# Stafford Driving Test Centre — Pass Rate & Waiting Time

> Stafford driving test centre has a 45.8% pass rate and an average 17.7 weeks wait. Compare it with nearby DVSA centres.

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

# Stafford driving test centre

West Midlands, England

## Stafford at a glance

Pass rate

45.8%

April 2025 to March 2026

Average wait

17.7 weeks

August 2026

Tests a year

5,365

April 2025 to March 2026

Slots still free

36.3%

Of the 24-week booking window

## How Stafford compares

Stafford passes **45.8%** of car tests, which is **4.3 points below the 50.1% national average**. The typical wait between booking and testing is **17.7 weeks**, 4.9 weeks longer than the national average of 12.8 weeks. It conducted **5,365** car tests in April 2025 to March 2026. In the most recent month DVSA has published, March 2026, the rate was **48.5%** — a single month, so expect it to bounce around the annual figure.

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

## Trends at Stafford

Pass rate

Mar 2026: **48.5%**

Monthly car practical pass rate at Stafford driving test centre, most recent 12 published months.
| Month | Pass rate |
| --- | --- |
| March 2026 | 48.5% |
| February 2026 | 45.1% |
| January 2026 | 47.2% |
| December 2025 | 43.6% |
| November 2025 | 44.9% |
| October 2025 | 49.6% |
| September 2025 | 46.3% |
| August 2025 | 50.1% |
| July 2025 | 45.1% |
| June 2025 | 43.6% |
| May 2025 | 41.7% |
| April 2025 | 42.1% |

Waiting time

Aug 2026: **17.7w**

Average wait in weeks between booking and taking a car test at Stafford, most recent 12 published months.
| Month | Average wait |
| --- | --- |
| August 2026 | 17.7 weeks |
| July 2026 | 17.7 weeks |
| June 2026 | 15.7 weeks |
| May 2026 | 17.5 weeks |
| April 2026 | 18.4 weeks |
| March 2026 | 18.9 weeks |
| February 2026 | 18.6 weeks |
| January 2026 | 16.6 weeks |
| December 2025 | 17.3 weeks |
| November 2025 | 16.1 weeks |
| October 2025 | 16.1 weeks |
| September 2025 | 15.9 weeks |

Tests conducted each month

Mar 2026: **478**

Car practical tests conducted each month at Stafford, most recent 12 published months.
| Month | Tests conducted |
| --- | --- |
| March 2026 | 478 |
| February 2026 | 455 |
| January 2026 | 288 |
| December 2025 | 342 |
| November 2025 | 414 |
| October 2025 | 566 |
| September 2025 | 525 |
| August 2025 | 495 |
| July 2025 | 519 |
| June 2025 | 438 |
| May 2025 | 427 |
| April 2025 | 418 |

## Year by year

Car practical tests, passes and pass rate at Stafford driving test centre by DVSA financial year (April to March).
| Year | Tests | Passes | Pass rate |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-26 | 5,365 | 2,459 | 45.8% |
| 2024-25 | 3,783 | 1,745 | 46.1% |
| 2023-24 | 3,322 | 1,592 | 47.9% |
| 2022-23 | 2,775 | 1,323 | 47.7% |
| 2021-22 | 2,670 | 1,234 | 46.2% |
| 2020-21 | 633 | 311 | 49.1% |
| 2019-20 | 2,613 | 1,324 | 50.7% |
| 2018-19 | 2,947 | 1,498 | 50.8% |
| 2017-18 | 2,807 | 1,393 | 49.6% |
| 2016-17 | 2,964 | 1,472 | 49.7% |

## Where it is

## Nearby test centres

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

-   [Wolverhampton](https://ukdrivingtestcentres.co.uk/wolverhampton/)
    
    2 km away
    
    34.3% pass · 12.7 weeks wait
    
-   [Shrewsbury](https://ukdrivingtestcentres.co.uk/shrewsbury/)
    
    8 km away
    
    51% pass · 6.3 weeks wait
    
-   [Wednesbury](https://ukdrivingtestcentres.co.uk/wednesbury/)
    
    9 km away
    
    35% pass · 10.3 weeks wait
    
-   [Dudley](https://ukdrivingtestcentres.co.uk/dudley/)
    
    11 km away
    
    45.2% pass · 14.3 weeks wait
    
-   [Telford](https://ukdrivingtestcentres.co.uk/telford/)
    
    16 km away
    
    48.9% pass · 22.6 weeks wait
    
-   [Birmingham (Cocks Moors)](https://ukdrivingtestcentres.co.uk/birmingham-cocks-moors/)
    
    17 km away
    
    53.5% pass · 3.1 weeks wait
    

Everything on this page describes Stafford 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.