Leeds (Colton Mill) driving test centre

England • Yorkshire and The HumberAbout 8 weeks

Part Ground Floor, Unit 1

Colton Mill Office Park

Bullerthorpe Lane

Leeds

LS15 9JN

51.8%

2025/26 pass rate · all attempts

About the 50.0% national average

Out of every 100 car tests at Leeds (Colton Mill) last year, about 52 passed (1.8 points above the 50.0% UK average).

DVSA DRT122A · OGL v3
First-time pass

53.4%

2.8 points above the national first-attempt average.

Reported wait

8 weeks

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

This centre in numbers

64

6,432 published tests in April 2025 - March 2026 · 51.8% overall pass rate

Waiting times at Leeds (Colton Mill)

The reported wait was 8 weeks in July 2026. It is a reported centre figure, not a promise of when a test will be available.

The pass rate was 51.8% from 6,432 tests in April 2025 - March 2026.

A good place to sit it

51.8% of tests here end in a pass, about 64 people a week.

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%
  • Leeds (Colton Mill)51.8%

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 6,432 tests the difference is small enough to move year to year.

Axis starts at 47%.

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

31.0%

As of July 2026

Weeks to 10%+ availability

16 weeks

DRT122F · July 2026

Overtime slots added

121

Automatic transmission

2,255 automatic tests in April 2025 - March 2026.

Pass rate

47.0%

2,255 automatic tests

Male

51.2%

892 tests

Female

44.2%

1,363 tests

First-time passes

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

Faultless passes

83

Zero-fault first-time passes

First vs overall

-1.6 pts

All-attempt rate vs first-attempt rate

DVSA cancellations

About 10.9% of tests attempted here. DVSA-initiated, not learner no-shows.

Tests cancelled

786

DRT122B · April 2025 - March 2026

  • Medical absences508
  • Leave255
  • Acts of nature22
  • Disputes1

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