Test Centre Stats

South West, England · DVSA car test centre

Trowbridge driving test centre

Longfield Community Centre, Weavers Drive, Trowbridge, BA14 7DZ

Tests here: car.

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

Median wait, September 2026

5.6 weeks

−4.4 wk on a year ago

Pass rate, 2025–26

55.2%

+5.2 pts vs GB 50.0%

Wait rank in Great Britain

37 of 314

1 = shortest wait; 4th of 22 South West

Weeks to 10% of slots free

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GB 19.7 weeks

People who took a car test at Trowbridge in September 2026 had booked it a median of 5.6 weeks earlier: 6 weeks shorter than the Great Britain figure (11.6 weeks), and 2.8 weeks shorter than the South West figure (8.4 weeks). A year earlier, in September 2025, it was 10 weeks, so the wait has shortened by 4.4 weeks. Over the last 12 months it ranged from 4.9 weeks to 12.9 weeks.

Waiting time over the last two years

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

  • Trowbridge
  • South West
  • Great Britain
Median weeks between booking and taking a test at Trowbridge, October 2024 to September 2026Trowbridge: 5.6 weeks in September 2026, against 11.6 weeks for Great Britain.0510152025Oct 24Jan 25Apr 25Jul 25Oct 25Jan 26Apr 26Jul 265.6Weeks0510152025Jan 25Jul 25Jan 26Jul 265.6Weeks
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Median weeks between booking and taking a test at Trowbridge, October 2024 to September 2026
MonthTrowbridgeSouth WestGreat Britain
September 20265.68.411.6
August 20268.98.311.1
July 20268.98.111.1
June 20267.77.010.7
May 20264.97.19.7
April 20267.77.19.1
March 20265.97.19.0
February 20268.39.010.4
January 202612.19.910.1
December 202512.910.110.1
November 202511.710.410.4
October 20259.910.611.6
September 202510.012.012.4
August 202510.911.111.7
July 202510.311.712.0
June 202518.911.111.0
May 202518.011.711.3
April 202513.010.910.6
March 202513.610.610.4
February 202513.111.311.4
January 202510.710.611.0
December 202416.110.710.4
November 202413.610.49.9
October 202417.910.79.7

How far ahead people booked

Of tests taken at Trowbridge in September 2026, 57.3% had been booked within 7 weeks and 3.0% more than 21 weeks before.

  • Within 7 weeks
  • 7 to 14 weeks
  • 14 to 21 weeks
  • Over 21 weeks
Trowbridge
South West
Great Britain

At Trowbridge, 57.3% of tests in September 2026 were booked within 7 weeks and 3.0% 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
Trowbridge57.3%33.6%6.2%3.0%
South West46.7%17.4%15.8%20.1%
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 Trowbridge, those three are below. None of the three had a median wait more than a week shorter than Trowbridge in September 2026.

Centres a test booked at Trowbridge can be moved to
CentreDriving distance (DVSA)Median waitvs TrowbridgePass rate 2025–26
Chippenhamabout 15 miles by roadabout 15 mi11.7 weeks+6.1 wk56.4%
Bristol (Kingswood)about 21 miles by roadabout 21 mi5.9 weeks+0.3 wk51.9%
Salisburyabout 31 miles by roadabout 31 mi6.1 weeks+0.5 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), 3,074 car tests were taken here and 55.2% passed, 5.2 points above the Great Britain rate (50.0%). The year before it was 51.1%, so the rate rose by 4.1 points. First attempts did better: 56.4% of 1,572 first-time candidates passed, and 4.5% did it with no faults at all.

  • Trowbridge
  • Great Britain average
  • All tests
    55.2%5.2 points above Great Britain (50.0%)
  • First attempts
    56.4%5.9 points above Great Britain (50.5%)
  • First attempt with zero faults
    4.5%1.6 points above Great Britain (2.9%)
  • Men
    57.4%6.6 points above Great Britain (50.8%)
  • Women
    53.2%4.1 points above Great Britain (49.1%)
  • 17-year-oldsGB figure is the sum of listed centres
    61.1%2.5 points below Great Britain (63.6%)
  • Automatic cars16% of tests here were in automatics
    51.5%6.9 points above Great Britain (44.6%)
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Pass rates at Trowbridge compared with Great Britain, 2025–26
MeasureTrowbridgeGreat Britain
All tests55.2%50.0%
First attempts56.4%50.5%
First attempt with zero faults4.5%2.9%
Men57.4%50.8%
Women53.2%49.1%
17-year-olds61.1%63.6%
Automatic cars51.5%44.6%

Pass rate by year

  • Trowbridge
  • Great Britain
Car test pass rate at Trowbridge by financial yearPass rate at Trowbridge in 2025–26: 55.2%; Great Britain 50.0%.020406080100Trowbridge, 2019–20: 49.8%50Great Britain, 2019–20: 45.9%2019–20Trowbridge, 2020–21: 55.4%55Great Britain, 2020–21: 49.8%2020–21Trowbridge, 2021–22: 50.3%50Great Britain, 2021–22: 48.9%2021–22Trowbridge, 2022–23: 52.1%52Great Britain, 2022–23: 48.4%2022–23Trowbridge, 2023–24: 50.3%50Great Britain, 2023–24: 47.9%2023–24Trowbridge, 2024–25: 51.1%51Great Britain, 2024–25: 48.7%2024–25Trowbridge, 2025–26: 55.2%55Great Britain, 2025–26: 50.0%2025–26Pass rate, %020406080100Trowbridge, 2019–20: 49.8%50Great Britain, 2019–20: 45.9%’19Trowbridge, 2020–21: 55.4%55Great Britain, 2020–21: 49.8%’20Trowbridge, 2021–22: 50.3%50Great Britain, 2021–22: 48.9%’21Trowbridge, 2022–23: 52.1%52Great Britain, 2022–23: 48.4%’22Trowbridge, 2023–24: 50.3%50Great Britain, 2023–24: 47.9%’23Trowbridge, 2024–25: 51.1%51Great Britain, 2024–25: 48.7%’24Trowbridge, 2025–26: 55.2%55Great Britain, 2025–26: 50.0%’25Pass rate, %
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Car test pass rate at Trowbridge by financial year
YearTrowbridgeGreat Britain
2019–2049.8%45.9%
2020–2155.4%49.8%
2021–2250.3%48.9%
2022–2352.1%48.4%
2023–2450.3%47.9%
2024–2551.1%48.7%
2025–2655.2%50.0%

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

By age, 17 to 25 (2025–26)

Candidates aged 21 did best here, at 62.6%. Ages with fewer than 20 tests are left out; DVSA suppresses some small groups.

  • Age 1761.1% of 736
  • Age 1855.8% of 525
  • Age 1954.4% of 261
  • Age 2055.1% of 138
  • Age 2162.6% of 131
  • Age 2256.7% of 157
  • Age 2356.3% of 96
  • Age 2457.6% of 92

Tests cancelled by DVSA

In 2025–26 DVSA cancelled 135 tests at Trowbridge, about 43.9 for every 1,000 tests taken (Great Britain: 50.7). The biggest reason was examiner illness (94). These are cancellations by DVSA, not by learners; DVSA should rebook you and may owe you expenses.

  • Examiner illness94
  • Examiner leave27
  • Weather and other acts of nature14

The nearest theory test centre

The closest theory test centre DVSA publishes figures for is Frome (2 Baywell House, Tucker Close, BA11 5LS), 7.5 mi away. In 2025–26, 49.9% of its 11,497 car theory tests were passes, 5.1 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 Weston-super-Mare, 33 mi away, at 4 weeks. Within the same list, Yeovil (32 mi) had a pass rate of 63.4%. 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 Trowbridge, with median wait in September 2026 and 2025–26 pass rate
Centre24 months
Chippenham11 mi11.7 weeks56.4%
Bristol (Kingswood)17 mi5.9 weeks51.9%
Swindon24 mi12.1 weeks51.1%
Salisbury25 mi6.1 weeks48.5%
Bristol (Avonmouth)25 mi12.1 weeks55.5%
YeovilHigher pass rate32 mi13.1 weeks63.4%
Weston-super-MareShorter waitHigher pass rate33 mi4 weeks61.0%
Gloucester36 mi16.2 weeks47.8%
  • This centre
  • Shorter wait
  • Other nearby
Chippenham: 11.7 weeksBristol (Kingswood): 5.9 weeksSwindon: 12.1 weeksSalisbury: 6.1 weeksBristol (Avonmouth): 12.1 weeksYeovil: 13.1 weeksWeston-super-Mare: 4 weeksGloucester: 16.2 weeksTrowbridgeTrowbridge

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.