Aberystwyth (Park Avenue) driving test centre

WalesAbout 11 weeks

Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency

Aberystwyth Football Club

Park Avenue

ABERYSTWYTH

SY23 1PG

55.1%

2025/26 pass rate · all attempts

5.1 percentage points above average

Out of every 100 car tests at Aberystwyth (Park Avenue) last year, about 55 passed (5.1 points above the 50.0% UK average).

DVSA DRT122A · OGL v3
First-time pass

52.1%

1.5 points above the national first-attempt average.

Reported wait

11 weeks

Reported in July 2026 (DRT122F); this centre median is not a booking promise.

This centre in numbers

16

1,529 published tests in April 2025 - March 2026 · 55.1% overall pass rate

Waiting times at Aberystwyth (Park Avenue)

The reported wait was 11 weeks in July 2026. It is a reported centre figure, not a promise of when a test will be available.

The pass rate was 55.1% from 1,529 tests in April 2025 - March 2026.

A good place to sit it

55.1% of tests here end in a pass, about 16 people a week.

Fault snapshot

Junctions - observation

This was the most commonly recorded fault here in April 2025 - March 2026. It is a useful place to start a conversation, not a prediction for your test.

Recorded
851
marks
Rate
55.7
marks per 100 tests

Before the day, take a calm look at the parts of moving off that feel least settled: observations, control and choosing a safe gap. Your instructor can help you practise the bits that need another go.

Explore the full fault breakdown

National pass rates also move with the calendar - see UK seasonality.

Across the region

Wales centres by current pass rate.

  • Pwllheli68.1%
  • Abergavenny64.2%
  • Bangor62.2%
  • Bala61.6%
  • Brecon58.7%
  • Newtown58%
  • Barry57%
  • Aberystwyth (Park Avenue)55.1%

Pass rate · last 12 months

Overall, male and female monthly rates for this centre. Gaps bridge months with no tests.

Men and women breakdown

Men and women here

Men have the higher published pass rate here in April 2025 - March 2026; no wider explanation is inferred from these figures. On 1,529 tests the difference is small enough to move year to year.

Axis starts at 51%.

How faults are marked

Every mark is serious, dangerous, or a driving (minor) fault. Shown per 100 tests.

  • Serious · 88.9
  • Dangerous · 2.0
  • Driving · 493.5

Faults that end tests

Top categories by total marks in April 2025 - March 2026. Colour shows severity mix within each bar.

  • Junctions - observation851
  • Control - steering763
  • Move off - control582
  • Maintain progress - undue hesitation486
  • Move off - safely463
  • Control - gears457
  • Maintain progress - speed410
  • Mirrors - change direction393
Serious Dangerous Driving

Named categories

Counts per 100 tests.

Top 10 fault categories
FaultSerious / 100Dangerous / 100Driving / 100All / 100
Junctions - observation16.20.838.755.7
Control - steering4.30.145.549.9
Move off - control6.50.131.538.1
Maintain progress - undue hesitation2.80.029.031.8
Move off - safely2.70.027.630.3
Control - gears4.20.025.729.9
Maintain progress - speed2.20.024.726.8
Mirrors - change direction10.70.514.625.7
Reverse park - Control3.00.021.524.5
Use of speed2.40.019.221.6
About these figures
Fault categories are self-reported by DVSA examiners; a single test can record more than one fault, so these describe examiner records, not route difficulty.

More about this centre

Waiting time, automatic and first-attempt detail, and DVSA-initiated cancellations - only the slices this centre publishes.

Waiting time

Median wait and slot availability as of July 2026.

Slots still bookable

4.4%

As of July 2026

Weeks to 10%+ availability

11 weeks

DRT122F · July 2026

Overtime slots added

0

Automatic transmission

232 automatic tests in April 2025 - March 2026.

Pass rate

61.2%

232 automatic tests

Male

57.4%

108 tests

Female

64.5%

124 tests

First-time passes

First attempts in April 2025 - March 2026. Cleaner than the all-attempt rate when published.

Faultless passes

9

Zero-fault first-time passes

First vs overall

+3.0 pts

All-attempt rate vs first-attempt rate

DVSA cancellations

About 3.2% of tests attempted here. DVSA-initiated, not learner no-shows.

Tests cancelled

50

DRT122B · April 2025 - March 2026

  • Leave31
  • Acts of nature11
  • Medical absences8

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