Darlington driving test centre
Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency
Driving Test Centre Darlington MPTC
High Point Business Park, Yarm Road
Darlington
DL1 4PW
47.1%
2025/26 pass rate · all attempts
2.9 percentage points below averageOut of every 100 car tests at Darlington last year, about 47 passed (2.9 points below the 50.0% UK average).
DVSA DRT122A · OGL v348.9%
1.7 points below the national first-attempt average.
9 weeks
Reported in July 2026 (DRT122F); this centre median is not a booking promise.
110
12,183 published tests in April 2025 - March 2026 · 47.1% overall pass rate
Darlington's pass rate has changed
Darlington's pass rate was 2.0 points lower than the previous financial year. The pass rate was 47.1% from 12,183 tests in April 2025 - March 2026.
The reported wait was 9 weeks in July 2026.
What a lower rate actually means
Fault snapshot
Move off - safely
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
- 6,893 marks
- Rate
- 56.6 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
Women have the higher published pass rate here in April 2025 - March 2026; no wider explanation is inferred from these figures. On 12,183 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 · 95.6
- Dangerous · 8.7
- Driving · 561.7
Named categories
Counts per 100 tests.
| Fault | Serious / 100 | Dangerous / 100 | Driving / 100 | All / 100 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Move off - safely | 5.5 | 0.3 | 50.8 | 56.6 |
| Maintain progress - speed | 4.6 | 0.0 | 47.6 | 52.2 |
| Mirrors - change direction | 12.8 | 1.7 | 28.5 | 43.0 |
| Maintain progress - undue hesitation | 2.8 | 0.0 | 38.8 | 41.6 |
| Junctions - observation | 10.7 | 2.7 | 21.0 | 34.5 |
| Mirrors - signalling | 1.0 | 0.0 | 32.8 | 33.9 |
| Positioning - normal driving | 3.3 | 0.4 | 27.4 | 31.2 |
| Control - steering | 2.0 | 0.4 | 26.3 | 28.8 |
| Move off - control | 2.0 | 0.2 | 24.4 | 26.6 |
| Response to signs - traffic signs | 11.5 | 0.4 | 11.2 | 23.0 |
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.
37.2%
As of July 2026
16 weeks
DRT122F · July 2026
342
Automatic transmission
3,565 automatic tests in April 2025 - March 2026.
40.5%
3,565 automatic tests
37.6%
1,847 tests
43.7%
1,718 tests
First-time passes
First attempts in April 2025 - March 2026. Cleaner than the all-attempt rate when published.
212
Zero-fault first-time passes
-1.8 pts
All-attempt rate vs first-attempt rate
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