Test Centre Stats

East Midlands, England · DVSA car test centre

Buxton driving test centre

The Dairy, 7 Green Lane, Buxton, SK17 9DS · wheelchair accessible

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

17.4 weeks

+5.0 wk on a year ago

Pass rate, 2025–26

58.7%

+8.7 pts vs GB 50.0%

Wait rank in Great Britain

239 of 314

1 = shortest wait; 16th of 20 East Midlands

Weeks to 10% of slots free

19.8 weeks

GB 19.7 weeks

People who took a car test at Buxton in September 2026 had booked it a median of 17.4 weeks earlier: 5.8 weeks longer than the Great Britain figure (11.6 weeks), and 6.4 weeks longer than the East Midlands figure (11 weeks). A year earlier, in September 2025, it was 12.4 weeks, so the wait has grown by 5 weeks. Over the last 12 months it ranged from 5.8 weeks to 17.4 weeks.

On the last Monday of September 2026 it would have taken about 19.8 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, 2.6% 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.

  • Buxton
  • East Midlands
  • Great Britain
Median weeks between booking and taking a test at Buxton, October 2024 to September 2026Buxton: 17.4 weeks in September 2026, against 11.6 weeks for Great Britain.05101520Oct 24Jan 25Apr 25Jul 25Oct 25Jan 26Apr 26Jul 2617.4Weeks05101520Jan 25Jul 25Jan 26Jul 2617.4Weeks
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Median weeks between booking and taking a test at Buxton, October 2024 to September 2026
MonthBuxtonEast MidlandsGreat Britain
September 202617.411.011.6
August 202615.09.611.1
July 202615.010.011.1
June 202612.311.010.7
May 202611.110.39.7
April 202611.79.39.1
March 20265.88.49.0
February 202612.79.610.4
January 202611.69.410.1
December 202510.09.910.1
November 20257.411.310.4
October 20257.114.111.6
September 202512.414.012.4
August 202514.912.911.7
July 202511.813.112.0
June 202512.711.411.0
May 20258.411.411.3
April 20259.711.010.6
March 202513.911.110.4
February 20259.911.111.4
January 202515.611.111.0
December 202415.310.110.4
November 202414.29.79.9
October 202415.69.49.7

How far ahead people booked

Of tests taken at Buxton in September 2026, 32.4% had been booked within 7 weeks and 37.4% more than 21 weeks before.

  • Within 7 weeks
  • 7 to 14 weeks
  • 14 to 21 weeks
  • Over 21 weeks
Buxton
East Midlands
Great Britain

At Buxton, 32.4% of tests in September 2026 were booked within 7 weeks and 37.4% 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
Buxton32.4%11.9%18.2%37.4%
East Midlands41.9%15.1%14.4%28.5%
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 Buxton, those three are below. Of the three, Stoke-on-Trent (Cobridge) (14 weeks), Bredbury (Manchester) (16.1 weeks) and Macclesfield (16.4 weeks) had median waits at least a week shorter than Buxton in September 2026.

Centres a test booked at Buxton can be moved to
CentreDriving distance (DVSA)Median waitvs BuxtonPass rate 2025–26
Macclesfieldabout 12 miles by roadabout 12 mi16.4 weeks−1.0 wk51.9%
Bredbury (Manchester)about 21 miles by roadabout 21 mi16.1 weeks−1.3 wk56.0%
Stoke-on-Trent (Cobridge)about 21 miles by roadabout 21 mi14 weeks−3.4 wk40.6%

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), 4,904 car tests were taken here and 58.7% passed, 8.7 points above the Great Britain rate (50.0%). The year before it was 57.0%, so the rate rose by 1.7 points. First attempts did better: 61.4% of 2,278 first-time candidates passed, and 3.0% did it with no faults at all.

  • Buxton
  • Great Britain average
  • All tests
    58.7%8.7 points above Great Britain (50.0%)
  • First attempts
    61.4%10.9 points above Great Britain (50.5%)
  • First attempt with zero faults
    3.0%about the same as Great Britain (2.9%)
  • Men
    58.4%7.6 points above Great Britain (50.8%)
  • Women
    59.1%10.0 points above Great Britain (49.1%)
  • 17-year-oldsGB figure is the sum of listed centres
    71.1%7.5 points above Great Britain (63.6%)
  • Automatic cars20% of tests here were in automatics
    47.6%3.0 points above Great Britain (44.6%)
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Pass rates at Buxton compared with Great Britain, 2025–26
MeasureBuxtonGreat Britain
All tests58.7%50.0%
First attempts61.4%50.5%
First attempt with zero faults3.0%2.9%
Men58.4%50.8%
Women59.1%49.1%
17-year-olds71.1%63.6%
Automatic cars47.6%44.6%

Pass rate by year

  • Buxton
  • Great Britain
Car test pass rate at Buxton by financial yearPass rate at Buxton in 2025–26: 58.7%; Great Britain 50.0%.020406080100Buxton, 2019–20: 46.7%47Great Britain, 2019–20: 45.9%2019–20Buxton, 2020–21: 57.3%57Great Britain, 2020–21: 49.8%2020–21Buxton, 2021–22: 46.4%46Great Britain, 2021–22: 48.9%2021–22Buxton, 2022–23: 48.5%48Great Britain, 2022–23: 48.4%2022–23Buxton, 2023–24: 54.4%54Great Britain, 2023–24: 47.9%2023–24Buxton, 2024–25: 57.0%57Great Britain, 2024–25: 48.7%2024–25Buxton, 2025–26: 58.7%59Great Britain, 2025–26: 50.0%2025–26Pass rate, %020406080100Buxton, 2019–20: 46.7%47Great Britain, 2019–20: 45.9%’19Buxton, 2020–21: 57.3%57Great Britain, 2020–21: 49.8%’20Buxton, 2021–22: 46.4%46Great Britain, 2021–22: 48.9%’21Buxton, 2022–23: 48.5%48Great Britain, 2022–23: 48.4%’22Buxton, 2023–24: 54.4%54Great Britain, 2023–24: 47.9%’23Buxton, 2024–25: 57.0%57Great Britain, 2024–25: 48.7%’24Buxton, 2025–26: 58.7%59Great Britain, 2025–26: 50.0%’25Pass rate, %
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Car test pass rate at Buxton by financial year
YearBuxtonGreat Britain
2019–2046.7%45.9%
2020–2157.3%49.8%
2021–2246.4%48.9%
2022–2348.5%48.4%
2023–2454.4%47.9%
2024–2557.0%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 22 did best here, at 71.9%. Ages with fewer than 20 tests are left out; DVSA suppresses some small groups.

  • Age 1771.1% of 1,150
  • Age 1863.6% of 719
  • Age 1959.2% of 311
  • Age 2061.4% of 171
  • Age 2160.4% of 187
  • Age 2271.9% of 178
  • Age 2357.1% of 156
  • Age 2556.4% of 156

Tests cancelled by DVSA

In 2025–26 DVSA cancelled 326 tests at Buxton, about 66.5 for every 1,000 tests taken (Great Britain: 50.7). The biggest reason was examiner illness (180). These are cancellations by DVSA, not by learners; DVSA should rebook you and may owe you expenses.

  • Examiner illness180
  • Weather and other acts of nature78
  • Examiner leave68

The nearest theory test centre

The closest theory test centre DVSA publishes figures for is Glossop (First Floor, Glossop Business Centre, The Old Co-Op Building, 10 Railway Street, SK13 7AG), 13 mi away. In 2025–26, 48.7% of its 279 car theory tests were passes, 3.9 points above 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 Macclesfield, 8.5 mi away, at 16.4 weeks. No nearby centre had a pass rate more than 2 points higher. 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 Buxton, with median wait in September 2026 and 2025–26 pass rate
Centre24 months
MacclesfieldShorter wait8.5 mi16.4 weeks51.9%
Bredbury (Manchester)Shorter wait15 mi16.1 weeks56.0%
West Didsbury (Manchester)18 mi19.9 weeks47.7%
Stoke-On-Trent (Cobridge)Shorter wait19 mi14 weeks40.6%
Sheffield (Middlewood Road)20 mi17.3 weeks48.7%
ChesterfieldShorter wait20 mi7.9 weeks56.2%
Sale (Manchester)20 mi18.3 weeks51.4%
Stoke-on-Trent (Newcastle-Under-Lyme)22 mi19.1 weeks41.6%
  • This centre
  • Shorter wait
  • Other nearby
Macclesfield: 16.4 weeksBredbury (Manchester): 16.1 weeksWest Didsbury (Manchester): 19.9 weeksStoke-On-Trent (Cobridge): 14 weeksSheffield (Middlewood Road): 17.3 weeksChesterfield: 7.9 weeksSale (Manchester): 18.3 weeksStoke-on-Trent (Newcastle-Under-Lyme): 19.1 weeksBuxtonBuxton

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.