# Heckmondwike Driving Test Centre — Pass Rate & Waiting Time

> Heckmondwike driving test centre has a 45.8% pass rate and an average 10.1 weeks wait. Compare it with nearby DVSA centres.

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

# Heckmondwike driving test centre

Yorkshire and The Humber, England

## Heckmondwike at a glance

Pass rate

45.8%

April 2025 to March 2026

Average wait

10.1 weeks

August 2026

Tests a year

5,471

April 2025 to March 2026

Slots still free

13.3%

Of the 24-week booking window

## How Heckmondwike compares

Heckmondwike passes **45.8%** of car tests, which is **4.3 points below the 50.1% national average**. The typical wait between booking and testing is **10.1 weeks**, 2.7 weeks shorter than the national average of 12.8 weeks. It conducted **5,471** car tests in April 2025 to March 2026. In the most recent month DVSA has published, March 2026, the rate was **43.3%** — a single month, so expect it to bounce around the annual figure.

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

## Trends at Heckmondwike

Pass rate

Mar 2026: **43.3%**

Monthly car practical pass rate at Heckmondwike driving test centre, most recent 12 published months.
| Month | Pass rate |
| --- | --- |
| March 2026 | 43.3% |
| February 2026 | 46.7% |
| January 2026 | 49% |
| December 2025 | 47.6% |
| November 2025 | 46.4% |
| October 2025 | 40.1% |
| September 2025 | 40% |
| August 2025 | 45.3% |
| July 2025 | 50.3% |
| June 2025 | 49% |
| May 2025 | 48.2% |
| April 2025 | 45.3% |

Waiting time

Aug 2026: **10.1w**

Average wait in weeks between booking and taking a car test at Heckmondwike, most recent 12 published months.
| Month | Average wait |
| --- | --- |
| August 2026 | 10.1 weeks |
| July 2026 | 10.1 weeks |
| June 2026 | 6.4 weeks |
| May 2026 | 8.7 weeks |
| April 2026 | 6 weeks |
| March 2026 | 5 weeks |
| February 2026 | 6.1 weeks |
| January 2026 | 7.3 weeks |
| December 2025 | 7.1 weeks |
| November 2025 | 8.3 weeks |
| October 2025 | 11 weeks |
| September 2025 | 9.4 weeks |

Tests conducted each month

Mar 2026: **772**

Car practical tests conducted each month at Heckmondwike, most recent 12 published months.
| Month | Tests conducted |
| --- | --- |
| March 2026 | 772 |
| February 2026 | 503 |
| January 2026 | 508 |
| December 2025 | 372 |
| November 2025 | 496 |
| October 2025 | 411 |
| September 2025 | 433 |
| August 2025 | 340 |
| July 2025 | 507 |
| June 2025 | 312 |
| May 2025 | 342 |
| April 2025 | 475 |

## Year by year

Car practical tests, passes and pass rate at Heckmondwike driving test centre by DVSA financial year (April to March).
| Year | Tests | Passes | Pass rate |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-26 | 5,471 | 2,505 | 45.8% |
| 2024-25 | 5,232 | 2,444 | 46.7% |
| 2023-24 | 6,520 | 3,001 | 46% |
| 2022-23 | 6,327 | 2,859 | 45.2% |
| 2021-22 | 7,222 | 3,079 | 42.6% |
| 2020-21 | 2,201 | 961 | 43.7% |
| 2019-20 | 7,159 | 2,925 | 40.9% |
| 2018-19 | 7,030 | 2,684 | 38.2% |
| 2017-18 | 7,493 | 3,018 | 40.3% |
| 2016-17 | 6,966 | 2,770 | 39.8% |

## 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
    
-   [Wakefield](https://ukdrivingtestcentres.co.uk/wakefield/)
    
    12 km away
    
    45.4% pass · 7.6 weeks wait
    
-   [Halifax](https://ukdrivingtestcentres.co.uk/halifax/)
    
    12 km away
    
    45% pass · 11.1 weeks wait
    
-   [Horsforth](https://ukdrivingtestcentres.co.uk/horsforth/)
    
    15 km away
    
    49.7% pass · 10.7 weeks wait
    

Everything on this page describes Heckmondwike 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.