# Newport (Isle of Wight) Driving Test Centre Pass Rates > Newport (Isle of Wight) driving test centre has a 54.1% pass rate and an average 8.9 weeks wait. Compare it with nearby DVSA centres. Source: https://ukdrivingtestcentres.co.uk/newport-isle-of-wight/ # Newport (Isle of Wight) driving test centre South East, England · Stephenson Street, Liswerry, Newport · NP19 4XH ## Newport (Isle of Wight) at a glance Pass rate 54.1% April 2025 to March 2026 Average wait 8.9 weeks August 2026 Tests a year 3,616 April 2025 to March 2026 Slots still free 21.4% Of the 24-week booking window ## How Newport (Isle of Wight) compares Newport (Isle of Wight) passes **54.1%** of car tests, which is **4 points above the 50.1% national average**. The typical wait between booking and testing is **8.9 weeks**, 3.9 weeks shorter than the national average of 12.8 weeks. It conducted **3,616** car tests in April 2025 to March 2026. In the most recent month DVSA has published, March 2026, the rate was **56.7%** — a single month, so expect it to bounce around the annual figure. ## Trends at Newport (Isle of Wight) Pass rate Mar 2026: **56.7%** Monthly car practical pass rate at Newport (Isle of Wight) driving test centre, most recent 12 published months. | Month | Pass rate | | --- | --- | | March 2026 | 56.7% | | February 2026 | 57.2% | | January 2026 | 47.3% | | December 2025 | 52.1% | | November 2025 | 53.9% | | October 2025 | 53.4% | | September 2025 | 56% | | August 2025 | 61.3% | | July 2025 | 55.1% | | June 2025 | 55.2% | | May 2025 | 49.5% | | April 2025 | 54.1% | Waiting time Aug 2026: **8.9w** Average wait in weeks between booking and taking a car test at Newport (Isle of Wight), most recent 12 published months. | Month | Average wait | | --- | --- | | August 2026 | 8.9 weeks | | July 2026 | 8.9 weeks | | June 2026 | 6.6 weeks | | May 2026 | 10.4 weeks | | April 2026 | 11.4 weeks | | March 2026 | 10.1 weeks | | February 2026 | 10.1 weeks | | January 2026 | 10.9 weeks | | December 2025 | 8.6 weeks | | November 2025 | 10.7 weeks | | October 2025 | 11.1 weeks | | September 2025 | 15 weeks | Tests conducted each month Mar 2026: **344** Car practical tests conducted each month at Newport (Isle of Wight), most recent 12 published months. | Month | Tests conducted | | --- | --- | | March 2026 | 344 | | February 2026 | 313 | | January 2026 | 351 | | December 2025 | 355 | | November 2025 | 358 | | October 2025 | 406 | | September 2025 | 209 | | August 2025 | 230 | | July 2025 | 314 | | June 2025 | 221 | | May 2025 | 186 | | April 2025 | 329 | ## Year by year Car practical tests, passes and pass rate at Newport (Isle of Wight) driving test centre by DVSA financial year (April to March). | Year | Tests | Passes | Pass rate | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2025-26 | 3,616 | 1,958 | 54.1% | | 2024-25 | 3,875 | 2,031 | 52.4% | | 2023-24 | 3,855 | 1,892 | 49.1% | | 2022-23 | 3,412 | 1,722 | 50.5% | ## Where it is ## Nearby test centres There is no catchment area for the practical test — you can book at any of these instead. - [Newport (Gwent)](https://ukdrivingtestcentres.co.uk/newport-gwent/) 0 km away 48.9% pass · 6.2 weeks wait - [Cardiff (Llanishen)](https://ukdrivingtestcentres.co.uk/cardiff-llanishen/) 16 km away 46.5% pass · 11.1 weeks wait - [Weston-super-Mare](https://ukdrivingtestcentres.co.uk/weston-super-mare/) 25 km away 61% pass · 5 weeks wait - [Barry](https://ukdrivingtestcentres.co.uk/barry/) 27 km away 57% pass · 10 weeks wait - [Abergavenny](https://ukdrivingtestcentres.co.uk/abergavenny/) 27 km away 64.2% pass · 5.9 weeks wait - [Gloucester](https://ukdrivingtestcentres.co.uk/gloucester/) 28 km away 47.8% pass · 19 weeks wait Everything on this page describes Newport (Isle of Wight) 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.