# Telford Driving Test Centre — Pass Rate & Waiting Time

> Telford driving test centre has a 48.9% pass rate and an average 22.6 weeks wait. Compare it with nearby DVSA centres.

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

# Telford driving test centre

West Midlands, England

## Telford at a glance

Pass rate

48.9%

April 2025 to March 2026

Average wait

22.6 weeks

August 2026

Tests a year

4,963

April 2025 to March 2026

Slots still free

39.5%

Of the 24-week booking window

## How Telford compares

Telford passes **48.9%** of car tests, which is **1.2 points below the 50.1% national average**. The typical wait between booking and testing is **22.6 weeks**, 9.8 weeks longer than the national average of 12.8 weeks. It conducted **4,963** car tests in April 2025 to March 2026. In the most recent month DVSA has published, March 2026, the rate was **40.2%** — a single month, so expect it to bounce around the annual figure.

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

## Trends at Telford

Pass rate

Mar 2026: **40.2%**

Monthly car practical pass rate at Telford driving test centre, most recent 12 published months.
| Month | Pass rate |
| --- | --- |
| March 2026 | 40.2% |
| February 2026 | 45.3% |
| January 2026 | 50.6% |
| December 2025 | 48.6% |
| November 2025 | 47.5% |
| October 2025 | 53.1% |
| September 2025 | 52.4% |
| August 2025 | 50.4% |
| July 2025 | 46.3% |
| June 2025 | 50.2% |
| May 2025 | 49.6% |
| April 2025 | 53.1% |

Waiting time

Aug 2026: **22.6w**

Average wait in weeks between booking and taking a car test at Telford, most recent 12 published months.
| Month | Average wait |
| --- | --- |
| August 2026 | 22.6 weeks |
| July 2026 | 22.6 weeks |
| June 2026 | 14.1 weeks |
| May 2026 | 15 weeks |
| April 2026 | 13.6 weeks |
| March 2026 | 15.7 weeks |
| February 2026 | 13.6 weeks |
| January 2026 | 13.4 weeks |
| December 2025 | 15.9 weeks |
| November 2025 | 17.3 weeks |
| October 2025 | 20 weeks |
| September 2025 | 20.9 weeks |

Tests conducted each month

Mar 2026: **373**

Car practical tests conducted each month at Telford, most recent 12 published months.
| Month | Tests conducted |
| --- | --- |
| March 2026 | 373 |
| February 2026 | 435 |
| January 2026 | 336 |
| December 2025 | 463 |
| November 2025 | 448 |
| October 2025 | 529 |
| September 2025 | 435 |
| August 2025 | 450 |
| July 2025 | 415 |
| June 2025 | 460 |
| May 2025 | 395 |
| April 2025 | 224 |

## Year by year

Car practical tests, passes and pass rate at Telford driving test centre by DVSA financial year (April to March).
| Year | Tests | Passes | Pass rate |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-26 | 4,963 | 2,429 | 48.9% |
| 2024-25 | 5,663 | 2,488 | 43.9% |
| 2023-24 | 5,773 | 2,509 | 43.5% |
| 2022-23 | 5,130 | 2,113 | 41.2% |
| 2021-22 | 4,143 | 1,838 | 44.4% |
| 2020-21 | 1,469 | 658 | 44.8% |
| 2019-20 | 5,231 | 2,132 | 40.8% |
| 2018-19 | 5,790 | 2,381 | 41.1% |
| 2017-18 | 5,018 | 2,208 | 44% |
| 2016-17 | 5,034 | 2,413 | 47.9% |

## Where it is

## Nearby test centres

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

-   [Wednesbury](https://ukdrivingtestcentres.co.uk/wednesbury/)
    
    7 km away
    
    35% pass · 10.3 weeks wait
    
-   [Birmingham (Cocks Moors)](https://ukdrivingtestcentres.co.uk/birmingham-cocks-moors/)
    
    7 km away
    
    53.5% pass · 3.1 weeks wait
    
-   [Birmingham (Garretts Green)](https://ukdrivingtestcentres.co.uk/birmingham-garretts-green/)
    
    7 km away
    
    44.4% pass · 7 weeks wait
    
-   [Birmingham (Kings Heath)](https://ukdrivingtestcentres.co.uk/birmingham-kings-heath/)
    
    7 km away
    
    46.8% pass · 11.7 weeks wait
    
-   [Birmingham (Kingstanding)](https://ukdrivingtestcentres.co.uk/birmingham-kingstanding/)
    
    7 km away
    
    48.5% pass · 23 weeks wait
    
-   [Birmingham (Shirley)](https://ukdrivingtestcentres.co.uk/birmingham-shirley/)
    
    7 km away
    
    56.6% pass · 16.2 weeks wait
    

Everything on this page describes Telford 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.