# Featherstone Driving Test Centre — Pass Rate & Waiting Time

> Featherstone driving test centre has a 36.4% pass rate and an average 11.9 weeks wait. Compare it with nearby DVSA centres.

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

# Featherstone driving test centre

West Midlands, England

## Featherstone at a glance

Pass rate

36.4%

April 2025 to March 2026

Average wait

11.9 weeks

August 2026

Tests a year

13,193

April 2025 to March 2026

Slots still free

31.1%

Of the 24-week booking window

## How Featherstone compares

Featherstone passes **36.4%** of car tests, which is **13.7 points below the 50.1% national average**. The typical wait between booking and testing is **11.9 weeks**, 0.9 weeks shorter than the national average of 12.8 weeks. It conducted **13,193** car tests in April 2025 to March 2026. In the most recent month DVSA has published, March 2026, the rate was **36%** — a single month, so expect it to bounce around the annual figure.

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

## Trends at Featherstone

Pass rate

Mar 2026: **36.0%**

Monthly car practical pass rate at Featherstone driving test centre, most recent 12 published months.
| Month | Pass rate |
| --- | --- |
| March 2026 | 36% |
| February 2026 | 34% |
| January 2026 | 33.9% |
| December 2025 | 37.7% |
| November 2025 | 38% |
| October 2025 | 39.3% |
| September 2025 | 36.2% |
| August 2025 | 39.3% |
| July 2025 | 37.3% |
| June 2025 | 33.6% |
| May 2025 | 32.9% |
| April 2025 | 39.1% |

Waiting time

Aug 2026: **11.9w**

Average wait in weeks between booking and taking a car test at Featherstone, most recent 12 published months.
| Month | Average wait |
| --- | --- |
| August 2026 | 11.9 weeks |
| July 2026 | 11.9 weeks |
| June 2026 | 9.1 weeks |
| May 2026 | 6.9 weeks |
| April 2026 | 6.3 weeks |
| March 2026 | 17.2 weeks |
| February 2026 | 8 weeks |
| January 2026 | 7.4 weeks |
| December 2025 | 7.3 weeks |
| November 2025 | 6.4 weeks |
| October 2025 | 11 weeks |
| September 2025 | 14.6 weeks |

Tests conducted each month

Mar 2026: **1124**

Car practical tests conducted each month at Featherstone, most recent 12 published months.
| Month | Tests conducted |
| --- | --- |
| March 2026 | 1,124 |
| February 2026 | 1,043 |
| January 2026 | 1,098 |
| December 2025 | 981 |
| November 2025 | 1,267 |
| October 2025 | 1,245 |
| September 2025 | 1,153 |
| August 2025 | 1,011 |
| July 2025 | 1,119 |
| June 2025 | 1,168 |
| May 2025 | 1,066 |
| April 2025 | 918 |

## Year by year

Car practical tests, passes and pass rate at Featherstone driving test centre by DVSA financial year (April to March).
| Year | Tests | Passes | Pass rate |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-26 | 13,193 | 4,807 | 36.4% |
| 2024-25 | 14,070 | 4,798 | 34.1% |
| 2023-24 | 13,534 | 4,549 | 33.6% |
| 2022-23 | 8,397 | 3,235 | 38.5% |
| 2021-22 | 7,699 | 2,913 | 37.8% |
| 2020-21 | 2,224 | 933 | 42% |
| 2019-20 | 7,415 | 2,818 | 38% |
| 2018-19 | 7,552 | 2,890 | 38.3% |
| 2017-18 | 6,565 | 2,642 | 40.2% |
| 2016-17 | 5,367 | 2,450 | 45.6% |

## Where it is

## Nearby test centres

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

-   [Oswestry](https://ukdrivingtestcentres.co.uk/oswestry/)
    
    4 km away
    
    52.4% pass · 11.4 weeks wait
    
-   [Ludlow](https://ukdrivingtestcentres.co.uk/ludlow/)
    
    8 km away
    
    58.7% pass · 10.1 weeks wait
    
-   [Hereford](https://ukdrivingtestcentres.co.uk/hereford/)
    
    8 km away
    
    58.8% pass · 5.6 weeks wait
    
-   [Telford](https://ukdrivingtestcentres.co.uk/telford/)
    
    9 km away
    
    48.9% pass · 22.6 weeks wait
    
-   [Birmingham (Cocks Moors)](https://ukdrivingtestcentres.co.uk/birmingham-cocks-moors/)
    
    13 km away
    
    53.5% pass · 3.1 weeks wait
    
-   [Birmingham (Garretts Green)](https://ukdrivingtestcentres.co.uk/birmingham-garretts-green/)
    
    13 km away
    
    44.4% pass · 7 weeks wait
    

Everything on this page describes Featherstone 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.