# Middlesbrough Driving Test Centre — Pass Rate & Waiting Time

> Middlesbrough driving test centre has a 47.7% pass rate and an average 14.3 weeks wait. Compare it with nearby DVSA centres.

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

# Middlesbrough driving test centre

North East, England

## Middlesbrough at a glance

Pass rate

47.7%

April 2025 to March 2026

Average wait

14.3 weeks

August 2026

Tests a year

8,854

April 2025 to March 2026

Slots still free

34.3%

Of the 24-week booking window

## How Middlesbrough compares

Middlesbrough passes **47.7%** of car tests, which is **2.4 points below the 50.1% national average**. The typical wait between booking and testing is **14.3 weeks**, 1.5 weeks longer than the national average of 12.8 weeks. It conducted **8,854** car tests in April 2025 to March 2026. In the most recent month DVSA has published, March 2026, the rate was **44.2%** — a single month, so expect it to bounce around the annual figure.

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

## Trends at Middlesbrough

Pass rate

Mar 2026: **44.2%**

Monthly car practical pass rate at Middlesbrough driving test centre, most recent 12 published months.
| Month | Pass rate |
| --- | --- |
| March 2026 | 44.2% |
| February 2026 | 43.3% |
| January 2026 | 50% |
| December 2025 | 48.1% |
| November 2025 | 51.3% |
| October 2025 | 46.2% |
| September 2025 | 50.1% |
| August 2025 | 49.7% |
| July 2025 | 46.8% |
| June 2025 | 47.7% |
| May 2025 | 48.3% |
| April 2025 | 47% |

Waiting time

Aug 2026: **14.3w**

Average wait in weeks between booking and taking a car test at Middlesbrough, most recent 12 published months.
| Month | Average wait |
| --- | --- |
| August 2026 | 14.3 weeks |
| July 2026 | 14.3 weeks |
| June 2026 | 11.9 weeks |
| May 2026 | 13 weeks |
| April 2026 | 10.3 weeks |
| March 2026 | 14.7 weeks |
| February 2026 | 16 weeks |
| January 2026 | 16.6 weeks |
| December 2025 | 14.8 weeks |
| November 2025 | 12.9 weeks |
| October 2025 | 17 weeks |
| September 2025 | 20.1 weeks |

Tests conducted each month

Mar 2026: **834**

Car practical tests conducted each month at Middlesbrough, most recent 12 published months.
| Month | Tests conducted |
| --- | --- |
| March 2026 | 834 |
| February 2026 | 616 |
| January 2026 | 654 |
| December 2025 | 640 |
| November 2025 | 745 |
| October 2025 | 819 |
| September 2025 | 722 |
| August 2025 | 561 |
| July 2025 | 737 |
| June 2025 | 852 |
| May 2025 | 868 |
| April 2025 | 806 |

## Year by year

Car practical tests, passes and pass rate at Middlesbrough driving test centre by DVSA financial year (April to March).
| Year | Tests | Passes | Pass rate |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-26 | 8,854 | 4,221 | 47.7% |
| 2024-25 | 8,952 | 4,321 | 48.3% |
| 2023-24 | 8,865 | 4,525 | 51% |
| 2022-23 | 10,130 | 5,037 | 49.7% |
| 2021-22 | 8,346 | 4,389 | 52.6% |
| 2020-21 | 2,803 | 1,463 | 52.2% |
| 2019-20 | 8,981 | 4,577 | 51% |
| 2018-19 | 9,855 | 4,854 | 49.3% |
| 2017-18 | 10,248 | 5,224 | 51% |
| 2016-17 | 10,803 | 5,534 | 51.2% |

## Where it is

## Nearby test centres

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

-   [Darlington](https://ukdrivingtestcentres.co.uk/darlington/)
    
    20 km away
    
    47.1% pass · 8.9 weeks wait
    
-   [Chester](https://ukdrivingtestcentres.co.uk/chester/)
    
    23 km away
    
    47.3% pass · 14.4 weeks wait
    
-   [Hartlepool](https://ukdrivingtestcentres.co.uk/hartlepool/)
    
    24 km away
    
    51% pass · 13.4 weeks wait
    
-   [Northallerton](https://ukdrivingtestcentres.co.uk/northallerton/)
    
    30 km away
    
    60.4% pass · 8.9 weeks wait
    
-   [Durham](https://ukdrivingtestcentres.co.uk/durham/)
    
    31 km away
    
    53.2% pass · 15.7 weeks wait
    
-   [Sevenoaks](https://ukdrivingtestcentres.co.uk/sevenoaks/)
    
    38 km away
    
    59% pass · 10.4 weeks wait
    

Everything on this page describes Middlesbrough 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.