# Wakefield Driving Test Centre — Pass Rate & Waiting Time

> Wakefield driving test centre has a 45.4% pass rate and an average 7.6 weeks wait. Compare it with nearby DVSA centres.

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

# Wakefield driving test centre

Yorkshire and The Humber, England

## Wakefield at a glance

Pass rate

45.4%

April 2025 to March 2026

Average wait

7.6 weeks

August 2026

Tests a year

11,653

April 2025 to March 2026

Slots still free

10.4%

Of the 24-week booking window

## How Wakefield compares

Wakefield passes **45.4%** of car tests, which is **4.7 points below the 50.1% national average**. The typical wait between booking and testing is **7.6 weeks**, 5.2 weeks shorter than the national average of 12.8 weeks. It conducted **11,653** car tests in April 2025 to March 2026. In the most recent month DVSA has published, March 2026, the rate was **44.2%** — a single month, so expect it to bounce around the annual figure.

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

## Trends at Wakefield

Pass rate

Mar 2026: **44.2%**

Monthly car practical pass rate at Wakefield driving test centre, most recent 12 published months.
| Month | Pass rate |
| --- | --- |
| March 2026 | 44.2% |
| February 2026 | 44.3% |
| January 2026 | 42.1% |
| December 2025 | 49.3% |
| November 2025 | 44.8% |
| October 2025 | 44.4% |
| September 2025 | 43.5% |
| August 2025 | 44.3% |
| July 2025 | 44.4% |
| June 2025 | 47.4% |
| May 2025 | 46.9% |
| April 2025 | 51.8% |

Waiting time

Aug 2026: **7.6w**

Average wait in weeks between booking and taking a car test at Wakefield, most recent 12 published months.
| Month | Average wait |
| --- | --- |
| August 2026 | 7.6 weeks |
| July 2026 | 7.6 weeks |
| June 2026 | 8.3 weeks |
| May 2026 | 5.7 weeks |
| April 2026 | 5.4 weeks |
| March 2026 | 5 weeks |
| February 2026 | 6.7 weeks |
| January 2026 | 8.1 weeks |
| December 2025 | 9 weeks |
| November 2025 | 13.3 weeks |
| October 2025 | 9.9 weeks |
| September 2025 | 9.8 weeks |

Tests conducted each month

Mar 2026: **1204**

Car practical tests conducted each month at Wakefield, most recent 12 published months.
| Month | Tests conducted |
| --- | --- |
| March 2026 | 1,204 |
| February 2026 | 1,109 |
| January 2026 | 1,099 |
| December 2025 | 899 |
| November 2025 | 871 |
| October 2025 | 965 |
| September 2025 | 880 |
| August 2025 | 982 |
| July 2025 | 1,045 |
| June 2025 | 970 |
| May 2025 | 855 |
| April 2025 | 774 |

## Year by year

Car practical tests, passes and pass rate at Wakefield driving test centre by DVSA financial year (April to March).
| Year | Tests | Passes | Pass rate |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-26 | 11,653 | 5,291 | 45.4% |
| 2024-25 | 7,650 | 3,576 | 46.7% |
| 2023-24 | 8,875 | 4,279 | 48.2% |
| 2022-23 | 5,909 | 2,960 | 50.1% |
| 2021-22 | 5,925 | 2,785 | 47% |
| 2020-21 | 1,990 | 878 | 44.1% |
| 2019-20 | 7,560 | 3,285 | 43.5% |
| 2018-19 | 7,420 | 3,440 | 46.4% |
| 2017-18 | 7,302 | 3,411 | 46.7% |
| 2016-17 | 8,587 | 3,998 | 46.6% |

## Where it is

## Nearby test centres

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

-   [Heckmondwike](https://ukdrivingtestcentres.co.uk/heckmondwike/)
    
    12 km away
    
    45.8% pass · 10.1 weeks wait
    
-   [Pontefract](https://ukdrivingtestcentres.co.uk/pontefract/)
    
    12 km away
    
    46.9% pass · 13.9 weeks wait
    
-   [Leeds (Colton Mill)](https://ukdrivingtestcentres.co.uk/leeds-colton-mill/)
    
    14 km away
    
    51.8% pass · 8.4 weeks wait
    
-   [Barnsley](https://ukdrivingtestcentres.co.uk/barnsley/)
    
    14 km away
    
    58.5% pass · 5.4 weeks wait
    
-   [Sheffield (Handsworth)](https://ukdrivingtestcentres.co.uk/sheffield-handsworth/)
    
    14 km away
    
    44.1% pass · 6 weeks wait
    
-   [Sheffield (Middlewood Road)](https://ukdrivingtestcentres.co.uk/sheffield-middlewood-road/)
    
    14 km away
    
    48.7% pass · 18.6 weeks wait
    

Everything on this page describes Wakefield 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.