Test Centre Stats

Wales · DVSA car test centre

Brecon driving test centre

Camden Road, Brecon, LD3 7RT

Tests here: car, ADI part 3.

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

Median wait, September 2026

7.4 weeks

−4.5 wk on a year ago

Pass rate, 2025–26

58.7%

+8.7 pts vs GB 50.0%

Wait rank in Great Britain

73 of 314

1 = shortest wait; 12th of 21 Wales

Weeks to 10% of slots free

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GB 19.7 weeks

People who took a car test at Brecon in September 2026 had booked it a median of 7.4 weeks earlier: 4.2 weeks shorter than the Great Britain figure (11.6 weeks), and about the same as the Wales figure (7.4 weeks). A year earlier, in September 2025, it was 11.9 weeks, so the wait has shortened by 4.5 weeks. Over the last 12 months it ranged from 6.9 weeks to 14.7 weeks.

Waiting time over the last two years

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

  • Brecon
  • Wales
  • Great Britain
Median weeks between booking and taking a test at Brecon, October 2024 to September 2026Brecon: 7.4 weeks in September 2026, against 11.6 weeks for Great Britain.05101520Oct 24Jan 25Apr 25Jul 25Oct 25Jan 26Apr 26Jul 267.4Weeks05101520Jan 25Jul 25Jan 26Jul 267.4Weeks
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Median weeks between booking and taking a test at Brecon, October 2024 to September 2026
MonthBreconWalesGreat Britain
September 20267.47.411.6
August 20266.97.311.1
July 20266.97.611.1
June 202610.67.710.7
May 202611.27.49.7
April 202610.07.69.1
March 20269.06.19.0
February 202613.47.710.4
January 202614.78.010.1
December 202513.67.610.1
November 202511.38.410.4
October 202511.68.611.6
September 202511.99.312.4
August 202513.410.111.7
July 202512.410.912.0
June 202511.49.311.0
May 202511.39.611.3
April 202512.09.010.6
March 20259.17.910.4
February 20259.78.711.4
January 20259.58.111.0
December 202410.68.610.4
November 20247.08.69.9
October 202410.98.79.7

How far ahead people booked

Of tests taken at Brecon in September 2026, 44.3% had been booked within 7 weeks and 3.6% more than 21 weeks before.

  • Within 7 weeks
  • 7 to 14 weeks
  • 14 to 21 weeks
  • Over 21 weeks
Brecon
Wales
Great Britain

At Brecon, 44.3% of tests in September 2026 were booked within 7 weeks and 3.6% 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
Brecon44.3%46.4%5.7%3.6%
Wales47.9%28.2%13.7%10.3%
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 Brecon, those three are below. Of the three, Hereford (2.9 weeks) and Abergavenny (3.9 weeks) had median waits at least a week shorter than Brecon in September 2026.

Centres a test booked at Brecon can be moved to
CentreDriving distance (DVSA)Median waitvs BreconPass rate 2025–26
Merthyr Tydfilabout 23 miles by roadabout 23 mi8.9 weeks+1.5 wk51.2%
Abergavennyabout 25 miles by roadabout 25 mi3.9 weeks−3.5 wk64.2%
Herefordabout 38 miles by roadabout 38 mi2.9 weeks−4.5 wk58.8%

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), 1,490 car tests were taken here and 58.7% passed, 8.7 points above the Great Britain rate (50.0%). That's close to the year before (58.9%). First attempts did better: 60.3% of 808 first-time candidates passed, and 3.5% did it with no faults at all.

  • Brecon
  • Great Britain average
  • All tests
    58.7%8.7 points above Great Britain (50.0%)
  • First attempts
    60.3%9.8 points above Great Britain (50.5%)
  • First attempt with zero faults
    3.5%about the same as Great Britain (2.9%)
  • Men
    63.1%12.3 points above Great Britain (50.8%)
  • Women
    53.7%4.6 points above Great Britain (49.1%)
  • 17-year-oldsGB figure is the sum of listed centres
    67.1%3.5 points above Great Britain (63.6%)
  • Automatic cars14% of tests here were in automatics
    50.0%5.4 points above Great Britain (44.6%)
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Pass rates at Brecon compared with Great Britain, 2025–26
MeasureBreconGreat Britain
All tests58.7%50.0%
First attempts60.3%50.5%
First attempt with zero faults3.5%2.9%
Men63.1%50.8%
Women53.7%49.1%
17-year-olds67.1%63.6%
Automatic cars50.0%44.6%

Pass rate by year

  • Brecon
  • Great Britain
Car test pass rate at Brecon by financial yearPass rate at Brecon in 2025–26: 58.7%; Great Britain 50.0%.020406080100Brecon, 2019–20: 61.6%62Great Britain, 2019–20: 45.9%2019–20Brecon, 2020–21: 69.2%69Great Britain, 2020–21: 49.8%2020–21Brecon, 2021–22: 60.1%60Great Britain, 2021–22: 48.9%2021–22Brecon, 2022–23: 58.9%59Great Britain, 2022–23: 48.4%2022–23Brecon, 2023–24: 58.9%59Great Britain, 2023–24: 47.9%2023–24Brecon, 2024–25: 58.9%59Great Britain, 2024–25: 48.7%2024–25Brecon, 2025–26: 58.7%59Great Britain, 2025–26: 50.0%2025–26Pass rate, %020406080100Brecon, 2019–20: 61.6%62Great Britain, 2019–20: 45.9%’19Brecon, 2020–21: 69.2%69Great Britain, 2020–21: 49.8%’20Brecon, 2021–22: 60.1%60Great Britain, 2021–22: 48.9%’21Brecon, 2022–23: 58.9%59Great Britain, 2022–23: 48.4%’22Brecon, 2023–24: 58.9%59Great Britain, 2023–24: 47.9%’23Brecon, 2024–25: 58.9%59Great Britain, 2024–25: 48.7%’24Brecon, 2025–26: 58.7%59Great Britain, 2025–26: 50.0%’25Pass rate, %
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Car test pass rate at Brecon by financial year
YearBreconGreat Britain
2019–2061.6%45.9%
2020–2169.2%49.8%
2021–2260.1%48.9%
2022–2358.9%48.4%
2023–2458.9%47.9%
2024–2558.9%48.7%
2025–2658.7%50.0%

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

By age, 17 to 25 (2025–26)

Candidates aged 23 did best here, at 67.6%. Ages with fewer than 20 tests are left out; DVSA suppresses some small groups.

  • Age 1767.1% of 519
  • Age 1858.4% of 197
  • Age 1948.9% of 92
  • Age 2054.7% of 64
  • Age 2156.0% of 50
  • Age 2258.7% of 46
  • Age 2367.6% of 37
  • Age 2466.7% of 30
  • Age 2545.5% of 33

Tests cancelled by DVSA

In 2025–26 DVSA cancelled 72 tests at Brecon, about 48.3 for every 1,000 tests taken (Great Britain: 50.7). The biggest reason was examiner leave (27). These are cancellations by DVSA, not by learners; DVSA should rebook you and may owe you expenses.

  • Examiner leave27
  • Examiner illness26
  • Weather and other acts of nature19

The nearest theory test centre

The closest theory test centre DVSA publishes figures for is Merthyr Tydfil (Ground Floor, Ty Keir Hardie, Riverside Court, Avenue de Clichy, CF47 8LD), 14 mi away. In 2025–26, 41.1% of its 13,427 car theory tests were passes, 3.7 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 Abergavenny, 18 mi away, at 3.9 weeks. Within the same list, Abergavenny (18 mi) had a pass rate of 64.2%. 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 Brecon, with median wait in September 2026 and 2025–26 pass rate
Centre24 months
Merthyr Tydfil16 mi8.9 weeks51.2%
AbergavennyShorter waitHigher pass rate18 mi3.9 weeks64.2%
HerefordShorter wait29 mi2.9 weeks58.8%
LlantrisantShorter wait29 mi6.4 weeks54.0%
MonmouthShorter wait30 mi4.7 weeks51.0%
Cardiff (Llanishen)30 mi7.7 weeks46.5%
Newport (Gwent)31 mi6.7 weeks48.9%
Bridgend32 mi7.3 weeks53.3%
  • This centre
  • Shorter wait
  • Other nearby
Merthyr Tydfil: 8.9 weeksAbergavenny: 3.9 weeksHereford: 2.9 weeksLlantrisant: 6.4 weeksMonmouth: 4.7 weeksCardiff (Llanishen): 7.7 weeksNewport (Gwent): 6.7 weeksBridgend: 7.3 weeksBreconBrecon

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.