# Rotherham Driving Test Centre — Pass Rate & Waiting Time

> Rotherham driving test centre has a 53.1% pass rate and an average 9.5 weeks wait. Compare it with nearby DVSA centres.

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

# Rotherham driving test centre

Yorkshire and The Humber, England

## Rotherham at a glance

Pass rate

53.1%

April 2025 to March 2026

Average wait

9.5 weeks

August 2026

Tests a year

9,134

April 2025 to March 2026

Slots still free

16.7%

Of the 24-week booking window

## How Rotherham compares

Rotherham passes **53.1%** of car tests, which is **3 points above the 50.1% national average**. The typical wait between booking and testing is **9.5 weeks**, 3.3 weeks shorter than the national average of 12.8 weeks. It conducted **9,134** car tests in April 2025 to March 2026. In the most recent month DVSA has published, March 2026, the rate was **49%** — a single month, so expect it to bounce around the annual figure.

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

## Trends at Rotherham

Pass rate

Mar 2026: **49.0%**

Monthly car practical pass rate at Rotherham driving test centre, most recent 12 published months.
| Month | Pass rate |
| --- | --- |
| March 2026 | 49% |
| February 2026 | 49.8% |
| January 2026 | 55.9% |
| December 2025 | 55.4% |
| November 2025 | 47.3% |
| October 2025 | 54.1% |
| September 2025 | 54.9% |
| August 2025 | 57.2% |
| July 2025 | 58.2% |
| June 2025 | 50.2% |
| May 2025 | 52.6% |
| April 2025 | 55.2% |

Waiting time

Aug 2026: **9.5w**

Average wait in weeks between booking and taking a car test at Rotherham, most recent 12 published months.
| Month | Average wait |
| --- | --- |
| August 2026 | 9.5 weeks |
| July 2026 | 9.5 weeks |
| June 2026 | 13.3 weeks |
| May 2026 | 12.4 weeks |
| April 2026 | 8.7 weeks |
| March 2026 | 7 weeks |
| February 2026 | 7.6 weeks |
| January 2026 | 8.1 weeks |
| December 2025 | 7.4 weeks |
| November 2025 | 6.2 weeks |
| October 2025 | 7 weeks |
| September 2025 | 8 weeks |

Tests conducted each month

Mar 2026: **944**

Car practical tests conducted each month at Rotherham, most recent 12 published months.
| Month | Tests conducted |
| --- | --- |
| March 2026 | 944 |
| February 2026 | 942 |
| January 2026 | 883 |
| December 2025 | 800 |
| November 2025 | 750 |
| October 2025 | 959 |
| September 2025 | 788 |
| August 2025 | 575 |
| July 2025 | 682 |
| June 2025 | 658 |
| May 2025 | 572 |
| April 2025 | 581 |

## Year by year

Car practical tests, passes and pass rate at Rotherham driving test centre by DVSA financial year (April to March).
| Year | Tests | Passes | Pass rate |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-26 | 9,134 | 4,854 | 53.1% |
| 2024-25 | 5,817 | 2,987 | 51.3% |
| 2023-24 | 7,189 | 3,698 | 51.4% |
| 2022-23 | 6,933 | 3,311 | 47.8% |
| 2021-22 | 6,158 | 3,167 | 51.4% |
| 2020-21 | 1,514 | 769 | 50.8% |
| 2019-20 | 5,490 | 2,713 | 49.4% |
| 2018-19 | 5,862 | 2,706 | 46.2% |
| 2017-18 | 5,701 | 2,637 | 46.3% |
| 2016-17 | 7,314 | 3,545 | 48.5% |

## Where it is

## Nearby test centres

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

-   [Barnsley](https://ukdrivingtestcentres.co.uk/barnsley/)
    
    17 km away
    
    58.5% pass · 5.4 weeks wait
    
-   [Sheffield (Handsworth)](https://ukdrivingtestcentres.co.uk/sheffield-handsworth/)
    
    17 km away
    
    44.1% pass · 6 weeks wait
    
-   [Sheffield (Middlewood Road)](https://ukdrivingtestcentres.co.uk/sheffield-middlewood-road/)
    
    17 km away
    
    48.7% pass · 18.6 weeks wait
    
-   [Doncaster](https://ukdrivingtestcentres.co.uk/doncaster/)
    
    18 km away
    
    53.2% pass · 17 weeks wait
    
-   [Worksop](https://ukdrivingtestcentres.co.uk/worksop/)
    
    21 km away
    
    55.2% pass · 11 weeks wait
    
-   [Chesterfield](https://ukdrivingtestcentres.co.uk/chesterfield/)
    
    22 km away
    
    56.2% pass · 4.9 weeks wait
    

Everything on this page describes Rotherham 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.