# Scunthorpe Driving Test Centre — Pass Rate & Waiting Time

> Scunthorpe driving test centre has a 45.4% pass rate and an average 4 weeks wait. Compare it with nearby DVSA centres.

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

# Scunthorpe driving test centre

Yorkshire and The Humber, England

## Scunthorpe at a glance

Pass rate

45.4%

April 2025 to March 2026

Average wait

4 weeks

August 2026

Tests a year

6,103

April 2025 to March 2026

Slots still free

22.7%

Of the 24-week booking window

## How Scunthorpe compares

Scunthorpe passes **45.4%** of car tests, which is **4.7 points below the 50.1% national average**. The typical wait between booking and testing is **4 weeks**, 8.8 weeks shorter than the national average of 12.8 weeks. It conducted **6,103** car tests in April 2025 to March 2026. In the most recent month DVSA has published, March 2026, the rate was **48%** — a single month, so expect it to bounce around the annual figure.

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

## Trends at Scunthorpe

Pass rate

Mar 2026: **48.0%**

Monthly car practical pass rate at Scunthorpe driving test centre, most recent 12 published months.
| Month | Pass rate |
| --- | --- |
| March 2026 | 48% |
| February 2026 | 49.4% |
| January 2026 | 48.2% |
| December 2025 | 44.8% |
| November 2025 | 46.5% |
| October 2025 | 40.8% |
| September 2025 | 47.4% |
| August 2025 | 48.8% |
| July 2025 | 42.2% |
| June 2025 | 44.4% |
| May 2025 | 42.4% |
| April 2025 | 45.3% |

Waiting time

Aug 2026: **4.0w**

Average wait in weeks between booking and taking a car test at Scunthorpe, most recent 12 published months.
| Month | Average wait |
| --- | --- |
| August 2026 | 4 weeks |
| July 2026 | 4 weeks |
| June 2026 | 5.6 weeks |
| May 2026 | 5.3 weeks |
| April 2026 | 7 weeks |
| March 2026 | 12 weeks |
| February 2026 | 12.7 weeks |
| January 2026 | 10.9 weeks |
| December 2025 | 10.3 weeks |
| November 2025 | 11.7 weeks |
| October 2025 | 14.1 weeks |
| September 2025 | 15.2 weeks |

Tests conducted each month

Mar 2026: **531**

Car practical tests conducted each month at Scunthorpe, most recent 12 published months.
| Month | Tests conducted |
| --- | --- |
| March 2026 | 531 |
| February 2026 | 429 |
| January 2026 | 525 |
| December 2025 | 495 |
| November 2025 | 536 |
| October 2025 | 660 |
| September 2025 | 565 |
| August 2025 | 365 |
| July 2025 | 571 |
| June 2025 | 523 |
| May 2025 | 512 |
| April 2025 | 391 |

## Year by year

Car practical tests, passes and pass rate at Scunthorpe driving test centre by DVSA financial year (April to March).
| Year | Tests | Passes | Pass rate |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-26 | 6,103 | 2,773 | 45.4% |
| 2024-25 | 5,837 | 2,592 | 44.4% |
| 2023-24 | 7,695 | 3,114 | 40.5% |
| 2022-23 | 6,838 | 2,919 | 42.7% |
| 2021-22 | 5,820 | 2,745 | 47.2% |
| 2020-21 | 1,498 | 675 | 45.1% |
| 2019-20 | 4,514 | 2,077 | 46% |
| 2018-19 | 5,082 | 2,334 | 45.9% |
| 2017-18 | 5,335 | 2,514 | 47.1% |
| 2016-17 | 5,672 | 2,470 | 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.

-   [Hull](https://ukdrivingtestcentres.co.uk/hull/)
    
    26 km away
    
    47.9% pass · 14 weeks wait
    
-   [Brentwood (London)](https://ukdrivingtestcentres.co.uk/brentwood-london/)
    
    31 km away
    
    48.5% pass · 3.6 weeks wait
    
-   [Doncaster](https://ukdrivingtestcentres.co.uk/doncaster/)
    
    33 km away
    
    53.2% pass · 17 weeks wait
    
-   [Grimsby Coldwater](https://ukdrivingtestcentres.co.uk/grimsby-coldwater/)
    
    35 km away
    
    42.8% pass · 7.9 weeks wait
    
-   [Worksop](https://ukdrivingtestcentres.co.uk/worksop/)
    
    45 km away
    
    55.2% pass · 11 weeks wait
    
-   [Pontefract](https://ukdrivingtestcentres.co.uk/pontefract/)
    
    45 km away
    
    46.9% pass · 13.9 weeks wait
    

Everything on this page describes Scunthorpe 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.