Farnborough driving test centre
Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency
Driving Test Centre Farnborough
35 Hercules Way, Aerospace Boulevard
Unit C1, Cirrus, Farnborough
GU14 6UU
59.7%
2025/26 pass rate · all attempts
9.7 percentage points above averageOut of every 100 car tests at Farnborough last year, about 60 passed (9.7 points above the 50.0% UK average).
DVSA DRT122A · OGL v360.1%
9.6 points above the national first-attempt average.
16 weeks
Reported in July 2026 (DRT122F); this centre median is not a booking promise.
120
10,482 published tests in April 2025 - March 2026 · 59.7% overall pass rate
Waiting times at Farnborough
The reported wait was 16 weeks in July 2026. It is a reported centre figure, not a promise of when a test will be available.
The pass rate was 59.7% from 10,482 tests in April 2025 - March 2026.
A good place to sit it
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
- 3,000 marks
- Rate
- 28.6 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
Men have the higher published pass rate here in April 2025 - March 2026; no wider explanation is inferred from these figures. On 10,482 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 · 53.4
- Dangerous · 9.2
- Driving · 356.4
Named categories
Counts per 100 tests.
| Fault | Serious / 100 | Dangerous / 100 | Driving / 100 | All / 100 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Control - steering | 2.0 | 1.1 | 25.6 | 28.6 |
| Junctions - observation | 5.0 | 2.4 | 17.4 | 24.7 |
| Move off - control | 1.5 | 0.1 | 21.4 | 23.0 |
| Maintain progress - speed | 1.8 | 0.0 | 20.9 | 22.7 |
| Move off - safely | 1.4 | 0.1 | 21.1 | 22.5 |
| Reverse park - Control | 1.8 | 0.2 | 20.5 | 22.4 |
| Mirrors - change direction | 6.7 | 1.5 | 13.3 | 21.5 |
| Positioning - normal driving | 3.3 | 0.1 | 14.0 | 17.5 |
| Signals - correctly | 0.4 | 0.0 | 15.8 | 16.2 |
| Junctions - turning right | 5.6 | 0.3 | 9.0 | 14.8 |
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.
4.5%
As of July 2026
24 weeks
DRT122F · July 2026
120
Automatic transmission
2,892 automatic tests in April 2025 - March 2026.
52.2%
2,892 automatic tests
52.6%
1,044 tests
51.9%
1,848 tests
First-time passes
First attempts in April 2025 - March 2026. Cleaner than the all-attempt rate when published.
359
Zero-fault first-time passes
-0.4 pts
All-attempt rate vs first-attempt rate
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