testcentreDarlington Driving Test Centre
DL1 4PWOut of every 100 car tests taken at Darlington last year, about 49 ended in a pass — 0.5 points above the 48.6% average across all UK centres, from 6,828 tests in total.
Latest figures cover March 2025, the most recent DVSA release
48.1%
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.
48.4 / 50.4
Pass rates split by the gender recorded on the booking.
43.6%
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
- 47.0%Slots still bookable
- 295Overtime slots added
First-time pass rates
DVSA DRT122C · April 2024 - March 202548.1%
From 3,213 first attempts
110
Faultless first-time passes
+1.1 points
All-attempt rate vs first-attempt
Automatic transmission
DVSA DRT122E · April 2024 - March 202543.6%
From 1,553 automatic tests
42.5%
From 793 tests
44.7%
From 760 tests
210 tests cancelled by DVSA
In April 2024 - March 2025 — about 3.0% of tests attempted here. These are cancellations DVSA initiated (examiner leave, weather, sickness), not learner no-shows.
- Medical Absences93Examiner sickness & appointments
- Leave84Annual & special leave
- Acts of Nature33Adverse weather & bad light
Source: DVSA DRT122B · April 2024 - March 2025