# Weston-super-Mare Driving Test Centre — Pass Rate & Waiting Time

> Weston-super-Mare driving test centre has a 61% pass rate and an average 5 weeks wait. Compare it with nearby DVSA centres.

Source: https://ukdrivingtestcentres.co.uk/weston-super-mare/

# Weston-super-Mare driving test centre

South West, England

## Weston-super-Mare at a glance

Pass rate

61%

April 2025 to March 2026

Average wait

5 weeks

August 2026

Tests a year

4,443

April 2025 to March 2026

Slots still free

16.4%

Of the 24-week booking window

## How Weston-super-Mare compares

Weston-super-Mare passes **61%** of car tests, which is **10.9 points above the 50.1% national average**. The typical wait between booking and testing is **5 weeks**, 7.8 weeks shorter than the national average of 12.8 weeks. It conducted **4,443** car tests in April 2025 to March 2026. In the most recent month DVSA has published, March 2026, the rate was **64.9%** — a single month, so expect it to bounce around the annual figure.

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

## Trends at Weston-super-Mare

Pass rate

Mar 2026: **64.9%**

Monthly car practical pass rate at Weston-super-Mare driving test centre, most recent 12 published months.
| Month | Pass rate |
| --- | --- |
| March 2026 | 64.9% |
| February 2026 | 63.9% |
| January 2026 | 64.5% |
| December 2025 | 59% |
| November 2025 | 55.2% |
| October 2025 | 59% |
| September 2025 | 63.5% |
| August 2025 | 62.5% |
| July 2025 | 64.8% |
| June 2025 | 55.7% |
| May 2025 | 56.4% |
| April 2025 | 56.7% |

Waiting time

Aug 2026: **5.0w**

Average wait in weeks between booking and taking a car test at Weston-super-Mare, most recent 12 published months.
| Month | Average wait |
| --- | --- |
| August 2026 | 5 weeks |
| July 2026 | 5 weeks |
| June 2026 | 4 weeks |
| May 2026 | 3.9 weeks |
| April 2026 | 3.3 weeks |
| March 2026 | 4.8 weeks |
| February 2026 | 9.2 weeks |
| January 2026 | 11.6 weeks |
| December 2025 | 11.1 weeks |
| November 2025 | 12.1 weeks |
| October 2025 | 16 weeks |
| September 2025 | 13.4 weeks |

Tests conducted each month

Mar 2026: **672**

Car practical tests conducted each month at Weston-super-Mare, most recent 12 published months.
| Month | Tests conducted |
| --- | --- |
| March 2026 | 672 |
| February 2026 | 410 |
| January 2026 | 310 |
| December 2025 | 393 |
| November 2025 | 344 |
| October 2025 | 283 |
| September 2025 | 304 |
| August 2025 | 357 |
| July 2025 | 438 |
| June 2025 | 336 |
| May 2025 | 291 |
| April 2025 | 305 |

## Year by year

Car practical tests, passes and pass rate at Weston-super-Mare driving test centre by DVSA financial year (April to March).
| Year | Tests | Passes | Pass rate |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-26 | 4,443 | 2,711 | 61% |
| 2024-25 | 5,807 | 3,282 | 56.5% |
| 2023-24 | 6,093 | 3,417 | 56.1% |
| 2022-23 | 5,180 | 2,981 | 57.5% |
| 2021-22 | 5,087 | 2,760 | 54.3% |
| 2020-21 | 1,404 | 753 | 53.6% |
| 2019-20 | 4,032 | 2,179 | 54% |
| 2018-19 | 3,818 | 2,119 | 55.5% |
| 2017-18 | 4,270 | 2,349 | 55% |
| 2016-17 | 4,714 | 2,536 | 53.8% |

## Where it is

## Nearby test centres

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

-   [Barry](https://ukdrivingtestcentres.co.uk/barry/)
    
    23 km away
    
    57% pass · 10 weeks wait
    
-   [Newport (Gwent)](https://ukdrivingtestcentres.co.uk/newport-gwent/)
    
    25 km away
    
    48.9% pass · 6.2 weeks wait
    
-   [Newport (Isle of Wight)](https://ukdrivingtestcentres.co.uk/newport-isle-of-wight/)
    
    25 km away
    
    54.1% pass · 8.9 weeks wait
    
-   [Cardiff (Llanishen)](https://ukdrivingtestcentres.co.uk/cardiff-llanishen/)
    
    26 km away
    
    46.5% pass · 11.1 weeks wait
    
-   [Gloucester](https://ukdrivingtestcentres.co.uk/gloucester/)
    
    33 km away
    
    47.8% pass · 19 weeks wait
    
-   [Bristol (Avonmouth)](https://ukdrivingtestcentres.co.uk/bristol-avonmouth/)
    
    35 km away
    
    55.5% pass · 8 weeks wait
    

Everything on this page describes Weston-super-Mare 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.