# Pontefract Driving Test Centre — Pass Rate & Waiting Time

> Pontefract driving test centre has a 46.9% pass rate and an average 13.9 weeks wait. Compare it with nearby DVSA centres.

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

# Pontefract driving test centre

Yorkshire and The Humber, England

## Pontefract at a glance

Pass rate

46.9%

April 2025 to March 2026

Average wait

13.9 weeks

August 2026

Tests a year

5,544

April 2025 to March 2026

Slots still free

35.5%

Of the 24-week booking window

## How Pontefract compares

Pontefract passes **46.9%** of car tests, which is **3.2 points below the 50.1% national average**. The typical wait between booking and testing is **13.9 weeks**, 1.1 weeks longer than the national average of 12.8 weeks. It conducted **5,544** car tests in April 2025 to March 2026. In the most recent month DVSA has published, March 2026, the rate was **46%** — a single month, so expect it to bounce around the annual figure.

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

## Trends at Pontefract

Pass rate

Mar 2026: **46.0%**

Monthly car practical pass rate at Pontefract driving test centre, most recent 12 published months.
| Month | Pass rate |
| --- | --- |
| March 2026 | 46% |
| February 2026 | 47.3% |
| January 2026 | 47.5% |
| December 2025 | 47.8% |
| November 2025 | 54.2% |
| October 2025 | 45.8% |
| September 2025 | 42.7% |
| August 2025 | 47.7% |
| July 2025 | 48.3% |
| June 2025 | 44.3% |
| May 2025 | 45.1% |
| April 2025 | 47.1% |

Waiting time

Aug 2026: **13.9w**

Average wait in weeks between booking and taking a car test at Pontefract, most recent 12 published months.
| Month | Average wait |
| --- | --- |
| August 2026 | 13.9 weeks |
| July 2026 | 13.9 weeks |
| June 2026 | 6.9 weeks |
| May 2026 | 7.6 weeks |
| April 2026 | 13.1 weeks |
| March 2026 | 15.4 weeks |
| February 2026 | 11.7 weeks |
| January 2026 | 13 weeks |
| December 2025 | 11.4 weeks |
| November 2025 | 17.2 weeks |
| October 2025 | 18.2 weeks |
| September 2025 | 8.9 weeks |

Tests conducted each month

Mar 2026: **489**

Car practical tests conducted each month at Pontefract, most recent 12 published months.
| Month | Tests conducted |
| --- | --- |
| March 2026 | 489 |
| February 2026 | 427 |
| January 2026 | 366 |
| December 2025 | 418 |
| November 2025 | 465 |
| October 2025 | 365 |
| September 2025 | 410 |
| August 2025 | 440 |
| July 2025 | 458 |
| June 2025 | 524 |
| May 2025 | 632 |
| April 2025 | 550 |

## Year by year

Car practical tests, passes and pass rate at Pontefract driving test centre by DVSA financial year (April to March).
| Year | Tests | Passes | Pass rate |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-26 | 5,544 | 2,602 | 46.9% |
| 2024-25 | 4,883 | 2,335 | 47.8% |
| 2023-24 | 5,516 | 2,339 | 42.4% |
| 2022-23 | 5,944 | 2,586 | 43.5% |
| 2021-22 | 5,638 | 2,727 | 48.4% |
| 2020-21 | 1,282 | 571 | 44.5% |
| 2019-20 | 5,714 | 2,476 | 43.3% |
| 2018-19 | 5,618 | 2,272 | 40.4% |
| 2017-18 | 6,677 | 2,752 | 41.2% |
| 2016-17 | 6,649 | 2,856 | 43% |

## Where it is

## Nearby test centres

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

-   [Wakefield](https://ukdrivingtestcentres.co.uk/wakefield/)
    
    12 km away
    
    45.4% pass · 7.6 weeks wait
    
-   [Leeds (Colton Mill)](https://ukdrivingtestcentres.co.uk/leeds-colton-mill/)
    
    18 km away
    
    51.8% pass · 8.4 weeks wait
    
-   [Leeds (Fearnville)](https://ukdrivingtestcentres.co.uk/leeds-fearnville/)
    
    18 km away
    
    51.8% pass · 9.6 weeks wait
    
-   [Barnsley](https://ukdrivingtestcentres.co.uk/barnsley/)
    
    20 km away
    
    58.5% pass · 5.4 weeks wait
    
-   [Sheffield (Handsworth)](https://ukdrivingtestcentres.co.uk/sheffield-handsworth/)
    
    20 km away
    
    44.1% pass · 6 weeks wait
    
-   [Sheffield (Middlewood Road)](https://ukdrivingtestcentres.co.uk/sheffield-middlewood-road/)
    
    20 km away
    
    48.7% pass · 18.6 weeks wait
    

Everything on this page describes Pontefract 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.