# West Didsbury (Manchester) Driving Test Centre Pass Rates

> West Didsbury (Manchester) driving test centre has a 47.7% pass rate and an average 22.6 weeks wait. Compare it with nearby DVSA centres.

Source: https://ukdrivingtestcentres.co.uk/west-didsbury-manchester/

# West Didsbury (Manchester) driving test centre

North West, England · Christie Way, West Didsbury, Manchester · M21 7QY

## West Didsbury (Manchester) at a glance

Pass rate

47.7%

April 2025 to March 2026

Average wait

22.6 weeks

August 2026

Tests a year

17,806

April 2025 to March 2026

Slots still free

50.5%

Of the 24-week booking window

## How West Didsbury (Manchester) compares

West Didsbury (Manchester) passes **47.7%** of car tests, which is **2.4 points below the 50.1% national average**. The typical wait between booking and testing is **22.6 weeks**, 9.8 weeks longer than the national average of 12.8 weeks. It conducted **17,806** car tests in April 2025 to March 2026. In the most recent month DVSA has published, March 2026, the rate was **44.6%** — a single month, so expect it to bounce around the annual figure.

## Trends at West Didsbury (Manchester)

Pass rate

Mar 2026: **44.6%**

Monthly car practical pass rate at West Didsbury (Manchester) driving test centre, most recent 12 published months.
| Month | Pass rate |
| --- | --- |
| March 2026 | 44.6% |
| February 2026 | 46.6% |
| January 2026 | 49.1% |
| December 2025 | 47.4% |
| November 2025 | 46.8% |
| October 2025 | 47% |
| September 2025 | 49.2% |
| August 2025 | 49.1% |
| July 2025 | 47.2% |
| June 2025 | 49.4% |
| May 2025 | 48.3% |
| April 2025 | 48.5% |

Waiting time

Aug 2026: **22.6w**

Average wait in weeks between booking and taking a car test at West Didsbury (Manchester), most recent 12 published months.
| Month | Average wait |
| --- | --- |
| August 2026 | 22.6 weeks |
| July 2026 | 22.6 weeks |
| June 2026 | 20.6 weeks |
| May 2026 | 19.4 weeks |
| April 2026 | 22.3 weeks |
| March 2026 | 19.3 weeks |
| February 2026 | 20.3 weeks |
| January 2026 | 13.1 weeks |
| December 2025 | 13.6 weeks |
| November 2025 | 8.1 weeks |
| October 2025 | 13.3 weeks |
| September 2025 | 14.3 weeks |

Tests conducted each month

Mar 2026: **1542**

Car practical tests conducted each month at West Didsbury (Manchester), most recent 12 published months.
| Month | Tests conducted |
| --- | --- |
| March 2026 | 1,542 |
| February 2026 | 1,417 |
| January 2026 | 1,383 |
| December 2025 | 1,442 |
| November 2025 | 1,525 |
| October 2025 | 1,840 |
| September 2025 | 1,682 |
| August 2025 | 1,331 |
| July 2025 | 1,543 |
| June 2025 | 1,456 |
| May 2025 | 1,308 |
| April 2025 | 1,337 |

## Year by year

Car practical tests, passes and pass rate at West Didsbury (Manchester) driving test centre by DVSA financial year (April to March).
| Year | Tests | Passes | Pass rate |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-26 | 17,806 | 8,496 | 47.7% |
| 2024-25 | 17,196 | 8,761 | 50.9% |
| 2023-24 | 17,895 | 9,210 | 51.5% |
| 2022-23 | 15,591 | 7,715 | 49.5% |
| 2021-22 | 11,087 | 5,310 | 47.9% |
| 2020-21 | 3,515 | 1,550 | 44.1% |
| 2019-20 | 13,103 | 5,737 | 43.8% |
| 2018-19 | 14,069 | 6,278 | 44.6% |
| 2017-18 | 11,026 | 4,966 | 45% |
| 2016-17 | 8,871 | 3,843 | 43.3% |

## Where it is

## Nearby test centres

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

-   [Sale (Manchester)](https://ukdrivingtestcentres.co.uk/sale-manchester/)
    
    4 km away
    
    51.4% pass · 15.4 weeks wait
    
-   [Cheetham Hill (Manchester)](https://ukdrivingtestcentres.co.uk/cheetham-hill-manchester/)
    
    7 km away
    
    44.7% pass · 10.4 weeks wait
    
-   [Bredbury (Manchester)](https://ukdrivingtestcentres.co.uk/bredbury-manchester/)
    
    9 km away
    
    56% pass · 17.1 weeks wait
    
-   [Chadderton](https://ukdrivingtestcentres.co.uk/chadderton/)
    
    13 km away
    
    46.8% pass · 12 weeks wait
    
-   [Bolton (Manchester)](https://ukdrivingtestcentres.co.uk/bolton-manchester/)
    
    19 km away
    
    51.8% pass · 16.2 weeks wait
    
-   [Atherton (Manchester)](https://ukdrivingtestcentres.co.uk/atherton-manchester/)
    
    20 km away
    
    44.3% pass · 15.3 weeks wait
    

Everything on this page describes West Didsbury (Manchester) 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.