# Wellingborough Driving Test Centre — Pass Rate & Waiting Time

> Wellingborough driving test centre has a 60% pass rate and an average 21.4 weeks wait. Compare it with nearby DVSA centres.

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

# Wellingborough driving test centre

East Midlands, England

## Wellingborough at a glance

Pass rate

60%

April 2025 to March 2026

Average wait

21.4 weeks

August 2026

Tests a year

1,450

April 2025 to March 2026

Slots still free

58.9%

Of the 24-week booking window

## How Wellingborough compares

Wellingborough passes **60%** of car tests, which is **9.9 points above the 50.1% national average**. The typical wait between booking and testing is **21.4 weeks**, 8.6 weeks longer than the national average of 12.8 weeks. It conducted **1,450** car tests in April 2025 to March 2026. In the most recent month DVSA has published, March 2026, the rate was **54%** — a single month, so expect it to bounce around the annual figure.

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

## Trends at Wellingborough

Pass rate

Mar 2026: **54.0%**

Monthly car practical pass rate at Wellingborough driving test centre, most recent 12 published months.
| Month | Pass rate |
| --- | --- |
| March 2026 | 54% |
| February 2026 | 59.2% |
| January 2026 | 55.5% |
| December 2025 | 57.3% |
| November 2025 | 61.9% |
| October 2025 | 59.7% |
| September 2025 | 53.2% |
| August 2025 | 61.2% |
| July 2025 | 64.1% |
| June 2025 | 69.8% |
| May 2025 | 61.3% |
| April 2025 | 64.4% |

Waiting time

Aug 2026: **21.4w**

Average wait in weeks between booking and taking a car test at Wellingborough, most recent 12 published months.
| Month | Average wait |
| --- | --- |
| August 2026 | 21.4 weeks |
| July 2026 | 21.4 weeks |
| June 2026 | 23 weeks |
| May 2026 | 19.1 weeks |
| April 2026 | 18.4 weeks |
| March 2026 | 22 weeks |
| February 2026 | 16.1 weeks |
| January 2026 | 13.1 weeks |
| December 2025 | 16.9 weeks |
| November 2025 | 17.7 weeks |
| October 2025 | 20.3 weeks |
| September 2025 | 20.4 weeks |

Tests conducted each month

Mar 2026: **139**

Car practical tests conducted each month at Wellingborough, most recent 12 published months.
| Month | Tests conducted |
| --- | --- |
| March 2026 | 139 |
| February 2026 | 120 |
| January 2026 | 110 |
| December 2025 | 110 |
| November 2025 | 139 |
| October 2025 | 139 |
| September 2025 | 139 |
| August 2025 | 85 |
| July 2025 | 131 |
| June 2025 | 126 |
| May 2025 | 111 |
| April 2025 | 101 |

## Year by year

Car practical tests, passes and pass rate at Wellingborough driving test centre by DVSA financial year (April to March).
| Year | Tests | Passes | Pass rate |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-26 | 1,450 | 870 | 60% |
| 2024-25 | 1,477 | 814 | 55.1% |
| 2023-24 | 1,310 | 694 | 53% |
| 2022-23 | 1,146 | 620 | 54.1% |
| 2021-22 | 1,110 | 723 | 65.1% |
| 2020-21 | 45 | 29 | 64.4% |
| 2019-20 | 1,099 | 668 | 60.8% |
| 2018-19 | 1,278 | 780 | 61% |
| 2017-18 | 1,204 | 714 | 59.3% |
| 2016-17 | 729 | 441 | 60.5% |

## Where it is

## Nearby test centres

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

-   [Kettering](https://ukdrivingtestcentres.co.uk/kettering/)
    
    9 km away
    
    49.1% pass · 7.3 weeks wait
    
-   [Bedford](https://ukdrivingtestcentres.co.uk/bedford/)
    
    25 km away
    
    53.7% pass · 27.1 weeks wait
    
-   [Bletchley](https://ukdrivingtestcentres.co.uk/bletchley/)
    
    34 km away
    
    51.5% pass · 14.6 weeks wait
    
-   [Leicester (Wigston)](https://ukdrivingtestcentres.co.uk/leicester-wigston/)
    
    42 km away
    
    51.2% pass · 7.1 weeks wait
    
-   [Leighton Buzzard (Stanbridge Road)](https://ukdrivingtestcentres.co.uk/leighton-buzzard-stanbridge-road/)
    
    43 km away
    
    49.9% pass · 16.6 weeks wait
    
-   [Leicester (Cannock Street)](https://ukdrivingtestcentres.co.uk/leicester-cannock-street/)
    
    48 km away
    
    40.2% pass · 6.4 weeks wait
    

Everything on this page describes Wellingborough 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.