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Newtown driving test centre

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Newtown at a glance

Pass rate
58%
April 2025 to March 2026
Average wait
10 weeks
June 2026
Tests a year
2,256
April 2025 to March 2026
Slots still free
14.9%
Of the 24-week booking window

How Newtown compares

Newtown passes 58% of car tests, which is 7.9 points above the 50.1% national average. The typical wait between booking and testing is 10 weeks, 2.1 weeks shorter than the national average of 12.1 weeks. It conducted 2,256 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 Newtown area rather than a pinpointed building. Confirm the exact address on your booking confirmation or via GOV.UK before you travel.

Trends at Newtown

Pass rate

Mar 2026: 62.6%

51%61%72%GB averageApr 24Aug 24Dec 24Apr 25Aug 25Dec 25Mar 26
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Monthly car practical pass rate at Newtown driving test centre, most recent 12 published months.
Month Pass rate
62.6%
60.7%
55.1%
56.4%
56.8%
58.5%
59.1%
50.4%
60.7%
57.2%
61.1%
54.4%

Waiting time

Jun 2026: 10.0w

8w12w15wGB averageJul 24Nov 24Mar 25Jul 25Nov 25Mar 26Jun 26
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Average wait in weeks between booking and taking a car test at Newtown, most recent 12 published months.
Month Average wait
10 weeks
12.4 weeks
12.5 weeks
9.2 weeks
11.1 weeks
10.1 weeks
12.6 weeks
15.1 weeks
13.6 weeks
14.9 weeks
15.1 weeks
14.1 weeks

Tests conducted each month

Mar 2026: 227

102163224Apr 24Aug 24Dec 24Apr 25Aug 25Dec 25Mar 26
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Car practical tests conducted each month at Newtown, most recent 12 published months.
Month Tests conducted
227
196
207
211
220
183
203
113
183
180
162
171

Year by year

Car practical tests, passes and pass rate at Newtown driving test centre by DVSA financial year (April to March).
Year Tests Passes Pass rate
2025-26 2,256 1,309 58%
2024-25 1,740 1,109 63.7%
2023-24 1,835 1,243 67.7%
2022-23 1,415 836 59.1%
2021-22 957 713 74.5%
2019-20 1,165 653 56.1%
2018-19 1,279 746 58.3%
2017-18 1,192 642 53.9%
2016-17 1,377 775 56.3%
2015-16 1,253 721 57.5%

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 Newtown 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 Newtown test routes before you go

Driving Test Routes App UK maps the roads examiners actually use, across driving test centres in England, Scotland and Wales — so your practice hours go on the roundabouts and junctions that show up on the day.

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