Test Centre Stats

East of England, England · DVSA car test centre

Brentwood (London) driving test centre

89 Warley Hill, Brentwood, CM14 5JN · wheelchair accessible

Tests here: car, ADI part 2, ADI part 3.

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

Median wait, September 2026

5.3 weeks

−2.5 wk on a year ago

Pass rate, 2025–26

48.5%

−1.5 pts vs GB 50.0%

Wait rank in Great Britain

30 of 314

1 = shortest wait; joint 5th of 24 East of England

Weeks to 10% of slots free

24+ weeks

GB 19.7 weeks

People who took a car test at Brentwood (London) in September 2026 had booked it a median of 5.3 weeks earlier: 6.3 weeks shorter than the Great Britain figure (11.6 weeks), and 6.7 weeks shorter than the East of England figure (12 weeks). A year earlier, in September 2025, it was 7.8 weeks, so the wait has shortened by 2.5 weeks. Over the last 12 months it ranged from 2.4 weeks to 14.1 weeks.

When DVSA took its snapshot on the last Monday of September 2026, no week in the next 24 had even 10% of its slots free. DVSA caps this measure at 24 weeks, so the true figure could be longer. Across the whole 24-week window, 3.3% 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.

  • Brentwood (London)
  • East of England
  • Great Britain
Median weeks between booking and taking a test at Brentwood (London), October 2024 to September 2026Brentwood (London): 5.3 weeks in September 2026, against 11.6 weeks for Great Britain.05101520Oct 24Jan 25Apr 25Jul 25Oct 25Jan 26Apr 26Jul 265.3Weeks05101520Jan 25Jul 25Jan 26Jul 265.3Weeks
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Median weeks between booking and taking a test at Brentwood (London), October 2024 to September 2026
MonthBrentwood (London)East of EnglandGreat Britain
September 20265.312.011.6
August 20263.611.911.1
July 20263.611.711.1
June 20268.311.410.7
May 20266.09.49.7
April 20264.39.09.1
March 20262.49.39.0
February 20265.011.010.4
January 202611.410.410.1
December 202514.110.110.1
November 202514.010.010.4
October 202510.111.611.6
September 20257.812.112.4
August 20253.110.911.7
July 20255.110.312.0
June 20254.49.311.0
May 20256.39.611.3
April 20255.18.310.6
March 20258.08.010.4
February 20255.68.611.4
January 20255.58.911.0
December 20244.19.710.4
November 20246.68.39.9
October 20244.97.99.7

How far ahead people booked

Of tests taken at Brentwood (London) in September 2026, 56.0% had been booked within 7 weeks and 25.3% more than 21 weeks before.

  • Within 7 weeks
  • 7 to 14 weeks
  • 14 to 21 weeks
  • Over 21 weeks
Brentwood (London)
East of England
Great Britain

At Brentwood (London), 56.0% of tests in September 2026 were booked within 7 weeks and 25.3% 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
Brentwood (London)56.0%10.3%8.3%25.3%
East of England42.2%11.0%11.7%35.1%
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 Brentwood (London), those three are below. Of the three, Basildon (3.7 weeks) had a median wait at least a week shorter than Brentwood (London) in September 2026.

Centres a test booked at Brentwood (London) can be moved to
CentreDriving distance (DVSA)Median waitvs Brentwood (London)Pass rate 2025–26
Hornchurch (London)about 8 miles by roadabout 8 mi22.3 weeks+17.0 wk46.3%
Goodmayes (London)about 10 miles by roadabout 10 mi11.8 weeks+6.5 wk43.7%
Basildonabout 11 miles by roadabout 11 mi3.7 weeks−1.6 wk49.1%

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), 5,791 car tests were taken here and 48.5% passed, 1.5 points below the Great Britain rate (50.0%). That's close to the year before (48.5%). First attempts did worse: 47.1% of 2,890 first-time candidates passed, and 1.5% did it with no faults at all.

  • Brentwood (London)
  • Great Britain average
  • All tests
    48.5%1.5 points below Great Britain (50.0%)
  • First attempts
    47.1%3.4 points below Great Britain (50.5%)
  • First attempt with zero faults
    1.5%1.4 points below Great Britain (2.9%)
  • Men
    48.1%2.7 points below Great Britain (50.8%)
  • Women
    49.2%about the same as Great Britain (49.1%)
  • 17-year-oldsGB figure is the sum of listed centres
    62.7%about the same as Great Britain (63.6%)
  • Automatic cars34% of tests here were in automatics
    46.1%1.5 points above Great Britain (44.6%)
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Pass rates at Brentwood (London) compared with Great Britain, 2025–26
MeasureBrentwood (London)Great Britain
All tests48.5%50.0%
First attempts47.1%50.5%
First attempt with zero faults1.5%2.9%
Men48.1%50.8%
Women49.2%49.1%
17-year-olds62.7%63.6%
Automatic cars46.1%44.6%

Pass rate by year

  • Brentwood (London)
  • Great Britain
Car test pass rate at Brentwood (London) by financial yearPass rate at Brentwood (London) in 2025–26: 48.5%; Great Britain 50.0%.020406080100Brentwood (London), 2019–20: 47.3%47Great Britain, 2019–20: 45.9%2019–20Brentwood (London), 2020–21: 52.5%52Great Britain, 2020–21: 49.8%2020–21Brentwood (London), 2021–22: 50.1%50Great Britain, 2021–22: 48.9%2021–22Brentwood (London), 2022–23: 47.2%47Great Britain, 2022–23: 48.4%2022–23Brentwood (London), 2023–24: 49.7%50Great Britain, 2023–24: 47.9%2023–24Brentwood (London), 2024–25: 48.5%48Great Britain, 2024–25: 48.7%2024–25Brentwood (London), 2025–26: 48.5%49Great Britain, 2025–26: 50.0%2025–26Pass rate, %020406080100Brentwood (London), 2019–20: 47.3%47Great Britain, 2019–20: 45.9%’19Brentwood (London), 2020–21: 52.5%52Great Britain, 2020–21: 49.8%’20Brentwood (London), 2021–22: 50.1%50Great Britain, 2021–22: 48.9%’21Brentwood (London), 2022–23: 47.2%47Great Britain, 2022–23: 48.4%’22Brentwood (London), 2023–24: 49.7%50Great Britain, 2023–24: 47.9%’23Brentwood (London), 2024–25: 48.5%48Great Britain, 2024–25: 48.7%’24Brentwood (London), 2025–26: 48.5%49Great Britain, 2025–26: 50.0%’25Pass rate, %
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Car test pass rate at Brentwood (London) by financial year
YearBrentwood (London)Great Britain
2019–2047.3%45.9%
2020–2152.5%49.8%
2021–2250.1%48.9%
2022–2347.2%48.4%
2023–2449.7%47.9%
2024–2548.5%48.7%
2025–2648.5%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 62.7%. Ages with fewer than 20 tests are left out; DVSA suppresses some small groups.

  • Age 1762.7% of 802
  • Age 1851.0% of 698
  • Age 1951.0% of 347
  • Age 2045.1% of 277
  • Age 2147.6% of 254
  • Age 2249.0% of 251
  • Age 2345.0% of 242
  • Age 2448.3% of 236
  • Age 2545.5% of 187

Tests cancelled by DVSA

In 2025–26 DVSA cancelled 79 tests at Brentwood (London), about 13.6 for every 1,000 tests taken (Great Britain: 50.7). The biggest reason was examiner leave (47). These are cancellations by DVSA, not by learners; DVSA should rebook you and may owe you expenses.

  • Examiner leave47
  • Examiner illness30
  • Weather and other acts of nature2

The nearest theory test centre

The closest theory test centre DVSA publishes figures for is Ilford (Ground Floor, Pioneer Point, 3-5 Winston Way, IG1 2FS), 10 mi away. In 2025–26, 40.2% of its 92,249 car theory tests were passes, 4.6 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 Basildon, 8.3 mi away, at 3.7 weeks. Within the same list, Erith (London) (9.4 mi) had a pass rate of 51.6%. 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 Brentwood (London), with median wait in September 2026 and 2025–26 pass rate
Centre24 months
Hornchurch (London)4.8 mi22.3 weeks46.3%
BasildonShorter wait8.3 mi3.7 weeks49.1%
Goodmayes (London)8.6 mi11.8 weeks43.7%
Erith (London)Higher pass rate9.4 mi8.6 weeks51.6%
Tilbury10 mi5.2 weeks50.4%
Loughton (London)11 mi20.9 weeks47.0%
Belvedere (London)Shorter wait11 mi4.3 weeks40.5%
Wanstead (London)12 mi13 weeks44.4%
  • This centre
  • Shorter wait
  • Other nearby
Hornchurch (London): 22.3 weeksBasildon: 3.7 weeksGoodmayes (London): 11.8 weeksErith (London): 8.6 weeksTilbury: 5.2 weeksLoughton (London): 20.9 weeksBelvedere (London): 4.3 weeksWanstead (London): 13 weeksBrentwood (London)Brentwood (London)

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.
  • "Weeks to 10% availability" stops at 24 because DVSA only releases tests 24 weeks ahead. A figure of 24 means "24 or more".
  • 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.