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Stoke-on-Trent (Newcastle-Under-Lyme) driving test centre

West Midlands, England

Stoke-on-Trent (Newcastle-Under-Lyme) at a glance

Pass rate
41.6%
April 2025 to March 2026
Average wait
17.7 weeks
June 2026
Tests a year
6,646
April 2025 to March 2026
Slots still free
8.4%
Of the 24-week booking window

How Stoke-on-Trent (Newcastle-Under-Lyme) compares

Stoke-on-Trent (Newcastle-Under-Lyme) passes 41.6% of car tests, which is 8.5 points below the 50.1% national average. The typical wait between booking and testing is 17.7 weeks, 5.6 weeks longer than the national average of 12.1 weeks. It conducted 6,646 car tests in April 2025 to March 2026. In the most recent month DVSA has published, March 2026, the rate was 40.9% — a single month, so expect it to bounce around the annual figure.

The map below shows the Stoke-on-Trent (Newcastle-Under-Lyme) area rather than a pinpointed building. Confirm the exact address on your booking confirmation or via GOV.UK before you travel.

Trends at Stoke-on-Trent (Newcastle-Under-Lyme)

Pass rate

Mar 2026: 40.9%

39%44%50%GB averageApr 24Aug 24Dec 24Apr 25Aug 25Dec 25Mar 26
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Monthly car practical pass rate at Stoke-on-Trent (Newcastle-Under-Lyme) driving test centre, most recent 12 published months.
Month Pass rate
40.9%
39.2%
43.1%
42%
44.9%
42.3%
41.2%
43.3%
41.8%
41.5%
38.8%
40.8%

Waiting time

Jun 2026: 17.7w

11w15w20wGB averageJul 24Nov 24Mar 25Jul 25Nov 25Mar 26Jun 26
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Average wait in weeks between booking and taking a car test at Stoke-on-Trent (Newcastle-Under-Lyme), most recent 12 published months.
Month Average wait
17.7 weeks
13.3 weeks
14.7 weeks
12.8 weeks
15.3 weeks
15 weeks
15.9 weeks
18.7 weeks
19.6 weeks
19.1 weeks
18.9 weeks
19.7 weeks

Tests conducted each month

Mar 2026: 675

437572706Apr 24Aug 24Dec 24Apr 25Aug 25Dec 25Mar 26
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Car practical tests conducted each month at Stoke-on-Trent (Newcastle-Under-Lyme), most recent 12 published months.
Month Tests conducted
675
659
606
483
561
584
497
517
588
540
505
431

Year by year

Car practical tests, passes and pass rate at Stoke-on-Trent (Newcastle-Under-Lyme) driving test centre by DVSA financial year (April to March).
Year Tests Passes Pass rate
2025-26 6,646 2,768 41.6%
2024-25 7,098 2,891 40.7%
2023-24 6,999 2,957 42.2%
2022-23 4,864 2,176 44.7%
2021-22 6,320 2,870 45.4%
2020-21 1,443 643 44.6%
2019-20 5,199 2,015 38.8%
2018-19 6,275 2,580 41.1%
2017-18 6,746 2,831 42%
2016-17 5,842 2,663 45.6%

Where it is

Nearby test centres

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

Everything on this page describes Stoke-on-Trent (Newcastle-Under-Lyme) driving test centre. Figures come from the DVSA statistical data sets DRT122A and DRT122F, published under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Pass rates run to March 2026 and waiting times to June 2026. This page was last updated .

Practice makes perfect

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