Test Centre Stats

West Midlands, England · DVSA car test centre

Worcester driving test centre

Stanier Road, Warndon, Worcester, WR4 9FE

Tests here: car, motorcycle module 2 (on-road), 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 weeks

+2.7 wk on a year ago

Pass rate, 2025–26

51.9%

+1.9 pts vs GB 50.0%

Wait rank in Great Britain

183 of 314

1 = shortest wait; joint 17th of 26 West Midlands

Weeks to 10% of slots free

22.8 weeks

GB 19.7 weeks

People who took a car test at Worcester in September 2026 had booked it a median of 14 weeks earlier: 2.4 weeks longer than the Great Britain figure (11.6 weeks), and 1.9 weeks longer than the West Midlands figure (12.1 weeks). A year earlier, in September 2025, it was 11.3 weeks, so the wait has grown by 2.7 weeks. Over the last 12 months it ranged from 10 weeks to 14 weeks.

On the last Monday of September 2026 it would have taken about 22.8 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, 10.4% 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.

  • Worcester
  • West Midlands
  • Great Britain
Median weeks between booking and taking a test at Worcester, October 2024 to September 2026Worcester: 14 weeks in September 2026, against 11.6 weeks for Great Britain.05101520Oct 24Jan 25Apr 25Jul 25Oct 25Jan 26Apr 26Jul 2614.0Weeks05101520Jan 25Jul 25Jan 26Jul 2614.0Weeks
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Median weeks between booking and taking a test at Worcester, October 2024 to September 2026
MonthWorcesterWest MidlandsGreat Britain
September 202614.012.111.6
August 202611.112.111.1
July 202611.111.111.1
June 202610.411.010.7
May 202610.39.19.7
April 202610.77.19.1
March 202613.18.39.0
February 202613.010.410.4
January 202610.09.910.1
December 202513.19.310.1
November 202511.49.710.4
October 202510.111.711.6
September 202511.313.112.4
August 202510.111.111.7
July 202512.312.412.0
June 202513.011.311.0
May 202514.412.111.3
April 202511.411.110.6
March 202511.610.410.4
February 202514.811.711.4
January 202513.111.911.0
December 202414.611.010.4
November 202410.410.79.9
October 202411.410.39.7

How far ahead people booked

Of tests taken at Worcester in September 2026, 36.1% had been booked within 7 weeks and 28.2% more than 21 weeks before.

  • Within 7 weeks
  • 7 to 14 weeks
  • 14 to 21 weeks
  • Over 21 weeks
Worcester
West Midlands
Great Britain

At Worcester, 36.1% of tests in September 2026 were booked within 7 weeks and 28.2% 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
Worcester36.1%13.9%21.8%28.2%
West Midlands40.6%12.9%14.1%32.4%
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 Worcester, those three are below. Of the three, Redditch (4 weeks), Birmingham (Cocks Moors) (4.7 weeks) and Birmingham (Kings Heath) (10.1 weeks) had median waits at least a week shorter than Worcester in September 2026.

Centres a test booked at Worcester can be moved to
CentreDriving distance (DVSA)Median waitvs WorcesterPass rate 2025–26
Redditchabout 19 miles by roadabout 19 mi4 weeks−10.0 wk51.4%
Birmingham (Kings Heath)about 24 miles by roadabout 24 mi10.1 weeks−3.9 wk46.8%
Birmingham (Cocks Moors)about 25 miles by roadabout 25 mi4.7 weeks−9.3 wk53.5%

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), 11,590 car tests were taken here and 51.9% passed, 1.9 points above the Great Britain rate (50.0%). The year before it was 50.6%, so the rate rose by 1.3 points. First attempts did about the same: 52.3% of 5,818 first-time candidates passed, and 1.3% did it with no faults at all.

  • Worcester
  • Great Britain average
  • All tests
    51.9%1.9 points above Great Britain (50.0%)
  • First attempts
    52.3%1.8 points above Great Britain (50.5%)
  • First attempt with zero faults
    1.3%1.6 points below Great Britain (2.9%)
  • Men
    54.0%3.2 points above Great Britain (50.8%)
  • Women
    49.6%about the same as Great Britain (49.1%)
  • 17-year-oldsGB figure is the sum of listed centres
    63.2%about the same as Great Britain (63.6%)
  • Automatic cars21% of tests here were in automatics
    44.4%about the same as Great Britain (44.6%)
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Pass rates at Worcester compared with Great Britain, 2025–26
MeasureWorcesterGreat Britain
All tests51.9%50.0%
First attempts52.3%50.5%
First attempt with zero faults1.3%2.9%
Men54.0%50.8%
Women49.6%49.1%
17-year-olds63.2%63.6%
Automatic cars44.4%44.6%

Pass rate by year

  • Worcester
  • Great Britain
Car test pass rate at Worcester by financial yearPass rate at Worcester in 2025–26: 51.9%; Great Britain 50.0%.020406080100Worcester, 2019–20: 47.7%48Great Britain, 2019–20: 45.9%2019–20Worcester, 2020–21: 54.4%54Great Britain, 2020–21: 49.8%2020–21Worcester, 2021–22: 54.6%55Great Britain, 2021–22: 48.9%2021–22Worcester, 2022–23: 50.0%50Great Britain, 2022–23: 48.4%2022–23Worcester, 2023–24: 49.3%49Great Britain, 2023–24: 47.9%2023–24Worcester, 2024–25: 50.6%51Great Britain, 2024–25: 48.7%2024–25Worcester, 2025–26: 51.9%52Great Britain, 2025–26: 50.0%2025–26Pass rate, %020406080100Worcester, 2019–20: 47.7%48Great Britain, 2019–20: 45.9%’19Worcester, 2020–21: 54.4%54Great Britain, 2020–21: 49.8%’20Worcester, 2021–22: 54.6%55Great Britain, 2021–22: 48.9%’21Worcester, 2022–23: 50.0%50Great Britain, 2022–23: 48.4%’22Worcester, 2023–24: 49.3%49Great Britain, 2023–24: 47.9%’23Worcester, 2024–25: 50.6%51Great Britain, 2024–25: 48.7%’24Worcester, 2025–26: 51.9%52Great Britain, 2025–26: 50.0%’25Pass rate, %
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Car test pass rate at Worcester by financial year
YearWorcesterGreat Britain
2019–2047.7%45.9%
2020–2154.4%49.8%
2021–2254.6%48.9%
2022–2350.0%48.4%
2023–2449.3%47.9%
2024–2550.6%48.7%
2025–2651.9%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 63.2%. Ages with fewer than 20 tests are left out; DVSA suppresses some small groups.

  • Age 1763.2% of 2,742
  • Age 1854.8% of 1,718
  • Age 1951.4% of 866
  • Age 2054.4% of 482
  • Age 2155.8% of 414
  • Age 2253.1% of 478
  • Age 2353.9% of 406
  • Age 2446.7% of 334

Tests cancelled by DVSA

In 2025–26 DVSA cancelled 498 tests at Worcester, about 43.0 for every 1,000 tests taken (Great Britain: 50.7). The biggest reason was examiner illness (402). These are cancellations by DVSA, not by learners; DVSA should rebook you and may owe you expenses.

  • Examiner illness402
  • Examiner leave59
  • Weather and other acts of nature37

The nearest theory test centre

The closest theory test centre DVSA publishes figures for is Worcester (Third Floor, Haswell House, St Nicholas Street, WR1 1UN), 2.2 mi away. In 2025–26, 47.6% of its 15,633 car theory tests were passes, 2.8 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 Redditch, 12 mi away, at 4 weeks. Within the same list, Birmingham (Shirley) (20 mi) had a pass rate of 56.6%. 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 Worcester, with median wait in September 2026 and 2025–26 pass rate
Centre24 months
RedditchShorter wait12 mi4 weeks51.4%
Birmingham (Kings Heath)Shorter wait18 mi10.1 weeks46.8%
Birmingham (Cocks Moors)Shorter wait19 mi4.7 weeks53.5%
Dudley20 mi18 weeks45.2%
Birmingham (Shirley)Higher pass rate20 mi19 weeks56.6%
Cheltenham22 mi17 weeks43.2%
Birmingham (South Yardley)Shorter wait23 mi11.9 weeks42.8%
LudlowShorter waitHigher pass rate24 mi10 weeks58.7%
  • This centre
  • Shorter wait
  • Other nearby
Redditch: 4 weeksBirmingham (Kings Heath): 10.1 weeksBirmingham (Cocks Moors): 4.7 weeksDudley: 18 weeksBirmingham (Shirley): 19 weeksCheltenham: 17 weeksBirmingham (South Yardley): 11.9 weeksLudlow: 10 weeksWorcesterWorcester

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.