# Reading Driving Test Centre — Pass Rate & Waiting Time

> Reading driving test centre has a 55.4% pass rate and an average 13.9 weeks wait. Compare it with nearby DVSA centres.

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

# Reading driving test centre

South East, England

## Reading at a glance

Pass rate

55.4%

April 2025 to March 2026

Average wait

13.9 weeks

August 2026

Tests a year

9,237

April 2025 to March 2026

Slots still free

34.6%

Of the 24-week booking window

## How Reading compares

Reading passes **55.4%** of car tests, which is **5.3 points above 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 **9,237** car tests in April 2025 to March 2026. In the most recent month DVSA has published, March 2026, the rate was **54.7%** — a single month, so expect it to bounce around the annual figure.

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

## Trends at Reading

Pass rate

Mar 2026: **54.7%**

Monthly car practical pass rate at Reading driving test centre, most recent 12 published months.
| Month | Pass rate |
| --- | --- |
| March 2026 | 54.7% |
| February 2026 | 50.6% |
| January 2026 | 50.6% |
| December 2025 | 49.4% |
| November 2025 | 57.6% |
| October 2025 | 59.1% |
| September 2025 | 62.3% |
| August 2025 | 61.2% |
| July 2025 | 58.2% |
| June 2025 | 55.9% |
| May 2025 | 57.5% |
| April 2025 | 53.6% |

Waiting time

Aug 2026: **13.9w**

Average wait in weeks between booking and taking a car test at Reading, most recent 12 published months.
| Month | Average wait |
| --- | --- |
| August 2026 | 13.9 weeks |
| July 2026 | 13.9 weeks |
| June 2026 | 11.6 weeks |
| May 2026 | 4.3 weeks |
| April 2026 | 5.9 weeks |
| March 2026 | 5 weeks |
| February 2026 | 5.1 weeks |
| January 2026 | 10.8 weeks |
| December 2025 | 8.1 weeks |
| November 2025 | 10 weeks |
| October 2025 | 22.4 weeks |
| September 2025 | 22.5 weeks |

Tests conducted each month

Mar 2026: **1178**

Car practical tests conducted each month at Reading, most recent 12 published months.
| Month | Tests conducted |
| --- | --- |
| March 2026 | 1,178 |
| February 2026 | 1,078 |
| January 2026 | 1,024 |
| December 2025 | 595 |
| November 2025 | 776 |
| October 2025 | 719 |
| September 2025 | 472 |
| August 2025 | 745 |
| July 2025 | 716 |
| June 2025 | 671 |
| May 2025 | 668 |
| April 2025 | 595 |

## Year by year

Car practical tests, passes and pass rate at Reading driving test centre by DVSA financial year (April to March).
| Year | Tests | Passes | Pass rate |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-26 | 9,237 | 5,118 | 55.4% |
| 2024-25 | 6,877 | 3,427 | 49.8% |
| 2023-24 | 6,766 | 3,238 | 47.9% |
| 2022-23 | 8,258 | 4,487 | 54.3% |
| 2021-22 | 11,031 | 5,877 | 53.3% |
| 2020-21 | 3,039 | 1,663 | 54.7% |
| 2019-20 | 12,192 | 5,831 | 47.8% |
| 2018-19 | 11,738 | 5,450 | 46.4% |
| 2017-18 | 11,802 | 5,701 | 48.3% |
| 2016-17 | 12,633 | 5,829 | 46.1% |

## Where it is

## Nearby test centres

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

-   [Chichester](https://ukdrivingtestcentres.co.uk/chichester/)
    
    1 km away
    
    61.6% pass · 4.7 weeks wait
    
-   [Basildon](https://ukdrivingtestcentres.co.uk/basildon/)
    
    7 km away
    
    49.1% pass · 4.8 weeks wait
    
-   [Sunderland](https://ukdrivingtestcentres.co.uk/sunderland/)
    
    9 km away
    
    51.1% pass · 8.9 weeks wait
    
-   [Sevenoaks](https://ukdrivingtestcentres.co.uk/sevenoaks/)
    
    11 km away
    
    59% pass · 10.4 weeks wait
    
-   [Gateshead](https://ukdrivingtestcentres.co.uk/gateshead/)
    
    11 km away
    
    37.5% pass · 7.1 weeks wait
    
-   [Gosforth](https://ukdrivingtestcentres.co.uk/gosforth/)
    
    12 km away
    
    48.4% pass · 16.3 weeks wait
    

Everything on this page describes Reading 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.