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Yorkshire and The Humber, England · DVSA car test centre

Huddersfield driving test centre

Board Room 1 and Board Room 2, Chestnut Centre, 2A Chestnut Street, Huddersfield, HD2 1HJ

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

14.3 weeks

+0.3 wk on a year ago

Pass rate, 2025–26

49.2%

−0.8 pts vs GB 50.0%

Wait rank in Great Britain

187 of 314

1 = shortest wait; joint 19th of 27 Yorkshire and The Humber

Weeks to 10% of slots free

17 weeks

GB 19.7 weeks

People who took a car test at Huddersfield in September 2026 had booked it a median of 14.3 weeks earlier: 2.7 weeks longer than the Great Britain figure (11.6 weeks), and 3.4 weeks longer than the Yorkshire and The Humber figure (10.9 weeks). That's about where it was in September 2025 (14 weeks). Over the last 12 months it ranged from 10.3 weeks to 15.4 weeks.

On the last Monday of September 2026 it would have taken about 17 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, 27.9% 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.

  • Huddersfield
  • Yorkshire and The Humber
  • Great Britain
Median weeks between booking and taking a test at Huddersfield, October 2024 to September 2026Huddersfield: 14.3 weeks in September 2026, against 11.6 weeks for Great Britain.05101520Oct 24Jan 25Apr 25Jul 25Oct 25Jan 26Apr 26Jul 2614.3Weeks05101520Jan 25Jul 25Jan 26Jul 2614.3Weeks
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Median weeks between booking and taking a test at Huddersfield, October 2024 to September 2026
MonthHuddersfieldYorkshire and The HumberGreat Britain
September 202614.310.911.6
August 202611.110.011.1
July 202611.110.111.1
June 202612.69.110.7
May 202613.78.49.7
April 202611.78.09.1
March 202613.47.99.0
February 202615.49.110.4
January 202610.39.010.1
December 202512.79.010.1
November 202513.110.610.4
October 202513.911.011.6
September 202514.012.112.4
August 202512.611.911.7
July 202512.111.412.0
June 202513.011.011.0
May 202513.911.611.3
April 202514.411.710.6
March 202514.412.410.4
February 202515.313.411.4
January 202513.713.011.0
December 202413.011.710.4
November 202413.911.79.9
October 202411.111.49.7

How far ahead people booked

Of tests taken at Huddersfield in September 2026, 34.5% had been booked within 7 weeks and 34.0% more than 21 weeks before.

  • Within 7 weeks
  • 7 to 14 weeks
  • 14 to 21 weeks
  • Over 21 weeks
Huddersfield
Yorkshire and The Humber
Great Britain

At Huddersfield, 34.5% of tests in September 2026 were booked within 7 weeks and 34.0% 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
Huddersfield34.5%15.5%16.1%34.0%
Yorkshire and The Humber42.2%15.8%20.7%21.4%
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 Huddersfield, those three are below. Of the three, Wakefield (13.3 weeks) had a median wait at least a week shorter than Huddersfield in September 2026.

Centres a test booked at Huddersfield can be moved to
CentreDriving distance (DVSA)Median waitvs HuddersfieldPass rate 2025–26
Heckmondwikeabout 5 miles by roadabout 5 mi15.7 weeks+1.4 wk45.8%
Halifaxabout 9 miles by roadabout 9 mi13.6 weeks−0.7 wk45.0%
Wakefieldabout 11 miles by roadabout 11 mi13.3 weeks−1.0 wk45.4%

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), 10,563 car tests were taken here and 49.2% passed, close to the Great Britain rate (50.0%). That's close to the year before (48.4%). First attempts did about the same: 49.4% of 5,086 first-time candidates passed, and 1.0% did it with no faults at all.

  • Huddersfield
  • Great Britain average
  • All tests
    49.2%about the same as Great Britain (50.0%)
  • First attempts
    49.4%1.1 points below Great Britain (50.5%)
  • First attempt with zero faults
    1.0%1.9 points below Great Britain (2.9%)
  • Men
    50.6%about the same as Great Britain (50.8%)
  • Women
    47.4%1.7 points below Great Britain (49.1%)
  • 17-year-oldsGB figure is the sum of listed centres
    61.6%2.0 points below Great Britain (63.6%)
  • Automatic cars26% of tests here were in automatics
    43.4%1.2 points below Great Britain (44.6%)
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Pass rates at Huddersfield compared with Great Britain, 2025–26
MeasureHuddersfieldGreat Britain
All tests49.2%50.0%
First attempts49.4%50.5%
First attempt with zero faults1.0%2.9%
Men50.6%50.8%
Women47.4%49.1%
17-year-olds61.6%63.6%
Automatic cars43.4%44.6%

Pass rate by year

  • Huddersfield
  • Great Britain
Car test pass rate at Huddersfield by financial yearPass rate at Huddersfield in 2025–26: 49.2%; Great Britain 50.0%.020406080100Huddersfield, 2019–20: 46.6%47Great Britain, 2019–20: 45.9%2019–20Huddersfield, 2020–21: 51.3%51Great Britain, 2020–21: 49.8%2020–21Huddersfield, 2021–22: 47.2%47Great Britain, 2021–22: 48.9%2021–22Huddersfield, 2022–23: 45.0%45Great Britain, 2022–23: 48.4%2022–23Huddersfield, 2023–24: 48.9%49Great Britain, 2023–24: 47.9%2023–24Huddersfield, 2024–25: 48.4%48Great Britain, 2024–25: 48.7%2024–25Huddersfield, 2025–26: 49.2%49Great Britain, 2025–26: 50.0%2025–26Pass rate, %020406080100Huddersfield, 2019–20: 46.6%47Great Britain, 2019–20: 45.9%’19Huddersfield, 2020–21: 51.3%51Great Britain, 2020–21: 49.8%’20Huddersfield, 2021–22: 47.2%47Great Britain, 2021–22: 48.9%’21Huddersfield, 2022–23: 45.0%45Great Britain, 2022–23: 48.4%’22Huddersfield, 2023–24: 48.9%49Great Britain, 2023–24: 47.9%’23Huddersfield, 2024–25: 48.4%48Great Britain, 2024–25: 48.7%’24Huddersfield, 2025–26: 49.2%49Great Britain, 2025–26: 50.0%’25Pass rate, %
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Car test pass rate at Huddersfield by financial year
YearHuddersfieldGreat Britain
2019–2046.6%45.9%
2020–2151.3%49.8%
2021–2247.2%48.9%
2022–2345.0%48.4%
2023–2448.9%47.9%
2024–2548.4%48.7%
2025–2649.2%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 61.6%. Ages with fewer than 20 tests are left out; DVSA suppresses some small groups.

  • Age 1761.6% of 1,473
  • Age 1854.2% of 1,428
  • Age 1948.3% of 783
  • Age 2052.4% of 561
  • Age 2154.1% of 477
  • Age 2252.4% of 414
  • Age 2349.0% of 388
  • Age 2449.5% of 400
  • Age 2550.2% of 313

Tests cancelled by DVSA

In 2025–26 DVSA cancelled 528 tests at Huddersfield, about 50.0 for every 1,000 tests taken (Great Britain: 50.7). The biggest reason was examiner leave (213). These are cancellations by DVSA, not by learners; DVSA should rebook you and may owe you expenses.

  • Examiner leave213
  • Examiner illness200
  • Weather and other acts of nature115

The nearest theory test centre

The closest theory test centre DVSA publishes figures for is Huddersfield (Seventh Floor, Kirklees House, 30 Market Street, HD1 2HG), 1.7 mi away. In 2025–26, 42.8% of its 28,154 car theory tests were passes, 2.0 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 Wakefield, 9.1 mi away, at 13.3 weeks. Within the same list, Bradford (Heaton) (9.8 mi) had a pass rate of 56.1%. 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 Huddersfield, with median wait in September 2026 and 2025–26 pass rate
Centre24 months
Heckmondwike4.8 mi15.7 weeks45.8%
Halifax6.6 mi13.6 weeks45.0%
WakefieldShorter wait9.1 mi13.3 weeks45.4%
Bradford (Thornbury)Shorter wait9.4 mi9.4 weeks47.8%
Bradford (Heaton)Higher pass rate9.8 mi13.4 weeks56.1%
HorsforthShorter wait13 mi11.6 weeks49.7%
BarnsleyShorter waitHigher pass rate13 mi7.3 weeks58.5%
Rochdale (Manchester)Shorter wait16 mi5.6 weeks48.3%
  • This centre
  • Shorter wait
  • Other nearby
Heckmondwike: 15.7 weeksHalifax: 13.6 weeksWakefield: 13.3 weeksBradford (Thornbury): 9.4 weeksBradford (Heaton): 13.4 weeksHorsforth: 11.6 weeksBarnsley: 7.3 weeksRochdale (Manchester): 5.6 weeksHuddersfieldHuddersfield

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.