# Hartlepool Driving Test Centre — Pass Rate & Waiting Time

> Hartlepool driving test centre has a 51% pass rate and an average 13.4 weeks wait. Compare it with nearby DVSA centres.

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

# Hartlepool driving test centre

North East, England

## Hartlepool at a glance

Pass rate

51%

April 2025 to March 2026

Average wait

13.4 weeks

August 2026

Tests a year

5,847

April 2025 to March 2026

Slots still free

11.7%

Of the 24-week booking window

## How Hartlepool compares

Hartlepool passes **51%** of car tests, which is **0.9 points above the 50.1% national average**. The typical wait between booking and testing is **13.4 weeks**, 0.6 weeks longer than the national average of 12.8 weeks. It conducted **5,847** car tests in April 2025 to March 2026. In the most recent month DVSA has published, March 2026, the rate was **46.4%** — a single month, so expect it to bounce around the annual figure.

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

## Trends at Hartlepool

Pass rate

Mar 2026: **46.4%**

Monthly car practical pass rate at Hartlepool driving test centre, most recent 12 published months.
| Month | Pass rate |
| --- | --- |
| March 2026 | 46.4% |
| February 2026 | 48% |
| January 2026 | 45.8% |
| December 2025 | 52.3% |
| November 2025 | 53.2% |
| October 2025 | 56.2% |
| September 2025 | 51.6% |
| August 2025 | 58.2% |
| July 2025 | 51.7% |
| June 2025 | 50.2% |
| May 2025 | 52.1% |
| April 2025 | 58.5% |

Waiting time

Aug 2026: **13.4w**

Average wait in weeks between booking and taking a car test at Hartlepool, most recent 12 published months.
| Month | Average wait |
| --- | --- |
| August 2026 | 13.4 weeks |
| July 2026 | 13.4 weeks |
| June 2026 | 8.1 weeks |
| May 2026 | 11 weeks |
| April 2026 | 11.1 weeks |
| March 2026 | 9.9 weeks |
| February 2026 | 8.4 weeks |
| January 2026 | 7.4 weeks |
| December 2025 | 6.9 weeks |
| November 2025 | 9.4 weeks |
| October 2025 | 21 weeks |
| September 2025 | 19.4 weeks |

Tests conducted each month

Mar 2026: **772**

Car practical tests conducted each month at Hartlepool, most recent 12 published months.
| Month | Tests conducted |
| --- | --- |
| March 2026 | 772 |
| February 2026 | 771 |
| January 2026 | 733 |
| December 2025 | 587 |
| November 2025 | 616 |
| October 2025 | 379 |
| September 2025 | 411 |
| August 2025 | 294 |
| July 2025 | 290 |
| June 2025 | 247 |
| May 2025 | 349 |
| April 2025 | 398 |

## Year by year

Car practical tests, passes and pass rate at Hartlepool driving test centre by DVSA financial year (April to March).
| Year | Tests | Passes | Pass rate |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-26 | 5,847 | 2,984 | 51% |
| 2024-25 | 5,725 | 2,847 | 49.7% |
| 2023-24 | 7,964 | 3,838 | 48.2% |
| 2022-23 | 7,571 | 3,972 | 52.5% |
| 2021-22 | 4,395 | 2,544 | 57.9% |
| 2020-21 | 890 | 510 | 57.3% |
| 2019-20 | 5,018 | 2,716 | 54.1% |
| 2018-19 | 4,838 | 2,620 | 54.2% |
| 2017-18 | 4,866 | 2,645 | 54.4% |
| 2016-17 | 5,952 | 3,158 | 53.1% |

## Where it is

## Nearby test centres

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

-   [Chester](https://ukdrivingtestcentres.co.uk/chester/)
    
    8 km away
    
    47.3% pass · 14.4 weeks wait
    
-   [Durham](https://ukdrivingtestcentres.co.uk/durham/)
    
    11 km away
    
    53.2% pass · 15.7 weeks wait
    
-   [Sevenoaks](https://ukdrivingtestcentres.co.uk/sevenoaks/)
    
    15 km away
    
    59% pass · 10.4 weeks wait
    
-   [Sunderland](https://ukdrivingtestcentres.co.uk/sunderland/)
    
    18 km away
    
    51.1% pass · 8.9 weeks wait
    
-   [Middlesbrough](https://ukdrivingtestcentres.co.uk/middlesbrough/)
    
    24 km away
    
    47.7% pass · 14.3 weeks wait
    
-   [Reading](https://ukdrivingtestcentres.co.uk/reading/)
    
    26 km away
    
    55.4% pass · 13.9 weeks wait
    

Everything on this page describes Hartlepool 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.