# Hereford Driving Test Centre — Pass Rate & Waiting Time

> Hereford driving test centre has a 58.8% pass rate and an average 5.6 weeks wait. Compare it with nearby DVSA centres.

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

# Hereford driving test centre

West Midlands, England

## Hereford at a glance

Pass rate

58.8%

April 2025 to March 2026

Average wait

5.6 weeks

August 2026

Tests a year

4,110

April 2025 to March 2026

Slots still free

15.1%

Of the 24-week booking window

## How Hereford compares

Hereford passes **58.8%** of car tests, which is **8.7 points above the 50.1% national average**. The typical wait between booking and testing is **5.6 weeks**, 7.2 weeks shorter than the national average of 12.8 weeks. It conducted **4,110** car tests in April 2025 to March 2026. In the most recent month DVSA has published, March 2026, the rate was **51.7%** — a single month, so expect it to bounce around the annual figure.

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

## Trends at Hereford

Pass rate

Mar 2026: **51.7%**

Monthly car practical pass rate at Hereford driving test centre, most recent 12 published months.
| Month | Pass rate |
| --- | --- |
| March 2026 | 51.7% |
| February 2026 | 55.8% |
| January 2026 | 56.1% |
| December 2025 | 58.8% |
| November 2025 | 59.9% |
| October 2025 | 54.2% |
| September 2025 | 57.9% |
| August 2025 | 62.5% |
| July 2025 | 59.4% |
| June 2025 | 63.1% |
| May 2025 | 59.9% |
| April 2025 | 69.8% |

Waiting time

Aug 2026: **5.6w**

Average wait in weeks between booking and taking a car test at Hereford, most recent 12 published months.
| Month | Average wait |
| --- | --- |
| August 2026 | 5.6 weeks |
| July 2026 | 5.6 weeks |
| June 2026 | 6.6 weeks |
| May 2026 | 13.1 weeks |
| April 2026 | 7.4 weeks |
| March 2026 | 8 weeks |
| February 2026 | 11.3 weeks |
| January 2026 | 12.1 weeks |
| December 2025 | 14.1 weeks |
| November 2025 | 15.1 weeks |
| October 2025 | 15.6 weeks |
| September 2025 | 15.6 weeks |

Tests conducted each month

Mar 2026: **420**

Car practical tests conducted each month at Hereford, most recent 12 published months.
| Month | Tests conducted |
| --- | --- |
| March 2026 | 420 |
| February 2026 | 353 |
| January 2026 | 401 |
| December 2025 | 306 |
| November 2025 | 304 |
| October 2025 | 349 |
| September 2025 | 290 |
| August 2025 | 253 |
| July 2025 | 382 |
| June 2025 | 369 |
| May 2025 | 372 |
| April 2025 | 311 |

## Year by year

Car practical tests, passes and pass rate at Hereford driving test centre by DVSA financial year (April to March).
| Year | Tests | Passes | Pass rate |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-26 | 4,110 | 2,416 | 58.8% |
| 2024-25 | 3,352 | 1,992 | 59.4% |
| 2023-24 | 4,088 | 2,280 | 55.8% |
| 2022-23 | 3,336 | 1,927 | 57.8% |
| 2021-22 | 3,021 | 1,850 | 61.2% |
| 2020-21 | 884 | 523 | 59.2% |
| 2019-20 | 2,801 | 1,532 | 54.7% |
| 2018-19 | 2,938 | 1,657 | 56.4% |
| 2017-18 | 2,896 | 1,608 | 55.5% |
| 2016-17 | 3,191 | 1,761 | 55.2% |

## Where it is

## Nearby test centres

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

-   [Featherstone](https://ukdrivingtestcentres.co.uk/featherstone/)
    
    8 km away
    
    36.4% pass · 11.9 weeks wait
    
-   [Telford](https://ukdrivingtestcentres.co.uk/telford/)
    
    11 km away
    
    48.9% pass · 22.6 weeks wait
    
-   [Worcester](https://ukdrivingtestcentres.co.uk/worcester/)
    
    11 km away
    
    51.9% pass · 11.1 weeks wait
    
-   [Oswestry](https://ukdrivingtestcentres.co.uk/oswestry/)
    
    11 km away
    
    52.4% pass · 11.4 weeks wait
    
-   [Enfield (Brancroft Way)](https://ukdrivingtestcentres.co.uk/enfield-brancroft-way/)
    
    12 km away
    
    46.1% pass · 2.4 weeks wait
    
-   [Enfield (Innova Business Park)](https://ukdrivingtestcentres.co.uk/enfield-innova-business-park/)
    
    12 km away
    
    53.9% pass · 20 weeks wait
    

Everything on this page describes Hereford 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.