# Peterborough Driving Test Centre — Pass Rate & Waiting Time

> Peterborough driving test centre has a 52.8% pass rate and an average 17 weeks wait. Compare it with nearby DVSA centres.

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

# Peterborough driving test centre

East of England, England · St Neots Road, Hardwick, Cambridge · CB23 7QH

## Peterborough at a glance

Pass rate

52.8%

April 2025 to March 2026

Average wait

17 weeks

August 2026

Tests a year

10,551

April 2025 to March 2026

Slots still free

37.1%

Of the 24-week booking window

## How Peterborough compares

Peterborough passes **52.8%** of car tests, which is **2.7 points above the 50.1% national average**. The typical wait between booking and testing is **17 weeks**, 4.2 weeks longer than the national average of 12.8 weeks. It conducted **10,551** car tests in April 2025 to March 2026. In the most recent month DVSA has published, March 2026, the rate was **54.1%** — a single month, so expect it to bounce around the annual figure.

## Trends at Peterborough

Pass rate

Mar 2026: **54.1%**

Monthly car practical pass rate at Peterborough driving test centre, most recent 12 published months.
| Month | Pass rate |
| --- | --- |
| March 2026 | 54.1% |
| February 2026 | 55.5% |
| January 2026 | 52.8% |
| December 2025 | 53.7% |
| November 2025 | 53.6% |
| October 2025 | 50.7% |
| September 2025 | 52.8% |
| August 2025 | 51.5% |
| July 2025 | 50.3% |
| June 2025 | 51.3% |
| May 2025 | 54.2% |
| April 2025 | 52.7% |

Waiting time

Aug 2026: **17.0w**

Average wait in weeks between booking and taking a car test at Peterborough, most recent 12 published months.
| Month | Average wait |
| --- | --- |
| August 2026 | 17 weeks |
| July 2026 | 17 weeks |
| June 2026 | 11.7 weeks |
| May 2026 | 7.4 weeks |
| April 2026 | 5.4 weeks |
| March 2026 | 3.1 weeks |
| February 2026 | 4.4 weeks |
| January 2026 | 4 weeks |
| December 2025 | 5.3 weeks |
| November 2025 | 4.6 weeks |
| October 2025 | 6.7 weeks |
| September 2025 | 5.1 weeks |

Tests conducted each month

Mar 2026: **1035**

Car practical tests conducted each month at Peterborough, most recent 12 published months.
| Month | Tests conducted |
| --- | --- |
| March 2026 | 1,035 |
| February 2026 | 892 |
| January 2026 | 884 |
| December 2025 | 938 |
| November 2025 | 1,024 |
| October 2025 | 1,047 |
| September 2025 | 843 |
| August 2025 | 629 |
| July 2025 | 941 |
| June 2025 | 834 |
| May 2025 | 736 |
| April 2025 | 748 |

## Year by year

Car practical tests, passes and pass rate at Peterborough driving test centre by DVSA financial year (April to March).
| Year | Tests | Passes | Pass rate |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-26 | 10,551 | 5,569 | 52.8% |
| 2024-25 | 11,021 | 5,535 | 50.2% |
| 2023-24 | 10,467 | 4,944 | 47.2% |
| 2022-23 | 8,874 | 4,388 | 49.4% |
| 2021-22 | 9,089 | 4,693 | 51.6% |
| 2020-21 | 2,873 | 1,425 | 49.6% |
| 2019-20 | 10,374 | 4,736 | 45.7% |
| 2018-19 | 9,639 | 4,346 | 45.1% |
| 2017-18 | 9,951 | 4,900 | 49.2% |
| 2016-17 | 10,348 | 5,444 | 52.6% |

## Where it is

## Nearby test centres

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

-   [Cambridge (Brookmount Court)](https://ukdrivingtestcentres.co.uk/cambridge-brookmount-court/)
    
    0 km away
    
    53.8% pass · 20.1 weeks wait
    
-   [Bedford](https://ukdrivingtestcentres.co.uk/bedford/)
    
    31 km away
    
    53.7% pass · 27.1 weeks wait
    
-   [Letchworth](https://ukdrivingtestcentres.co.uk/letchworth/)
    
    31 km away
    
    57.5% pass · 25 weeks wait
    
-   [Bishops Stortford](https://ukdrivingtestcentres.co.uk/bishops-stortford/)
    
    39 km away
    
    51.3% pass · 10.4 weeks wait
    
-   [Bury St Edmunds](https://ukdrivingtestcentres.co.uk/bury-st-edmunds/)
    
    45 km away
    
    46.2% pass · 11.1 weeks wait
    
-   [Bury (Manchester)](https://ukdrivingtestcentres.co.uk/bury-manchester/)
    
    48 km away
    
    46.3% pass · 7.6 weeks wait
    

Everything on this page describes Peterborough 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.