# Swansea Driving Test Centre — Pass Rate & Waiting Time

> Swansea driving test centre has a 48.2% pass rate and an average 5.9 weeks wait. Compare it with nearby DVSA centres.

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

# Swansea driving test centre

Wales · Langdon Road, Waterfront, Swansea · SA1 8QY

## Swansea at a glance

Pass rate

48.2%

April 2025 to March 2026

Average wait

5.9 weeks

August 2026

Tests a year

12,375

April 2025 to March 2026

Slots still free

5.7%

Of the 24-week booking window

## How Swansea compares

Swansea passes **48.2%** of car tests, which is **1.9 points below the 50.1% national average**. The typical wait between booking and testing is **5.9 weeks**, 6.9 weeks shorter than the national average of 12.8 weeks. It conducted **12,375** car tests in April 2025 to March 2026. In the most recent month DVSA has published, March 2026, the rate was **47%** — a single month, so expect it to bounce around the annual figure.

## Trends at Swansea

Pass rate

Mar 2026: **47.0%**

Monthly car practical pass rate at Swansea driving test centre, most recent 12 published months.
| Month | Pass rate |
| --- | --- |
| March 2026 | 47% |
| February 2026 | 48.3% |
| January 2026 | 48% |
| December 2025 | 49.8% |
| November 2025 | 46.9% |
| October 2025 | 48% |
| September 2025 | 49% |
| August 2025 | 45.1% |
| July 2025 | 46.3% |
| June 2025 | 50.9% |
| May 2025 | 49% |
| April 2025 | 51.8% |

Waiting time

Aug 2026: **5.9w**

Average wait in weeks between booking and taking a car test at Swansea, most recent 12 published months.
| Month | Average wait |
| --- | --- |
| August 2026 | 5.9 weeks |
| July 2026 | 5.9 weeks |
| June 2026 | 6.2 weeks |
| May 2026 | 5.1 weeks |
| April 2026 | 5.1 weeks |
| March 2026 | 3.6 weeks |
| February 2026 | 6.3 weeks |
| January 2026 | 5.7 weeks |
| December 2025 | 6.4 weeks |
| November 2025 | 5.9 weeks |
| October 2025 | 5 weeks |
| September 2025 | 5.3 weeks |

Tests conducted each month

Mar 2026: **1253**

Car practical tests conducted each month at Swansea, most recent 12 published months.
| Month | Tests conducted |
| --- | --- |
| March 2026 | 1,253 |
| February 2026 | 929 |
| January 2026 | 1,013 |
| December 2025 | 1,054 |
| November 2025 | 961 |
| October 2025 | 1,211 |
| September 2025 | 1,254 |
| August 2025 | 1,082 |
| July 2025 | 999 |
| June 2025 | 1,104 |
| May 2025 | 822 |
| April 2025 | 693 |

## Year by year

Car practical tests, passes and pass rate at Swansea driving test centre by DVSA financial year (April to March).
| Year | Tests | Passes | Pass rate |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-26 | 12,375 | 5,970 | 48.2% |
| 2024-25 | 10,590 | 5,521 | 52.1% |
| 2023-24 | 10,403 | 5,551 | 53.4% |
| 2022-23 | 7,880 | 4,158 | 52.8% |
| 2021-22 | 6,836 | 3,371 | 49.3% |
| 2020-21 | 1,844 | 1,040 | 56.4% |
| 2019-20 | 6,377 | 3,350 | 52.5% |
| 2018-19 | 7,007 | 3,603 | 51.4% |
| 2017-18 | 7,274 | 3,555 | 48.9% |
| 2016-17 | 7,146 | 3,688 | 51.6% |

## Where it is

## Nearby test centres

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

-   [Llanelli](https://ukdrivingtestcentres.co.uk/llanelli/)
    
    18 km away
    
    51% pass · 5.4 weeks wait
    
-   [Bridgend](https://ukdrivingtestcentres.co.uk/bridgend/)
    
    27 km away
    
    53.3% pass · 5.7 weeks wait
    
-   [Carmarthen](https://ukdrivingtestcentres.co.uk/carmarthen/)
    
    38 km away
    
    54.2% pass · 9.7 weeks wait
    
-   [Llantrisant](https://ukdrivingtestcentres.co.uk/llantrisant/)
    
    38 km away
    
    54% pass · 8.6 weeks wait
    
-   [Merthyr Tydfil](https://ukdrivingtestcentres.co.uk/merthyr-tydfil/)
    
    40 km away
    
    51.2% pass · 8.9 weeks wait
    
-   [Barry](https://ukdrivingtestcentres.co.uk/barry/)
    
    51 km away
    
    57% pass · 10 weeks wait
    

Everything on this page describes Swansea 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.