# Oxford (Cowley) Driving Test Centre — Pass Rate & Waiting Time

> Oxford (Cowley) driving test centre has a 50.6% pass rate and an average 5 weeks wait. Compare it with nearby DVSA centres.

Source: https://ukdrivingtestcentres.co.uk/oxford-cowley/

# Oxford (Cowley) driving test centre

South East, England · Lambton Close, Cowley, Oxford · OX4 2PY

## Oxford (Cowley) at a glance

Pass rate

50.6%

April 2025 to March 2026

Average wait

5 weeks

August 2026

Tests a year

5,419

April 2025 to March 2026

Slots still free

20.9%

Of the 24-week booking window

## How Oxford (Cowley) compares

Oxford (Cowley) passes **50.6%** of car tests, which is **0.5 points above the 50.1% national average**. The typical wait between booking and testing is **5 weeks**, 7.8 weeks shorter than the national average of 12.8 weeks. It conducted **5,419** car tests in April 2025 to March 2026. In the most recent month DVSA has published, March 2026, the rate was **45.4%** — a single month, so expect it to bounce around the annual figure.

## Trends at Oxford (Cowley)

Pass rate

Mar 2026: **45.4%**

Monthly car practical pass rate at Oxford (Cowley) driving test centre, most recent 12 published months.
| Month | Pass rate |
| --- | --- |
| March 2026 | 45.4% |
| February 2026 | 54% |
| January 2026 | 52.4% |
| December 2025 | 48.8% |
| November 2025 | 49.3% |
| October 2025 | 48.7% |
| September 2025 | 48.3% |
| August 2025 | 54.8% |
| July 2025 | 49% |
| June 2025 | 48.7% |
| May 2025 | 54.7% |
| April 2025 | 53.4% |

Waiting time

Aug 2026: **5.0w**

Average wait in weeks between booking and taking a car test at Oxford (Cowley), most recent 12 published months.
| Month | Average wait |
| --- | --- |
| August 2026 | 5 weeks |
| July 2026 | 5 weeks |
| June 2026 | 9.4 weeks |
| May 2026 | 6.6 weeks |
| April 2026 | 5.3 weeks |
| March 2026 | 5.6 weeks |
| February 2026 | 22.1 weeks |
| January 2026 | 14.1 weeks |
| December 2025 | 10.8 weeks |
| November 2025 | 9.9 weeks |
| October 2025 | 16 weeks |
| September 2025 | 20.1 weeks |

Tests conducted each month

Mar 2026: **573**

Car practical tests conducted each month at Oxford (Cowley), most recent 12 published months.
| Month | Tests conducted |
| --- | --- |
| March 2026 | 573 |
| February 2026 | 354 |
| January 2026 | 395 |
| December 2025 | 338 |
| November 2025 | 454 |
| October 2025 | 409 |
| September 2025 | 414 |
| August 2025 | 473 |
| July 2025 | 531 |
| June 2025 | 417 |
| May 2025 | 503 |
| April 2025 | 558 |

## Year by year

Car practical tests, passes and pass rate at Oxford (Cowley) driving test centre by DVSA financial year (April to March).
| Year | Tests | Passes | Pass rate |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-26 | 5,419 | 2,741 | 50.6% |
| 2024-25 | 6,449 | 3,107 | 48.2% |
| 2023-24 | 9,020 | 3,897 | 43.2% |
| 2022-23 | 7,564 | 3,510 | 46.4% |
| 2021-22 | 7,217 | 3,548 | 49.2% |
| 2020-21 | 3,174 | 1,591 | 50.1% |
| 2019-20 | 10,173 | 5,012 | 49.3% |
| 2018-19 | 10,082 | 4,851 | 48.1% |
| 2017-18 | 11,142 | 5,455 | 49% |
| 2016-17 | 8,276 | 4,046 | 48.9% |

## Where it is

## Nearby test centres

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

-   [Aylesbury](https://ukdrivingtestcentres.co.uk/aylesbury/)
    
    28 km away
    
    49.3% pass · 5 weeks wait
    
-   [High Wycombe](https://ukdrivingtestcentres.co.uk/high-wycombe/)
    
    33 km away
    
    51.5% pass · 4.6 weeks wait
    
-   [Banbury](https://ukdrivingtestcentres.co.uk/banbury/)
    
    37 km away
    
    41.3% pass · 18.1 weeks wait
    
-   [Greenham](https://ukdrivingtestcentres.co.uk/greenham/)
    
    41 km away
    
    56.5% pass · 5.2 weeks wait
    
-   [Leighton Buzzard (Stanbridge Road)](https://ukdrivingtestcentres.co.uk/leighton-buzzard-stanbridge-road/)
    
    42 km away
    
    49.9% pass · 16.6 weeks wait
    
-   [Bletchley](https://ukdrivingtestcentres.co.uk/bletchley/)
    
    42 km away
    
    51.5% pass · 14.6 weeks wait
    

Everything on this page describes Oxford (Cowley) 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.