# Guildford Driving Test Centre — Pass Rate & Waiting Time

> Guildford driving test centre has a 57.1% pass rate and an average 9.6 weeks wait. Compare it with nearby DVSA centres.

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

# Guildford driving test centre

South East, England

## Guildford at a glance

Pass rate

57.1%

April 2025 to March 2026

Average wait

9.6 weeks

August 2026

Tests a year

4,542

April 2025 to March 2026

Slots still free

27.3%

Of the 24-week booking window

## How Guildford compares

Guildford passes **57.1%** of car tests, which is **7 points above the 50.1% national average**. The typical wait between booking and testing is **9.6 weeks**, 3.2 weeks shorter than the national average of 12.8 weeks. It conducted **4,542** car tests in April 2025 to March 2026. In the most recent month DVSA has published, March 2026, the rate was **54.6%** — a single month, so expect it to bounce around the annual figure.

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

## Trends at Guildford

Pass rate

Mar 2026: **54.6%**

Monthly car practical pass rate at Guildford driving test centre, most recent 12 published months.
| Month | Pass rate |
| --- | --- |
| March 2026 | 54.6% |
| February 2026 | 62.8% |
| January 2026 | 63% |
| December 2025 | 62.5% |
| November 2025 | 61.6% |
| October 2025 | 55.1% |
| September 2025 | 61.1% |
| August 2025 | 60.7% |
| July 2025 | 56.1% |
| June 2025 | 48.9% |
| May 2025 | 45.5% |
| April 2025 | 50.9% |

Waiting time

Aug 2026: **9.6w**

Average wait in weeks between booking and taking a car test at Guildford, most recent 12 published months.
| Month | Average wait |
| --- | --- |
| August 2026 | 9.6 weeks |
| July 2026 | 9.6 weeks |
| June 2026 | 6 weeks |
| May 2026 | 3 weeks |
| April 2026 | 3.6 weeks |
| March 2026 | 5.9 weeks |
| February 2026 | 8.4 weeks |
| January 2026 | 17 weeks |
| December 2025 | 17 weeks |
| November 2025 | 12 weeks |
| October 2025 | 10.4 weeks |
| September 2025 | 17.5 weeks |

Tests conducted each month

Mar 2026: **581**

Car practical tests conducted each month at Guildford, most recent 12 published months.
| Month | Tests conducted |
| --- | --- |
| March 2026 | 581 |
| February 2026 | 611 |
| January 2026 | 397 |
| December 2025 | 288 |
| November 2025 | 333 |
| October 2025 | 381 |
| September 2025 | 306 |
| August 2025 | 321 |
| July 2025 | 269 |
| June 2025 | 366 |
| May 2025 | 314 |
| April 2025 | 375 |

## Year by year

Car practical tests, passes and pass rate at Guildford driving test centre by DVSA financial year (April to March).
| Year | Tests | Passes | Pass rate |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-26 | 4,542 | 2,592 | 57.1% |
| 2024-25 | 5,032 | 2,609 | 51.8% |
| 2023-24 | 7,990 | 3,893 | 48.7% |
| 2022-23 | 6,519 | 2,909 | 44.6% |
| 2021-22 | 4,698 | 2,009 | 42.8% |
| 2020-21 | 1,440 | 759 | 52.7% |
| 2019-20 | 6,222 | 3,122 | 50.2% |
| 2018-19 | 6,691 | 3,255 | 48.6% |
| 2017-18 | 6,986 | 3,683 | 52.7% |
| 2016-17 | 5,537 | 2,989 | 54% |

## Where it is

## Nearby test centres

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

-   [Stevenage](https://ukdrivingtestcentres.co.uk/stevenage/)
    
    4 km away
    
    55.3% pass · 6.7 weeks wait
    
-   [Belvedere (London)](https://ukdrivingtestcentres.co.uk/belvedere-london/)
    
    7 km away
    
    40.5% pass · 9.4 weeks wait
    
-   [Erith (London)](https://ukdrivingtestcentres.co.uk/erith-london/)
    
    7 km away
    
    51.6% pass · 7 weeks wait
    
-   [Goodmayes (London)](https://ukdrivingtestcentres.co.uk/goodmayes-london/)
    
    7 km away
    
    43.7% pass · 21 weeks wait
    
-   [Wanstead (London)](https://ukdrivingtestcentres.co.uk/wanstead-london/)
    
    7 km away
    
    44.4% pass · 20.3 weeks wait
    
-   [Sidcup (London)](https://ukdrivingtestcentres.co.uk/sidcup-london/)
    
    10 km away
    
    58.7% pass · 17.9 weeks wait
    

Everything on this page describes Guildford 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.