# Huddersfield Driving Test Centre — Pass Rate & Waiting Time

> Huddersfield driving test centre has a 49.2% pass rate and an average 11.1 weeks wait. Compare it with nearby DVSA centres.

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

# Huddersfield driving test centre

Yorkshire and The Humber, England

## Huddersfield at a glance

Pass rate

49.2%

April 2025 to March 2026

Average wait

11.1 weeks

August 2026

Tests a year

10,563

April 2025 to March 2026

Slots still free

24.4%

Of the 24-week booking window

## How Huddersfield compares

Huddersfield passes **49.2%** of car tests, which is **0.9 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 **10,563** car tests in April 2025 to March 2026. In the most recent month DVSA has published, March 2026, the rate was **46.9%** — a single month, so expect it to bounce around the annual figure.

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

## Trends at Huddersfield

Pass rate

Mar 2026: **46.9%**

Monthly car practical pass rate at Huddersfield driving test centre, most recent 12 published months.
| Month | Pass rate |
| --- | --- |
| March 2026 | 46.9% |
| February 2026 | 49.2% |
| January 2026 | 47.8% |
| December 2025 | 48.2% |
| November 2025 | 50.6% |
| October 2025 | 48.5% |
| September 2025 | 49.2% |
| August 2025 | 51.1% |
| July 2025 | 48.3% |
| June 2025 | 51.7% |
| May 2025 | 49.5% |
| April 2025 | 51.1% |

Waiting time

Aug 2026: **11.1w**

Average wait in weeks between booking and taking a car test at Huddersfield, most recent 12 published months.
| Month | Average wait |
| --- | --- |
| August 2026 | 11.1 weeks |
| July 2026 | 11.1 weeks |
| June 2026 | 12.6 weeks |
| May 2026 | 13.7 weeks |
| April 2026 | 11.7 weeks |
| March 2026 | 13.4 weeks |
| February 2026 | 15.4 weeks |
| January 2026 | 10.3 weeks |
| December 2025 | 12.7 weeks |
| November 2025 | 13.1 weeks |
| October 2025 | 13.9 weeks |
| September 2025 | 14 weeks |

Tests conducted each month

Mar 2026: **969**

Car practical tests conducted each month at Huddersfield, most recent 12 published months.
| Month | Tests conducted |
| --- | --- |
| March 2026 | 969 |
| February 2026 | 776 |
| January 2026 | 978 |
| December 2025 | 841 |
| November 2025 | 891 |
| October 2025 | 1,031 |
| September 2025 | 1,022 |
| August 2025 | 685 |
| July 2025 | 1,014 |
| June 2025 | 820 |
| May 2025 | 798 |
| April 2025 | 738 |

## Year by year

Car practical tests, passes and pass rate at Huddersfield driving test centre by DVSA financial year (April to March).
| Year | Tests | Passes | Pass rate |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-26 | 10,563 | 5,198 | 49.2% |
| 2024-25 | 9,223 | 4,468 | 48.4% |
| 2023-24 | 8,996 | 4,401 | 48.9% |
| 2022-23 | 7,270 | 3,268 | 45% |
| 2021-22 | 6,964 | 3,289 | 47.2% |
| 2020-21 | 2,309 | 1,184 | 51.3% |
| 2019-20 | 6,577 | 3,067 | 46.6% |
| 2018-19 | 6,771 | 3,166 | 46.8% |
| 2017-18 | 7,340 | 3,501 | 47.7% |
| 2016-17 | 7,809 | 3,791 | 48.5% |

## Where it is

## Nearby test centres

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

-   [Heckmondwike](https://ukdrivingtestcentres.co.uk/heckmondwike/)
    
    10 km away
    
    45.8% pass · 10.1 weeks wait
    
-   [Halifax](https://ukdrivingtestcentres.co.uk/halifax/)
    
    10 km away
    
    45% pass · 11.1 weeks wait
    
-   [Bradford (Heaton)](https://ukdrivingtestcentres.co.uk/bradford-heaton/)
    
    17 km away
    
    56.1% pass · 15.1 weeks wait
    
-   [Bradford (Thornbury)](https://ukdrivingtestcentres.co.uk/bradford-thornbury/)
    
    17 km away
    
    47.8% pass · 6.5 weeks wait
    
-   [Wakefield](https://ukdrivingtestcentres.co.uk/wakefield/)
    
    19 km away
    
    45.4% pass · 7.6 weeks wait
    
-   [Barnsley](https://ukdrivingtestcentres.co.uk/barnsley/)
    
    21 km away
    
    58.5% pass · 5.4 weeks wait
    

Everything on this page describes Huddersfield 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.