# Shrewsbury Driving Test Centre — Pass Rate & Waiting Time

> Shrewsbury driving test centre has a 51% pass rate and an average 6.3 weeks wait. Compare it with nearby DVSA centres.

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

# Shrewsbury driving test centre

West Midlands, England

## Shrewsbury at a glance

Pass rate

51%

April 2025 to March 2026

Average wait

6.3 weeks

August 2026

Tests a year

5,064

April 2025 to March 2026

Slots still free

22.3%

Of the 24-week booking window

## How Shrewsbury compares

Shrewsbury passes **51%** of car tests, which is **0.9 points above the 50.1% national average**. The typical wait between booking and testing is **6.3 weeks**, 6.5 weeks shorter than the national average of 12.8 weeks. It conducted **5,064** car tests in April 2025 to March 2026. In the most recent month DVSA has published, March 2026, the rate was **51.9%** — a single month, so expect it to bounce around the annual figure.

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

## Trends at Shrewsbury

Pass rate

Mar 2026: **51.9%**

Monthly car practical pass rate at Shrewsbury driving test centre, most recent 12 published months.
| Month | Pass rate |
| --- | --- |
| March 2026 | 51.9% |
| February 2026 | 47.3% |
| January 2026 | 45.7% |
| December 2025 | 53% |
| November 2025 | 47.5% |
| October 2025 | 47% |
| September 2025 | 51.6% |
| August 2025 | 55.1% |
| July 2025 | 54.1% |
| June 2025 | 50.8% |
| May 2025 | 50.2% |
| April 2025 | 53.8% |

Waiting time

Aug 2026: **6.3w**

Average wait in weeks between booking and taking a car test at Shrewsbury, most recent 12 published months.
| Month | Average wait |
| --- | --- |
| August 2026 | 6.3 weeks |
| July 2026 | 6.3 weeks |
| June 2026 | 4.7 weeks |
| May 2026 | 5.1 weeks |
| April 2026 | 5.9 weeks |
| March 2026 | 6.6 weeks |
| February 2026 | 11.3 weeks |
| January 2026 | 9.7 weeks |
| December 2025 | 9.1 weeks |
| November 2025 | 9.7 weeks |
| October 2025 | 8.7 weeks |
| September 2025 | 7.1 weeks |

Tests conducted each month

Mar 2026: **621**

Car practical tests conducted each month at Shrewsbury, most recent 12 published months.
| Month | Tests conducted |
| --- | --- |
| March 2026 | 621 |
| February 2026 | 444 |
| January 2026 | 324 |
| December 2025 | 400 |
| November 2025 | 377 |
| October 2025 | 402 |
| September 2025 | 440 |
| August 2025 | 579 |
| July 2025 | 499 |
| June 2025 | 313 |
| May 2025 | 299 |
| April 2025 | 366 |

## Year by year

Car practical tests, passes and pass rate at Shrewsbury driving test centre by DVSA financial year (April to March).
| Year | Tests | Passes | Pass rate |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-26 | 5,064 | 2,582 | 51% |
| 2024-25 | 5,712 | 2,808 | 49.2% |
| 2023-24 | 5,690 | 2,865 | 50.4% |
| 2022-23 | 3,955 | 1,963 | 49.6% |
| 2021-22 | 2,650 | 1,269 | 47.9% |
| 2020-21 | 830 | 458 | 55.2% |
| 2019-20 | 2,696 | 1,256 | 46.6% |
| 2018-19 | 2,748 | 1,295 | 47.1% |
| 2017-18 | 2,710 | 1,242 | 45.8% |
| 2016-17 | 2,768 | 1,383 | 50% |

## Where it is

## Nearby test centres

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

-   [Wednesbury](https://ukdrivingtestcentres.co.uk/wednesbury/)
    
    7 km away
    
    35% pass · 10.3 weeks wait
    
-   [Stafford](https://ukdrivingtestcentres.co.uk/stafford/)
    
    8 km away
    
    45.8% pass · 17.7 weeks wait
    
-   [Wolverhampton](https://ukdrivingtestcentres.co.uk/wolverhampton/)
    
    8 km away
    
    34.3% pass · 12.7 weeks wait
    
-   [Birmingham (Cocks Moors)](https://ukdrivingtestcentres.co.uk/birmingham-cocks-moors/)
    
    12 km away
    
    53.5% pass · 3.1 weeks wait
    
-   [Birmingham (Garretts Green)](https://ukdrivingtestcentres.co.uk/birmingham-garretts-green/)
    
    12 km away
    
    44.4% pass · 7 weeks wait
    
-   [Birmingham (Kings Heath)](https://ukdrivingtestcentres.co.uk/birmingham-kings-heath/)
    
    12 km away
    
    46.8% pass · 11.7 weeks wait
    

Everything on this page describes Shrewsbury 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.