Test Centre Stats

West Midlands, England · DVSA car test centre

Birmingham (Cocks Moors) driving test centre

Cocks Moors Woods Leisure Centre, Alcester Road South, Birmingham, B14 6ER

Tests here: car.

Waiting times to September 2026 and pass rates for 2025–26, from DVSA statistics published .

Limited data for this centre. Waiting times were published for only 7 of the last 12 months.

Median wait, September 2026

4.7 weeks

No figure a year ago

Pass rate, 2025–26

53.5%

+3.5 pts vs GB 50.0%

Wait rank in Great Britain

23 of 314

1 = shortest wait; 3rd of 26 West Midlands

Weeks to 10% of slots free

22 weeks

GB 19.7 weeks

People who took a car test at Birmingham (Cocks Moors) in September 2026 had booked it a median of 4.7 weeks earlier: 6.9 weeks shorter than the Great Britain figure (11.6 weeks), and 7.4 weeks shorter than the West Midlands figure (12.1 weeks). Over the last 12 months it ranged from 1.5 weeks to 4.7 weeks.

On the last Monday of September 2026 it would have taken about 22 weeks to reach a week with at least 10% of its test slots free (Great Britain: 19.7 weeks). Across the whole 24-week window, 3.7% of standard slots were still unbooked (Great Britain: 13.3%).

Waiting time over the last two years

Median weeks between booking a test and taking it, for tests taken each month.

  • Birmingham (Cocks Moors)
  • West Midlands
  • Great Britain
Median weeks between booking and taking a test at Birmingham (Cocks Moors), October 2024 to September 2026Birmingham (Cocks Moors): 4.7 weeks in September 2026, against 11.6 weeks for Great Britain.051015Oct 24Jan 25Apr 25Jul 25Oct 25Jan 26Apr 26Jul 264.7Weeks051015Jan 25Jul 25Jan 26Jul 264.7Weeks
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Median weeks between booking and taking a test at Birmingham (Cocks Moors), October 2024 to September 2026
MonthBirmingham (Cocks Moors)West MidlandsGreat Britain
September 20264.712.111.6
August 20263.112.111.1
July 20263.111.111.1
June 20263.711.010.7
May 20262.99.19.7
April 20262.77.19.1
March 20261.58.39.0
February 2026–10.410.4
January 2026–9.910.1
December 2025–9.310.1
November 2025–9.710.4
October 2025–11.711.6
September 2025–13.112.4
August 2025–11.111.7
July 2025–12.412.0
June 2025–11.311.0
May 2025–12.111.3
April 2025–11.110.6
March 2025–10.410.4
February 2025–11.711.4
January 2025–11.911.0
December 2024–11.010.4
November 2024–10.79.9
October 2024–10.39.7

How far ahead people booked

Of tests taken at Birmingham (Cocks Moors) in September 2026, 81.0% had been booked within 7 weeks and 1.2% more than 21 weeks before.

  • Within 7 weeks
  • 7 to 14 weeks
  • 14 to 21 weeks
  • Over 21 weeks
Birmingham (Cocks Moors)
West Midlands
Great Britain

At Birmingham (Cocks Moors), 81.0% of tests in September 2026 were booked within 7 weeks and 1.2% more than 21 weeks ahead.

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How far ahead tests taken in September 2026 were booked
Within 7 weeks7 to 14 weeks14 to 21 weeksOver 21 weeks
Birmingham (Cocks Moors)81.0%15.1%2.7%1.2%
West Midlands40.6%12.9%14.1%32.4%
Great Britain41.1%14.2%15.2%29.5%

If your test is booked here

Since 9 June 2026 a car test can only be moved to one of the three centres DVSA lists as nearest by road (or back to the centre where you first booked), and you get two changes in total. For a test booked at Birmingham (Cocks Moors), those three are below. All three had longer median waits than Birmingham (Cocks Moors) in September 2026, so moving away from here is unlikely to help.

Centres a test booked at Birmingham (Cocks Moors) can be moved to
CentreDriving distance (DVSA)Median waitvs Birmingham (Cocks Moors)Pass rate 2025–26
Birmingham (Kings Heath)about 1 miles by roadabout 1 mi10.1 weeks+5.4 wk46.8%
Birmingham (Shirley)about 4 miles by roadabout 4 mi19 weeks+14.3 wk56.6%
Birmingham (South Yardley)about 6 miles by roadabout 6 mi11.9 weeks+7.2 wk42.8%

From DVSA's list of centres you can move your test to, which it says may change. The change service shows your actual options.

Pass rates

In 2025–26 (April 2025 to March 2026), 486 car tests were taken here and 53.5% passed, 3.5 points above the Great Britain rate (50.0%). First attempts did better: 55.5% of 137 first-time candidates passed, and 9.5% did it with no faults at all.

  • Birmingham (Cocks Moors)
  • Great Britain average
  • All tests
    53.5%3.5 points above Great Britain (50.0%)
  • First attempts
    55.5%5.0 points above Great Britain (50.5%)
  • First attempt with zero faults
    9.5%6.6 points above Great Britain (2.9%)
  • Men
    56.4%5.6 points above Great Britain (50.8%)
  • Women
    45.9%3.2 points below Great Britain (49.1%)
  • 17-year-oldsGB figure is the sum of listed centres
    78.3%14.7 points above Great Britain (63.6%)
  • Automatic cars32% of tests here were in automatics
    46.5%1.9 points above Great Britain (44.6%)
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Pass rates at Birmingham (Cocks Moors) compared with Great Britain, 2025–26
MeasureBirmingham (Cocks Moors)Great Britain
All tests53.5%50.0%
First attempts55.5%50.5%
First attempt with zero faults9.5%2.9%
Men56.4%50.8%
Women45.9%49.1%
17-year-olds78.3%63.6%
Automatic cars46.5%44.6%

Pass rate by year

  • Birmingham (Cocks Moors)
  • Great Britain
Car test pass rate at Birmingham (Cocks Moors) by financial yearPass rate at Birmingham (Cocks Moors) in 2025–26: 53.5%; Great Britain 50.0%.020406080100Great Britain, 2019–20: 45.9%2019–20Great Britain, 2020–21: 49.8%2020–21Great Britain, 2021–22: 48.9%2021–22Great Britain, 2022–23: 48.4%2022–23Great Britain, 2023–24: 47.9%2023–24Great Britain, 2024–25: 48.7%2024–25Birmingham (Cocks Moors), 2025–26: 53.5%53Great Britain, 2025–26: 50.0%2025–26Pass rate, %020406080100Great Britain, 2019–20: 45.9%’19Great Britain, 2020–21: 49.8%’20Great Britain, 2021–22: 48.9%’21Great Britain, 2022–23: 48.4%’22Great Britain, 2023–24: 47.9%’23Great Britain, 2024–25: 48.7%’24Birmingham (Cocks Moors), 2025–26: 53.5%53Great Britain, 2025–26: 50.0%’25Pass rate, %
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Car test pass rate at Birmingham (Cocks Moors) by financial year
YearBirmingham (Cocks Moors)Great Britain
2019–20–45.9%
2020–21–49.8%
2021–22–48.9%
2022–23–48.4%
2023–24–47.9%
2024–25–48.7%
2025–2653.5%50.0%

Years run April to March; ’20 is 2020–21.

Tests cancelled by DVSA

In 2025–26 DVSA cancelled 6 tests at Birmingham (Cocks Moors), about 12.3 for every 1,000 tests taken (Great Britain: 50.7). The biggest reason was examiner leave (6). These are cancellations by DVSA, not by learners; DVSA should rebook you and may owe you expenses.

  • Examiner leave6

The nearest theory test centre

The closest theory test centre DVSA publishes figures for is Birmingham (First Floor, 155 Great Charles Street, Queensway, B3 3LP), 4.5 mi away. In 2025–26, 40.6% of its 78,958 car theory tests were passes, 4.2 points below the Great Britain rate (44.8%). You can sit the theory test at any centre.

Nearby centres

None of the 8 nearest centres had a wait at least a week shorter than Birmingham (Cocks Moors) in September 2026. Within the same list, Birmingham (Shirley) (3.0 mi) had a pass rate of 56.6%. You can book a new test at any centre in Great Britain, but once it's booked a car test can only be moved to the three centres DVSA names for that centre. Distances here are straight-line.

Centres near Birmingham (Cocks Moors), with median wait in September 2026 and 2025–26 pass rate
Centre24 months
Birmingham (Kings Heath)0.7 mi10.1 weeks46.8%
Birmingham (Shirley)Higher pass rate3.0 mi19 weeks56.6%
Birmingham (South Yardley)4.2 mi11.9 weeks42.8%
Birmingham (Garretts Green)6.3 mi11.4 weeks44.4%
Redditch7.9 mi4 weeks51.4%
Birmingham (Kingstanding)8.8 mi16.1 weeks48.5%
Wednesbury11 mi13.1 weeks35.0%
Dudley13 mi18 weeks45.2%
  • This centre
  • Shorter wait
  • Other nearby
Birmingham (Kings Heath): 10.1 weeksBirmingham (Shirley): 19 weeksBirmingham (South Yardley): 11.9 weeksBirmingham (Garretts Green): 11.4 weeksRedditch: 4 weeksBirmingham (Kingstanding): 16.1 weeksWednesbury: 13.1 weeksDudley: 18 weeksBirmingham (Cocks Moors)Birmingham (Cocks Moors)

Reading these figures

  • The waiting time is a median for tests taken that month: half of candidates booked closer to their test date, half further ahead. It is not the earliest date you could book today, which can be sooner when tests are cancelled or extra ones are added.
  • DVSA marks figures from April 2025 onwards as provisional; they can be revised at the quarterly update.
  • DVSA left out the median wait for 1 of the last 24 months at this centre (gaps in the chart), usually because too few tests were taken or the centre was closed.
  • With 486 tests in a year, a handful of results moves the pass rate by several points. Treat small differences with caution.
  • Pass rates are published once a year; the latest cover April 2025 to March 2026. Waiting times are monthly, to September 2026.
  • The figures cover DVSA car tests only, not tests run by delegated examiners (such as some fleet and emergency service tests).

To book or move a test, use the official services: book your driving test or change your driving test on GOV.UK. DVSA explains when new tests are released. We have no link with DVSA and no access to its booking system.

Sources

DVSA, Driving test and theory test data: cars: tables DRT122F (waiting times), DRT121G (regional and national), DRT122A to DRT122E (pass rates), DRT122B (cancellations) and DRT112A (theory tests). Address and coordinates from GOV.UK's Find a driving test centre. Open Government Licence v3.0. Checked 3 November 2026.