# Widnes Driving Test Centre — Pass Rate & Waiting Time

> Widnes driving test centre has a 42.7% pass rate and an average 6.9 weeks wait. Compare it with nearby DVSA centres.

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

# Widnes driving test centre

North West, England · Ditchfield Road, Ditton, Halton · WA8 8GW

## Widnes at a glance

Pass rate

42.7%

April 2025 to March 2026

Average wait

6.9 weeks

August 2026

Tests a year

6,846

April 2025 to March 2026

Slots still free

5.7%

Of the 24-week booking window

## How Widnes compares

Widnes passes **42.7%** of car tests, which is **7.4 points below the 50.1% national average**. The typical wait between booking and testing is **6.9 weeks**, 5.9 weeks shorter than the national average of 12.8 weeks. It conducted **6,846** car tests in April 2025 to March 2026. In the most recent month DVSA has published, March 2026, the rate was **41.9%** — a single month, so expect it to bounce around the annual figure.

## Trends at Widnes

Pass rate

Mar 2026: **41.9%**

Monthly car practical pass rate at Widnes driving test centre, most recent 12 published months.
| Month | Pass rate |
| --- | --- |
| March 2026 | 41.9% |
| February 2026 | 41.8% |
| January 2026 | 44.4% |
| December 2025 | 46.3% |
| November 2025 | 37.4% |
| October 2025 | 41.3% |
| September 2025 | 45.1% |
| August 2025 | 40.1% |
| July 2025 | 45.4% |
| June 2025 | 46% |
| May 2025 | 41.3% |
| April 2025 | 42.7% |

Waiting time

Aug 2026: **6.9w**

Average wait in weeks between booking and taking a car test at Widnes, most recent 12 published months.
| Month | Average wait |
| --- | --- |
| August 2026 | 6.9 weeks |
| July 2026 | 6.9 weeks |
| June 2026 | 9 weeks |
| May 2026 | 7.4 weeks |
| April 2026 | 7.4 weeks |
| March 2026 | 6.1 weeks |
| February 2026 | 5.7 weeks |
| January 2026 | 7.1 weeks |
| December 2025 | 7.4 weeks |
| November 2025 | 6.3 weeks |
| October 2025 | 6.1 weeks |
| September 2025 | 6.7 weeks |

Tests conducted each month

Mar 2026: **718**

Car practical tests conducted each month at Widnes, most recent 12 published months.
| Month | Tests conducted |
| --- | --- |
| March 2026 | 718 |
| February 2026 | 644 |
| January 2026 | 637 |
| December 2025 | 533 |
| November 2025 | 666 |
| October 2025 | 703 |
| September 2025 | 530 |
| August 2025 | 519 |
| July 2025 | 604 |
| June 2025 | 485 |
| May 2025 | 404 |
| April 2025 | 403 |

## Year by year

Car practical tests, passes and pass rate at Widnes driving test centre by DVSA financial year (April to March).
| Year | Tests | Passes | Pass rate |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-26 | 6,846 | 2,922 | 42.7% |
| 2024-25 | 5,673 | 2,273 | 40.1% |
| 2023-24 | 5,729 | 2,371 | 41.4% |
| 2022-23 | 5,607 | 2,341 | 41.8% |
| 2021-22 | 5,230 | 2,611 | 49.9% |
| 2020-21 | 1,635 | 890 | 54.4% |
| 2019-20 | 4,035 | 1,846 | 45.7% |
| 2018-19 | 3,994 | 1,702 | 42.6% |
| 2017-18 | 4,294 | 1,983 | 46.2% |
| 2016-17 | 5,274 | 2,127 | 40.3% |

## Where it is

## Nearby test centres

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

-   [Speke (Liverpool)](https://ukdrivingtestcentres.co.uk/speke-liverpool/)
    
    6 km away
    
    40.5% pass · 8.3 weeks wait
    
-   [St Helens (Liverpool)](https://ukdrivingtestcentres.co.uk/st-helens-liverpool/)
    
    10 km away
    
    40.9% pass · 6.6 weeks wait
    
-   [Warrington](https://ukdrivingtestcentres.co.uk/warrington/)
    
    14 km away
    
    55.5% pass · 10.6 weeks wait
    
-   [Norris Green (Liverpool)](https://ukdrivingtestcentres.co.uk/norris-green-liverpool/)
    
    14 km away
    
    37.8% pass · 15.3 weeks wait
    
-   [Wallasey](https://ukdrivingtestcentres.co.uk/wallasey/)
    
    19 km away
    
    54.3% pass · 20.5 weeks wait
    
-   [Northwich](https://ukdrivingtestcentres.co.uk/northwich/)
    
    21 km away
    
    57.6% pass · 19.1 weeks wait
    

Everything on this page describes Widnes 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.