testcentreBarnstaple Driving Test Centre
EX31 1ABOut of every 100 car tests taken at Barnstaple last year, about 55 ended in a pass — 6.1 points above the 48.6% average across all UK centres, from 3,583 tests in total.
Latest figures cover March 2025, the most recent DVSA release
53.5%
The rate for people sitting their very first test, with no retests counted — often the fairest guide for a first attempt.
7 weeks
Half of learners get a slot sooner than this, half wait longer. Refreshed every month from the latest DVSA figures.
55.7 / 53.6
Pass rates split by the gender recorded on the booking.
51.6%
The pass rate for tests taken in an automatic car — useful if you are learning without a clutch.
Median wait as of May 2026 · DVSA DRT122F
- 36.0%Slots still bookable
- 37Overtime slots added
First-time pass rates
DVSA DRT122C · April 2024 - March 202553.5%
From 1,848 first attempts
60
Faultless first-time passes
+1.3 points
All-attempt rate vs first-attempt
Automatic transmission
DVSA DRT122E · April 2024 - March 202551.6%
From 525 automatic tests
52.6%
From 196 tests
51.1%
From 329 tests
26 tests cancelled by DVSA
In April 2024 - March 2025 — about 0.7% of tests attempted here. These are cancellations DVSA initiated (examiner leave, weather, sickness), not learner no-shows.
- Medical Absences15Examiner sickness & appointments
- Leave10Annual & special leave
- Acts of Nature1Adverse weather & bad light
Source: DVSA DRT122B · April 2024 - March 2025