# Tunbridge Wells Driving Test Centre — Pass Rate & Waiting Time

> Tunbridge Wells driving test centre has a 64.5% pass rate and an average 10 weeks wait. Compare it with nearby DVSA centres.

Source: https://ukdrivingtestcentres.co.uk/tunbridge-wells/

# Tunbridge Wells driving test centre

South East, England · Upper Grosvenor Road, High Brooms, Tunbridge Wells · TN1 2EB

## Tunbridge Wells at a glance

Pass rate

64.5%

April 2025 to March 2026

Average wait

10 weeks

August 2026

Tests a year

5,726

April 2025 to March 2026

Slots still free

23.3%

Of the 24-week booking window

## How Tunbridge Wells compares

Tunbridge Wells passes **64.5%** of car tests, which is **14.4 points above the 50.1% national average**. The typical wait between booking and testing is **10 weeks**, 2.8 weeks shorter than the national average of 12.8 weeks. It conducted **5,726** car tests in April 2025 to March 2026. In the most recent month DVSA has published, March 2026, the rate was **61.9%** — a single month, so expect it to bounce around the annual figure.

## Trends at Tunbridge Wells

Pass rate

Mar 2026: **61.9%**

Monthly car practical pass rate at Tunbridge Wells driving test centre, most recent 12 published months.
| Month | Pass rate |
| --- | --- |
| March 2026 | 61.9% |
| February 2026 | 64.6% |
| January 2026 | 61.8% |
| December 2025 | 64.2% |
| November 2025 | 62% |
| October 2025 | 63.7% |
| September 2025 | 64.9% |
| August 2025 | 67.4% |
| July 2025 | 66.1% |
| June 2025 | 66.2% |
| May 2025 | 68.1% |
| April 2025 | 66.3% |

Waiting time

Aug 2026: **10.0w**

Average wait in weeks between booking and taking a car test at Tunbridge Wells, most recent 12 published months.
| Month | Average wait |
| --- | --- |
| August 2026 | 10 weeks |
| July 2026 | 10 weeks |
| June 2026 | 12 weeks |
| May 2026 | 11.3 weeks |
| April 2026 | 9.6 weeks |
| March 2026 | 9.8 weeks |
| February 2026 | 8.6 weeks |
| January 2026 | 11.3 weeks |
| December 2025 | 13 weeks |
| November 2025 | 10.1 weeks |
| October 2025 | 11.3 weeks |
| September 2025 | 12.1 weeks |

Tests conducted each month

Mar 2026: **606**

Car practical tests conducted each month at Tunbridge Wells, most recent 12 published months.
| Month | Tests conducted |
| --- | --- |
| March 2026 | 606 |
| February 2026 | 503 |
| January 2026 | 523 |
| December 2025 | 424 |
| November 2025 | 523 |
| October 2025 | 499 |
| September 2025 | 598 |
| August 2025 | 362 |
| July 2025 | 401 |
| June 2025 | 470 |
| May 2025 | 461 |
| April 2025 | 356 |

## Year by year

Car practical tests, passes and pass rate at Tunbridge Wells driving test centre by DVSA financial year (April to March).
| Year | Tests | Passes | Pass rate |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-26 | 5,726 | 3,695 | 64.5% |
| 2024-25 | 4,887 | 2,876 | 58.9% |
| 2023-24 | 4,332 | 2,577 | 59.5% |
| 2022-23 | 3,381 | 1,982 | 58.6% |
| 2021-22 | 4,392 | 2,622 | 59.7% |
| 2020-21 | 1,466 | 859 | 58.6% |
| 2019-20 | 4,580 | 2,313 | 50.5% |
| 2018-19 | 4,849 | 2,314 | 47.7% |
| 2017-18 | 5,046 | 2,556 | 50.7% |
| 2016-17 | 5,587 | 2,938 | 52.6% |

## Where it is

## Nearby test centres

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

-   [Redhill Aerodrome](https://ukdrivingtestcentres.co.uk/redhill-aerodrome/)
    
    29 km away
    
    53.9% pass · 10 weeks wait
    
-   [Bromley (London)](https://ukdrivingtestcentres.co.uk/bromley-london/)
    
    33 km away
    
    52.9% pass · 9.3 weeks wait
    
-   [West Wickham (London)](https://ukdrivingtestcentres.co.uk/west-wickham-london/)
    
    33 km away
    
    51.6% pass · 10.6 weeks wait
    
-   [Crawley](https://ukdrivingtestcentres.co.uk/crawley/)
    
    33 km away
    
    42.7% pass · 10.4 weeks wait
    
-   [Medway Ambley Road](https://ukdrivingtestcentres.co.uk/medway-ambley-road/)
    
    33 km away
    
    — pass · 1.4 weeks wait
    
-   [Gillingham](https://ukdrivingtestcentres.co.uk/gillingham/)
    
    34 km away
    
    56.4% pass · 9.9 weeks wait
    

Everything on this page describes Tunbridge Wells 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.