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Dudley driving test centre

West Midlands, England

Dudley at a glance

Pass rate
45.2%
April 2025 to March 2026
Average wait
15.4 weeks
June 2026
Tests a year
13,721
April 2025 to March 2026
Slots still free
4.9%
Of the 24-week booking window

How Dudley compares

Dudley passes 45.2% of car tests, which is 4.9 points below the 50.1% national average. The typical wait between booking and testing is 15.4 weeks, 3.3 weeks longer than the national average of 12.1 weeks. It conducted 13,721 car tests in April 2025 to March 2026. In the most recent month DVSA has published, March 2026, the rate was 43.8% — a single month, so expect it to bounce around the annual figure.

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

Trends at Dudley

Pass rate

Mar 2026: 43.8%

42%46%50%GB averageApr 24Aug 24Dec 24Apr 25Aug 25Dec 25Mar 26
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Monthly car practical pass rate at Dudley driving test centre, most recent 12 published months.
Month Pass rate
43.8%
41.9%
47.2%
45.6%
44.2%
45.1%
46.6%
46.6%
45.9%
46.2%
44.8%
45.4%

Waiting time

Jun 2026: 15.4w

8w14w20wGB averageJul 24Nov 24Mar 25Jul 25Nov 25Mar 26Jun 26
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Average wait in weeks between booking and taking a car test at Dudley, most recent 12 published months.
Month Average wait
15.4 weeks
9.6 weeks
9.1 weeks
12 weeks
16.4 weeks
14.3 weeks
10 weeks
10.4 weeks
18.1 weeks
19.9 weeks
16 weeks
18.4 weeks

Tests conducted each month

Mar 2026: 1462

85311521450Apr 24Aug 24Dec 24Apr 25Aug 25Dec 25Mar 26
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Car practical tests conducted each month at Dudley, most recent 12 published months.
Month Tests conducted
1,462
1,281
1,109
1,195
1,234
1,278
1,071
983
1,082
1,071
1,048
907

Year by year

Car practical tests, passes and pass rate at Dudley driving test centre by DVSA financial year (April to March).
Year Tests Passes Pass rate
2025-26 13,721 6,200 45.2%
2024-25 11,354 5,190 45.7%
2023-24 12,177 5,119 42%
2022-23 11,706 4,876 41.7%
2021-22 11,625 4,646 40%
2020-21 3,308 1,361 41.1%
2019-20 10,602 4,409 41.6%
2018-19 10,474 4,706 44.9%

Where it is

Nearby test centres

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

Everything on this page describes Dudley driving test centre. Figures come from the DVSA statistical data sets DRT122A and DRT122F, published under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Pass rates run to March 2026 and waiting times to June 2026. This page was last updated .

Practice makes perfect

Learn the Dudley test routes before you go

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