# Stevenage Driving Test Centre — Pass Rate & Waiting Time

> Stevenage driving test centre has a 55.3% pass rate and an average 6.7 weeks wait. Compare it with nearby DVSA centres.

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

# Stevenage driving test centre

East of England, England

## Stevenage at a glance

Pass rate

55.3%

April 2025 to March 2026

Average wait

6.7 weeks

August 2026

Tests a year

4,622

April 2025 to March 2026

Slots still free

30.6%

Of the 24-week booking window

## How Stevenage compares

Stevenage passes **55.3%** of car tests, which is **5.2 points above the 50.1% national average**. The typical wait between booking and testing is **6.7 weeks**, 6.1 weeks shorter than the national average of 12.8 weeks. It conducted **4,622** car tests in April 2025 to March 2026. In the most recent month DVSA has published, March 2026, the rate was **55.4%** — a single month, so expect it to bounce around the annual figure.

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

## Trends at Stevenage

Pass rate

Mar 2026: **55.4%**

Monthly car practical pass rate at Stevenage driving test centre, most recent 12 published months.
| Month | Pass rate |
| --- | --- |
| March 2026 | 55.4% |
| February 2026 | 57.2% |
| January 2026 | 53.5% |
| December 2025 | 56.6% |
| November 2025 | 58.5% |
| October 2025 | 64.1% |
| September 2025 | 60.6% |
| August 2025 | 48.5% |
| July 2025 | 52.1% |
| June 2025 | 49.3% |
| May 2025 | 55.5% |
| April 2025 | 51.8% |

Waiting time

Aug 2026: **6.7w**

Average wait in weeks between booking and taking a car test at Stevenage, most recent 12 published months.
| Month | Average wait |
| --- | --- |
| August 2026 | 6.7 weeks |
| July 2026 | 6.7 weeks |
| June 2026 | 14.6 weeks |
| May 2026 | 8.2 weeks |
| April 2026 | 16.1 weeks |
| March 2026 | 12.4 weeks |
| February 2026 | 12.7 weeks |
| January 2026 | 5.3 weeks |
| December 2025 | 8.9 weeks |
| November 2025 | 12.3 weeks |
| October 2025 | 22.7 weeks |
| September 2025 | 22.4 weeks |

Tests conducted each month

Mar 2026: **547**

Car practical tests conducted each month at Stevenage, most recent 12 published months.
| Month | Tests conducted |
| --- | --- |
| March 2026 | 547 |
| February 2026 | 388 |
| January 2026 | 447 |
| December 2025 | 394 |
| November 2025 | 417 |
| October 2025 | 373 |
| September 2025 | 310 |
| August 2025 | 328 |
| July 2025 | 357 |
| June 2025 | 345 |
| May 2025 | 357 |
| April 2025 | 359 |

## Year by year

Car practical tests, passes and pass rate at Stevenage driving test centre by DVSA financial year (April to March).
| Year | Tests | Passes | Pass rate |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-26 | 4,622 | 2,557 | 55.3% |
| 2024-25 | 4,208 | 1,889 | 44.9% |
| 2023-24 | 4,388 | 1,874 | 42.7% |
| 2022-23 | 3,673 | 1,700 | 46.3% |
| 2021-22 | 5,589 | 2,631 | 47.1% |
| 2020-21 | 962 | 500 | 52% |
| 2019-20 | 4,888 | 2,379 | 48.7% |
| 2018-19 | 4,827 | 2,357 | 48.8% |
| 2017-18 | 5,560 | 2,877 | 51.7% |
| 2016-17 | 5,846 | 3,098 | 53% |

## Where it is

## Nearby test centres

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

-   [Guildford](https://ukdrivingtestcentres.co.uk/guildford/)
    
    4 km away
    
    57.1% pass · 9.6 weeks wait
    
-   [Goodmayes (London)](https://ukdrivingtestcentres.co.uk/goodmayes-london/)
    
    4 km away
    
    43.7% pass · 21 weeks wait
    
-   [Wanstead (London)](https://ukdrivingtestcentres.co.uk/wanstead-london/)
    
    4 km away
    
    44.4% pass · 20.3 weeks wait
    
-   [Belvedere (London)](https://ukdrivingtestcentres.co.uk/belvedere-london/)
    
    9 km away
    
    40.5% pass · 9.4 weeks wait
    
-   [Erith (London)](https://ukdrivingtestcentres.co.uk/erith-london/)
    
    9 km away
    
    51.6% pass · 7 weeks wait
    
-   [Chingford (London)](https://ukdrivingtestcentres.co.uk/chingford-london/)
    
    11 km away
    
    39.9% pass · 9.6 weeks wait
    

Everything on this page describes Stevenage 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.