# Luton Driving Test Centre — Pass Rate & Waiting Time

> Luton driving test centre has a 39.2% pass rate and an average 10.3 weeks wait. Compare it with nearby DVSA centres.

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

# Luton driving test centre

East of England, England · Adelaide Street, New Town, Luton · LU1 5BT

## Luton at a glance

Pass rate

39.2%

April 2025 to March 2026

Average wait

10.3 weeks

August 2026

Tests a year

7,759

April 2025 to March 2026

Slots still free

47.5%

Of the 24-week booking window

## How Luton compares

Luton passes **39.2%** of car tests, which is **10.9 points below the 50.1% national average**. The typical wait between booking and testing is **10.3 weeks**, 2.5 weeks shorter than the national average of 12.8 weeks. It conducted **7,759** car tests in April 2025 to March 2026. In the most recent month DVSA has published, March 2026, the rate was **42.3%** — a single month, so expect it to bounce around the annual figure.

## Trends at Luton

Pass rate

Mar 2026: **42.3%**

Monthly car practical pass rate at Luton driving test centre, most recent 12 published months.
| Month | Pass rate |
| --- | --- |
| March 2026 | 42.3% |
| February 2026 | 41.8% |
| January 2026 | 42.9% |
| December 2025 | 35.8% |
| November 2025 | 38.3% |
| October 2025 | 40.4% |
| September 2025 | 35.2% |
| August 2025 | 39.9% |
| July 2025 | 36.7% |
| June 2025 | 38.3% |
| May 2025 | 39.5% |
| April 2025 | 37.4% |

Waiting time

Aug 2026: **10.3w**

Average wait in weeks between booking and taking a car test at Luton, most recent 12 published months.
| Month | Average wait |
| --- | --- |
| August 2026 | 10.3 weeks |
| July 2026 | 10.3 weeks |
| June 2026 | 7.6 weeks |
| May 2026 | 16.1 weeks |
| April 2026 | 7.6 weeks |
| March 2026 | 4.1 weeks |
| February 2026 | 4.9 weeks |
| January 2026 | 8.4 weeks |
| December 2025 | 11.9 weeks |
| November 2025 | 22.1 weeks |
| October 2025 | 13 weeks |
| September 2025 | 9 weeks |

Tests conducted each month

Mar 2026: **763**

Car practical tests conducted each month at Luton, most recent 12 published months.
| Month | Tests conducted |
| --- | --- |
| March 2026 | 763 |
| February 2026 | 754 |
| January 2026 | 711 |
| December 2025 | 597 |
| November 2025 | 519 |
| October 2025 | 634 |
| September 2025 | 623 |
| August 2025 | 602 |
| July 2025 | 640 |
| June 2025 | 698 |
| May 2025 | 574 |
| April 2025 | 644 |

## Year by year

Car practical tests, passes and pass rate at Luton driving test centre by DVSA financial year (April to March).
| Year | Tests | Passes | Pass rate |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-26 | 7,759 | 3,041 | 39.2% |
| 2024-25 | 8,304 | 3,328 | 40.1% |
| 2023-24 | 12,603 | 4,662 | 37% |
| 2022-23 | 11,522 | 4,716 | 40.9% |
| 2021-22 | 8,756 | 3,622 | 41.4% |
| 2020-21 | 2,969 | 1,248 | 42% |
| 2019-20 | 9,859 | 3,586 | 36.4% |
| 2018-19 | 9,965 | 3,480 | 34.9% |
| 2017-18 | 10,144 | 3,401 | 33.5% |
| 2016-17 | 10,448 | 4,004 | 38.3% |

## Where it is

## Nearby test centres

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

-   [Bury (Manchester)](https://ukdrivingtestcentres.co.uk/bury-manchester/)
    
    0 km away
    
    46.3% pass · 7.6 weeks wait
    
-   [Leighton Buzzard (Stanbridge Road)](https://ukdrivingtestcentres.co.uk/leighton-buzzard-stanbridge-road/)
    
    17 km away
    
    49.9% pass · 16.6 weeks wait
    
-   [Letchworth](https://ukdrivingtestcentres.co.uk/letchworth/)
    
    18 km away
    
    57.5% pass · 25 weeks wait
    
-   [Watford](https://ukdrivingtestcentres.co.uk/watford/)
    
    24 km away
    
    46.2% pass · 15.4 weeks wait
    
-   [Bletchley](https://ukdrivingtestcentres.co.uk/bletchley/)
    
    26 km away
    
    51.5% pass · 14.6 weeks wait
    
-   [Borehamwood (London)](https://ukdrivingtestcentres.co.uk/borehamwood-london/)
    
    27 km away
    
    50.8% pass · 10.9 weeks wait
    

Everything on this page describes Luton 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.