Leeds (Fearnville) driving test centre
Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency
Leeds Fearnville, The Old Fire station
Gipton Approach
Leeds
LS9 6NL
51.8%
2025/26 pass rate · all attempts
About the 50.0% national averageOut of every 100 car tests at Leeds (Fearnville) last year, about 52 passed (1.7 points above the 50.0% UK average).
DVSA DRT122A · OGL v352.8%
2.2 points above the national first-attempt average.
10 weeks
Reported in July 2026 (DRT122F); this centre median is not a booking promise.
47
4,676 published tests in April 2025 - March 2026 · 51.8% overall pass rate
Waiting times at Leeds (Fearnville)
The reported wait was 10 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 4,676 tests in April 2025 - March 2026.
A good place to sit it
Fault snapshot
Move off - safely
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
- 2,044 marks
- Rate
- 43.7 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 4,676 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 · 74.9
- Dangerous · 8.0
- Driving · 469.8
Named categories
Counts per 100 tests.
| Fault | Serious / 100 | Dangerous / 100 | Driving / 100 | All / 100 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Move off - safely | 4.2 | 0.2 | 39.3 | 43.7 |
| Maintain progress - undue hesitation | 3.5 | 0.0 | 39.0 | 42.5 |
| Maintain progress - speed | 2.4 | 0.0 | 32.9 | 35.3 |
| Move off - control | 2.2 | 0.3 | 29.3 | 31.8 |
| Control - steering | 1.6 | 0.6 | 24.0 | 26.2 |
| Junctions - observation | 6.9 | 2.0 | 16.7 | 25.6 |
| Clearance / obstructions | 3.5 | 0.6 | 20.3 | 24.4 |
| Mirrors - change direction | 7.4 | 1.4 | 15.3 | 24.1 |
| Mirrors - signalling | 0.3 | 0.0 | 19.6 | 19.9 |
| Reverse park - Control | 3.0 | 0.2 | 16.5 | 19.6 |
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.
4.7%
As of July 2026
22 weeks
DRT122F · July 2026
73
Automatic transmission
1,739 automatic tests in April 2025 - March 2026.
47.6%
1,739 automatic tests
47.9%
630 tests
47.3%
1,109 tests
First-time passes
First attempts in April 2025 - March 2026. Cleaner than the all-attempt rate when published.
58
Zero-fault first-time passes
-1.0 pts
All-attempt rate vs first-attempt rate
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