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Wednesbury driving test centre

West Midlands, England

Wednesbury at a glance

Pass rate
35%
April 2025 to March 2026
Average wait
14.3 weeks
June 2026
Tests a year
7,508
April 2025 to March 2026
Slots still free
4.7%
Of the 24-week booking window

How Wednesbury compares

Wednesbury passes 35% of car tests, which is 15.1 points below the 50.1% national average. The typical wait between booking and testing is 14.3 weeks, 2.2 weeks longer than the national average of 12.1 weeks. It conducted 7,508 car tests in April 2025 to March 2026. In the most recent month DVSA has published, March 2026, the rate was 33.3% — a single month, so expect it to bounce around the annual figure.

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

Trends at Wednesbury

Pass rate

Mar 2026: 33.3%

31%41%50%GB averageApr 24Aug 24Dec 24Apr 25Aug 25Dec 25Mar 26
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Monthly car practical pass rate at Wednesbury driving test centre, most recent 12 published months.
Month Pass rate
33.3%
31.9%
31%
38%
37.1%
40.8%
31.8%
37.2%
34.8%
32.1%
37.7%
33.5%

Waiting time

Jun 2026: 14.3w

7w15w23wGB averageJul 24Nov 24Mar 25Jul 25Nov 25Mar 26Jun 26
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Average wait in weeks between booking and taking a car test at Wednesbury, most recent 12 published months.
Month Average wait
14.3 weeks
15 weeks
6.3 weeks
8.1 weeks
11.1 weeks
7.2 weeks
9.9 weeks
6.4 weeks
7.4 weeks
10.1 weeks
22.7 weeks
23.1 weeks

Tests conducted each month

Mar 2026: 720

445672899Apr 24Aug 24Dec 24Apr 25Aug 25Dec 25Mar 26
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Car practical tests conducted each month at Wednesbury, most recent 12 published months.
Month Tests conducted
720
670
610
553
741
809
782
613
457
632
485
436

Year by year

Car practical tests, passes and pass rate at Wednesbury driving test centre by DVSA financial year (April to March).
Year Tests Passes Pass rate
2025-26 7,508 2,626 35%
2024-25 8,335 3,036 36.4%
2023-24 8,751 3,191 36.5%
2022-23 6,786 2,425 35.7%
2021-22 7,330 2,895 39.5%
2020-21 2,263 900 39.8%
2019-20 7,004 2,493 35.6%
2018-19 6,962 2,602 37.4%
2017-18 7,683 2,844 37%
2016-17 8,182 2,749 33.6%

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 Wednesbury 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 Wednesbury 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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