# Gloucester Driving Test Centre — Pass Rate & Waiting Time

> Gloucester driving test centre has a 47.8% pass rate and an average 19 weeks wait. Compare it with nearby DVSA centres.

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

# Gloucester driving test centre

South West, England

## Gloucester at a glance

Pass rate

47.8%

April 2025 to March 2026

Average wait

19 weeks

August 2026

Tests a year

7,420

April 2025 to March 2026

Slots still free

32.4%

Of the 24-week booking window

## How Gloucester compares

Gloucester passes **47.8%** of car tests, which is **2.3 points below the 50.1% national average**. The typical wait between booking and testing is **19 weeks**, 6.2 weeks longer than the national average of 12.8 weeks. It conducted **7,420** car tests in April 2025 to March 2026. In the most recent month DVSA has published, March 2026, the rate was **43.5%** — a single month, so expect it to bounce around the annual figure.

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

## Trends at Gloucester

Pass rate

Mar 2026: **43.5%**

Monthly car practical pass rate at Gloucester driving test centre, most recent 12 published months.
| Month | Pass rate |
| --- | --- |
| March 2026 | 43.5% |
| February 2026 | 43.1% |
| January 2026 | 44.4% |
| December 2025 | 44.4% |
| November 2025 | 47.7% |
| October 2025 | 48.7% |
| September 2025 | 49.5% |
| August 2025 | 45.8% |
| July 2025 | 49.6% |
| June 2025 | 51.7% |
| May 2025 | 57% |
| April 2025 | 53.3% |

Waiting time

Aug 2026: **19.0w**

Average wait in weeks between booking and taking a car test at Gloucester, most recent 12 published months.
| Month | Average wait |
| --- | --- |
| August 2026 | 19 weeks |
| July 2026 | 19 weeks |
| June 2026 | 15.4 weeks |
| May 2026 | 17 weeks |
| April 2026 | 10.3 weeks |
| March 2026 | 9.6 weeks |
| February 2026 | 16.8 weeks |
| January 2026 | 16.2 weeks |
| December 2025 | 11.7 weeks |
| November 2025 | 14.6 weeks |
| October 2025 | 16.3 weeks |
| September 2025 | 15.7 weeks |

Tests conducted each month

Mar 2026: **853**

Car practical tests conducted each month at Gloucester, most recent 12 published months.
| Month | Tests conducted |
| --- | --- |
| March 2026 | 853 |
| February 2026 | 720 |
| January 2026 | 660 |
| December 2025 | 647 |
| November 2025 | 673 |
| October 2025 | 630 |
| September 2025 | 639 |
| August 2025 | 485 |
| July 2025 | 566 |
| June 2025 | 532 |
| May 2025 | 563 |
| April 2025 | 452 |

## Year by year

Car practical tests, passes and pass rate at Gloucester driving test centre by DVSA financial year (April to March).
| Year | Tests | Passes | Pass rate |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-26 | 7,420 | 3,545 | 47.8% |
| 2024-25 | 6,511 | 3,231 | 49.6% |
| 2023-24 | 6,059 | 2,965 | 48.9% |
| 2022-23 | 6,963 | 3,656 | 52.5% |
| 2021-22 | 4,994 | 2,625 | 52.6% |
| 2020-21 | 1,805 | 869 | 48.1% |
| 2019-20 | 6,547 | 2,992 | 45.7% |
| 2018-19 | 7,427 | 3,325 | 44.8% |
| 2017-18 | 7,321 | 3,437 | 46.9% |
| 2016-17 | 7,273 | 3,535 | 48.6% |

## Where it is

## Nearby test centres

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

-   [Bristol (Avonmouth)](https://ukdrivingtestcentres.co.uk/bristol-avonmouth/)
    
    8 km away
    
    55.5% pass · 8 weeks wait
    
-   [Bristol (Kingswood)](https://ukdrivingtestcentres.co.uk/bristol-kingswood/)
    
    8 km away
    
    51.9% pass · 5.3 weeks wait
    
-   [Poole](https://ukdrivingtestcentres.co.uk/poole/)
    
    11 km away
    
    53.4% pass · 7.1 weeks wait
    
-   [Chippenham](https://ukdrivingtestcentres.co.uk/chippenham/)
    
    19 km away
    
    56.4% pass · 7.7 weeks wait
    
-   [Newport (Gwent)](https://ukdrivingtestcentres.co.uk/newport-gwent/)
    
    28 km away
    
    48.9% pass · 6.2 weeks wait
    
-   [Newport (Isle of Wight)](https://ukdrivingtestcentres.co.uk/newport-isle-of-wight/)
    
    28 km away
    
    54.1% pass · 8.9 weeks wait
    

Everything on this page describes Gloucester 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.