testcentreHartlepool Driving Test Centre
TS25 1TZOut of every 100 car tests taken at Hartlepool last year, about 50 ended in a pass — 1.1 points above the 48.6% average across all UK centres, from 5,724 tests in total.
Latest figures cover March 2025, the most recent DVSA release
51.2%
The rate for people sitting their very first test, with no retests counted — often the fairest guide for a first attempt.
11 weeks
Half of learners get a slot sooner than this, half wait longer. Refreshed every month from the latest DVSA figures.
49.2 / 50.4
Pass rates split by the gender recorded on the booking.
46.6%
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
- 33.3%Slots still bookable
- 115Overtime slots added
First-time pass rates
DVSA DRT122C · April 2024 - March 202551.2%
From 3,104 first attempts
119
Faultless first-time passes
-1.4 points
All-attempt rate vs first-attempt
Automatic transmission
DVSA DRT122E · April 2024 - March 202546.6%
From 1,068 automatic tests
44.4%
From 450 tests
48.2%
From 618 tests
911 tests cancelled by DVSA
In April 2024 - March 2025 — about 13.7% of tests attempted here. These are cancellations DVSA initiated (examiner leave, weather, sickness), not learner no-shows.
- Medical Absences635Examiner sickness & appointments
- Leave246Annual & special leave
- Acts of Nature30Adverse weather & bad light
Source: DVSA DRT122B · April 2024 - March 2025