# Upton Driving Test Centre — Pass Rate & Waiting Time

> Upton driving test centre has a 52.6% pass rate and an average 12.1 weeks wait. Compare it with nearby DVSA centres.

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

# Upton driving test centre

North West, England · Arrowe Park Road, Woodchurch · CH49 0UG

## Upton at a glance

Pass rate

52.6%

April 2025 to March 2026

Average wait

12.1 weeks

August 2026

Tests a year

10,772

April 2025 to March 2026

Slots still free

25.8%

Of the 24-week booking window

## How Upton compares

Upton passes **52.6%** of car tests, which is **2.5 points above the 50.1% national average**. The typical wait between booking and testing is **12.1 weeks**, 0.7 weeks shorter than the national average of 12.8 weeks. It conducted **10,772** car tests in April 2025 to March 2026. In the most recent month DVSA has published, March 2026, the rate was **49.3%** — a single month, so expect it to bounce around the annual figure.

## Trends at Upton

Pass rate

Mar 2026: **49.3%**

Monthly car practical pass rate at Upton driving test centre, most recent 12 published months.
| Month | Pass rate |
| --- | --- |
| March 2026 | 49.3% |
| February 2026 | 51.5% |
| January 2026 | 52.7% |
| December 2025 | 52.5% |
| November 2025 | 52.7% |
| October 2025 | 50.5% |
| September 2025 | 52.1% |
| August 2025 | 55.8% |
| July 2025 | 52.8% |
| June 2025 | 52.9% |
| May 2025 | 57.6% |
| April 2025 | 52.8% |

Waiting time

Aug 2026: **12.1w**

Average wait in weeks between booking and taking a car test at Upton, most recent 12 published months.
| Month | Average wait |
| --- | --- |
| August 2026 | 12.1 weeks |
| July 2026 | 12.1 weeks |
| June 2026 | 12.6 weeks |
| May 2026 | 9.3 weeks |
| April 2026 | 8.4 weeks |
| March 2026 | 7.7 weeks |
| February 2026 | 8.4 weeks |
| January 2026 | 11.1 weeks |
| December 2025 | 12 weeks |
| November 2025 | 11.6 weeks |
| October 2025 | 13.4 weeks |
| September 2025 | 12.6 weeks |

Tests conducted each month

Mar 2026: **1066**

Car practical tests conducted each month at Upton, most recent 12 published months.
| Month | Tests conducted |
| --- | --- |
| March 2026 | 1,066 |
| February 2026 | 1,017 |
| January 2026 | 1,047 |
| December 2025 | 827 |
| November 2025 | 907 |
| October 2025 | 978 |
| September 2025 | 947 |
| August 2025 | 770 |
| July 2025 | 990 |
| June 2025 | 682 |
| May 2025 | 804 |
| April 2025 | 737 |

## Year by year

Car practical tests, passes and pass rate at Upton driving test centre by DVSA financial year (April to March).
| Year | Tests | Passes | Pass rate |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-26 | 10,772 | 5,667 | 52.6% |
| 2024-25 | 10,893 | 5,442 | 50% |
| 2023-24 | 10,289 | 4,899 | 47.6% |
| 2022-23 | 8,698 | 4,228 | 48.6% |
| 2021-22 | 7,647 | 3,798 | 49.7% |
| 2020-21 | 1,730 | 968 | 56% |
| 2019-20 | 6,579 | 3,008 | 45.7% |
| 2018-19 | 6,691 | 3,146 | 47% |
| 2017-18 | 6,929 | 3,397 | 49% |
| 2016-17 | 7,259 | 3,699 | 51% |

## Where it is

## Nearby test centres

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

-   [Wallasey](https://ukdrivingtestcentres.co.uk/wallasey/)
    
    6 km away
    
    54.3% pass · 20.5 weeks wait
    
-   [Norris Green (Liverpool)](https://ukdrivingtestcentres.co.uk/norris-green-liverpool/)
    
    13 km away
    
    37.8% pass · 15.3 weeks wait
    
-   [Speke (Liverpool)](https://ukdrivingtestcentres.co.uk/speke-liverpool/)
    
    16 km away
    
    40.5% pass · 8.3 weeks wait
    
-   [Widnes](https://ukdrivingtestcentres.co.uk/widnes/)
    
    22 km away
    
    42.7% pass · 6.9 weeks wait
    
-   [St Helens (Liverpool)](https://ukdrivingtestcentres.co.uk/st-helens-liverpool/)
    
    26 km away
    
    40.9% pass · 6.6 weeks wait
    
-   [Rhyl](https://ukdrivingtestcentres.co.uk/rhyl/)
    
    27 km away
    
    56.9% pass · 6 weeks wait
    

Everything on this page describes Upton 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.