# York Driving Test Centre — Pass Rate & Waiting Time

> York driving test centre has a 54.4% pass rate and an average 15.1 weeks wait. Compare it with nearby DVSA centres.

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

# York driving test centre

Yorkshire and The Humber, England · Monks Cross Drive, Huntington, York · YO32 9GW

## York at a glance

Pass rate

54.4%

April 2025 to March 2026

Average wait

15.1 weeks

August 2026

Tests a year

9,416

April 2025 to March 2026

Slots still free

32.3%

Of the 24-week booking window

## How York compares

York passes **54.4%** of car tests, which is **4.3 points above the 50.1% national average**. The typical wait between booking and testing is **15.1 weeks**, 2.3 weeks longer than the national average of 12.8 weeks. It conducted **9,416** car tests in April 2025 to March 2026. In the most recent month DVSA has published, March 2026, the rate was **58.5%** — a single month, so expect it to bounce around the annual figure.

## Trends at York

Pass rate

Mar 2026: **58.5%**

Monthly car practical pass rate at York driving test centre, most recent 12 published months.
| Month | Pass rate |
| --- | --- |
| March 2026 | 58.5% |
| February 2026 | 52.7% |
| January 2026 | 56.7% |
| December 2025 | 57.2% |
| November 2025 | 52.8% |
| October 2025 | 51.9% |
| September 2025 | 55.2% |
| August 2025 | 52.5% |
| July 2025 | 53.2% |
| June 2025 | 49.9% |
| May 2025 | 57.6% |
| April 2025 | 55.6% |

Waiting time

Aug 2026: **15.1w**

Average wait in weeks between booking and taking a car test at York, most recent 12 published months.
| Month | Average wait |
| --- | --- |
| August 2026 | 15.1 weeks |
| July 2026 | 15.1 weeks |
| June 2026 | 10.9 weeks |
| May 2026 | 10.9 weeks |
| April 2026 | 11.1 weeks |
| March 2026 | 8.3 weeks |
| February 2026 | 8.1 weeks |
| January 2026 | 8.3 weeks |
| December 2025 | 9.1 weeks |
| November 2025 | 10.3 weeks |
| October 2025 | 9.1 weeks |
| September 2025 | 9.6 weeks |

Tests conducted each month

Mar 2026: **768**

Car practical tests conducted each month at York, most recent 12 published months.
| Month | Tests conducted |
| --- | --- |
| March 2026 | 768 |
| February 2026 | 694 |
| January 2026 | 799 |
| December 2025 | 712 |
| November 2025 | 817 |
| October 2025 | 838 |
| September 2025 | 654 |
| August 2025 | 689 |
| July 2025 | 1,009 |
| June 2025 | 822 |
| May 2025 | 834 |
| April 2025 | 780 |

## Year by year

Car practical tests, passes and pass rate at York driving test centre by DVSA financial year (April to March).
| Year | Tests | Passes | Pass rate |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-26 | 9,416 | 5,125 | 54.4% |
| 2024-25 | 7,121 | 3,651 | 51.3% |
| 2023-24 | 7,838 | 3,995 | 51% |
| 2022-23 | 5,972 | 3,183 | 53.3% |
| 2021-22 | 6,181 | 3,129 | 50.6% |
| 2020-21 | 2,112 | 1,130 | 53.5% |
| 2019-20 | 6,578 | 3,390 | 51.5% |
| 2018-19 | 6,466 | 3,491 | 54% |
| 2017-18 | 6,954 | 3,523 | 50.7% |
| 2016-17 | 6,890 | 3,559 | 51.7% |

## Where it is

## Nearby test centres

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

-   [Malton](https://ukdrivingtestcentres.co.uk/malton/)
    
    23 km away
    
    64.3% pass · 10 weeks wait
    
-   [Knaresborough](https://ukdrivingtestcentres.co.uk/knaresborough/)
    
    27 km away
    
    58.5% pass · 9.7 weeks wait
    
-   [Leeds (Fearnville)](https://ukdrivingtestcentres.co.uk/leeds-fearnville/)
    
    34 km away
    
    51.8% pass · 9.6 weeks wait
    
-   [Leeds (Colton Mill)](https://ukdrivingtestcentres.co.uk/leeds-colton-mill/)
    
    36 km away
    
    51.8% pass · 8.4 weeks wait
    
-   [Pontefract](https://ukdrivingtestcentres.co.uk/pontefract/)
    
    37 km away
    
    46.9% pass · 13.9 weeks wait
    
-   [Horsforth](https://ukdrivingtestcentres.co.uk/horsforth/)
    
    42 km away
    
    49.7% pass · 10.7 weeks wait
    

Everything on this page describes York 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.