# Wolverhampton Driving Test Centre — Pass Rate & Waiting Time

> Wolverhampton driving test centre has a 34.3% pass rate and an average 12.7 weeks wait. Compare it with nearby DVSA centres.

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

# Wolverhampton driving test centre

West Midlands, England

## Wolverhampton at a glance

Pass rate

34.3%

April 2025 to March 2026

Average wait

12.7 weeks

August 2026

Tests a year

11,561

April 2025 to March 2026

Slots still free

44.5%

Of the 24-week booking window

## How Wolverhampton compares

Wolverhampton passes **34.3%** of car tests, which is **15.8 points below the 50.1% national average**. The typical wait between booking and testing is **12.7 weeks**, 0.1 weeks shorter than the national average of 12.8 weeks. It conducted **11,561** car tests in April 2025 to March 2026. In the most recent month DVSA has published, March 2026, the rate was **34.8%** — a single month, so expect it to bounce around the annual figure.

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

## Trends at Wolverhampton

Pass rate

Mar 2026: **34.8%**

Monthly car practical pass rate at Wolverhampton driving test centre, most recent 12 published months.
| Month | Pass rate |
| --- | --- |
| March 2026 | 34.8% |
| February 2026 | 34.6% |
| January 2026 | 33.6% |
| December 2025 | 32.6% |
| November 2025 | 31.6% |
| October 2025 | 32.7% |
| September 2025 | 33.2% |
| August 2025 | 35.6% |
| July 2025 | 36.8% |
| June 2025 | 35.3% |
| May 2025 | 35.6% |
| April 2025 | 35.5% |

Waiting time

Aug 2026: **12.7w**

Average wait in weeks between booking and taking a car test at Wolverhampton, most recent 12 published months.
| Month | Average wait |
| --- | --- |
| August 2026 | 12.7 weeks |
| July 2026 | 12.7 weeks |
| June 2026 | 13.6 weeks |
| May 2026 | 10.7 weeks |
| April 2026 | 9.1 weeks |
| March 2026 | 10.1 weeks |
| February 2026 | 15.6 weeks |
| January 2026 | 11.7 weeks |
| December 2025 | 11.4 weeks |
| November 2025 | 14.3 weeks |
| October 2025 | 12.1 weeks |
| September 2025 | 13.2 weeks |

Tests conducted each month

Mar 2026: **1068**

Car practical tests conducted each month at Wolverhampton, most recent 12 published months.
| Month | Tests conducted |
| --- | --- |
| March 2026 | 1,068 |
| February 2026 | 999 |
| January 2026 | 861 |
| December 2025 | 890 |
| November 2025 | 1,087 |
| October 2025 | 1,113 |
| September 2025 | 1,062 |
| August 2025 | 806 |
| July 2025 | 926 |
| June 2025 | 1,002 |
| May 2025 | 870 |
| April 2025 | 877 |

## Year by year

Car practical tests, passes and pass rate at Wolverhampton driving test centre by DVSA financial year (April to March).
| Year | Tests | Passes | Pass rate |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-26 | 11,561 | 3,961 | 34.3% |
| 2024-25 | 11,719 | 3,920 | 33.4% |
| 2023-24 | 15,295 | 4,949 | 32.4% |
| 2022-23 | 13,160 | 4,649 | 35.3% |
| 2021-22 | 10,023 | 3,677 | 36.7% |
| 2020-21 | 2,575 | 960 | 37.3% |
| 2019-20 | 9,243 | 3,247 | 35.1% |
| 2018-19 | 10,173 | 3,526 | 34.7% |
| 2017-18 | 8,354 | 3,142 | 37.6% |
| 2016-17 | 9,884 | 4,105 | 41.5% |

## Where it is

## Nearby test centres

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

-   [Stafford](https://ukdrivingtestcentres.co.uk/stafford/)
    
    2 km away
    
    45.8% pass · 17.7 weeks wait
    
-   [Wednesbury](https://ukdrivingtestcentres.co.uk/wednesbury/)
    
    8 km away
    
    35% pass · 10.3 weeks wait
    
-   [Shrewsbury](https://ukdrivingtestcentres.co.uk/shrewsbury/)
    
    8 km away
    
    51% pass · 6.3 weeks wait
    
-   [Dudley](https://ukdrivingtestcentres.co.uk/dudley/)
    
    9 km away
    
    45.2% pass · 14.3 weeks wait
    
-   [Telford](https://ukdrivingtestcentres.co.uk/telford/)
    
    15 km away
    
    48.9% pass · 22.6 weeks wait
    
-   [Birmingham (Cocks Moors)](https://ukdrivingtestcentres.co.uk/birmingham-cocks-moors/)
    
    17 km away
    
    53.5% pass · 3.1 weeks wait
    

Everything on this page describes Wolverhampton 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.