Test Centre Stats

West Midlands, England · DVSA car test centre

Birmingham (Garretts Green) driving test centre

Granby Avenue, Garretts Green, Birmingham, B33 0SD

Tests here: car, motorcycle module 1 (off-road), motorcycle module 2 (on-road), lorry and bus, ADI part 3.

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

Median wait, September 2026

11.4 weeks

+1.8 wk on a year ago

Pass rate, 2025–26

44.4%

−5.6 pts vs GB 50.0%

Wait rank in Great Britain

133 of 314

1 = shortest wait; 10th of 26 West Midlands

Weeks to 10% of slots free

21.5 weeks

GB 19.7 weeks

People who took a car test at Birmingham (Garretts Green) in September 2026 had booked it a median of 11.4 weeks earlier: about the same as the Great Britain figure (11.6 weeks), and 0.7 weeks shorter than the West Midlands figure (12.1 weeks). A year earlier, in September 2025, it was 9.6 weeks, so the wait has grown by 1.8 weeks. Over the last 12 months it ranged from 3.6 weeks to 11.4 weeks.

On the last Monday of September 2026 it would have taken about 21.5 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, 16.3% 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 (Garretts Green)
  • West Midlands
  • Great Britain
Median weeks between booking and taking a test at Birmingham (Garretts Green), October 2024 to September 2026Birmingham (Garretts Green): 11.4 weeks in September 2026, against 11.6 weeks for Great Britain.051015Oct 24Jan 25Apr 25Jul 25Oct 25Jan 26Apr 26Jul 2611.4Weeks051015Jan 25Jul 25Jan 26Jul 2611.4Weeks
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Median weeks between booking and taking a test at Birmingham (Garretts Green), October 2024 to September 2026
MonthBirmingham (Garretts Green)West MidlandsGreat Britain
September 202611.412.111.6
August 20267.012.111.1
July 20267.011.111.1
June 20265.711.010.7
May 20263.69.19.7
April 20264.67.19.1
March 20264.18.39.0
February 20264.410.410.4
January 20265.99.910.1
December 20254.99.310.1
November 20254.79.710.4
October 20256.311.711.6
September 20259.613.112.4
August 20257.711.111.7
July 20257.412.412.0
June 20257.111.311.0
May 20259.912.111.3
April 202511.911.110.6
March 20255.810.410.4
February 20254.711.711.4
January 20254.411.911.0
December 20244.011.010.4
November 20244.910.79.9
October 20244.110.39.7

How far ahead people booked

Of tests taken at Birmingham (Garretts Green) in September 2026, 40.3% had been booked within 7 weeks and 28.9% more than 21 weeks before.

  • Within 7 weeks
  • 7 to 14 weeks
  • 14 to 21 weeks
  • Over 21 weeks
Birmingham (Garretts Green)
West Midlands
Great Britain

At Birmingham (Garretts Green), 40.3% of tests in September 2026 were booked within 7 weeks and 28.9% 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 (Garretts Green)40.3%15.1%15.8%28.9%
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 (Garretts Green), those three are below. None of the three had a median wait more than a week shorter than Birmingham (Garretts Green) in September 2026.

Centres a test booked at Birmingham (Garretts Green) can be moved to
CentreDriving distance (DVSA)Median waitvs Birmingham (Garretts Green)Pass rate 2025–26
Birmingham (South Yardley)about 3 miles by roadabout 3 mi11.9 weeks+0.5 wk42.8%
Birmingham (Shirley)about 7 miles by roadabout 7 mi19 weeks+7.6 wk56.6%
Birmingham (Kingstanding)about 8 miles by roadabout 8 mi16.1 weeks+4.7 wk48.5%

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), 22,480 car tests were taken here and 44.4% passed, 5.6 points below the Great Britain rate (50.0%). The year before it was 42.0%, so the rate rose by 2.4 points. First attempts did worse: 42.0% of 9,212 first-time candidates passed, and 1.5% did it with no faults at all.

  • Birmingham (Garretts Green)
  • Great Britain average
  • All tests
    44.4%5.6 points below Great Britain (50.0%)
  • First attempts
    42.0%8.5 points below Great Britain (50.5%)
  • First attempt with zero faults
    1.5%1.4 points below Great Britain (2.9%)
  • Men
    46.9%3.9 points below Great Britain (50.8%)
  • Women
    40.7%8.4 points below Great Britain (49.1%)
  • 17-year-oldsGB figure is the sum of listed centres
    56.4%7.2 points below Great Britain (63.6%)
  • Automatic cars31% of tests here were in automatics
    41.0%3.6 points below Great Britain (44.6%)
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Pass rates at Birmingham (Garretts Green) compared with Great Britain, 2025–26
MeasureBirmingham (Garretts Green)Great Britain
All tests44.4%50.0%
First attempts42.0%50.5%
First attempt with zero faults1.5%2.9%
Men46.9%50.8%
Women40.7%49.1%
17-year-olds56.4%63.6%
Automatic cars41.0%44.6%

Pass rate by year

  • Birmingham (Garretts Green)
  • Great Britain
Car test pass rate at Birmingham (Garretts Green) by financial yearPass rate at Birmingham (Garretts Green) in 2025–26: 44.4%; Great Britain 50.0%.020406080100Birmingham (Garretts Green), 2019–20: 38.0%38Great Britain, 2019–20: 45.9%2019–20Birmingham (Garretts Green), 2020–21: 42.9%43Great Britain, 2020–21: 49.8%2020–21Birmingham (Garretts Green), 2021–22: 41.3%41Great Britain, 2021–22: 48.9%2021–22Birmingham (Garretts Green), 2022–23: 42.9%43Great Britain, 2022–23: 48.4%2022–23Birmingham (Garretts Green), 2023–24: 40.2%40Great Britain, 2023–24: 47.9%2023–24Birmingham (Garretts Green), 2024–25: 42.0%42Great Britain, 2024–25: 48.7%2024–25Birmingham (Garretts Green), 2025–26: 44.4%44Great Britain, 2025–26: 50.0%2025–26Pass rate, %020406080100Birmingham (Garretts Green), 2019–20: 38.0%38Great Britain, 2019–20: 45.9%’19Birmingham (Garretts Green), 2020–21: 42.9%43Great Britain, 2020–21: 49.8%’20Birmingham (Garretts Green), 2021–22: 41.3%41Great Britain, 2021–22: 48.9%’21Birmingham (Garretts Green), 2022–23: 42.9%43Great Britain, 2022–23: 48.4%’22Birmingham (Garretts Green), 2023–24: 40.2%40Great Britain, 2023–24: 47.9%’23Birmingham (Garretts Green), 2024–25: 42.0%42Great Britain, 2024–25: 48.7%’24Birmingham (Garretts Green), 2025–26: 44.4%44Great Britain, 2025–26: 50.0%’25Pass rate, %
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Car test pass rate at Birmingham (Garretts Green) by financial year
YearBirmingham (Garretts Green)Great Britain
2019–2038.0%45.9%
2020–2142.9%49.8%
2021–2241.3%48.9%
2022–2342.9%48.4%
2023–2440.2%47.9%
2024–2542.0%48.7%
2025–2644.4%50.0%

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

By age, 17 to 25 (2025–26)

Candidates aged 17 did best here, at 56.4%. Ages with fewer than 20 tests are left out; DVSA suppresses some small groups.

  • Age 1756.4% of 1,070
  • Age 1850.9% of 1,900
  • Age 1946.0% of 1,872
  • Age 2049.2% of 1,486
  • Age 2147.1% of 1,208
  • Age 2348.5% of 1,026
  • Age 2444.7% of 972
  • Age 2546.4% of 1,049

Tests cancelled by DVSA

In 2025–26 DVSA cancelled 2,332 tests at Birmingham (Garretts Green), about 103.7 for every 1,000 tests taken (Great Britain: 50.7). The biggest reason was examiner illness (1,652). These are cancellations by DVSA, not by learners; DVSA should rebook you and may owe you expenses.

  • Examiner illness1,652
  • Examiner leave367
  • Weather and other acts of nature313

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), 5.7 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

The nearest centre with a shorter wait is Birmingham (Cocks Moors), 6.3 mi away, at 4.7 weeks. Within the same list, Birmingham (Shirley) (5.2 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 (Garretts Green), with median wait in September 2026 and 2025–26 pass rate
Centre24 months
Birmingham (South Yardley)2.1 mi11.9 weeks42.8%
Birmingham (Shirley)Higher pass rate5.2 mi19 weeks56.6%
Birmingham (Cocks Moors)Shorter waitHigher pass rate6.3 mi4.7 weeks53.5%
Birmingham (Kings Heath)Shorter waitHigher pass rate6.7 mi10.1 weeks46.8%
Birmingham (Kingstanding)Higher pass rate7.0 mi16.1 weeks48.5%
Wednesbury12 mi13.1 weeks35.0%
NuneatonShorter waitHigher pass rate12 mi9 weeks53.2%
Coventry12 mi11.9 weeks40.0%
  • This centre
  • Shorter wait
  • Other nearby
Birmingham (South Yardley): 11.9 weeksBirmingham (Shirley): 19 weeksBirmingham (Cocks Moors): 4.7 weeksBirmingham (Kings Heath): 10.1 weeksBirmingham (Kingstanding): 16.1 weeksWednesbury: 13.1 weeksNuneaton: 9 weeksCoventry: 11.9 weeksBirmingham (Garretts Green)Birmingham (Garretts Green)

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.
  • 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.