# Gosforth Driving Test Centre — Pass Rate & Waiting Time

> Gosforth driving test centre has a 48.4% pass rate and an average 16.3 weeks wait. Compare it with nearby DVSA centres.

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

# Gosforth driving test centre

North East, England

## Gosforth at a glance

Pass rate

48.4%

April 2025 to March 2026

Average wait

16.3 weeks

August 2026

Tests a year

10,531

April 2025 to March 2026

Slots still free

40.8%

Of the 24-week booking window

## How Gosforth compares

Gosforth passes **48.4%** of car tests, which is **1.7 points below the 50.1% national average**. The typical wait between booking and testing is **16.3 weeks**, 3.5 weeks longer than the national average of 12.8 weeks. It conducted **10,531** car tests in April 2025 to March 2026. In the most recent month DVSA has published, March 2026, the rate was **52%** — a single month, so expect it to bounce around the annual figure.

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

## Trends at Gosforth

Pass rate

Mar 2026: **52.0%**

Monthly car practical pass rate at Gosforth driving test centre, most recent 12 published months.
| Month | Pass rate |
| --- | --- |
| March 2026 | 52% |
| February 2026 | 48.5% |
| January 2026 | 49.2% |
| December 2025 | 50.1% |
| November 2025 | 46.5% |
| October 2025 | 46.7% |
| September 2025 | 50% |
| August 2025 | 48.1% |
| July 2025 | 48.2% |
| June 2025 | 45.9% |
| May 2025 | 45% |
| April 2025 | 50.4% |

Waiting time

Aug 2026: **16.3w**

Average wait in weeks between booking and taking a car test at Gosforth, most recent 12 published months.
| Month | Average wait |
| --- | --- |
| August 2026 | 16.3 weeks |
| July 2026 | 16.3 weeks |
| June 2026 | 17.1 weeks |
| May 2026 | 16.6 weeks |
| April 2026 | 18 weeks |
| March 2026 | 15 weeks |
| February 2026 | 20.1 weeks |
| January 2026 | 19.3 weeks |
| December 2025 | 16.3 weeks |
| November 2025 | 13.1 weeks |
| October 2025 | 14.3 weeks |
| September 2025 | 13.6 weeks |

Tests conducted each month

Mar 2026: **1071**

Car practical tests conducted each month at Gosforth, most recent 12 published months.
| Month | Tests conducted |
| --- | --- |
| March 2026 | 1,071 |
| February 2026 | 890 |
| January 2026 | 796 |
| December 2025 | 695 |
| November 2025 | 820 |
| October 2025 | 949 |
| September 2025 | 1,027 |
| August 2025 | 732 |
| July 2025 | 1,041 |
| June 2025 | 856 |
| May 2025 | 871 |
| April 2025 | 783 |

## Year by year

Car practical tests, passes and pass rate at Gosforth driving test centre by DVSA financial year (April to March).
| Year | Tests | Passes | Pass rate |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-26 | 10,531 | 5,100 | 48.4% |
| 2024-25 | 10,234 | 4,860 | 47.5% |
| 2023-24 | 10,704 | 4,895 | 45.7% |
| 2022-23 | 7,908 | 3,498 | 44.2% |
| 2021-22 | 4,818 | 2,342 | 48.6% |
| 2020-21 | 1,486 | 747 | 50.3% |
| 2019-20 | 5,850 | 2,855 | 48.8% |
| 2018-19 | 5,521 | 2,511 | 45.5% |
| 2017-18 | 6,342 | 3,096 | 48.8% |
| 2016-17 | 5,841 | 2,921 | 50% |

## Where it is

## Nearby test centres

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

-   [Gateshead](https://ukdrivingtestcentres.co.uk/gateshead/)
    
    5 km away
    
    37.5% pass · 7.1 weeks wait
    
-   [Basildon](https://ukdrivingtestcentres.co.uk/basildon/)
    
    6 km away
    
    49.1% pass · 4.8 weeks wait
    
-   [Chichester](https://ukdrivingtestcentres.co.uk/chichester/)
    
    12 km away
    
    61.6% pass · 4.7 weeks wait
    
-   [Reading](https://ukdrivingtestcentres.co.uk/reading/)
    
    12 km away
    
    55.4% pass · 13.9 weeks wait
    
-   [Maidstone](https://ukdrivingtestcentres.co.uk/maidstone/)
    
    13 km away
    
    60.2% pass · 10 weeks wait
    
-   [Blyth](https://ukdrivingtestcentres.co.uk/blyth/)
    
    16 km away
    
    50.9% pass · 13.5 weeks wait
    

Everything on this page describes Gosforth 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.