Newport (Gwent) driving test centre
Wales · Stephenson Street, Liswerry, Newport · NP19 4XH
Newport (Gwent) at a glance
- Pass rate
- 48.9%
- April 2025 to March 2026
- Average wait
- 7.3 weeks
- June 2026
- Tests a year
- 8,227
- April 2025 to March 2026
- Slots still free
- 19.8%
- Of the 24-week booking window
How Newport (Gwent) compares
Newport (Gwent) passes 48.9% of car tests, which is 1.2 points below the 50.1% national average. The typical wait between booking and testing is 7.3 weeks, 4.8 weeks shorter than the national average of 12.1 weeks. It conducted 8,227 car tests in April 2025 to March 2026. In the most recent month DVSA has published, March 2026, the rate was 47.8% — a single month, so expect it to bounce around the annual figure.
Trends at Newport (Gwent)
Pass rate
Mar 2026: 47.8%
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| Month | Pass rate |
|---|---|
| 47.8% | |
| 48.9% | |
| 51.1% | |
| 47.2% | |
| 47.5% | |
| 48.4% | |
| 49.6% | |
| 48.5% | |
| 49.1% | |
| 51.5% | |
| 50.8% | |
| 46.1% |
Waiting time
Jun 2026: 7.3w
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| Month | Average wait |
|---|---|
| 7.3 weeks | |
| 8.4 weeks | |
| 9.5 weeks | |
| 7.4 weeks | |
| 6.1 weeks | |
| 6.3 weeks | |
| 6.5 weeks | |
| 8.1 weeks | |
| 6.3 weeks | |
| 7.2 weeks | |
| 7 weeks | |
| 10.4 weeks |
Tests conducted each month
Mar 2026: 713
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| Month | Tests conducted |
|---|---|
| 713 | |
| 646 | |
| 788 | |
| 724 | |
| 720 | |
| 853 | |
| 750 | |
| 651 | |
| 693 | |
| 550 | |
| 597 | |
| 542 |
Year by year
| Year | Tests | Passes | Pass rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 8,227 | 4,021 | 48.9% |
| 2024-25 | 7,106 | 3,624 | 51% |
| 2023-24 | 6,471 | 2,990 | 46.2% |
| 2022-23 | 6,283 | 2,925 | 46.6% |
| 2021-22 | 4,255 | 2,226 | 52.3% |
| 2020-21 | 1,456 | 783 | 53.8% |
| 2019-20 | 5,692 | 2,659 | 46.7% |
| 2018-19 | 6,076 | 2,701 | 44.5% |
| 2017-18 | 6,202 | 2,952 | 47.6% |
| 2016-17 | 6,274 | 3,032 | 48.3% |
Where it is
Nearby test centres
There is no catchment area for the practical test — you can book at any of these instead.
- Newport (Isle of Wight)
0 km away
54.1% pass · 6.6 weeks wait
- Cardiff (Llanishen)
16 km away
46.5% pass · 10.7 weeks wait
- Weston-super-Mare
25 km away
61% pass · 4 weeks wait
- Barry
27 km away
57% pass · 8.9 weeks wait
- Abergavenny
27 km away
64.2% pass · 8.2 weeks wait
- Gloucester
28 km away
47.8% pass · 15.4 weeks wait
Everything on this page describes Newport (Gwent) 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 .
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