Driving test pass rates in West Midlands, 2025/26

26 test centres in West Midlands with at least 100 tests, ranked highest to lowest. The region averaged 46.2% from 231,032 tests, 3.8 points below the 50% Great Britain average. Hereford was the highest at 58.8%.

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#	Test centre	Region	Tests	Passed	Pass rate	vs GB
1	Hereford	West Midlands	4,110	2,416	58.8%	+8.8
2	Ludlow	West Midlands	5,051	2,966	58.7%	+8.7
3	Birmingham (Shirley)	West Midlands	9,385	5,309	56.6%	+6.6
4	Burton on Trent	West Midlands	7,273	3,981	54.7%	+4.7
5	Birmingham (Cocks Moors Woods Leisure Centre)	West Midlands	486	260	53.5%	+3.5
6	Nuneaton	West Midlands	6,764	3,600	53.2%	+3.2
7	Lichfield	West Midlands	5,944	3,153	53.0%	+3.0
8	Oswestry	West Midlands	1,851	969	52.4%	+2.4
9	Worcester	West Midlands	11,590	6,019	51.9%	+1.9
10	Redditch	West Midlands	4,483	2,304	51.4%	+1.4
11	Rugby	West Midlands	6,664	3,425	51.4%	+1.4
12	Shrewsbury	West Midlands	5,064	2,582	51.0%	+1.0
13	Telford	West Midlands	4,963	2,429	48.9%	-1.1
14	Birmingham (Kingstanding)	West Midlands	16,133	7,829	48.5%	-1.5
15	Warwick (Wedgenock House)	West Midlands	15,070	7,313	48.5%	-1.5
16	Birmingham (Kings Heath)	West Midlands	9,072	4,242	46.8%	-3.2
17	Stafford	West Midlands	5,365	2,459	45.8%	-4.2
18	Dudley	West Midlands	13,721	6,200	45.2%	-4.8
19	Birmingham (Garretts Green)	West Midlands	22,480	9,980	44.4%	-5.6
20	Birmingham (South Yardley)	West Midlands	14,471	6,199	42.8%	-7.2
21	Stoke on Trent (Newcastle under Lyme)	West Midlands	6,646	2,768	41.6%	-8.4
22	Stoke on Trent (Cobridge)	West Midlands	8,413	3,413	40.6%	-9.4
23	Coventry	West Midlands	13,771	5,510	40.0%	-10.0
24	Featherstone	West Midlands	13,193	4,807	36.4%	-13.6
25	Wednesbury	West Midlands	7,508	2,626	35.0%	-15.0
26	Wolverhampton	West Midlands	11,561	3,961	34.3%	-15.7

Why pass rates differ so much between centres

The spread is wide: the top of this table is above 70% and the bottom below 35%, for the same test and the same marking sheet. Three things explain most of it. Rural centres put candidates on roads with fewer junctions, less traffic and simpler roundabouts. Urban centres, especially in London and Birmingham, see more candidates who learn in a hurry, take the test sooner, and retake more often. And who books where matters: some centres draw candidates from far away precisely because of their reputation.

A high pass rate does not mean easier examiners. Examiners rotate, and DVSA monitors their pass rates. What a high rate does tell you is that the local roads are forgiving, which is worth knowing if you have a choice of centres within reach.

Addresses, waiting times and route notes for every centre here are in the West Midlands test centre directory, and the same ranking for the whole country is on the national pass rate table.