Birmingham (Garretts Green) driving test centre
Driving Test Centre Birmingham Garretts Green
Granby Avenue
Garretts Green
BIRMINGHAM
B33 0SD
44.4%
2025/26 pass rate · all attempts
5.7 percentage points below averageOut of every 100 car tests at Birmingham (Garretts Green) last year, about 44 passed (5.7 points below the 50.0% UK average).
DVSA DRT122A · OGL v342.0%
8.6 points below the national first-attempt average.
7 weeks
Reported in July 2026 (DRT122F); this centre median is not a booking promise.
192
22,480 published tests in April 2025 - March 2026 · 44.4% overall pass rate
Birmingham (Garretts Green)'s pass rate has changed
Birmingham (Garretts Green)'s pass rate was 2.4 points higher than the previous financial year. The pass rate was 44.4% from 22,480 tests in April 2025 - March 2026.
The reported wait was 7 weeks in July 2026.
What a lower rate actually means
Fault snapshot
Maintain progress - undue hesitation
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
- 13,985 marks
- Rate
- 62.2 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.
National pass rates also move with the calendar - see UK seasonality.
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 22,480 tests the difference is small enough to move year to year.
How faults are marked
Every mark is serious, dangerous, or a driving (minor) fault. Shown per 100 tests.
- Serious · 95.0
- Dangerous · 5.5
- Driving · 576.1
Named categories
Counts per 100 tests.
| Fault | Serious / 100 | Dangerous / 100 | Driving / 100 | All / 100 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maintain progress - undue hesitation | 4.1 | 0.0 | 58.1 | 62.2 |
| Maintain progress - speed | 3.4 | 0.0 | 46.2 | 49.6 |
| Move off - safely | 4.7 | 0.2 | 38.6 | 43.6 |
| Junctions - observation | 12.4 | 1.4 | 26.9 | 40.7 |
| Control - steering | 4.4 | 0.7 | 33.0 | 38.1 |
| Mirrors - signalling | 0.8 | 0.0 | 33.7 | 34.5 |
| Move off - control | 4.0 | 0.1 | 27.6 | 31.6 |
| Clearance / obstructions | 3.3 | 0.4 | 24.0 | 27.7 |
| Mirrors - change speed | 2.6 | 0.0 | 21.8 | 24.5 |
| Mirrors - change direction | 5.4 | 0.6 | 15.4 | 21.4 |
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.
4.8%
As of July 2026
24 weeks
DRT122F · July 2026
606
Automatic transmission
7,066 automatic tests in April 2025 - March 2026.
41.0%
7,066 automatic tests
45.2%
2,406 tests
38.8%
4,660 tests
First-time passes
First attempts in April 2025 - March 2026. Cleaner than the all-attempt rate when published.
139
Zero-fault first-time passes
+2.4 pts
All-attempt rate vs first-attempt rate
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