# Swindon Driving Test Centre — Pass Rate & Waiting Time

> Swindon driving test centre has a 51.1% pass rate and an average 11.7 weeks wait. Compare it with nearby DVSA centres.

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

# Swindon driving test centre

South West, England · Chiseldon, Swindon

## Swindon at a glance

Pass rate

51.1%

April 2025 to March 2026

Average wait

11.7 weeks

August 2026

Tests a year

12,857

April 2025 to March 2026

Slots still free

31.5%

Of the 24-week booking window

## How Swindon compares

Swindon passes **51.1%** of car tests, which is **1 points above the 50.1% national average**. The typical wait between booking and testing is **11.7 weeks**, 1.1 weeks shorter than the national average of 12.8 weeks. It conducted **12,857** car tests in April 2025 to March 2026. In the most recent month DVSA has published, March 2026, the rate was **51.1%** — a single month, so expect it to bounce around the annual figure.

## Trends at Swindon

Pass rate

Mar 2026: **51.1%**

Monthly car practical pass rate at Swindon driving test centre, most recent 12 published months.
| Month | Pass rate |
| --- | --- |
| March 2026 | 51.1% |
| February 2026 | 52.6% |
| January 2026 | 50.6% |
| December 2025 | 52.1% |
| November 2025 | 54.6% |
| October 2025 | 51.8% |
| September 2025 | 49.9% |
| August 2025 | 54.3% |
| July 2025 | 47.5% |
| June 2025 | 46.3% |
| May 2025 | 48.2% |
| April 2025 | 50.7% |

Waiting time

Aug 2026: **11.7w**

Average wait in weeks between booking and taking a car test at Swindon, most recent 12 published months.
| Month | Average wait |
| --- | --- |
| August 2026 | 11.7 weeks |
| July 2026 | 11.7 weeks |
| June 2026 | 9.4 weeks |
| May 2026 | 10 weeks |
| April 2026 | 9 weeks |
| March 2026 | 10.1 weeks |
| February 2026 | 10.4 weeks |
| January 2026 | 11.4 weeks |
| December 2025 | 11 weeks |
| November 2025 | 9.5 weeks |
| October 2025 | 10.7 weeks |
| September 2025 | 11.9 weeks |

Tests conducted each month

Mar 2026: **1518**

Car practical tests conducted each month at Swindon, most recent 12 published months.
| Month | Tests conducted |
| --- | --- |
| March 2026 | 1,518 |
| February 2026 | 1,275 |
| January 2026 | 1,297 |
| December 2025 | 1,176 |
| November 2025 | 1,067 |
| October 2025 | 1,275 |
| September 2025 | 1,143 |
| August 2025 | 986 |
| July 2025 | 1,080 |
| June 2025 | 646 |
| May 2025 | 674 |
| April 2025 | 720 |

## Year by year

Car practical tests, passes and pass rate at Swindon driving test centre by DVSA financial year (April to March).
| Year | Tests | Passes | Pass rate |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-26 | 12,857 | 6,567 | 51.1% |
| 2024-25 | 9,470 | 4,665 | 49.3% |
| 2023-24 | 9,117 | 4,335 | 47.5% |
| 2022-23 | 8,010 | 3,738 | 46.7% |
| 2021-22 | 8,438 | 3,933 | 46.6% |
| 2020-21 | 2,751 | 1,464 | 53.2% |
| 2019-20 | 8,613 | 4,087 | 47.5% |
| 2018-19 | 7,921 | 4,007 | 50.6% |
| 2017-18 | 7,968 | 4,205 | 52.8% |
| 2016-17 | 8,390 | 4,656 | 55.5% |

## Where it is

## Nearby test centres

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

-   [Greenham](https://ukdrivingtestcentres.co.uk/greenham/)
    
    34 km away
    
    56.5% pass · 5.2 weeks wait
    
-   [Trowbridge](https://ukdrivingtestcentres.co.uk/trowbridge/)
    
    39 km away
    
    55.2% pass · 8.9 weeks wait
    
-   [Chippenham](https://ukdrivingtestcentres.co.uk/chippenham/)
    
    40 km away
    
    56.4% pass · 7.7 weeks wait
    
-   [Oxford (Cowley)](https://ukdrivingtestcentres.co.uk/oxford-cowley/)
    
    45 km away
    
    50.6% pass · 5 weeks wait
    
-   [Poole](https://ukdrivingtestcentres.co.uk/poole/)
    
    48 km away
    
    53.4% pass · 7.1 weeks wait
    
-   [Salisbury](https://ukdrivingtestcentres.co.uk/salisbury/)
    
    48 km away
    
    48.5% pass · 5.3 weeks wait
    

Everything on this page describes Swindon 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.