# Taunton Driving Test Centre — Pass Rate & Waiting Time

> Taunton driving test centre has a 59.5% pass rate and an average 11.9 weeks wait. Compare it with nearby DVSA centres.

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

# Taunton driving test centre

South West, England · Crown Close, Halcon, Somerset · TA2 8RX

## Taunton at a glance

Pass rate

59.5%

April 2025 to March 2026

Average wait

11.9 weeks

August 2026

Tests a year

8,259

April 2025 to March 2026

Slots still free

28.1%

Of the 24-week booking window

## How Taunton compares

Taunton passes **59.5%** of car tests, which is **9.4 points above the 50.1% national average**. The typical wait between booking and testing is **11.9 weeks**, 0.9 weeks shorter than the national average of 12.8 weeks. It conducted **8,259** car tests in April 2025 to March 2026. In the most recent month DVSA has published, March 2026, the rate was **60.5%** — a single month, so expect it to bounce around the annual figure.

## Trends at Taunton

Pass rate

Mar 2026: **60.5%**

Monthly car practical pass rate at Taunton driving test centre, most recent 12 published months.
| Month | Pass rate |
| --- | --- |
| March 2026 | 60.5% |
| February 2026 | 56.8% |
| January 2026 | 57.8% |
| December 2025 | 59.2% |
| November 2025 | 57.6% |
| October 2025 | 62.8% |
| September 2025 | 64.8% |
| August 2025 | 60.8% |
| July 2025 | 60.5% |
| June 2025 | 61.8% |
| May 2025 | 56.8% |
| April 2025 | 51.8% |

Waiting time

Aug 2026: **11.9w**

Average wait in weeks between booking and taking a car test at Taunton, most recent 12 published months.
| Month | Average wait |
| --- | --- |
| August 2026 | 11.9 weeks |
| July 2026 | 11.9 weeks |
| June 2026 | 12.1 weeks |
| May 2026 | 11.3 weeks |
| April 2026 | 9.1 weeks |
| March 2026 | 9.6 weeks |
| February 2026 | 11.1 weeks |
| January 2026 | 9.2 weeks |
| December 2025 | 8.1 weeks |
| November 2025 | 8.3 weeks |
| October 2025 | 9.6 weeks |
| September 2025 | 8.3 weeks |

Tests conducted each month

Mar 2026: **864**

Car practical tests conducted each month at Taunton, most recent 12 published months.
| Month | Tests conducted |
| --- | --- |
| March 2026 | 864 |
| February 2026 | 602 |
| January 2026 | 778 |
| December 2025 | 660 |
| November 2025 | 791 |
| October 2025 | 820 |
| September 2025 | 718 |
| August 2025 | 627 |
| July 2025 | 752 |
| June 2025 | 576 |
| May 2025 | 532 |
| April 2025 | 539 |

## Year by year

Car practical tests, passes and pass rate at Taunton driving test centre by DVSA financial year (April to March).
| Year | Tests | Passes | Pass rate |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-26 | 8,259 | 4,915 | 59.5% |
| 2024-25 | 6,957 | 3,917 | 56.3% |
| 2023-24 | 6,149 | 3,413 | 55.5% |
| 2022-23 | 5,994 | 3,408 | 56.9% |
| 2021-22 | 5,069 | 3,022 | 59.6% |
| 2020-21 | 1,679 | 1,019 | 60.7% |
| 2019-20 | 6,465 | 3,562 | 55.1% |
| 2018-19 | 6,403 | 3,485 | 54.4% |
| 2017-18 | 6,696 | 3,774 | 56.4% |
| 2016-17 | 7,166 | 4,004 | 55.9% |

## Where it is

## Nearby test centres

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

-   [Yeovil](https://ukdrivingtestcentres.co.uk/yeovil/)
    
    33 km away
    
    63.4% pass · 16.3 weeks wait
    
-   [Weston-super-Mare](https://ukdrivingtestcentres.co.uk/weston-super-mare/)
    
    37 km away
    
    61% pass · 5 weeks wait
    
-   [Barry](https://ukdrivingtestcentres.co.uk/barry/)
    
    44 km away
    
    57% pass · 10 weeks wait
    
-   [Exeter](https://ukdrivingtestcentres.co.uk/exeter/)
    
    48 km away
    
    46.8% pass · 7.6 weeks wait
    
-   [Dorchester](https://ukdrivingtestcentres.co.uk/dorchester/)
    
    55 km away
    
    69% pass · 10.9 weeks wait
    
-   [Cardiff (Llanishen)](https://ukdrivingtestcentres.co.uk/cardiff-llanishen/)
    
    56 km away
    
    46.5% pass · 11.1 weeks wait
    

Everything on this page describes Taunton 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.