# Salisbury Driving Test Centre — Pass Rate & Waiting Time

> Salisbury driving test centre has a 48.5% pass rate and an average 5.3 weeks wait. Compare it with nearby DVSA centres.

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

# Salisbury driving test centre

South West, England · Rougemont Close, Wyndham Park, Salisbury · SP1 1LY

## Salisbury at a glance

Pass rate

48.5%

April 2025 to March 2026

Average wait

5.3 weeks

August 2026

Tests a year

6,630

April 2025 to March 2026

Slots still free

20.3%

Of the 24-week booking window

## How Salisbury compares

Salisbury passes **48.5%** of car tests, which is **1.6 points below the 50.1% national average**. The typical wait between booking and testing is **5.3 weeks**, 7.5 weeks shorter than the national average of 12.8 weeks. It conducted **6,630** car tests in April 2025 to March 2026. In the most recent month DVSA has published, March 2026, the rate was **50.3%** — a single month, so expect it to bounce around the annual figure.

## Trends at Salisbury

Pass rate

Mar 2026: **50.3%**

Monthly car practical pass rate at Salisbury driving test centre, most recent 12 published months.
| Month | Pass rate |
| --- | --- |
| March 2026 | 50.3% |
| February 2026 | 47.7% |
| January 2026 | 48.3% |
| December 2025 | 48.8% |
| November 2025 | 49.2% |
| October 2025 | 52.2% |
| September 2025 | 47.1% |
| August 2025 | 44.2% |
| July 2025 | 49.6% |
| June 2025 | 47.1% |
| May 2025 | 46.4% |
| April 2025 | 49.5% |

Waiting time

Aug 2026: **5.3w**

Average wait in weeks between booking and taking a car test at Salisbury, most recent 12 published months.
| Month | Average wait |
| --- | --- |
| August 2026 | 5.3 weeks |
| July 2026 | 5.3 weeks |
| June 2026 | 3.6 weeks |
| May 2026 | 3.4 weeks |
| April 2026 | 5.9 weeks |
| March 2026 | 5.1 weeks |
| February 2026 | 7.4 weeks |
| January 2026 | 8.1 weeks |
| December 2025 | 12.1 weeks |
| November 2025 | 12.1 weeks |
| October 2025 | 10.3 weeks |
| September 2025 | 12.1 weeks |

Tests conducted each month

Mar 2026: **662**

Car practical tests conducted each month at Salisbury, most recent 12 published months.
| Month | Tests conducted |
| --- | --- |
| March 2026 | 662 |
| February 2026 | 641 |
| January 2026 | 565 |
| December 2025 | 545 |
| November 2025 | 498 |
| October 2025 | 586 |
| September 2025 | 561 |
| August 2025 | 477 |
| July 2025 | 564 |
| June 2025 | 548 |
| May 2025 | 440 |
| April 2025 | 543 |

## Year by year

Car practical tests, passes and pass rate at Salisbury driving test centre by DVSA financial year (April to March).
| Year | Tests | Passes | Pass rate |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-26 | 6,630 | 3,215 | 48.5% |
| 2024-25 | 5,624 | 2,954 | 52.5% |
| 2023-24 | 4,406 | 2,470 | 56.1% |
| 2022-23 | 3,481 | 1,958 | 56.2% |
| 2021-22 | 4,418 | 2,417 | 54.7% |
| 2020-21 | 1,284 | 759 | 59.1% |
| 2019-20 | 3,546 | 1,955 | 55.1% |
| 2018-19 | 3,458 | 1,967 | 56.9% |
| 2017-18 | 3,638 | 1,903 | 52.3% |
| 2016-17 | 4,069 | 2,179 | 53.6% |

## Where it is

## Nearby test centres

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

-   [Southampton (Maybush)](https://ukdrivingtestcentres.co.uk/southampton-maybush/)
    
    28 km away
    
    50.3% pass · 13.1 weeks wait
    
-   [Winchester](https://ukdrivingtestcentres.co.uk/winchester/)
    
    33 km away
    
    52.2% pass · 7.1 weeks wait
    
-   [Trowbridge](https://ukdrivingtestcentres.co.uk/trowbridge/)
    
    40 km away
    
    55.2% pass · 8.9 weeks wait
    
-   [Swindon](https://ukdrivingtestcentres.co.uk/swindon/)
    
    48 km away
    
    51.1% pass · 11.7 weeks wait
    
-   [Greenham](https://ukdrivingtestcentres.co.uk/greenham/)
    
    48 km away
    
    56.5% pass · 5.2 weeks wait
    
-   [Lee On The Solent](https://ukdrivingtestcentres.co.uk/lee-on-the-solent/)
    
    51 km away
    
    63.2% pass · 20 weeks wait
    

Everything on this page describes Salisbury 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.