# Halifax Driving Test Centre — Pass Rate & Waiting Time

> Halifax driving test centre has a 45% pass rate and an average 11.1 weeks wait. Compare it with nearby DVSA centres.

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

# Halifax driving test centre

Yorkshire and The Humber, England

## Halifax at a glance

Pass rate

45%

April 2025 to March 2026

Average wait

11.1 weeks

August 2026

Tests a year

5,845

April 2025 to March 2026

Slots still free

32.5%

Of the 24-week booking window

## How Halifax compares

Halifax passes **45%** of car tests, which is **5.1 points below the 50.1% national average**. The typical wait between booking and testing is **11.1 weeks**, 1.7 weeks shorter than the national average of 12.8 weeks. It conducted **5,845** car tests in April 2025 to March 2026. In the most recent month DVSA has published, March 2026, the rate was **49.7%** — a single month, so expect it to bounce around the annual figure.

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

## Trends at Halifax

Pass rate

Mar 2026: **49.7%**

Monthly car practical pass rate at Halifax driving test centre, most recent 12 published months.
| Month | Pass rate |
| --- | --- |
| March 2026 | 49.7% |
| February 2026 | 45.3% |
| January 2026 | 46.6% |
| December 2025 | 46.3% |
| November 2025 | 43.4% |
| October 2025 | 43.9% |
| September 2025 | 41.1% |
| August 2025 | 45.9% |
| July 2025 | 44.8% |
| June 2025 | 47.6% |
| May 2025 | 43% |
| April 2025 | 42.8% |

Waiting time

Aug 2026: **11.1w**

Average wait in weeks between booking and taking a car test at Halifax, most recent 12 published months.
| Month | Average wait |
| --- | --- |
| August 2026 | 11.1 weeks |
| July 2026 | 11.1 weeks |
| June 2026 | 14.1 weeks |
| May 2026 | 7.1 weeks |
| April 2026 | 8.1 weeks |
| March 2026 | 16 weeks |
| February 2026 | 15 weeks |
| January 2026 | 14 weeks |
| December 2025 | 10.6 weeks |
| November 2025 | 8.7 weeks |
| October 2025 | 13 weeks |
| September 2025 | 14.7 weeks |

Tests conducted each month

Mar 2026: **487**

Car practical tests conducted each month at Halifax, most recent 12 published months.
| Month | Tests conducted |
| --- | --- |
| March 2026 | 487 |
| February 2026 | 393 |
| January 2026 | 401 |
| December 2025 | 391 |
| November 2025 | 463 |
| October 2025 | 585 |
| September 2025 | 565 |
| August 2025 | 444 |
| July 2025 | 681 |
| June 2025 | 552 |
| May 2025 | 502 |
| April 2025 | 381 |

## Year by year

Car practical tests, passes and pass rate at Halifax driving test centre by DVSA financial year (April to March).
| Year | Tests | Passes | Pass rate |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-26 | 5,845 | 2,629 | 45% |
| 2024-25 | 4,959 | 2,219 | 44.7% |
| 2023-24 | 5,638 | 2,476 | 43.9% |
| 2022-23 | 4,207 | 1,909 | 45.4% |
| 2021-22 | 3,754 | 1,712 | 45.6% |
| 2020-21 | 979 | 444 | 45.4% |
| 2019-20 | 5,099 | 2,078 | 40.8% |
| 2018-19 | 5,022 | 1,807 | 36% |
| 2017-18 | 5,848 | 2,196 | 37.6% |
| 2016-17 | 5,555 | 2,351 | 42.3% |

## Where it is

## Nearby test centres

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

-   [Huddersfield](https://ukdrivingtestcentres.co.uk/huddersfield/)
    
    10 km away
    
    49.2% pass · 11.1 weeks wait
    
-   [Bradford (Heaton)](https://ukdrivingtestcentres.co.uk/bradford-heaton/)
    
    11 km away
    
    56.1% pass · 15.1 weeks wait
    
-   [Bradford (Thornbury)](https://ukdrivingtestcentres.co.uk/bradford-thornbury/)
    
    11 km away
    
    47.8% pass · 6.5 weeks wait
    
-   [Heckmondwike](https://ukdrivingtestcentres.co.uk/heckmondwike/)
    
    12 km away
    
    45.8% pass · 10.1 weeks wait
    
-   [Horsforth](https://ukdrivingtestcentres.co.uk/horsforth/)
    
    19 km away
    
    49.7% pass · 10.7 weeks wait
    
-   [Steeton](https://ukdrivingtestcentres.co.uk/steeton/)
    
    20 km away
    
    52.8% pass · 11 weeks wait
    

Everything on this page describes Halifax 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.