# Gateshead Driving Test Centre — Pass Rate & Waiting Time

> Gateshead driving test centre has a 37.5% pass rate and an average 7.1 weeks wait. Compare it with nearby DVSA centres.

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

# Gateshead driving test centre

North East, England

## Gateshead at a glance

Pass rate

37.5%

April 2025 to March 2026

Average wait

7.1 weeks

August 2026

Tests a year

9,512

April 2025 to March 2026

Slots still free

21%

Of the 24-week booking window

## How Gateshead compares

Gateshead passes **37.5%** of car tests, which is **12.6 points below the 50.1% national average**. The typical wait between booking and testing is **7.1 weeks**, 5.7 weeks shorter than the national average of 12.8 weeks. It conducted **9,512** car tests in April 2025 to March 2026. In the most recent month DVSA has published, March 2026, the rate was **35%** — a single month, so expect it to bounce around the annual figure.

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

## Trends at Gateshead

Pass rate

Mar 2026: **35.0%**

Monthly car practical pass rate at Gateshead driving test centre, most recent 12 published months.
| Month | Pass rate |
| --- | --- |
| March 2026 | 35% |
| February 2026 | 32.6% |
| January 2026 | 38.5% |
| December 2025 | 38.4% |
| November 2025 | 40.1% |
| October 2025 | 37.3% |
| September 2025 | 43.4% |
| August 2025 | 41.2% |
| July 2025 | 35.7% |
| June 2025 | 37.7% |
| May 2025 | 34.4% |
| April 2025 | 38% |

Waiting time

Aug 2026: **7.1w**

Average wait in weeks between booking and taking a car test at Gateshead, most recent 12 published months.
| Month | Average wait |
| --- | --- |
| August 2026 | 7.1 weeks |
| July 2026 | 7.1 weeks |
| June 2026 | 6.6 weeks |
| May 2026 | 7.6 weeks |
| April 2026 | 7.6 weeks |
| March 2026 | 6.7 weeks |
| February 2026 | 5 weeks |
| January 2026 | 7.3 weeks |
| December 2025 | 8.3 weeks |
| November 2025 | 8.1 weeks |
| October 2025 | 9.9 weeks |
| September 2025 | 10.3 weeks |

Tests conducted each month

Mar 2026: **956**

Car practical tests conducted each month at Gateshead, most recent 12 published months.
| Month | Tests conducted |
| --- | --- |
| March 2026 | 956 |
| February 2026 | 962 |
| January 2026 | 1,042 |
| December 2025 | 791 |
| November 2025 | 858 |
| October 2025 | 834 |
| September 2025 | 776 |
| August 2025 | 544 |
| July 2025 | 714 |
| June 2025 | 677 |
| May 2025 | 777 |
| April 2025 | 581 |

## Year by year

Car practical tests, passes and pass rate at Gateshead driving test centre by DVSA financial year (April to March).
| Year | Tests | Passes | Pass rate |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-26 | 9,512 | 3,568 | 37.5% |
| 2024-25 | 8,109 | 3,029 | 37.4% |
| 2023-24 | 8,482 | 3,468 | 40.9% |
| 2022-23 | 5,632 | 2,344 | 41.6% |
| 2021-22 | 3,262 | 1,437 | 44.1% |
| 2020-21 | 837 | 370 | 44.2% |
| 2019-20 | 3,101 | 1,350 | 43.5% |
| 2018-19 | 2,828 | 1,265 | 44.7% |
| 2017-18 | 3,521 | 1,473 | 41.8% |
| 2016-17 | 4,536 | 2,012 | 44.4% |

## Where it is

## Nearby test centres

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

-   [Gosforth](https://ukdrivingtestcentres.co.uk/gosforth/)
    
    5 km away
    
    48.4% pass · 16.3 weeks wait
    
-   [Basildon](https://ukdrivingtestcentres.co.uk/basildon/)
    
    7 km away
    
    49.1% pass · 4.8 weeks wait
    
-   [Chichester](https://ukdrivingtestcentres.co.uk/chichester/)
    
    11 km away
    
    61.6% pass · 4.7 weeks wait
    
-   [Reading](https://ukdrivingtestcentres.co.uk/reading/)
    
    11 km away
    
    55.4% pass · 13.9 weeks wait
    
-   [Sevenoaks](https://ukdrivingtestcentres.co.uk/sevenoaks/)
    
    13 km away
    
    59% pass · 10.4 weeks wait
    
-   [Sunderland](https://ukdrivingtestcentres.co.uk/sunderland/)
    
    15 km away
    
    51.1% pass · 8.9 weeks wait
    

Everything on this page describes Gateshead 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.