Barnet (London) driving test centre

England • LondonAbout 21 weeks

Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency

Driving Test Centre Barnet

Raydean House

15-17 Western Parade

EN5 1AD

49.9%

2025/26 pass rate · all attempts

About the 50.0% national average

Out of every 100 car tests at Barnet (London) last year, about 50 passed (0.2 points below the 50.0% UK average).

DVSA DRT122A · OGL v3
First-time pass

48.8%

1.8 points below the national first-attempt average.

Reported wait

21 weeks

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

This centre in numbers

119

12,397 published tests in April 2025 - March 2026 · 49.9% overall pass rate

Waiting times at Barnet (London)

The reported wait was 21 weeks in July 2026. It is a reported centre figure, not a promise of when a test will be available.

The pass rate was 49.9% from 12,397 tests in April 2025 - March 2026.

What a lower rate actually means

Busier roads and trickier junctions push the rate down. About 119 people still pass here every week, and they practised the same roads you can.

Fault snapshot

Control - steering

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
6,142
marks
Rate
49.5
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

London centres by current pass rate.

  • Sidcup (London)58.7%
  • Enfield (Innova Business Park)53.9%
  • Tolworth (London)53.6%
  • Bromley (London)52.9%
  • Yeading (London)52.8%
  • Uxbridge (London)52.1%
  • Erith (London)51.6%
  • Barnet (London)49.9%

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 12,397 tests the difference is small enough to move year to year.

Axis starts at 45%.

How faults are marked

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

  • Serious · 81.8
  • Dangerous · 3.9
  • Driving · 491.9

Faults that end tests

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

  • Control - steering6,142
  • Move off - safely5,250
  • Maintain progress - speed4,277
  • Clearance / obstructions4,128
  • Move off - control4,053
  • Judgement - meeting3,315
  • Reverse park - Control2,933
  • Junctions - observation2,910
Serious Dangerous Driving

Named categories

Counts per 100 tests.

Top 10 fault categories
FaultSerious / 100Dangerous / 100Driving / 100All / 100
Control - steering6.70.941.949.5
Move off - safely4.20.138.042.3
Maintain progress - speed4.90.029.634.5
Clearance / obstructions4.60.428.333.3
Move off - control2.50.130.132.7
Judgement - meeting5.30.720.726.7
Reverse park - Control3.20.120.423.7
Junctions - observation7.40.415.723.5
Maintain progress - undue hesitation1.00.020.621.6
Mirrors - change speed1.80.018.620.4
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

24 weeks

DRT122F · July 2026

Overtime slots added

55

Automatic transmission

5,259 automatic tests in April 2025 - March 2026.

Pass rate

48.1%

5,259 automatic tests

Male

49.6%

2,303 tests

Female

46.9%

2,956 tests

First-time passes

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

Faultless passes

153

Zero-fault first-time passes

First vs overall

+1.1 pts

All-attempt rate vs first-attempt rate

DVSA cancellations

About 8.9% of tests attempted here. DVSA-initiated, not learner no-shows.

Tests cancelled

1,214

DRT122B · April 2025 - March 2026

  • Medical absences911
  • Leave303

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