# Yeovil Driving Test Centre — Pass Rate & Waiting Time

> Yeovil driving test centre has a 63.4% pass rate and an average 16.3 weeks wait. Compare it with nearby DVSA centres.

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

# Yeovil driving test centre

South West, England

## Yeovil at a glance

Pass rate

63.4%

April 2025 to March 2026

Average wait

16.3 weeks

August 2026

Tests a year

7,493

April 2025 to March 2026

Slots still free

27.7%

Of the 24-week booking window

## How Yeovil compares

Yeovil passes **63.4%** of car tests, which is **13.3 points above the 50.1% national average**. The typical wait between booking and testing is **16.3 weeks**, 3.5 weeks longer than the national average of 12.8 weeks. It conducted **7,493** car tests in April 2025 to March 2026. In the most recent month DVSA has published, March 2026, the rate was **62.6%** — a single month, so expect it to bounce around the annual figure.

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

## Trends at Yeovil

Pass rate

Mar 2026: **62.6%**

Monthly car practical pass rate at Yeovil driving test centre, most recent 12 published months.
| Month | Pass rate |
| --- | --- |
| March 2026 | 62.6% |
| February 2026 | 63.5% |
| January 2026 | 63.3% |
| December 2025 | 65.6% |
| November 2025 | 62.1% |
| October 2025 | 63.6% |
| September 2025 | 67.5% |
| August 2025 | 57.9% |
| July 2025 | 64.4% |
| June 2025 | 62.1% |
| May 2025 | 66.6% |
| April 2025 | 60.7% |

Waiting time

Aug 2026: **16.3w**

Average wait in weeks between booking and taking a car test at Yeovil, most recent 12 published months.
| Month | Average wait |
| --- | --- |
| August 2026 | 16.3 weeks |
| July 2026 | 16.3 weeks |
| June 2026 | 10 weeks |
| May 2026 | 8.6 weeks |
| April 2026 | 8.1 weeks |
| March 2026 | 14.1 weeks |
| February 2026 | 12 weeks |
| January 2026 | 13 weeks |
| December 2025 | 12.3 weeks |
| November 2025 | 13.4 weeks |
| October 2025 | 11.7 weeks |
| September 2025 | 14.4 weeks |

Tests conducted each month

Mar 2026: **661**

Car practical tests conducted each month at Yeovil, most recent 12 published months.
| Month | Tests conducted |
| --- | --- |
| March 2026 | 661 |
| February 2026 | 655 |
| January 2026 | 765 |
| December 2025 | 581 |
| November 2025 | 596 |
| October 2025 | 829 |
| September 2025 | 603 |
| August 2025 | 506 |
| July 2025 | 644 |
| June 2025 | 528 |
| May 2025 | 586 |
| April 2025 | 539 |

## Year by year

Car practical tests, passes and pass rate at Yeovil driving test centre by DVSA financial year (April to March).
| Year | Tests | Passes | Pass rate |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-26 | 7,493 | 4,752 | 63.4% |
| 2024-25 | 5,754 | 3,433 | 59.7% |
| 2023-24 | 6,946 | 4,146 | 59.7% |
| 2022-23 | 5,377 | 3,216 | 59.8% |
| 2021-22 | 5,226 | 3,371 | 64.5% |
| 2020-21 | 1,578 | 1,051 | 66.6% |
| 2019-20 | 4,933 | 2,955 | 59.9% |
| 2018-19 | 4,967 | 3,074 | 61.9% |
| 2017-18 | 5,306 | 3,250 | 61.3% |
| 2016-17 | 5,774 | 3,391 | 58.7% |

## Where it is

## Nearby test centres

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

-   [Dorchester](https://ukdrivingtestcentres.co.uk/dorchester/)
    
    28 km away
    
    69% pass · 10.9 weeks wait
    
-   [Taunton](https://ukdrivingtestcentres.co.uk/taunton/)
    
    33 km away
    
    59.5% pass · 11.9 weeks wait
    
-   [Weston-super-Mare](https://ukdrivingtestcentres.co.uk/weston-super-mare/)
    
    51 km away
    
    61% pass · 5 weeks wait
    
-   [Trowbridge](https://ukdrivingtestcentres.co.uk/trowbridge/)
    
    51 km away
    
    55.2% pass · 8.9 weeks wait
    
-   [Bristol (Avonmouth)](https://ukdrivingtestcentres.co.uk/bristol-avonmouth/)
    
    60 km away
    
    55.5% pass · 8 weeks wait
    
-   [Bristol (Kingswood)](https://ukdrivingtestcentres.co.uk/bristol-kingswood/)
    
    60 km away
    
    51.9% pass · 5.3 weeks wait
    

Everything on this page describes Yeovil 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.