# Northallerton Driving Test Centre — Pass Rate & Waiting Time

> Northallerton driving test centre has a 60.4% pass rate and an average 8.9 weeks wait. Compare it with nearby DVSA centres.

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

# Northallerton driving test centre

Yorkshire and The Humber, England

## Northallerton at a glance

Pass rate

60.4%

April 2025 to March 2026

Average wait

8.9 weeks

August 2026

Tests a year

3,244

April 2025 to March 2026

Slots still free

10.2%

Of the 24-week booking window

## How Northallerton compares

Northallerton passes **60.4%** of car tests, which is **10.3 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 **3,244** car tests in April 2025 to March 2026. In the most recent month DVSA has published, March 2026, the rate was **59.8%** — a single month, so expect it to bounce around the annual figure.

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

## Trends at Northallerton

Pass rate

Mar 2026: **59.8%**

Monthly car practical pass rate at Northallerton driving test centre, most recent 12 published months.
| Month | Pass rate |
| --- | --- |
| March 2026 | 59.8% |
| February 2026 | 62% |
| January 2026 | 56.3% |
| December 2025 | 55.9% |
| November 2025 | 60.9% |
| October 2025 | 60.7% |
| September 2025 | 69.1% |
| August 2025 | 61.3% |
| July 2025 | 60.6% |
| June 2025 | 54% |
| May 2025 | 60.9% |
| April 2025 | 67.9% |

Waiting time

Aug 2026: **8.9w**

Average wait in weeks between booking and taking a car test at Northallerton, most recent 12 published months.
| Month | Average wait |
| --- | --- |
| August 2026 | 8.9 weeks |
| July 2026 | 8.9 weeks |
| June 2026 | 7.9 weeks |
| May 2026 | 5.7 weeks |
| April 2026 | 12.3 weeks |
| March 2026 | 10.1 weeks |
| February 2026 | 13.4 weeks |
| January 2026 | 7.7 weeks |
| December 2025 | 9.1 weeks |
| November 2025 | 8.5 weeks |
| October 2025 | 10.3 weeks |
| September 2025 | 11.1 weeks |

Tests conducted each month

Mar 2026: **420**

Car practical tests conducted each month at Northallerton, most recent 12 published months.
| Month | Tests conducted |
| --- | --- |
| March 2026 | 420 |
| February 2026 | 276 |
| January 2026 | 293 |
| December 2025 | 363 |
| November 2025 | 358 |
| October 2025 | 377 |
| September 2025 | 233 |
| August 2025 | 230 |
| July 2025 | 218 |
| June 2025 | 176 |
| May 2025 | 169 |
| April 2025 | 131 |

## Year by year

Car practical tests, passes and pass rate at Northallerton driving test centre by DVSA financial year (April to March).
| Year | Tests | Passes | Pass rate |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-26 | 3,244 | 1,958 | 60.4% |
| 2024-25 | 2,314 | 1,355 | 58.6% |
| 2023-24 | 2,942 | 1,584 | 53.8% |
| 2022-23 | 3,253 | 1,657 | 50.9% |
| 2021-22 | 3,446 | 2,076 | 60.2% |
| 2020-21 | 855 | 481 | 56.3% |
| 2019-20 | 2,701 | 1,555 | 57.6% |
| 2018-19 | 2,521 | 1,559 | 61.8% |
| 2017-18 | 3,092 | 1,809 | 58.5% |
| 2016-17 | 3,286 | 1,875 | 57.1% |

## 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
    
-   [Middlesbrough](https://ukdrivingtestcentres.co.uk/middlesbrough/)
    
    30 km away
    
    47.7% pass · 14.3 weeks wait
    
-   [Knaresborough](https://ukdrivingtestcentres.co.uk/knaresborough/)
    
    37 km away
    
    58.5% pass · 9.7 weeks wait
    
-   [Chester](https://ukdrivingtestcentres.co.uk/chester/)
    
    40 km away
    
    47.3% pass · 14.4 weeks wait
    
-   [Hartlepool](https://ukdrivingtestcentres.co.uk/hartlepool/)
    
    46 km away
    
    51% pass · 13.4 weeks wait
    
-   [York](https://ukdrivingtestcentres.co.uk/york/)
    
    46 km away
    
    54.4% pass · 15.1 weeks wait
    

Everything on this page describes Northallerton 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.