# Wednesbury Driving Test Centre — Pass Rate & Waiting Time

> Wednesbury driving test centre has a 35% pass rate and an average 10.3 weeks wait. Compare it with nearby DVSA centres.

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

# Wednesbury driving test centre

West Midlands, England

## Wednesbury at a glance

Pass rate

35%

April 2025 to March 2026

Average wait

10.3 weeks

August 2026

Tests a year

7,508

April 2025 to March 2026

Slots still free

39.9%

Of the 24-week booking window

## How Wednesbury compares

Wednesbury passes **35%** of car tests, which is **15.1 points below the 50.1% national average**. The typical wait between booking and testing is **10.3 weeks**, 2.5 weeks shorter than the national average of 12.8 weeks. It conducted **7,508** car tests in April 2025 to March 2026. In the most recent month DVSA has published, March 2026, the rate was **33.3%** — a single month, so expect it to bounce around the annual figure.

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

## Trends at Wednesbury

Pass rate

Mar 2026: **33.3%**

Monthly car practical pass rate at Wednesbury driving test centre, most recent 12 published months.
| Month | Pass rate |
| --- | --- |
| March 2026 | 33.3% |
| February 2026 | 31.9% |
| January 2026 | 31% |
| December 2025 | 38% |
| November 2025 | 37.1% |
| October 2025 | 40.8% |
| September 2025 | 31.8% |
| August 2025 | 37.2% |
| July 2025 | 34.8% |
| June 2025 | 32.1% |
| May 2025 | 37.7% |
| April 2025 | 33.5% |

Waiting time

Aug 2026: **10.3w**

Average wait in weeks between booking and taking a car test at Wednesbury, most recent 12 published months.
| Month | Average wait |
| --- | --- |
| August 2026 | 10.3 weeks |
| July 2026 | 10.3 weeks |
| June 2026 | 14.3 weeks |
| May 2026 | 15 weeks |
| April 2026 | 6.3 weeks |
| March 2026 | 8.1 weeks |
| February 2026 | 11.1 weeks |
| January 2026 | 7.2 weeks |
| December 2025 | 9.9 weeks |
| November 2025 | 6.4 weeks |
| October 2025 | 7.4 weeks |
| September 2025 | 10.1 weeks |

Tests conducted each month

Mar 2026: **720**

Car practical tests conducted each month at Wednesbury, most recent 12 published months.
| Month | Tests conducted |
| --- | --- |
| March 2026 | 720 |
| February 2026 | 670 |
| January 2026 | 610 |
| December 2025 | 553 |
| November 2025 | 741 |
| October 2025 | 809 |
| September 2025 | 782 |
| August 2025 | 613 |
| July 2025 | 457 |
| June 2025 | 632 |
| May 2025 | 485 |
| April 2025 | 436 |

## Year by year

Car practical tests, passes and pass rate at Wednesbury driving test centre by DVSA financial year (April to March).
| Year | Tests | Passes | Pass rate |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-26 | 7,508 | 2,626 | 35% |
| 2024-25 | 8,335 | 3,036 | 36.4% |
| 2023-24 | 8,751 | 3,191 | 36.5% |
| 2022-23 | 6,786 | 2,425 | 35.7% |
| 2021-22 | 7,330 | 2,895 | 39.5% |
| 2020-21 | 2,263 | 900 | 39.8% |
| 2019-20 | 7,004 | 2,493 | 35.6% |
| 2018-19 | 6,962 | 2,602 | 37.4% |
| 2017-18 | 7,683 | 2,844 | 37% |
| 2016-17 | 8,182 | 2,749 | 33.6% |

## Where it is

## Nearby test centres

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

-   [Dudley](https://ukdrivingtestcentres.co.uk/dudley/)
    
    6 km away
    
    45.2% pass · 14.3 weeks wait
    
-   [Telford](https://ukdrivingtestcentres.co.uk/telford/)
    
    7 km away
    
    48.9% pass · 22.6 weeks wait
    
-   [Shrewsbury](https://ukdrivingtestcentres.co.uk/shrewsbury/)
    
    7 km away
    
    51% pass · 6.3 weeks wait
    
-   [Wolverhampton](https://ukdrivingtestcentres.co.uk/wolverhampton/)
    
    8 km away
    
    34.3% pass · 12.7 weeks wait
    
-   [Birmingham (Cocks Moors)](https://ukdrivingtestcentres.co.uk/birmingham-cocks-moors/)
    
    9 km away
    
    53.5% pass · 3.1 weeks wait
    
-   [Birmingham (Garretts Green)](https://ukdrivingtestcentres.co.uk/birmingham-garretts-green/)
    
    9 km away
    
    44.4% pass · 7 weeks wait
    

Everything on this page describes Wednesbury 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.