# Penzance Driving Test Centre — Pass Rate & Waiting Time

> Penzance driving test centre has a 46.5% pass rate and an average 21 weeks wait. Compare it with nearby DVSA centres.

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

# Penzance driving test centre

South West, England

## Penzance at a glance

Pass rate

46.5%

April 2025 to March 2026

Average wait

21 weeks

August 2026

Tests a year

507

April 2025 to March 2026

Slots still free

39.2%

Of the 24-week booking window

## How Penzance compares

Penzance passes **46.5%** of car tests, which is **3.6 points below the 50.1% national average**. The typical wait between booking and testing is **21 weeks**, 8.2 weeks longer than the national average of 12.8 weeks. It conducted **507** car tests in April 2025 to March 2026. In the most recent month DVSA has published, March 2026, the rate was **46.3%** — a single month, so expect it to bounce around the annual figure.

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

## Trends at Penzance

Pass rate

Mar 2026: **46.3%**

Monthly car practical pass rate at Penzance driving test centre, most recent 12 published months.
| Month | Pass rate |
| --- | --- |
| March 2026 | 46.3% |
| February 2026 | 45.5% |
| January 2026 | 42.3% |
| December 2025 | 49% |
| November 2025 | 41.2% |
| October 2025 | 47.1% |
| September 2025 | 50.7% |
| August 2025 | 46% |
| July 2025 | 50% |
| June 2025 | 42.9% |
| April 2025 | 50% |
| March 2025 | 44.6% |

Waiting time

Aug 2026: **21.0w**

Average wait in weeks between booking and taking a car test at Penzance, most recent 12 published months.
| Month | Average wait |
| --- | --- |
| August 2026 | 21 weeks |
| July 2026 | 21 weeks |
| June 2026 | 14.4 weeks |
| May 2026 | 13.4 weeks |
| April 2026 | 16.9 weeks |
| March 2026 | 13 weeks |
| February 2026 | 16.4 weeks |
| January 2026 | 14.4 weeks |
| December 2025 | 14.1 weeks |
| November 2025 | 17.9 weeks |
| October 2025 | 18.7 weeks |
| September 2025 | 14.1 weeks |

Tests conducted each month

Mar 2026: **67**

Car practical tests conducted each month at Penzance, most recent 12 published months.
| Month | Tests conducted |
| --- | --- |
| March 2026 | 67 |
| February 2026 | 55 |
| January 2026 | 52 |
| December 2025 | 51 |
| November 2025 | 51 |
| October 2025 | 51 |
| September 2025 | 69 |
| August 2025 | 50 |
| July 2025 | 48 |
| March 2025 | 65 |
| February 2025 | 55 |
| January 2025 | 56 |

## Year by year

Car practical tests, passes and pass rate at Penzance driving test centre by DVSA financial year (April to March).
| Year | Tests | Passes | Pass rate |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-26 | 507 | 236 | 46.5% |
| 2024-25 | 671 | 330 | 49.2% |
| 2023-24 | 661 | 345 | 52.2% |
| 2022-23 | 929 | 442 | 47.6% |
| 2021-22 | 662 | 341 | 51.5% |
| 2019-20 | 1,561 | 738 | 47.3% |
| 2018-19 | 1,518 | 753 | 49.6% |
| 2017-18 | 1,583 | 813 | 51.4% |
| 2016-17 | 1,492 | 787 | 52.7% |
| 2015-16 | 1,489 | 805 | 54.1% |

## Where it is

## Nearby test centres

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

-   [Camborne](https://ukdrivingtestcentres.co.uk/camborne/)
    
    20 km away
    
    40.6% pass · 5.6 weeks wait
    
-   [Isles of Scilly](https://ukdrivingtestcentres.co.uk/isles-of-scilly/)
    
    58 km away
    
    75% pass · — wait
    
-   [Bodmin](https://ukdrivingtestcentres.co.uk/bodmin/)
    
    70 km away
    
    47.5% pass · 3.6 weeks wait
    
-   [Launceston](https://ukdrivingtestcentres.co.uk/launceston/)
    
    101 km away
    
    46.3% pass · 7 weeks wait
    
-   [Plymouth](https://ukdrivingtestcentres.co.uk/plymouth/)
    
    101 km away
    
    40.7% pass · 7 weeks wait
    
-   [Newton Abbot](https://ukdrivingtestcentres.co.uk/newton-abbot/)
    
    145 km away
    
    53.8% pass · 6.8 weeks wait
    

Everything on this page describes Penzance 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.