# Llanelli Driving Test Centre — Pass Rate & Waiting Time

> Llanelli driving test centre has a 51% pass rate and an average 5.4 weeks wait. Compare it with nearby DVSA centres.

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

# Llanelli driving test centre

Wales · Toft Place, Mount Pleasant, Sir Gaerfyrddin / Carmarthenshire · SA15 3SB

## Llanelli at a glance

Pass rate

51%

April 2025 to March 2026

Average wait

5.4 weeks

August 2026

Tests a year

4,380

April 2025 to March 2026

Slots still free

4.7%

Of the 24-week booking window

## How Llanelli compares

Llanelli passes **51%** of car tests, which is **0.9 points above the 50.1% national average**. The typical wait between booking and testing is **5.4 weeks**, 7.4 weeks shorter than the national average of 12.8 weeks. It conducted **4,380** car tests in April 2025 to March 2026. In the most recent month DVSA has published, March 2026, the rate was **45.4%** — a single month, so expect it to bounce around the annual figure.

## Trends at Llanelli

Pass rate

Mar 2026: **45.4%**

Monthly car practical pass rate at Llanelli driving test centre, most recent 12 published months.
| Month | Pass rate |
| --- | --- |
| March 2026 | 45.4% |
| February 2026 | 47.7% |
| January 2026 | 46.5% |
| December 2025 | 50.5% |
| November 2025 | 52.1% |
| October 2025 | 57% |
| September 2025 | 56.2% |
| August 2025 | 55.2% |
| July 2025 | 55% |
| June 2025 | 50.3% |
| May 2025 | 51% |
| April 2025 | 53.4% |

Waiting time

Aug 2026: **5.4w**

Average wait in weeks between booking and taking a car test at Llanelli, most recent 12 published months.
| Month | Average wait |
| --- | --- |
| August 2026 | 5.4 weeks |
| July 2026 | 5.4 weeks |
| June 2026 | 5.6 weeks |
| May 2026 | 5.4 weeks |
| April 2026 | 6.6 weeks |
| March 2026 | 3.1 weeks |
| February 2026 | 5.4 weeks |
| January 2026 | 5.1 weeks |
| December 2025 | 3.9 weeks |
| November 2025 | 11.1 weeks |
| October 2025 | 9.4 weeks |
| September 2025 | 12.4 weeks |

Tests conducted each month

Mar 2026: **522**

Car practical tests conducted each month at Llanelli, most recent 12 published months.
| Month | Tests conducted |
| --- | --- |
| March 2026 | 522 |
| February 2026 | 509 |
| January 2026 | 460 |
| December 2025 | 497 |
| November 2025 | 315 |
| October 2025 | 384 |
| September 2025 | 313 |
| August 2025 | 248 |
| July 2025 | 260 |
| June 2025 | 306 |
| May 2025 | 302 |
| April 2025 | 264 |

## Year by year

Car practical tests, passes and pass rate at Llanelli driving test centre by DVSA financial year (April to March).
| Year | Tests | Passes | Pass rate |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-26 | 4,380 | 2,233 | 51% |
| 2024-25 | 3,442 | 1,755 | 51% |
| 2023-24 | 3,140 | 1,701 | 54.2% |
| 2022-23 | 2,812 | 1,465 | 52.1% |
| 2021-22 | 3,235 | 1,643 | 50.8% |
| 2020-21 | 1,089 | 577 | 53% |
| 2019-20 | 3,256 | 1,652 | 50.7% |
| 2018-19 | 3,492 | 1,734 | 49.7% |
| 2017-18 | 3,164 | 1,559 | 49.3% |
| 2016-17 | 3,304 | 1,674 | 50.7% |

## Where it is

## Nearby test centres

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

-   [Swansea](https://ukdrivingtestcentres.co.uk/swansea/)
    
    18 km away
    
    48.2% pass · 5.9 weeks wait
    
-   [Carmarthen](https://ukdrivingtestcentres.co.uk/carmarthen/)
    
    22 km away
    
    54.2% pass · 9.7 weeks wait
    
-   [Bridgend](https://ukdrivingtestcentres.co.uk/bridgend/)
    
    45 km away
    
    53.3% pass · 5.7 weeks wait
    
-   [Merthyr Tydfil](https://ukdrivingtestcentres.co.uk/merthyr-tydfil/)
    
    54 km away
    
    51.2% pass · 8.9 weeks wait
    
-   [Pembroke Dock](https://ukdrivingtestcentres.co.uk/pembroke-dock/)
    
    54 km away
    
    50.1% pass · 13.8 weeks wait
    
-   [Llantrisant](https://ukdrivingtestcentres.co.uk/llantrisant/)
    
    56 km away
    
    54% pass · 8.6 weeks wait
    

Everything on this page describes Llanelli 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.