# Whitby Driving Test Centre — Pass Rate & Waiting Time

> Whitby driving test centre has a 56.7% pass rate and an average 19 weeks wait. Compare it with nearby DVSA centres.

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

# Whitby driving test centre

Yorkshire and The Humber, England

## Whitby at a glance

Pass rate

56.7%

April 2025 to March 2026

Average wait

19 weeks

August 2026

Tests a year

557

April 2025 to March 2026

Slots still free

32%

Of the 24-week booking window

## How Whitby compares

Whitby passes **56.7%** of car tests, which is **6.6 points above the 50.1% national average**. The typical wait between booking and testing is **19 weeks**, 6.2 weeks longer than the national average of 12.8 weeks. It conducted **557** car tests in April 2025 to March 2026. In the most recent month DVSA has published, March 2026, the rate was **41.2%** — a single month, so expect it to bounce around the annual figure.

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

## Trends at Whitby

Pass rate

Mar 2026: **41.2%**

Monthly car practical pass rate at Whitby driving test centre, most recent 12 published months.
| Month | Pass rate |
| --- | --- |
| March 2026 | 41.2% |
| February 2026 | 68.4% |
| January 2026 | 66.7% |
| December 2025 | 54.3% |
| November 2025 | 50.9% |
| October 2025 | 61.3% |
| September 2025 | 57.7% |
| August 2025 | 54.5% |
| July 2025 | 43.1% |
| June 2025 | 54.7% |
| May 2025 | 58.6% |
| April 2025 | 70.2% |

Waiting time

Aug 2026: **19.0w**

Average wait in weeks between booking and taking a car test at Whitby, most recent 12 published months.
| Month | Average wait |
| --- | --- |
| August 2026 | 19 weeks |
| July 2026 | 19 weeks |
| June 2026 | 17.6 weeks |
| May 2026 | 20.5 weeks |
| April 2026 | 20.4 weeks |
| March 2026 | 22.1 weeks |
| February 2026 | 18 weeks |
| January 2026 | 18.1 weeks |
| December 2025 | 17.3 weeks |
| November 2025 | 18.3 weeks |
| October 2025 | 16.9 weeks |
| September 2025 | 16.4 weeks |

Tests conducted each month

Feb 2026: **38**

Car practical tests conducted each month at Whitby, most recent 12 published months.
| Month | Tests conducted |
| --- | --- |
| February 2026 | 38 |
| December 2025 | 46 |
| November 2025 | 53 |
| October 2025 | 62 |
| September 2025 | 52 |
| August 2025 | 33 |
| July 2025 | 51 |
| June 2025 | 53 |
| May 2025 | 58 |
| April 2025 | 47 |
| March 2025 | 41 |
| February 2025 | 44 |

## Year by year

Car practical tests, passes and pass rate at Whitby driving test centre by DVSA financial year (April to March).
| Year | Tests | Passes | Pass rate |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-26 | 557 | 316 | 56.7% |
| 2024-25 | 513 | 334 | 65.1% |
| 2023-24 | 514 | 299 | 58.2% |
| 2022-23 | 362 | 189 | 52.2% |
| 2021-22 | 260 | 146 | 56.2% |
| 2020-21 | 87 | 51 | 58.6% |
| 2019-20 | 490 | 290 | 59.2% |
| 2018-19 | 495 | 314 | 63.4% |
| 2017-18 | 553 | 341 | 61.7% |
| 2016-17 | 589 | 418 | 71% |

## Where it is

## Nearby test centres

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

-   [Scarborough](https://ukdrivingtestcentres.co.uk/scarborough/)
    
    27 km away
    
    45.1% pass · 7 weeks wait
    
-   [Malton](https://ukdrivingtestcentres.co.uk/malton/)
    
    40 km away
    
    64.3% pass · 10 weeks wait
    
-   [Middlesbrough](https://ukdrivingtestcentres.co.uk/middlesbrough/)
    
    41 km away
    
    47.7% pass · 14.3 weeks wait
    
-   [Bridlington](https://ukdrivingtestcentres.co.uk/bridlington/)
    
    53 km away
    
    55.5% pass · 11.9 weeks wait
    
-   [Northallerton](https://ukdrivingtestcentres.co.uk/northallerton/)
    
    56 km away
    
    60.4% pass · 8.9 weeks wait
    
-   [Darlington](https://ukdrivingtestcentres.co.uk/darlington/)
    
    58 km away
    
    47.1% pass · 8.9 weeks wait
    

Everything on this page describes Whitby 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.