Pass rates by test centre

Car practical pass rates for every DVSA test centre in Great Britain, April 2025 to March 2026.

What the numbers show

Across the 1,990,665 car tests DVSA conducted in the year, 50.1% were passes. 165 of the 275 centres with enough volume to rank beat that average. Montrose is the highest at 70%, and Wolverhampton the lowest at 34.3%.

A high pass rate is mostly a property of the roads, not the examiners. Centres testing on quiet rural routes report far higher rates than city centres whose routes cover multi-lane roundabouts and heavy traffic. It is worth weighing a longer drive to a "easier" centre against sitting the test on roads you have never driven.

For the extremes on their own, see the easiest test centres in the UK and the hardest.

Figures cover Great Britain (England, Scotland and Wales). Driving tests in Northern Ireland are run by the DVA, which does not publish comparable centre-level statistics.

Showing 319 of 319 test centres. Centres markedlow volumerun fewer than 500 tests a year, so their pass rate is volatile and they are left out of the site's rankings.

Car practical pass rate, average waiting time and annual test volume for every DVSA driving test centre in Great Britain, April 2025 to March 2026. Ranked by pass rate, highest first.
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1	Isles of ScillyLow volumeSouth West	75.0%	—	8
2	Isle of MullLow volumeScotland	73.8%	20.5w	42
3	GairlochLow volumeScotland	73.5%	3.0w	49
4	PitlochryLow volumeScotland	73.3%	22.4w	146
5	Benbecula IslandLow volumeScotland	72.9%	5.6w	107
6	GirvanLow volumeScotland	72.0%	15.7w	250
7	CampbeltownLow volumeScotland	71.6%	20.4w	109
8	DunoonLow volumeScotland	71.5%	23.9w	193
9	StranraerLow volumeScotland	71.2%	20.1w	215
10	GolspieLow volumeScotland	71.0%	18.4w	93
11	DunsLow volumeScotland	70.2%	21.0w	171
12	MontroseScotland	70.0%	15.5w	621
13	Melton MowbrayEast Midlands	69.7%	21.7w	1,984
14	Barrow In FurnessNorth West	69.6%	3.7w	1,699
15	InverarayLow volumeScotland	69.4%	17.1w	124
16	DorchesterSouth West	69.0%	6.4w	4,353
17	AberfeldyLow volumeScotland	68.5%	21.2w	149
18	PwllheliWales	68.1%	13.0w	737
19	LerwickLow volumeScotland	67.8%	14.1w	379
20	ArbroathScotland	67.4%	27.0w	605
21	CumnockScotland	67.4%	20.9w	760
22	Brodick (Isle of Arran)Low volumeScotland	67.3%	19.1w	55
23	StornowayLow volumeScotland	66.6%	7.1w	344
24	ObanLow volumeScotland	66.1%	14.1w	322
25	Newton StewartLow volumeScotland	65.8%	16.7w	225
26	Fort WilliamLow volumeScotland	65.5%	17.3w	374
27	Kendal (Oxenholme Road)North West	65.1%	9.3w	2,231
28	Tunbridge WellsSouth East	64.5%	12.0w	5,726
29	HawickLow volumeScotland	64.3%	23.6w	415
30	MaltonYorkshire and The Humber	64.3%	8.1w	876
31	AbergavennyWales	64.2%	8.2w	5,924
32	MallaigLow volumeScotland	64.2%	14.4w	53
33	FraserburghScotland	64.0%	12.2w	531
34	HuntlyLow volumeScotland	63.7%	14.2w	245
35	YeovilSouth West	63.4%	10.0w	7,493
36	Lee On The SolentSouth East	63.2%	17.4w	8,502
37	AlnessScotland	63.1%	15.0w	783
38	ThursoLow volumeScotland	63.0%	15.1w	162
39	IpswichEast of England	62.3%	7.9w	11,466
40	BangorWales	62.2%	12.9w	4,032
41	InverurieScotland	61.9%	9.6w	749
42	WorkingtonNorth West	61.9%	15.4w	2,998
43	Norwich (Peachman Way)East of England	61.7%	12.0w	12,541
44	BalaWales	61.6%	12.1w	607
45	ChichesterSouth East	61.6%	6.4w	6,672
46	UllapoolLow volumeScotland	61.2%	8.4w	49
47	Weston-super-MareSouth West	61.0%	4.0w	4,443
48	NorthallertonYorkshire and The Humber	60.4%	7.9w	3,244
49	ForfarScotland	60.3%	29.7w	667
50	MaidstoneSouth East	60.2%	5.6w	8,053
51	WellingboroughEast Midlands	60.0%	23.0w	1,450
52	WorthingSouth East	59.8%	12.0w	8,495
53	FarnboroughSouth East	59.7%	14.4w	10,482
54	TauntonSouth West	59.5%	12.1w	8,259
55	WickLow volumeScotland	59.4%	11.4w	239
56	HeyshamNorth West	59.2%	17.3w	3,692
57	KelsoLow volumeScotland	59.2%	19.9w	434
58	KingussieLow volumeScotland	59.1%	17.1w	93
59	SevenoaksSouth East	59.0%	11.4w	6,740
60	HerefordWest Midlands	58.8%	6.6w	4,110
61	PeeblesScotland	58.8%	18.6w	685
62	BreconWales	58.7%	10.6w	1,490
63	BuxtonEast Midlands	58.7%	12.3w	4,904
64	CarlisleNorth West	58.7%	8.6w	3,518
65	LudlowWest Midlands	58.7%	9.1w	5,051
66	Sidcup (London)London	58.7%	22.3w	14,318
67	BarnsleyYorkshire and The Humber	58.5%	6.6w	7,737
68	KnaresboroughYorkshire and The Humber	58.5%	9.4w	8,301
69	LanarkScotland	58.1%	16.3w	1,914
70	NewtownWales	58.0%	10.0w	2,256
71	Grantham (Somerby)East Midlands	57.9%	16.4w	7,318
72	East KilbrideScotland	57.7%	20.0w	1,976
73	NorthwichNorth West	57.6%	21.4w	3,529
74	AyrScotland	57.5%	10.6w	2,189
75	BanffLow volumeScotland	57.5%	6.1w	280
76	HaddingtonScotland	57.5%	21.5w	2,195
77	LetchworthEast of England	57.5%	19.8w	5,243
78	Kyle of LochalshLow volumeScotland	57.4%	9.3w	136
79	AshfieldEast Midlands	57.3%	17.1w	8,144
80	DundeeScotland	57.3%	7.8w	3,742
81	SkiptonYorkshire and The Humber	57.3%	9.0w	3,197
82	GuildfordSouth East	57.1%	6.0w	4,542
83	BarryWales	57.0%	8.9w	2,244
84	Isle of Skye (Portree)Low volumeScotland	57.0%	7.4w	128
85	Grantown-On-SpeyLow volumeScotland	56.9%	20.3w	137
86	RhylWales	56.9%	5.0w	4,011
87	BasingstokeSouth East	56.8%	18.0w	5,009
88	WhitbyYorkshire and The Humber	56.7%	17.6w	557
89	Birmingham (Shirley)West Midlands	56.6%	14.0w	9,385
90	GreenhamSouth East	56.5%	2.9w	3,931
91	Southport (Liverpool)North West	56.5%	15.3w	7,949
92	ChippenhamSouth West	56.4%	6.1w	9,629
93	GillinghamSouth East	56.4%	9.3w	14,886
94	LochgilpheadLow volumeScotland	56.4%	18.8w	140
95	PrestonNorth West	56.3%	14.6w	9,194
96	ChesterfieldEast Midlands	56.2%	8.0w	6,605
97	Bradford (Heaton)Yorkshire and The Humber	56.1%	11.7w	8,354
98	Bredbury (Manchester)North West	56.0%	12.4w	10,636
99	Herne BaySouth East	55.9%	7.1w	10,674
100	OrkneyLow volumeScotland	55.9%	6.7w	320
101	SkegnessEast Midlands	55.9%	13.8w	2,078
102	IrvineScotland	55.7%	18.3w	4,941
103	LivingstonScotland	55.7%	23.1w	2,997
104	AlnwickNorth East	55.5%	7.9w	1,282
105	BridlingtonYorkshire and The Humber	55.5%	18.1w	3,027
106	Bristol (Avonmouth)South West	55.5%	5.1w	9,400
107	WarringtonNorth West	55.5%	13.9w	7,550
108	ChelmsfordEast of England	55.4%	12.5w	9,107
109	EastbourneSouth East	55.4%	7.4w	6,031
110	ReadingSouth East	55.4%	11.6w	9,237
111	StevenageEast of England	55.3%	14.6w	4,622
112	TrowbridgeSouth West	55.2%	7.7w	3,074
113	WorksopEast Midlands	55.2%	12.6w	5,975
114	Aberystwyth (Park Avenue)Wales	55.1%	11.1w	1,529
115	Burton on TrentWest Midlands	54.7%	16.4w	7,273
116	YorkYorkshire and The Humber	54.4%	10.9w	9,416
117	WallaseyNorth West	54.3%	16.9w	968
118	CarmarthenWales	54.2%	9.0w	2,746
119	Newport (Isle of Wight)South East	54.1%	6.6w	3,616
120	LlantrisantWales	54.0%	6.7w	9,909
121	Berwick-On-TweedNorth East	53.9%	17.4w	666
122	DumfriesScotland	53.9%	8.5w	2,267
123	Enfield (Innova Business Park)London	53.9%	20.4w	8,412
124	LouthEast Midlands	53.9%	17.1w	740
125	Redhill AerodromeSouth East	53.9%	8.8w	5,408
126	Cambridge (Brookmount Court)East of England	53.8%	15.4w	13,689
127	Newton AbbotSouth West	53.8%	6.1w	6,591
128	BedfordEast of England	53.7%	25.1w	8,854
129	Tolworth (London)London	53.6%	13.4w	10,164
130	Birmingham (Cocks Moors)Low volumeWest Midlands	53.5%	3.7w	486
131	Castle DouglasScotland	53.4%	18.1w	549
132	PooleSouth West	53.4%	7.4w	10,375
133	BridgendWales	53.3%	7.7w	5,990
134	DoncasterYorkshire and The Humber	53.2%	9.0w	7,334
135	DurhamNorth East	53.2%	12.6w	9,451
136	NuneatonWest Midlands	53.2%	9.0w	6,764
137	PeterheadScotland	53.2%	4.8w	2,628
138	RotherhamYorkshire and The Humber	53.1%	13.3w	9,134
139	HexhamNorth East	53.0%	17.5w	1,388
140	LichfieldWest Midlands	53.0%	17.1w	5,944
141	Bromley (London)London	52.9%	14.4w	13,228
142	Chertsey (London)South East	52.9%	12.3w	9,082
143	ChorleyNorth West	52.8%	11.1w	5,415
144	DumbartonScotland	52.8%	15.4w	1,659
145	PeterboroughEast of England	52.8%	11.7w	10,551
146	PortsmouthSouth East	52.8%	13.0w	13,518
147	SteetonYorkshire and The Humber	52.8%	7.3w	4,784
148	Yeading (London)London	52.8%	10.1w	6,735
149	UptonNorth West	52.6%	12.6w	10,772
150	Aberdeen South (Cove)Scotland	52.4%	5.6w	4,858
151	Hastings (Ore)South East	52.4%	10.4w	3,892
152	OswestryWest Midlands	52.4%	7.4w	1,851
153	Uxbridge (London)London	52.3%	12.9w	6,051
154	WinchesterSouth East	52.2%	5.7w	4,602
155	LincolnEast Midlands	52.1%	14.9w	6,192
156	NorthamptonEast Midlands	52.1%	8.6w	13,539
157	RothesayLow volumeScotland	52.0%	13.4w	125
158	Bristol (Kingswood)South West	51.9%	7.6w	14,863
159	Kings LynnEast of England	51.9%	16.1w	6,694
160	MacclesfieldNorth West	51.9%	10.4w	4,509
161	WorcesterWest Midlands	51.9%	10.4w	11,590
162	WrexhamWales	51.9%	5.6w	4,819
163	BlackpoolNorth West	51.8%	8.9w	8,948
164	Bolton (Manchester)North West	51.8%	16.0w	11,570
165	Derby (Alvaston)East Midlands	51.8%	13.4w	8,086
166	Leeds (Colton Mill)Yorkshire and The Humber	51.8%	6.6w	6,432
167	Leeds (Fearnville)Yorkshire and The Humber	51.8%	7.7w	4,676
168	NelsonNorth West	51.7%	18.0w	5,955
169	Erith (London)London	51.6%	7.1w	5,809
170	West Wickham (London)London	51.6%	7.7w	12,249
171	BletchleySouth East	51.5%	15.8w	9,415
172	High WycombeSouth East	51.5%	9.0w	3,534
173	BarnstapleSouth West	51.4%	8.0w	5,562
174	Hendon (London)London	51.4%	16.1w	11,086
175	Mill Hill (London)London	51.4%	8.4w	9,797
176	RedditchWest Midlands	51.4%	10.6w	4,483
177	RugbyWest Midlands	51.4%	8.3w	6,664
178	Sale (Manchester)North West	51.4%	17.9w	10,921
179	Bishops StortfordEast of England	51.3%	11.3w	6,409
180	Leicester (Wigston)East Midlands	51.2%	7.7w	18,868
181	Merthyr TydfilWales	51.2%	7.7w	4,446
182	BuckieLow volumeScotland	51.1%	7.0w	268
183	SunderlandNorth East	51.1%	9.1w	10,436
184	SwindonSouth West	51.1%	9.4w	12,857
185	HartlepoolNorth East	51.0%	8.1w	5,847
186	LlanelliWales	51.0%	5.6w	4,380
187	MonmouthWales	51.0%	10.9w	1,283
188	Morden (London)London	51.0%	14.6w	15,770
189	ShrewsburyWest Midlands	51.0%	4.7w	5,064
190	BlythNorth East	50.9%	12.3w	6,973
191	KirkcaldyScotland	50.9%	12.4w	4,313
192	Borehamwood (London)East of England	50.8%	11.3w	7,195
193	Slough (London)South East	50.8%	4.6w	10,509
194	BostonEast Midlands	50.7%	3.7w	4,784
195	GrangemouthScotland	50.7%	18.4w	3,761
196	St AlbansEast of England	50.7%	9.7w	7,336
197	ColchesterEast of England	50.6%	9.4w	7,756
198	Oxford (Cowley)South East	50.6%	9.4w	5,419
199	Isleworth (Fleming Way)London	50.4%	20.0w	12,687
200	TilburyEast of England	50.4%	8.1w	5,083
201	Southampton (Maybush)South East	50.3%	9.3w	10,480
202	Pembroke DockWales	50.1%	13.3w	1,769
203	Barnet (London)London	49.9%	22.1w	12,397
204	CallanderLow volumeScotland	49.9%	27.7w	335
205	Leighton Buzzard (Stanbridge Road)East of England	49.9%	24.0w	7,667
206	Nottingham (Chilwell)East Midlands	49.9%	11.6w	9,415
207	BishopbriggsScotland	49.8%	15.1w	6,186
208	HorsforthYorkshire and The Humber	49.7%	9.4w	12,466
209	Pinner (London)London	49.7%	23.1w	14,367
210	Edinburgh (Musselburgh)Scotland	49.4%	16.1w	6,850
211	AylesburySouth East	49.3%	7.1w	5,255
212	HuddersfieldYorkshire and The Humber	49.2%	12.6w	10,563
213	BasildonEast of England	49.1%	5.4w	8,359
214	KetteringEast Midlands	49.1%	12.1w	11,876
215	Newport (Gwent)Wales	48.9%	7.3w	8,227
216	TelfordWest Midlands	48.9%	14.1w	4,963
217	TottenhamLondon	48.9%	13.4w	9,844
218	Perth (Arran Road)Scotland	48.8%	14.0w	2,642
219	Sheffield (Middlewood Road)Yorkshire and The Humber	48.7%	13.3w	10,442
220	PaisleyScotland	48.6%	13.6w	7,912
221	Birmingham (Kingstanding)West Midlands	48.5%	23.0w	16,133
222	Brentwood (London)East of England	48.5%	8.3w	5,791
223	SalisburySouth West	48.5%	3.6w	6,630
224	Warwick (Wedgenock House)West Midlands	48.5%	18.6w	15,070
225	GosforthNorth East	48.4%	17.1w	10,531
226	Rochdale (Manchester)North West	48.3%	9.3w	11,563
227	Aberdeen NorthScotland	48.2%	13.6w	3,906
228	Clacton-on-SeaEast of England	48.2%	14.3w	4,840
229	SwanseaWales	48.2%	6.2w	12,375
230	HullYorkshire and The Humber	47.9%	13.3w	9,706
231	Bradford (Thornbury)Yorkshire and The Humber	47.8%	6.6w	10,831
232	GloucesterSouth West	47.8%	15.4w	7,420
233	MiddlesbroughNorth East	47.7%	11.9w	8,854
234	West Didsbury (Manchester)North West	47.7%	20.6w	17,806
235	BodminSouth West	47.5%	3.9w	6,392
236	AirdrieScotland	47.4%	20.1w	4,599
237	GalashielsScotland	47.4%	6.6w	2,241
238	Glasgow (Baillieston)Scotland	47.4%	17.3w	10,428
239	ChesterNorth West	47.3%	11.1w	9,212
240	DarlingtonNorth East	47.1%	7.1w	12,183
241	Loughton (London)East of England	47.0%	11.0w	7,376
242	Mitcham (London)London	47.0%	13.1w	15,046
243	Southend-on-SeaEast of England	47.0%	11.0w	7,526
244	PontefractYorkshire and The Humber	46.9%	6.9w	5,544
245	Birmingham (Kings Heath)West Midlands	46.8%	14.7w	9,072
246	ChaddertonNorth West	46.8%	9.4w	15,988
247	ExeterSouth West	46.8%	6.6w	8,679
248	Wood Green (London)London	46.8%	19.0w	11,379
249	Blackburn with DarwenNorth West	46.6%	9.4w	12,205
250	Cardiff (Llanishen)Wales	46.5%	10.7w	16,401
251	PenzanceSouth West	46.5%	14.4w	507
252	HinckleyEast Midlands	46.4%	8.9w	4,866
253	Nottingham (Colwick)East Midlands	46.4%	13.3w	15,150
254	Bury (Manchester)North West	46.3%	6.7w	7,024
255	Hornchurch (London)London	46.3%	19.0w	8,694
256	LauncestonSouth West	46.3%	4.9w	3,991
257	Ashford (Kent)South East	46.2%	4.7w	5,475
258	Bury St EdmundsEast of England	46.2%	6.4w	8,702
259	WatfordEast of England	46.2%	10.6w	12,939
260	Enfield (Brancroft Way)Low volumeLondon	46.1%	3.0w	362
261	CanterburySouth East	45.8%	5.3w	4,670
262	HeckmondwikeYorkshire and The Humber	45.8%	6.4w	5,471
263	Inverness (Longman Drive)Scotland	45.8%	10.0w	3,252
264	StaffordWest Midlands	45.8%	15.7w	5,365
265	Burgess HillSouth East	45.5%	16.1w	11,237
266	ScunthorpeYorkshire and The Humber	45.4%	5.6w	6,103
267	WakefieldYorkshire and The Humber	45.4%	8.3w	11,653
268	DudleyWest Midlands	45.2%	15.4w	13,721
269	ScarboroughYorkshire and The Humber	45.1%	7.6w	3,595
270	HalifaxYorkshire and The Humber	45.0%	14.1w	5,845
271	Southall (London)London	44.8%	17.7w	8,543
272	Carlisle LGV (Cars)Low volumeNorth West	44.7%	0.9w	47
273	Cheetham Hill (Manchester)North West	44.7%	8.0w	10,207
274	Birmingham (Garretts Green)West Midlands	44.4%	5.7w	22,480
275	Wanstead (London)London	44.4%	16.3w	8,258
276	Atherton (Manchester)North West	44.3%	12.1w	13,035
277	Glasgow (Anniesland)Scotland	44.3%	23.0w	6,170
278	Sheffield (Handsworth)Yorkshire and The Humber	44.1%	6.4w	9,788
279	CreweNorth West	43.8%	12.1w	4,994
280	Goodmayes (London)London	43.7%	20.7w	21,374
281	Lowestoft(Mobbs Way)East of England	43.3%	13.4w	7,603
282	CheltenhamSouth West	43.2%	12.3w	5,161
283	StirlingScotland	43.0%	18.6w	2,747
284	Birmingham (South Yardley)West Midlands	42.8%	11.1w	14,471
285	Grimsby ColdwaterYorkshire and The Humber	42.8%	7.5w	5,361
286	CrawleySouth East	42.7%	8.5w	11,305
287	WidnesNorth West	42.7%	9.0w	6,846
288	FolkestoneSouth East	42.4%	5.4w	7,818
289	ElginScotland	42.3%	7.6w	2,934
290	LoughboroughEast Midlands	42.3%	18.0w	5,502
291	HamiltonScotland	42.0%	15.6w	6,112
292	GreenockScotland	41.7%	7.6w	3,547
293	Edinburgh (Currie)Scotland	41.6%	23.0w	6,202
294	Stoke-on-Trent (Newcastle-Under-Lyme)West Midlands	41.6%	17.7w	6,646
295	Greenford (Horsenden Lane)London	41.4%	7.7w	7,222
296	BanburySouth East	41.3%	20.4w	9,069
297	CardiganWales	41.0%	7.9w	1,192
298	St Helens (Liverpool)North West	40.9%	6.4w	14,174
299	PlymouthSouth West	40.7%	8.6w	11,167
300	CamborneSouth West	40.6%	6.4w	6,271
301	Stoke-On-Trent (Cobridge)West Midlands	40.6%	9.9w	8,413
302	Belvedere (London)London	40.5%	9.9w	4,245
303	Speke (Liverpool)North West	40.5%	10.4w	8,159
304	Leicester (Cannock Street)East Midlands	40.2%	5.1w	14,198
305	CoventryWest Midlands	40.0%	5.9w	13,771
306	Chingford (London)London	39.9%	5.6w	13,120
307	Glasgow (Shieldhall)Scotland	39.9%	14.0w	7,019
308	LutonEast of England	39.2%	7.6w	7,759
309	Norris Green (Liverpool)North West	37.8%	15.8w	13,472
310	GatesheadNorth East	37.5%	6.6w	9,512
311	Dunfermline (Vine)Scotland	36.4%	14.9w	5,529
312	FeatherstoneWest Midlands	36.4%	9.1w	13,193
313	WednesburyWest Midlands	35.0%	14.3w	7,508
314	WolverhamptonWest Midlands	34.3%	13.6w	11,561
315	BallaterLow volumeScotland	—	15.1w	—
316	BarraLow volumeScotland	—	9.0w	—
317	CrieffLow volumeScotland	—	22.9w	—
318	Islay IslandLow volumeScotland	—	22.0w	—
319	Isle of TireeLow volumeScotland	—	16.3w	—

Figures come from the DVSA statistical data sets DRT122A and DRT122F, published under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Pass rates run to March 2026 and waiting times to June 2026. This page was last updated 1 August 2026.

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