Halifax driving test centre

England • Yorkshire and The HumberAbout 11 weeks

Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency

Driving Test Centre Halifax

11 Cross Street West, Pellon

Halifax

HX2 0HA

45.0%

2025/26 pass rate · all attempts

5.1 percentage points below average

Out of every 100 car tests at Halifax last year, about 45 passed (5.1 points below the 50.0% UK average).

DVSA DRT122A · OGL v3
First-time pass

42.9%

7.7 points below the national first-attempt average.

Reported wait

11 weeks

Reported in July 2026 (DRT122F); this centre median is not a booking promise.

This centre in numbers

51

5,845 published tests in April 2025 - March 2026 · 45.0% overall pass rate

Waiting times at Halifax

The reported wait was 11 weeks in July 2026. It is a reported centre figure, not a promise of when a test will be available.

The pass rate was 45.0% from 5,845 tests in April 2025 - March 2026.

What a lower rate actually means

Busier roads and trickier junctions push the rate down. About 51 people still pass here every week, and they practised the same roads you can.

Fault snapshot

Maintain progress - speed

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
3,108
marks
Rate
53.2
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.

Explore the full fault breakdown

National pass rates also move with the calendar - see UK seasonality.

Across the region

Yorkshire and The Humber centres by current pass rate.

  • Malton64.3%
  • Northallerton60.4%
  • Walton LGV59.8%
  • Barnsley58.6%
  • Knaresborough58.5%
  • Skipton57.3%
  • Whitby57.2%
  • Halifax45%

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 5,845 tests the difference is small enough to move year to year.

Axis starts at 39%.

How faults are marked

Every mark is serious, dangerous, or a driving (minor) fault. Shown per 100 tests.

  • Serious · 81.6
  • Dangerous · 17.1
  • Driving · 524.8

Faults that end tests

Top categories by total marks in April 2025 - March 2026. Colour shows severity mix within each bar.

  • Maintain progress - speed3,108
  • Mirrors - signalling2,228
  • Control - steering2,208
  • Move off - control2,169
  • Move off - safely1,901
  • Positioning - normal driving1,743
  • Junctions - observation1,690
  • Maintain progress - undue hesitation1,622
Serious Dangerous Driving

Named categories

Counts per 100 tests.

Top 10 fault categories
FaultSerious / 100Dangerous / 100Driving / 100All / 100
Maintain progress - speed3.70.049.453.2
Mirrors - signalling0.60.037.538.1
Control - steering3.32.232.337.8
Move off - control3.80.632.737.1
Move off - safely2.90.629.032.5
Positioning - normal driving5.51.323.029.8
Junctions - observation7.23.518.228.9
Maintain progress - undue hesitation1.40.026.427.8
Use of speed4.70.222.327.2
Reverse park - Control4.70.419.624.7
About these figures
Fault categories are self-reported by DVSA examiners; a single test can record more than one fault, so these describe examiner records, not route difficulty.

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.

Slots still bookable

18.6%

As of July 2026

Weeks to 10%+ availability

19 weeks

DRT122F · July 2026

Overtime slots added

39

Automatic transmission

1,265 automatic tests in April 2025 - March 2026.

Pass rate

41.6%

1,265 automatic tests

Male

44.2%

434 tests

Female

40.2%

831 tests

First-time passes

First attempts in April 2025 - March 2026. Cleaner than the all-attempt rate when published.

Faultless passes

38

Zero-fault first-time passes

First vs overall

+2.1 pts

All-attempt rate vs first-attempt rate

DVSA cancellations

About 9.3% of tests attempted here. DVSA-initiated, not learner no-shows.

Tests cancelled

599

DRT122B · April 2025 - March 2026

  • Medical absences202
  • Acts of nature201
  • Leave196

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