DVSA data
UK driving test centres compared
Pass rates for 289 test centres, from DVSA’s own figures for April 2025 to March 2026. The gap between the best and worst is 37 percentage points, so where you book genuinely matters.
Facts checked against GOV.UK and DVSA sources on 8 September 2026. Sources are listed at the end of this page.
50%national pass rate
289centres compared
1.99mcar tests in the year
Highest pass rates
Small rural centres dominate the top of the table. Fewer tests means a handful of results moves the number, so treat the extremes with some caution.
| Test centre | Pass rate | Tests |
|---|---|---|
| Girvan | 71.4% | 175 |
| Montrose | 70.8% | 558 |
| Melton Mowbray | 69.7% | 1,984 |
| Barrow In Furness | 69.6% | 1,699 |
| Dorchester | 69% | 4,353 |
| Oban | 68.8% | 237 |
| Stornoway | 68.2% | 296 |
| Arbroath | 68.1% | 549 |
| Pwllheli | 68.1% | 737 |
| Lerwick | 67.5% | 305 |
Lowest pass rates
Busy city centres fill the bottom of the table. Dense traffic, complex junctions and more demanding routes all weigh on the numbers.
| Test centre | Pass rate | Tests |
|---|---|---|
| Wolverhampton | 34.3% | 11,561 |
| Wednesbury | 35% | 7,508 |
| Barking (Tanner Street) | 36.3% | 5,063 |
| Dunfermline (Vine) | 36.4% | 5,529 |
| Featherstone | 36.4% | 13,193 |
| Gateshead | 37.5% | 9,512 |
| Norris Green (Liverpool) | 37.8% | 13,472 |
| Luton | 39.2% | 7,759 |
| Chingford (London) | 39.9% | 13,120 |
| Glasgow (Shieldhall) | 39.9% | 7,019 |
Busiest centres
Volume matters for cancellation hunting. A centre running thousands of tests a year frees up far more slots than a rural one, though more people are watching for them.
| Test centre | Tests | Pass rate |
|---|---|---|
| Birmingham (Garretts Green) | 22,480 | 44.4% |
| Goodmayes (London) | 21,374 | 43.7% |
| Leicester (Wigston) | 18,868 | 51.2% |
| West Didsbury (Manchester) | 17,806 | 47.7% |
| Cardiff (Llanishen) | 16,401 | 46.5% |
| Birmingham (Kingstanding) | 16,133 | 48.5% |
| Chadderton | 15,988 | 46.8% |
| Morden (London) | 15,770 | 51% |
| Nottingham (Colwick) | 15,150 | 46.4% |
| Warwick (Wedgenock House) | 15,070 | 48.5% |
Reading these numbers fairly. A pass rate reflects who takes tests at a centre as much as the roads around it. Learners who travel to an “easy” centre still have to drive unfamiliar roads, which cuts the advantage. And you can change centre later using the same free service you use to hunt cancellations.
Every test centre
All 289 centres with at least 100 tests in the year, ranked by pass rate.
| # | Test centre | Pass rate | Tests |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Girvan | 71.4% | 175 |
| 2 | Montrose | 70.8% | 558 |
| 3 | Melton Mowbray | 69.7% | 1,984 |
| 4 | Barrow In Furness | 69.6% | 1,699 |
| 5 | Dorchester | 69% | 4,353 |
| 6 | Oban | 68.8% | 237 |
| 7 | Stornoway | 68.2% | 296 |
| 8 | Arbroath | 68.1% | 549 |
| 9 | Pwllheli | 68.1% | 737 |
| 10 | Lerwick | 67.5% | 305 |
| 11 | Cumnock | 67.4% | 760 |
| 12 | Fort William | 65.8% | 325 |
| 13 | Kendal (Oxenholme Road) | 65.1% | 2,231 |
| 14 | Hawick | 64.5% | 352 |
| 15 | Tunbridge Wells | 64.5% | 5,726 |
| 16 | Malton | 64.3% | 876 |
| 17 | Abergavenny | 64.2% | 5,924 |
| 18 | Fraserburgh | 64.2% | 452 |
| 19 | Huntly | 63.7% | 146 |
| 20 | Yeovil | 63.4% | 7,493 |
| 21 | Lee On The Solent | 63.2% | 8,502 |
| 22 | Alness | 63.1% | 731 |
| 23 | Ipswich | 62.3% | 11,466 |
| 24 | Bangor | 62.2% | 4,032 |
| 25 | Workington | 61.9% | 2,998 |
| 26 | Inverurie | 61.8% | 725 |
| 27 | Norwich (Peachman Way) | 61.7% | 12,541 |
| 28 | Bala | 61.6% | 607 |
| 29 | Chichester | 61.6% | 6,672 |
| 30 | Weston-super-Mare | 61% | 4,443 |
| 31 | Northallerton | 60.4% | 3,244 |
| 32 | Forfar | 60.3% | 667 |
| 33 | Maidstone | 60.2% | 8,053 |
| 34 | Wellingborough | 60% | 1,450 |
| 35 | Walton LGV | 59.8% | 1,894 |
| 36 | Worthing | 59.8% | 8,495 |
| 37 | Farnborough | 59.7% | 10,482 |
| 38 | Taunton | 59.5% | 8,259 |
| 39 | Heysham | 59.2% | 3,692 |
| 40 | Kelso | 59.2% | 434 |
| 41 | Sevenoaks | 59% | 6,740 |
| 42 | Hereford | 58.8% | 4,110 |
| 43 | Peebles | 58.8% | 685 |
| 44 | Brecon | 58.7% | 1,490 |
| 45 | Buxton | 58.7% | 4,904 |
| 46 | Carlisle | 58.7% | 3,518 |
| 47 | Ludlow | 58.7% | 5,051 |
| 48 | Sidcup (London) | 58.7% | 14,318 |
| 49 | Barnsley | 58.5% | 7,737 |
| 50 | Knaresborough | 58.5% | 8,301 |
| 51 | Banff | 58.2% | 134 |
| 52 | Lanark | 58.1% | 1,914 |
| 53 | Newtown | 58% | 2,256 |
| 54 | Grantham (Somerby) | 57.9% | 7,318 |
| 55 | East Kilbride | 57.7% | 1,976 |
| 56 | Northwich | 57.6% | 3,529 |
| 57 | Ayr | 57.5% | 2,189 |
| 58 | Haddington | 57.5% | 2,195 |
| 59 | Letchworth | 57.5% | 5,243 |
| 60 | Orkney | 57.4% | 263 |
| 61 | Ashfield | 57.3% | 8,144 |
| 62 | Dundee | 57.3% | 3,742 |
| 63 | Skipton | 57.3% | 3,197 |
| 64 | Whitby | 57.2% | 493 |
| 65 | Guildford | 57.1% | 4,542 |
| 66 | Barry | 57% | 2,244 |
| 67 | Rhyl | 56.9% | 4,011 |
| 68 | Basingstoke | 56.8% | 5,009 |
| 69 | Birmingham (Shirley) | 56.6% | 9,385 |
| 70 | Greenham | 56.5% | 3,931 |
| 71 | Southport (Liverpool) | 56.5% | 7,949 |
| 72 | Chippenham | 56.4% | 9,629 |
| 73 | Gillingham | 56.4% | 14,886 |
| 74 | Preston | 56.3% | 9,194 |
| 75 | Chesterfield | 56.2% | 6,605 |
| 76 | Bradford (Heaton) | 56.1% | 8,354 |
| 77 | Bredbury (Manchester) | 56% | 10,636 |
| 78 | Herne Bay | 55.9% | 10,674 |
| 79 | Skegness | 55.9% | 2,078 |
| 80 | Irvine | 55.7% | 4,941 |
| 81 | Livingston | 55.7% | 2,997 |
| 82 | Alnwick | 55.5% | 1,282 |
| 83 | Bridlington | 55.5% | 3,027 |
| 84 | Bristol (Avonmouth) | 55.5% | 9,400 |
| 85 | Warrington | 55.5% | 7,550 |
| 86 | Chelmsford | 55.4% | 9,107 |
| 87 | Eastbourne | 55.4% | 6,031 |
| 88 | Reading | 55.4% | 9,237 |
| 89 | Stevenage | 55.3% | 4,622 |
| 90 | Trowbridge | 55.2% | 3,074 |
| 91 | Worksop | 55.2% | 5,975 |
| 92 | Aberystwyth (Park Avenue) | 55.1% | 1,529 |
| 93 | Burton on Trent | 54.7% | 7,273 |
| 94 | York | 54.4% | 9,416 |
| 95 | Wallasey | 54.3% | 968 |
| 96 | Carmarthen | 54.2% | 2,746 |
| 97 | Newport (Isle of Wight) | 54.1% | 3,616 |
| 98 | Llantrisant | 54% | 9,909 |
| 99 | Berwick-On-Tweed | 53.9% | 666 |
| 100 | Dumfries | 53.9% | 2,267 |
| 101 | Enfield (Innova Business Park) | 53.9% | 8,412 |
| 102 | Louth | 53.9% | 740 |
| 103 | Redhill Aerodrome | 53.9% | 5,408 |
| 104 | Cambridge (Brookmount Court) | 53.8% | 13,689 |
| 105 | Newton Abbot | 53.8% | 6,591 |
| 106 | Bedford | 53.7% | 8,854 |
| 107 | Tolworth (London) | 53.6% | 10,164 |
| 108 | Birmingham (Cocks Moors) | 53.5% | 486 |
| 109 | Castle Douglas | 53.4% | 549 |
| 110 | Poole | 53.4% | 10,375 |
| 111 | Bridgend | 53.3% | 5,990 |
| 112 | Doncaster | 53.2% | 7,334 |
| 113 | Durham | 53.2% | 9,451 |
| 114 | Nuneaton | 53.2% | 6,764 |
| 115 | Peterhead | 53.2% | 2,628 |
| 116 | Callander | 53.1% | 207 |
| 117 | Rotherham | 53.1% | 9,134 |
| 118 | Hexham | 53% | 1,388 |
| 119 | Lichfield | 53% | 5,944 |
| 120 | Bromley (London) | 52.9% | 13,228 |
| 121 | Chertsey (London) | 52.9% | 9,082 |
| 122 | Chorley | 52.8% | 5,415 |
| 123 | Dumbarton | 52.8% | 1,659 |
| 124 | Peterborough | 52.8% | 10,551 |
| 125 | Portsmouth | 52.8% | 13,518 |
| 126 | Steeton | 52.8% | 4,784 |
| 127 | Yeading (London) | 52.8% | 6,735 |
| 128 | Upton | 52.6% | 10,772 |
| 129 | Aberdeen South (Cove) | 52.4% | 4,858 |
| 130 | Hastings (Ore) | 52.4% | 3,892 |
| 131 | Oswestry | 52.4% | 1,851 |
| 132 | Winchester | 52.2% | 4,602 |
| 133 | Lincoln | 52.1% | 6,192 |
| 134 | Northampton | 52.1% | 13,539 |
| 135 | Uxbridge (London) | 52.1% | 5,352 |
| 136 | Bristol (Kingswood) | 51.9% | 14,863 |
| 137 | Kings Lynn | 51.9% | 6,694 |
| 138 | Macclesfield | 51.9% | 4,509 |
| 139 | Worcester | 51.9% | 11,590 |
| 140 | Wrexham | 51.9% | 4,819 |
| 141 | Blackpool | 51.8% | 8,948 |
| 142 | Bolton (Manchester) | 51.8% | 11,570 |
| 143 | Derby (Alvaston) | 51.8% | 8,086 |
| 144 | Leeds (Colton Mill) | 51.8% | 6,432 |
| 145 | Leeds (Fearnville) | 51.8% | 4,676 |
| 146 | Nelson | 51.7% | 5,955 |
| 147 | Erith (London) | 51.6% | 5,809 |
| 148 | West Wickham (London) | 51.6% | 12,249 |
| 149 | Bletchley | 51.5% | 9,415 |
| 150 | High Wycombe | 51.5% | 3,534 |
| 151 | Barnstaple | 51.4% | 5,562 |
| 152 | Hendon (London) | 51.4% | 11,086 |
| 153 | Mill Hill (London) | 51.4% | 9,797 |
| 154 | Redditch | 51.4% | 4,483 |
| 155 | Rugby | 51.4% | 6,664 |
| 156 | Sale (Manchester) | 51.4% | 10,921 |
| 157 | Bishops Stortford | 51.3% | 6,409 |
| 158 | Leicester (Wigston) | 51.2% | 18,868 |
| 159 | Merthyr Tydfil | 51.2% | 4,446 |
| 160 | Sunderland | 51.1% | 10,436 |
| 161 | Swindon | 51.1% | 12,857 |
| 162 | Hartlepool | 51% | 5,847 |
| 163 | Llanelli | 51% | 4,380 |
| 164 | Monmouth | 51% | 1,283 |
| 165 | Morden (London) | 51% | 15,770 |
| 166 | Shrewsbury | 51% | 5,064 |
| 167 | Blyth | 50.9% | 6,973 |
| 168 | Kirkcaldy | 50.9% | 4,313 |
| 169 | Borehamwood (London) | 50.8% | 7,195 |
| 170 | Slough (London) | 50.8% | 10,509 |
| 171 | Boston | 50.7% | 4,784 |
| 172 | Grangemouth | 50.7% | 3,761 |
| 173 | St Albans | 50.7% | 7,336 |
| 174 | Colchester | 50.6% | 7,756 |
| 175 | Oxford (Cowley) | 50.6% | 5,419 |
| 176 | Isleworth (Fleming Way) | 50.4% | 12,687 |
| 177 | Tilbury | 50.4% | 5,083 |
| 178 | Southampton (Maybush) | 50.3% | 10,480 |
| 179 | Pembroke Dock | 50.1% | 1,769 |
| 180 | Barnet (London) | 49.9% | 12,397 |
| 181 | Leighton Buzzard (Stanbridge Road) | 49.9% | 7,667 |
| 182 | Nottingham (Chilwell) | 49.9% | 9,415 |
| 183 | Bishopbriggs | 49.8% | 6,186 |
| 184 | Horsforth | 49.7% | 12,466 |
| 185 | Pinner (London) | 49.7% | 14,367 |
| 186 | Edinburgh (Musselburgh) | 49.4% | 6,850 |
| 187 | Aylesbury | 49.3% | 5,255 |
| 188 | Huddersfield | 49.2% | 10,563 |
| 189 | Basildon | 49.1% | 8,359 |
| 190 | Kettering | 49.1% | 11,876 |
| 191 | Newport (Gwent) | 48.9% | 8,227 |
| 192 | Telford | 48.9% | 4,963 |
| 193 | Tottenham | 48.9% | 9,844 |
| 194 | Perth (Arran Road) | 48.8% | 2,642 |
| 195 | Sheffield (Middlewood Road) | 48.7% | 10,442 |
| 196 | Paisley | 48.6% | 7,912 |
| 197 | Birmingham (Kingstanding) | 48.5% | 16,133 |
| 198 | Brentwood (London) | 48.5% | 5,791 |
| 199 | Salisbury | 48.5% | 6,630 |
| 200 | Warwick (Wedgenock House) | 48.5% | 15,070 |
| 201 | Gosforth | 48.4% | 10,531 |
| 202 | Rochdale (Manchester) | 48.3% | 11,563 |
| 203 | Aberdeen North | 48.2% | 3,906 |
| 204 | Clacton-on-Sea | 48.2% | 4,840 |
| 205 | Swansea | 48.2% | 12,375 |
| 206 | Hull | 47.9% | 9,706 |
| 207 | Bradford (Thornbury) | 47.8% | 10,831 |
| 208 | Gloucester | 47.8% | 7,420 |
| 209 | Middlesbrough | 47.7% | 8,854 |
| 210 | West Didsbury (Manchester) | 47.7% | 17,806 |
| 211 | Bodmin | 47.5% | 6,392 |
| 212 | Airdrie | 47.4% | 4,599 |
| 213 | Galashiels | 47.4% | 2,241 |
| 214 | Glasgow (Baillieston) | 47.4% | 10,428 |
| 215 | Chester | 47.3% | 9,212 |
| 216 | Darlington | 47.1% | 12,183 |
| 217 | Loughton (London) | 47% | 7,376 |
| 218 | Mitcham (London) | 47% | 15,046 |
| 219 | Southend-on-Sea | 47% | 7,526 |
| 220 | Pontefract | 46.9% | 5,544 |
| 221 | Birmingham (Kings Heath) | 46.8% | 9,072 |
| 222 | Chadderton | 46.8% | 15,988 |
| 223 | Exeter | 46.8% | 8,679 |
| 224 | Wood Green (London) | 46.8% | 11,379 |
| 225 | Blackburn with Darwen | 46.6% | 12,205 |
| 226 | Penzance | 46.6% | 494 |
| 227 | Cardiff (Llanishen) | 46.5% | 16,401 |
| 228 | Hinckley | 46.4% | 4,866 |
| 229 | Nottingham (Colwick) | 46.4% | 15,150 |
| 230 | Bury (Manchester) | 46.3% | 7,024 |
| 231 | Hornchurch (London) | 46.3% | 8,694 |
| 232 | Launceston | 46.3% | 3,991 |
| 233 | Ashford (Kent) | 46.2% | 5,475 |
| 234 | Bury St Edmunds | 46.2% | 8,702 |
| 235 | Watford | 46.2% | 12,939 |
| 236 | Canterbury | 45.8% | 4,670 |
| 237 | Heckmondwike | 45.8% | 5,471 |
| 238 | Inverness (Longman Drive) | 45.8% | 3,252 |
| 239 | Stafford | 45.8% | 5,365 |
| 240 | Burgess Hill | 45.5% | 11,237 |
| 241 | Scunthorpe | 45.4% | 6,103 |
| 242 | Wakefield | 45.4% | 11,653 |
| 243 | Dudley | 45.2% | 13,721 |
| 244 | Scarborough | 45.1% | 3,595 |
| 245 | Halifax | 45% | 5,845 |
| 246 | Southall (London) | 44.8% | 8,543 |
| 247 | Cheetham Hill (Manchester) | 44.7% | 10,207 |
| 248 | Birmingham (Garretts Green) | 44.4% | 22,480 |
| 249 | Wanstead (London) | 44.4% | 8,258 |
| 250 | Atherton (Manchester) | 44.3% | 13,035 |
| 251 | Glasgow (Anniesland) | 44.3% | 6,170 |
| 252 | Sheffield (Handsworth) | 44.1% | 9,788 |
| 253 | Crewe | 43.8% | 4,994 |
| 254 | Goodmayes (London) | 43.7% | 21,374 |
| 255 | Lowestoft(Mobbs Way) | 43.3% | 7,603 |
| 256 | Cheltenham | 43.2% | 5,161 |
| 257 | Stirling | 43% | 2,747 |
| 258 | Birmingham (South Yardley) | 42.8% | 14,471 |
| 259 | Grimsby Coldwater | 42.8% | 5,361 |
| 260 | Crawley | 42.7% | 11,305 |
| 261 | Widnes | 42.7% | 6,846 |
| 262 | Folkestone | 42.4% | 7,818 |
| 263 | Elgin | 42.3% | 2,934 |
| 264 | Loughborough | 42.3% | 5,502 |
| 265 | Hamilton | 42% | 6,112 |
| 266 | Greenock | 41.7% | 3,547 |
| 267 | Edinburgh (Currie) | 41.6% | 6,202 |
| 268 | Stoke-on-Trent (Newcastle-Under-Lyme) | 41.6% | 6,646 |
| 269 | Greenford (Horsenden Lane) | 41.4% | 7,222 |
| 270 | Banbury | 41.3% | 9,069 |
| 271 | Cardigan | 41% | 1,192 |
| 272 | St Helens (Liverpool) | 40.9% | 14,174 |
| 273 | Plymouth | 40.7% | 11,167 |
| 274 | Camborne | 40.6% | 6,271 |
| 275 | Stoke-On-Trent (Cobridge) | 40.6% | 8,413 |
| 276 | Belvedere (London) | 40.5% | 4,245 |
| 277 | Speke (Liverpool) | 40.5% | 8,159 |
| 278 | Leicester (Cannock Street) | 40.2% | 14,198 |
| 279 | Coventry | 40% | 13,771 |
| 280 | Chingford (London) | 39.9% | 13,120 |
| 281 | Glasgow (Shieldhall) | 39.9% | 7,019 |
| 282 | Luton | 39.2% | 7,759 |
| 283 | Norris Green (Liverpool) | 37.8% | 13,472 |
| 284 | Gateshead | 37.5% | 9,512 |
| 285 | Dunfermline (Vine) | 36.4% | 5,529 |
| 286 | Featherstone | 36.4% | 13,193 |
| 287 | Barking (Tanner Street) | 36.3% | 5,063 |
| 288 | Wednesbury | 35% | 7,508 |
| 289 | Wolverhampton | 34.3% | 11,561 |
Common questions
Which UK driving test centre has the highest pass rate?
On DVSA figures for April 2025 to March 2026, Girvan had the highest car test pass rate at 71.4%. The highest-scoring centres are almost all small rural ones, where quieter roads and a smaller number of tests both push the rate up.
Which driving test centre has the lowest pass rate?
Wolverhampton had the lowest at 34.3% over the same period. The toughest centres tend to be in dense urban areas with heavy traffic and complex junctions.
What is the average driving test pass rate in the UK?
50.0% across all centres for April 2025 to March 2026, on DVSA table DRT122A. Roughly half of car driving tests end in a pass.
Can I choose which test centre to take my test at?
Yes. You pick your centre when booking on GOV.UK, and you can move to a different one later using the same free change service, subject to the 2-change limit on car tests. Booking a quieter centre within travelling distance is often faster than waiting for a slot at a busy one.
Sources
Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.