Hendon (London) driving test centre

England • LondonAbout 11 weeks

Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency

Driving Test Centre Hendon

3 Aviation Drive, Beaufort Park

Hendon

NW9 5TZ

51.4%

2025/26 pass rate · all attempts

About the 50.0% national average

Out of every 100 car tests at Hendon (London) last year, about 51 passed (1.3 points above the 50.0% UK average).

DVSA DRT122A · OGL v3
First-time pass

49.9%

0.7 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

110

11,086 published tests in April 2025 - March 2026 · 51.4% overall pass rate

Waiting times at Hendon (London)

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 51.4% from 11,086 tests in April 2025 - March 2026.

A good place to sit it

51.4% of tests here end in a pass, about 110 people a week.

Fault snapshot

Maintain progress - undue hesitation

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
4,911
marks
Rate
44.3
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

London centres by current pass rate.

  • Sidcup (London)58.7%
  • Enfield (Innova Business Park)53.9%
  • Tolworth (London)53.6%
  • Bromley (London)52.9%
  • Yeading (London)52.8%
  • Uxbridge (London)52.1%
  • Erith (London)51.6%
  • Hendon (London)51.4%

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 11,086 tests the difference is small enough to move year to year.

Axis starts at 45%.

How faults are marked

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

  • Serious · 70.0
  • Dangerous · 6.8
  • Driving · 494.1

Faults that end tests

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

  • Maintain progress - undue hesitation4,911
  • Control - steering4,466
  • Move off - safely4,339
  • Maintain progress - speed4,192
  • Junctions - observation3,194
  • Clearance / obstructions2,950
  • Move off - control2,497
  • Mirrors - signalling2,478
Serious Dangerous Driving

Named categories

Counts per 100 tests.

Top 10 fault categories
FaultSerious / 100Dangerous / 100Driving / 100All / 100
Maintain progress - undue hesitation2.10.042.244.3
Control - steering3.91.035.440.3
Move off - safely3.50.235.539.1
Maintain progress - speed2.20.035.637.8
Junctions - observation10.11.417.328.8
Clearance / obstructions2.50.323.826.6
Move off - control2.10.220.222.5
Mirrors - signalling0.10.022.322.4
Mirrors - change direction6.11.115.122.3
Reverse park - Control2.30.119.722.1
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

4.9%

As of July 2026

Weeks to 10%+ availability

24 weeks

DRT122F · July 2026

Overtime slots added

147

Automatic transmission

5,790 automatic tests in April 2025 - March 2026.

Pass rate

51.0%

5,790 automatic tests

Male

55.0%

2,537 tests

Female

47.9%

3,253 tests

First-time passes

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

Faultless passes

72

Zero-fault first-time passes

First vs overall

+1.5 pts

All-attempt rate vs first-attempt rate

DVSA cancellations

About 4.8% of tests attempted here. DVSA-initiated, not learner no-shows.

Tests cancelled

565

DRT122B · April 2025 - March 2026

  • Medical absences395
  • Leave158
  • Acts of nature12

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