# Newtown Driving Test Centre — Pass Rate & Waiting Time

> Newtown driving test centre has a 58% pass rate and an average 14 weeks wait. Compare it with nearby DVSA centres.

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

# Newtown driving test centre

Wales

## Newtown at a glance

Pass rate

58%

April 2025 to March 2026

Average wait

14 weeks

August 2026

Tests a year

2,256

April 2025 to March 2026

Slots still free

22.1%

Of the 24-week booking window

## How Newtown compares

Newtown passes **58%** of car tests, which is **7.9 points above the 50.1% national average**. The typical wait between booking and testing is **14 weeks**, 1.2 weeks longer than the national average of 12.8 weeks. It conducted **2,256** car tests in April 2025 to March 2026. In the most recent month DVSA has published, March 2026, the rate was **62.6%** — a single month, so expect it to bounce around the annual figure.

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

## Trends at Newtown

Pass rate

Mar 2026: **62.6%**

Monthly car practical pass rate at Newtown driving test centre, most recent 12 published months.
| Month | Pass rate |
| --- | --- |
| March 2026 | 62.6% |
| February 2026 | 60.7% |
| January 2026 | 55.1% |
| December 2025 | 56.4% |
| November 2025 | 56.8% |
| October 2025 | 58.5% |
| September 2025 | 59.1% |
| August 2025 | 50.4% |
| July 2025 | 60.7% |
| June 2025 | 57.2% |
| May 2025 | 61.1% |
| April 2025 | 54.4% |

Waiting time

Aug 2026: **14.0w**

Average wait in weeks between booking and taking a car test at Newtown, most recent 12 published months.
| Month | Average wait |
| --- | --- |
| August 2026 | 14 weeks |
| July 2026 | 14 weeks |
| June 2026 | 10 weeks |
| May 2026 | 12.4 weeks |
| April 2026 | 12.5 weeks |
| March 2026 | 9.2 weeks |
| February 2026 | 11.1 weeks |
| January 2026 | 10.1 weeks |
| December 2025 | 12.6 weeks |
| November 2025 | 15.1 weeks |
| October 2025 | 13.6 weeks |
| September 2025 | 14.9 weeks |

Tests conducted each month

Mar 2026: **227**

Car practical tests conducted each month at Newtown, most recent 12 published months.
| Month | Tests conducted |
| --- | --- |
| March 2026 | 227 |
| February 2026 | 196 |
| January 2026 | 207 |
| December 2025 | 211 |
| November 2025 | 220 |
| October 2025 | 183 |
| September 2025 | 203 |
| August 2025 | 113 |
| July 2025 | 183 |
| June 2025 | 180 |
| May 2025 | 162 |
| April 2025 | 171 |

## Year by year

Car practical tests, passes and pass rate at Newtown driving test centre by DVSA financial year (April to March).
| Year | Tests | Passes | Pass rate |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-26 | 2,256 | 1,309 | 58% |
| 2024-25 | 1,740 | 1,109 | 63.7% |
| 2023-24 | 1,835 | 1,243 | 67.7% |
| 2022-23 | 1,415 | 836 | 59.1% |
| 2021-22 | 957 | 713 | 74.5% |
| 2019-20 | 1,165 | 653 | 56.1% |
| 2018-19 | 1,279 | 746 | 58.3% |
| 2017-18 | 1,192 | 642 | 53.9% |
| 2016-17 | 1,377 | 775 | 56.3% |
| 2015-16 | 1,253 | 721 | 57.5% |

## Where it is

## Nearby test centres

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

-   [Bala](https://ukdrivingtestcentres.co.uk/bala/)
    
    48 km away
    
    61.6% pass · 11.4 weeks wait
    
-   [Aberystwyth (Park Avenue)](https://ukdrivingtestcentres.co.uk/aberystwyth-park-avenue/)
    
    53 km away
    
    55.1% pass · 10.6 weeks wait
    
-   [Wrexham](https://ukdrivingtestcentres.co.uk/wrexham/)
    
    63 km away
    
    51.9% pass · 7 weeks wait
    
-   [Brecon](https://ukdrivingtestcentres.co.uk/brecon/)
    
    63 km away
    
    58.7% pass · 6.9 weeks wait
    
-   [Abergavenny](https://ukdrivingtestcentres.co.uk/abergavenny/)
    
    80 km away
    
    64.2% pass · 5.9 weeks wait
    
-   [Stafford](https://ukdrivingtestcentres.co.uk/stafford/)
    
    81 km away
    
    45.8% pass · 17.7 weeks wait
    

Everything on this page describes Newtown 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.