# Farnborough Driving Test Centre — Pass Rate & Waiting Time

> Farnborough driving test centre has a 59.7% pass rate and an average 16 weeks wait. Compare it with nearby DVSA centres.

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

# Farnborough driving test centre

South East, England · Hercules Way, Farnborough, Rushmoor · GU14 6UU

## Farnborough at a glance

Pass rate

59.7%

April 2025 to March 2026

Average wait

16 weeks

August 2026

Tests a year

10,482

April 2025 to March 2026

Slots still free

47.2%

Of the 24-week booking window

## How Farnborough compares

Farnborough passes **59.7%** of car tests, which is **9.6 points above the 50.1% national average**. The typical wait between booking and testing is **16 weeks**, 3.2 weeks longer than the national average of 12.8 weeks. It conducted **10,482** car tests in April 2025 to March 2026. In the most recent month DVSA has published, March 2026, the rate was **58.2%** — a single month, so expect it to bounce around the annual figure.

## Trends at Farnborough

Pass rate

Mar 2026: **58.2%**

Monthly car practical pass rate at Farnborough driving test centre, most recent 12 published months.
| Month | Pass rate |
| --- | --- |
| March 2026 | 58.2% |
| February 2026 | 58% |
| January 2026 | 58.7% |
| December 2025 | 60.5% |
| November 2025 | 59.8% |
| October 2025 | 57.1% |
| September 2025 | 58.6% |
| August 2025 | 58% |
| July 2025 | 59.8% |
| June 2025 | 63% |
| May 2025 | 65.9% |
| April 2025 | 62.1% |

Waiting time

Aug 2026: **16.0w**

Average wait in weeks between booking and taking a car test at Farnborough, most recent 12 published months.
| Month | Average wait |
| --- | --- |
| August 2026 | 16 weeks |
| July 2026 | 16 weeks |
| June 2026 | 14.4 weeks |
| May 2026 | 10.7 weeks |
| April 2026 | 10.4 weeks |
| March 2026 | 7.1 weeks |
| February 2026 | 14.7 weeks |
| January 2026 | 11.3 weeks |
| December 2025 | 14.4 weeks |
| November 2025 | 15.6 weeks |
| October 2025 | 16.3 weeks |
| September 2025 | 15.4 weeks |

Tests conducted each month

Mar 2026: **1333**

Car practical tests conducted each month at Farnborough, most recent 12 published months.
| Month | Tests conducted |
| --- | --- |
| March 2026 | 1,333 |
| February 2026 | 1,013 |
| January 2026 | 1,049 |
| December 2025 | 882 |
| November 2025 | 899 |
| October 2025 | 907 |
| September 2025 | 778 |
| August 2025 | 695 |
| July 2025 | 833 |
| June 2025 | 775 |
| May 2025 | 659 |
| April 2025 | 659 |

## Year by year

Car practical tests, passes and pass rate at Farnborough driving test centre by DVSA financial year (April to March).
| Year | Tests | Passes | Pass rate |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-26 | 10,482 | 6,258 | 59.7% |
| 2024-25 | 8,041 | 4,689 | 58.3% |
| 2023-24 | 10,712 | 6,253 | 58.4% |
| 2022-23 | 8,889 | 4,957 | 55.8% |
| 2021-22 | 8,257 | 4,719 | 57.2% |
| 2020-21 | 2,988 | 1,752 | 58.6% |
| 2019-20 | 10,871 | 5,588 | 51.4% |
| 2018-19 | 10,779 | 5,822 | 54% |
| 2017-18 | 10,435 | 6,090 | 58.4% |
| 2016-17 | 12,807 | 6,952 | 54.3% |

## Where it is

## Nearby test centres

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

-   [Chertsey (London)](https://ukdrivingtestcentres.co.uk/chertsey-london/)
    
    23 km away
    
    52.9% pass · 15.6 weeks wait
    
-   [Basingstoke](https://ukdrivingtestcentres.co.uk/basingstoke/)
    
    24 km away
    
    56.8% pass · 19.6 weeks wait
    
-   [Slough (London)](https://ukdrivingtestcentres.co.uk/slough-london/)
    
    29 km away
    
    50.8% pass · 6 weeks wait
    
-   [Tolworth (London)](https://ukdrivingtestcentres.co.uk/tolworth-london/)
    
    36 km away
    
    53.6% pass · 10.3 weeks wait
    
-   [Uxbridge (London)](https://ukdrivingtestcentres.co.uk/uxbridge-london/)
    
    36 km away
    
    52.3% pass · 11.8 weeks wait
    
-   [Isleworth (Fleming Way)](https://ukdrivingtestcentres.co.uk/isleworth-fleming-way/)
    
    38 km away
    
    50.4% pass · 16.3 weeks wait
    

Everything on this page describes Farnborough 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.