# Lichfield Driving Test Centre — Pass Rate & Waiting Time

> Lichfield driving test centre has a 53% pass rate and an average 20.4 weeks wait. Compare it with nearby DVSA centres.

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

# Lichfield driving test centre

West Midlands, England

## Lichfield at a glance

Pass rate

53%

April 2025 to March 2026

Average wait

20.4 weeks

August 2026

Tests a year

5,944

April 2025 to March 2026

Slots still free

49.4%

Of the 24-week booking window

## How Lichfield compares

Lichfield passes **53%** of car tests, which is **2.9 points above the 50.1% national average**. The typical wait between booking and testing is **20.4 weeks**, 7.6 weeks longer than the national average of 12.8 weeks. It conducted **5,944** car tests in April 2025 to March 2026. In the most recent month DVSA has published, March 2026, the rate was **53.6%** — a single month, so expect it to bounce around the annual figure.

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

## Trends at Lichfield

Pass rate

Mar 2026: **53.6%**

Monthly car practical pass rate at Lichfield driving test centre, most recent 12 published months.
| Month | Pass rate |
| --- | --- |
| March 2026 | 53.6% |
| February 2026 | 51.6% |
| January 2026 | 52.1% |
| December 2025 | 50.9% |
| November 2025 | 58.4% |
| October 2025 | 52.7% |
| September 2025 | 56.1% |
| August 2025 | 51.4% |
| July 2025 | 55.1% |
| June 2025 | 51.1% |
| May 2025 | 53.5% |
| April 2025 | 51% |

Waiting time

Aug 2026: **20.4w**

Average wait in weeks between booking and taking a car test at Lichfield, most recent 12 published months.
| Month | Average wait |
| --- | --- |
| August 2026 | 20.4 weeks |
| July 2026 | 20.4 weeks |
| June 2026 | 17.1 weeks |
| May 2026 | 21.1 weeks |
| April 2026 | 23 weeks |
| March 2026 | 21.3 weeks |
| February 2026 | 17.1 weeks |
| January 2026 | 17.1 weeks |
| December 2025 | 10.9 weeks |
| November 2025 | 20.1 weeks |
| October 2025 | 20 weeks |
| September 2025 | 22.1 weeks |

Tests conducted each month

Mar 2026: **560**

Car practical tests conducted each month at Lichfield, most recent 12 published months.
| Month | Tests conducted |
| --- | --- |
| March 2026 | 560 |
| February 2026 | 481 |
| January 2026 | 501 |
| December 2025 | 564 |
| November 2025 | 404 |
| October 2025 | 493 |
| September 2025 | 446 |
| August 2025 | 362 |
| July 2025 | 581 |
| June 2025 | 534 |
| May 2025 | 516 |
| April 2025 | 502 |

## Year by year

Car practical tests, passes and pass rate at Lichfield driving test centre by DVSA financial year (April to March).
| Year | Tests | Passes | Pass rate |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-26 | 5,944 | 3,153 | 53% |
| 2024-25 | 8,490 | 4,122 | 48.6% |
| 2023-24 | 8,261 | 3,921 | 47.5% |
| 2022-23 | 7,562 | 3,568 | 47.2% |
| 2021-22 | 6,981 | 3,085 | 44.2% |
| 2020-21 | 1,960 | 1,021 | 52.1% |
| 2019-20 | 6,917 | 3,351 | 48.4% |
| 2018-19 | 7,683 | 3,864 | 50.3% |
| 2017-18 | 6,939 | 3,455 | 49.8% |
| 2016-17 | 7,694 | 4,094 | 53.2% |

## Where it is

## Nearby test centres

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

-   [Shrewsbury](https://ukdrivingtestcentres.co.uk/shrewsbury/)
    
    13 km away
    
    51% pass · 6.3 weeks wait
    
-   [Rugby](https://ukdrivingtestcentres.co.uk/rugby/)
    
    14 km away
    
    51.4% pass · 9.4 weeks wait
    
-   [Birmingham (Cocks Moors)](https://ukdrivingtestcentres.co.uk/birmingham-cocks-moors/)
    
    14 km away
    
    53.5% pass · 3.1 weeks wait
    
-   [Birmingham (Garretts Green)](https://ukdrivingtestcentres.co.uk/birmingham-garretts-green/)
    
    14 km away
    
    44.4% pass · 7 weeks wait
    
-   [Birmingham (Kings Heath)](https://ukdrivingtestcentres.co.uk/birmingham-kings-heath/)
    
    14 km away
    
    46.8% pass · 11.7 weeks wait
    
-   [Birmingham (Kingstanding)](https://ukdrivingtestcentres.co.uk/birmingham-kingstanding/)
    
    14 km away
    
    48.5% pass · 23 weeks wait
    

Everything on this page describes Lichfield 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.