# Oswestry Driving Test Centre — Pass Rate & Waiting Time

> Oswestry driving test centre has a 52.4% pass rate and an average 11.4 weeks wait. Compare it with nearby DVSA centres.

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

# Oswestry driving test centre

West Midlands, England

## Oswestry at a glance

Pass rate

52.4%

April 2025 to March 2026

Average wait

11.4 weeks

August 2026

Tests a year

1,851

April 2025 to March 2026

Slots still free

13.1%

Of the 24-week booking window

## How Oswestry compares

Oswestry passes **52.4%** of car tests, which is **2.3 points above the 50.1% national average**. The typical wait between booking and testing is **11.4 weeks**, 1.4 weeks shorter than the national average of 12.8 weeks. It conducted **1,851** car tests in April 2025 to March 2026. In the most recent month DVSA has published, March 2026, the rate was **54.2%** — a single month, so expect it to bounce around the annual figure.

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

## Trends at Oswestry

Pass rate

Mar 2026: **54.2%**

Monthly car practical pass rate at Oswestry driving test centre, most recent 12 published months.
| Month | Pass rate |
| --- | --- |
| March 2026 | 54.2% |
| February 2026 | 52.6% |
| January 2026 | 47% |
| December 2025 | 48.7% |
| November 2025 | 53.1% |
| October 2025 | 49.4% |
| September 2025 | 54.2% |
| August 2025 | 52.5% |
| July 2025 | 49.7% |
| June 2025 | 52.4% |
| May 2025 | 52.3% |
| April 2025 | 60.3% |

Waiting time

Aug 2026: **11.4w**

Average wait in weeks between booking and taking a car test at Oswestry, most recent 12 published months.
| Month | Average wait |
| --- | --- |
| August 2026 | 11.4 weeks |
| July 2026 | 11.4 weeks |
| June 2026 | 7.4 weeks |
| May 2026 | 10.4 weeks |
| April 2026 | 9.4 weeks |
| March 2026 | 10.6 weeks |
| February 2026 | 8 weeks |
| January 2026 | 13.3 weeks |
| December 2025 | 9.4 weeks |
| November 2025 | 8.6 weeks |
| October 2025 | 9.1 weeks |
| September 2025 | 10.5 weeks |

Tests conducted each month

Mar 2026: **190**

Car practical tests conducted each month at Oswestry, most recent 12 published months.
| Month | Tests conducted |
| --- | --- |
| March 2026 | 190 |
| February 2026 | 154 |
| January 2026 | 115 |
| December 2025 | 113 |
| November 2025 | 162 |
| October 2025 | 174 |
| September 2025 | 168 |
| August 2025 | 162 |
| July 2025 | 171 |
| June 2025 | 145 |
| May 2025 | 151 |
| April 2025 | 146 |

## Year by year

Car practical tests, passes and pass rate at Oswestry driving test centre by DVSA financial year (April to March).
| Year | Tests | Passes | Pass rate |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-26 | 1,851 | 969 | 52.4% |
| 2024-25 | 1,660 | 923 | 55.6% |
| 2023-24 | 1,650 | 891 | 54% |
| 2022-23 | 2,212 | 1,079 | 48.8% |
| 2021-22 | 1,449 | 786 | 54.2% |
| 2020-21 | 391 | 212 | 54.2% |
| 2019-20 | 1,387 | 665 | 47.9% |
| 2018-19 | 1,501 | 710 | 47.3% |
| 2017-18 | 1,284 | 648 | 50.5% |
| 2016-17 | 1,325 | 707 | 53.4% |

## Where it is

## Nearby test centres

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

-   [Ludlow](https://ukdrivingtestcentres.co.uk/ludlow/)
    
    3 km away
    
    58.7% pass · 10.1 weeks wait
    
-   [Featherstone](https://ukdrivingtestcentres.co.uk/featherstone/)
    
    4 km away
    
    36.4% pass · 11.9 weeks wait
    
-   [Telford](https://ukdrivingtestcentres.co.uk/telford/)
    
    8 km away
    
    48.9% pass · 22.6 weeks wait
    
-   [Birmingham (Cocks Moors)](https://ukdrivingtestcentres.co.uk/birmingham-cocks-moors/)
    
    9 km away
    
    53.5% pass · 3.1 weeks wait
    
-   [Birmingham (Garretts Green)](https://ukdrivingtestcentres.co.uk/birmingham-garretts-green/)
    
    9 km away
    
    44.4% pass · 7 weeks wait
    
-   [Birmingham (Kings Heath)](https://ukdrivingtestcentres.co.uk/birmingham-kings-heath/)
    
    9 km away
    
    46.8% pass · 11.7 weeks wait
    

Everything on this page describes Oswestry 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.