# Plymouth Driving Test Centre — Pass Rate & Waiting Time

> Plymouth driving test centre has a 40.7% pass rate and an average 7 weeks wait. Compare it with nearby DVSA centres.

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

# Plymouth driving test centre

South West, England · Gravesend walk, Ernesettle, Plymouth · PL5 2DE

## Plymouth at a glance

Pass rate

40.7%

April 2025 to March 2026

Average wait

7 weeks

August 2026

Tests a year

11,167

April 2025 to March 2026

Slots still free

13.4%

Of the 24-week booking window

## How Plymouth compares

Plymouth passes **40.7%** of car tests, which is **9.4 points below the 50.1% national average**. The typical wait between booking and testing is **7 weeks**, 5.8 weeks shorter than the national average of 12.8 weeks. It conducted **11,167** car tests in April 2025 to March 2026. In the most recent month DVSA has published, March 2026, the rate was **37.7%** — a single month, so expect it to bounce around the annual figure.

## Trends at Plymouth

Pass rate

Mar 2026: **37.7%**

Monthly car practical pass rate at Plymouth driving test centre, most recent 12 published months.
| Month | Pass rate |
| --- | --- |
| March 2026 | 37.7% |
| February 2026 | 40.6% |
| January 2026 | 43.2% |
| December 2025 | 41.8% |
| November 2025 | 36.4% |
| October 2025 | 39.5% |
| September 2025 | 39% |
| August 2025 | 43.8% |
| July 2025 | 47.6% |
| June 2025 | 39.9% |
| May 2025 | 44.5% |
| April 2025 | 35.6% |

Waiting time

Aug 2026: **7.0w**

Average wait in weeks between booking and taking a car test at Plymouth, most recent 12 published months.
| Month | Average wait |
| --- | --- |
| August 2026 | 7 weeks |
| July 2026 | 7 weeks |
| June 2026 | 8.6 weeks |
| May 2026 | 6.4 weeks |
| April 2026 | 7 weeks |
| March 2026 | 6.1 weeks |
| February 2026 | 7 weeks |
| January 2026 | 6 weeks |
| December 2025 | 5.6 weeks |
| November 2025 | 6.9 weeks |
| October 2025 | 5 weeks |
| September 2025 | 7 weeks |

Tests conducted each month

Mar 2026: **1061**

Car practical tests conducted each month at Plymouth, most recent 12 published months.
| Month | Tests conducted |
| --- | --- |
| March 2026 | 1,061 |
| February 2026 | 982 |
| January 2026 | 1,016 |
| December 2025 | 878 |
| November 2025 | 986 |
| October 2025 | 1,175 |
| September 2025 | 1,024 |
| August 2025 | 859 |
| July 2025 | 859 |
| June 2025 | 905 |
| May 2025 | 751 |
| April 2025 | 671 |

## Year by year

Car practical tests, passes and pass rate at Plymouth driving test centre by DVSA financial year (April to March).
| Year | Tests | Passes | Pass rate |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-26 | 11,167 | 4,546 | 40.7% |
| 2024-25 | 9,867 | 4,023 | 40.8% |
| 2023-24 | 9,037 | 3,641 | 40.3% |
| 2022-23 | 9,345 | 3,475 | 37.2% |
| 2021-22 | 7,671 | 3,021 | 39.4% |
| 2020-21 | 2,327 | 986 | 42.4% |
| 2019-20 | 8,563 | 3,303 | 38.6% |
| 2018-19 | 7,948 | 2,975 | 37.4% |
| 2017-18 | 9,035 | 3,657 | 40.5% |
| 2016-17 | 9,304 | 4,049 | 43.5% |

## Where it is

## Nearby test centres

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

-   [Launceston](https://ukdrivingtestcentres.co.uk/launceston/)
    
    24 km away
    
    46.3% pass · 7 weeks wait
    
-   [Bodmin](https://ukdrivingtestcentres.co.uk/bodmin/)
    
    38 km away
    
    47.5% pass · 3.6 weeks wait
    
-   [Newton Abbot](https://ukdrivingtestcentres.co.uk/newton-abbot/)
    
    43 km away
    
    53.8% pass · 6.8 weeks wait
    
-   [Exeter](https://ukdrivingtestcentres.co.uk/exeter/)
    
    57 km away
    
    46.8% pass · 7.6 weeks wait
    
-   [Barnstaple](https://ukdrivingtestcentres.co.uk/barnstaple/)
    
    74 km away
    
    51.4% pass · 8 weeks wait
    
-   [Camborne](https://ukdrivingtestcentres.co.uk/camborne/)
    
    82 km away
    
    40.6% pass · 5.6 weeks wait
    

Everything on this page describes Plymouth 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.