# Knaresborough Driving Test Centre — Pass Rate & Waiting Time

> Knaresborough driving test centre has a 58.5% pass rate and an average 9.7 weeks wait. Compare it with nearby DVSA centres.

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

# Knaresborough driving test centre

Yorkshire and The Humber, England

## Knaresborough at a glance

Pass rate

58.5%

April 2025 to March 2026

Average wait

9.7 weeks

August 2026

Tests a year

8,301

April 2025 to March 2026

Slots still free

6.7%

Of the 24-week booking window

## How Knaresborough compares

Knaresborough passes **58.5%** of car tests, which is **8.4 points above the 50.1% national average**. The typical wait between booking and testing is **9.7 weeks**, 3.1 weeks shorter than the national average of 12.8 weeks. It conducted **8,301** car tests in April 2025 to March 2026. In the most recent month DVSA has published, March 2026, the rate was **57.2%** — a single month, so expect it to bounce around the annual figure.

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

## Trends at Knaresborough

Pass rate

Mar 2026: **57.2%**

Monthly car practical pass rate at Knaresborough driving test centre, most recent 12 published months.
| Month | Pass rate |
| --- | --- |
| March 2026 | 57.2% |
| February 2026 | 59.4% |
| January 2026 | 59.5% |
| December 2025 | 58.5% |
| November 2025 | 55.6% |
| October 2025 | 58.8% |
| September 2025 | 54.8% |
| August 2025 | 60.8% |
| July 2025 | 60.9% |
| June 2025 | 58.4% |
| May 2025 | 59.2% |
| April 2025 | 61.5% |

Waiting time

Aug 2026: **9.7w**

Average wait in weeks between booking and taking a car test at Knaresborough, most recent 12 published months.
| Month | Average wait |
| --- | --- |
| August 2026 | 9.7 weeks |
| July 2026 | 9.7 weeks |
| June 2026 | 9.4 weeks |
| May 2026 | 8.9 weeks |
| April 2026 | 7.9 weeks |
| March 2026 | 7.6 weeks |
| February 2026 | 11.3 weeks |
| January 2026 | 9.7 weeks |
| December 2025 | 8.7 weeks |
| November 2025 | 9 weeks |
| October 2025 | 9.4 weeks |
| September 2025 | 11.8 weeks |

Tests conducted each month

Mar 2026: **790**

Car practical tests conducted each month at Knaresborough, most recent 12 published months.
| Month | Tests conducted |
| --- | --- |
| March 2026 | 790 |
| February 2026 | 721 |
| January 2026 | 679 |
| December 2025 | 675 |
| November 2025 | 810 |
| October 2025 | 809 |
| September 2025 | 704 |
| August 2025 | 605 |
| July 2025 | 608 |
| June 2025 | 702 |
| May 2025 | 661 |
| April 2025 | 537 |

## Year by year

Car practical tests, passes and pass rate at Knaresborough driving test centre by DVSA financial year (April to March).
| Year | Tests | Passes | Pass rate |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-26 | 8,301 | 4,860 | 58.5% |
| 2024-25 | 5,305 | 3,106 | 58.5% |
| 2023-24 | 5,022 | 2,841 | 56.6% |
| 2022-23 | 5,841 | 3,091 | 52.9% |
| 2021-22 | 5,376 | 2,835 | 52.7% |
| 2020-21 | 1,287 | 698 | 54.2% |
| 2019-20 | 3,649 | 1,789 | 49% |
| 2018-19 | 4,248 | 2,079 | 48.9% |
| 2017-18 | 4,091 | 2,058 | 50.3% |
| 2016-17 | 4,104 | 2,132 | 51.9% |

## Where it is

## Nearby test centres

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

-   [Leeds (Fearnville)](https://ukdrivingtestcentres.co.uk/leeds-fearnville/)
    
    21 km away
    
    51.8% pass · 9.6 weeks wait
    
-   [Horsforth](https://ukdrivingtestcentres.co.uk/horsforth/)
    
    22 km away
    
    49.7% pass · 10.7 weeks wait
    
-   [Leeds (Colton Mill)](https://ukdrivingtestcentres.co.uk/leeds-colton-mill/)
    
    23 km away
    
    51.8% pass · 8.4 weeks wait
    
-   [York](https://ukdrivingtestcentres.co.uk/york/)
    
    27 km away
    
    54.4% pass · 15.1 weeks wait
    
-   [Bradford (Heaton)](https://ukdrivingtestcentres.co.uk/bradford-heaton/)
    
    30 km away
    
    56.1% pass · 15.1 weeks wait
    
-   [Bradford (Thornbury)](https://ukdrivingtestcentres.co.uk/bradford-thornbury/)
    
    30 km away
    
    47.8% pass · 6.5 weeks wait
    

Everything on this page describes Knaresborough 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.