# Trowbridge Driving Test Centre — Pass Rate & Waiting Time

> Trowbridge driving test centre has a 55.2% pass rate and an average 8.9 weeks wait. Compare it with nearby DVSA centres.

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

# Trowbridge driving test centre

South West, England

## Trowbridge at a glance

Pass rate

55.2%

April 2025 to March 2026

Average wait

8.9 weeks

August 2026

Tests a year

3,074

April 2025 to March 2026

Slots still free

9.6%

Of the 24-week booking window

## How Trowbridge compares

Trowbridge passes **55.2%** of car tests, which is **5.1 points above the 50.1% national average**. The typical wait between booking and testing is **8.9 weeks**, 3.9 weeks shorter than the national average of 12.8 weeks. It conducted **3,074** car tests in April 2025 to March 2026. In the most recent month DVSA has published, March 2026, the rate was **52.6%** — a single month, so expect it to bounce around the annual figure.

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

## Trends at Trowbridge

Pass rate

Mar 2026: **52.6%**

Monthly car practical pass rate at Trowbridge driving test centre, most recent 12 published months.
| Month | Pass rate |
| --- | --- |
| March 2026 | 52.6% |
| February 2026 | 48.2% |
| January 2026 | 52.4% |
| December 2025 | 57.8% |
| November 2025 | 61.5% |
| October 2025 | 59.5% |
| September 2025 | 56% |
| August 2025 | 51.5% |
| July 2025 | 50.2% |
| June 2025 | 56.9% |
| May 2025 | 64.6% |
| April 2025 | 59.6% |

Waiting time

Aug 2026: **8.9w**

Average wait in weeks between booking and taking a car test at Trowbridge, most recent 12 published months.
| Month | Average wait |
| --- | --- |
| August 2026 | 8.9 weeks |
| July 2026 | 8.9 weeks |
| June 2026 | 7.7 weeks |
| May 2026 | 4.9 weeks |
| April 2026 | 7.7 weeks |
| March 2026 | 5.9 weeks |
| February 2026 | 8.3 weeks |
| January 2026 | 12.1 weeks |
| December 2025 | 12.9 weeks |
| November 2025 | 11.7 weeks |
| October 2025 | 9.9 weeks |
| September 2025 | 10 weeks |

Tests conducted each month

Mar 2026: **325**

Car practical tests conducted each month at Trowbridge, most recent 12 published months.
| Month | Tests conducted |
| --- | --- |
| March 2026 | 325 |
| February 2026 | 303 |
| January 2026 | 269 |
| December 2025 | 206 |
| November 2025 | 234 |
| October 2025 | 328 |
| September 2025 | 259 |
| August 2025 | 227 |
| July 2025 | 325 |
| June 2025 | 269 |
| May 2025 | 158 |
| April 2025 | 171 |

## Year by year

Car practical tests, passes and pass rate at Trowbridge driving test centre by DVSA financial year (April to March).
| Year | Tests | Passes | Pass rate |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-26 | 3,074 | 1,698 | 55.2% |
| 2024-25 | 2,547 | 1,302 | 51.1% |
| 2023-24 | 2,939 | 1,478 | 50.3% |
| 2022-23 | 2,940 | 1,531 | 52.1% |
| 2021-22 | 2,574 | 1,296 | 50.3% |
| 2020-21 | 745 | 413 | 55.4% |
| 2019-20 | 1,335 | 665 | 49.8% |
| 2018-19 | 1,280 | 641 | 50.1% |
| 2017-18 | 1,278 | 638 | 49.9% |
| 2016-17 | 1,306 | 637 | 48.8% |

## Where it is

## Nearby test centres

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

-   [Chippenham](https://ukdrivingtestcentres.co.uk/chippenham/)
    
    17 km away
    
    56.4% pass · 7.7 weeks wait
    
-   [Bristol (Avonmouth)](https://ukdrivingtestcentres.co.uk/bristol-avonmouth/)
    
    26 km away
    
    55.5% pass · 8 weeks wait
    
-   [Bristol (Kingswood)](https://ukdrivingtestcentres.co.uk/bristol-kingswood/)
    
    26 km away
    
    51.9% pass · 5.3 weeks wait
    
-   [Poole](https://ukdrivingtestcentres.co.uk/poole/)
    
    29 km away
    
    53.4% pass · 7.1 weeks wait
    
-   [Gloucester](https://ukdrivingtestcentres.co.uk/gloucester/)
    
    34 km away
    
    47.8% pass · 19 weeks wait
    
-   [Swindon](https://ukdrivingtestcentres.co.uk/swindon/)
    
    39 km away
    
    51.1% pass · 11.7 weeks wait
    

Everything on this page describes Trowbridge 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.