |
| October 2025 | 43.1% |
| September 2025 | 44.6% |
| August 2025 | 52.1% |
| July 2025 | 50.5% |
| June 2025 | 46.7% |
| May 2025 | 46.9% |
| April 2025 | 44.7% |

Waiting time

Aug 2026: **7.6w**

Average wait in weeks between booking and taking a car test at Exeter, most recent 12 published months.
| Month | Average wait |
| --- | --- |
| August 2026 | 7.6 weeks |
| July 2026 | 7.6 weeks |
| June 2026 | 6.6 weeks |
| May 2026 | 7.4 weeks |
| April 2026 | 8.6 weeks |
| March 2026 | 10.6 weeks |
| February 2026 | 9 weeks |
| January 2026 | 6.9 weeks |
| December 2025 | 9 weeks |
| November 2025 | 10.1 weeks |
| October 2025 | 10.3 weeks |
| September 2025 | 9.5 weeks |

Tests conducted each month

Mar 2026: **694**

Car practical tests conducted each month at Exeter, most recent 12 published months.
| Month | Tests conducted |
| --- | --- |
| March 2026 | 694 |
| February 2026 | 754 |
| January 2026 | 778 |
| December 2025 | 613 |
| November 2025 | 823 |
| October 2025 | 735 |
| September 2025 | 677 |
| August 2025 | 637 |
| July 2025 | 744 |
| June 2025 | 717 |
| May 2025 | 738 |
| April 2025 | 769 |

## Year by year

Car practical tests, passes and pass rate at Exeter driving test centre by DVSA financial year (April to March).
| Year | Tests | Passes | Pass rate |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-26 | 8,679 | 4,061 | 46.8% |
| 2024-25 | 8,714 | 4,172 | 47.9% |
| 2023-24 | 9,046 | 4,408 | 48.7% |
| 2022-23 | 7,586 | 3,732 | 49.2% |
| 2021-22 | 7,180 | 3,237 | 45.1% |
| 2020-21 | 1,909 | 906 | 47.5% |
| 2019-20 | 6,338 | 3,064 | 48.3% |
| 2018-19 | 6,370 | 3,132 | 49.2% |
| 2017-18 | 6,631 | 3,214 | 48.5% |
| 2016-17 | 7,133 | 3,608 | 50.6% |

## Where it is

## Nearby test centres

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

-   [Newton Abbot](https://ukdrivingtestcentres.co.uk/newton-abbot/)
    
    20 km away
    
    53.8% pass · 6.8 weeks wait
    
-   [Taunton](https://ukdrivingtestcentres.co.uk/taunton/)
    
    48 km away
    
    59.5% pass · 11.9 weeks wait
    
-   [Plymouth](https://ukdrivingtestcentres.co.uk/plymouth/)
    
    57 km away
    
    40.7% pass · 7 weeks wait
    
-   [Barnstaple](https://ukdrivingtestcentres.co.uk/barnstaple/)
    
    57 km away
    
    51.4% pass · 8 weeks wait
    
-   [Launceston](https://ukdrivingtestcentres.co.uk/launceston/)
    
    59 km away
    
    46.3% pass · 7 weeks wait
    
-   [Yeovil](https://ukdrivingtestcentres.co.uk/yeovil/)
    
    68 km away
    
    63.4% pass · 16.3 weeks wait
    

Everything on this page describes Exeter 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.