England • South East

Banbury Driving Test Centre

OX16 9PG
2024/25 pass rate · all attempts
39.9%8.8 percentage points below average

Out of every 100 car tests taken at Banbury last year, about 40 ended in a pass — 8.8 points below the 48.6% average across all UK centres, from 8,241 tests in total.

Latest figures cover March 2025, the most recent DVSA release

First-time pass

40.1%

The rate for people sitting their very first test, with no retests counted — often the fairest guide for a first attempt.

Median wait

24 weeks

Half of learners get a slot sooner than this, half wait longer. Refreshed every month from the latest DVSA figures.

Male vs female

39.2 / 40.8

Pass rates split by the gender recorded on the booking.

Automatic pass

35.1%

The pass rate for tests taken in an automatic car — useful if you are learning without a clutch.

Pass Rate · Last 12 Months39.0%
Current Waiting Time
24.3weeks

Median wait as of May 2026 · DVSA DRT122F

  • 1.3%Slots still bookable
  • 82Overtime slots added
Median wait trend
12.7
Jun
16.6
Jul
16.0
Aug
16.6
Sept
17.1
Oct
14.2
Nov
18.9
Dec
15.0
Jan
19.7
Feb
20.4
Mar
20.9
Apr
24.3
May
First-attempt rate

40.1%

From 3,621 first attempts

Passed with zero faults

85

Faultless first-time passes

First vs overall

-0.2 points

All-attempt rate vs first-attempt

First-attempt pass rate · by year40.1%
Automatic pass rate

35.1%

From 1,770 automatic tests

Male (automatic)

34.1%

From 675 tests

Female (automatic)

35.8%

From 1,095 tests

Automatic pass rate · by year35.1%
Test Reliability

630 tests cancelled by DVSA

In April 2024 - March 2025 — about 7.1% of tests attempted here. These are cancellations DVSA initiated (examiner leave, weather, sickness), not learner no-shows.

  • Medical Absences370
    Examiner sickness & appointments
  • Leave153
    Annual & special leave
  • Acts of Nature107
    Adverse weather & bad light

Source: DVSA DRT122B · April 2024 - March 2025