testcentreLuton Driving Test Centre
LU1 5BTOut of every 100 car tests taken at Luton last year, about 40 ended in a pass — 8.6 points below the 48.6% average across all UK centres, from 8,304 tests in total.
Latest figures cover March 2025, the most recent DVSA release
37.2%
The rate for people sitting their very first test, with no retests counted — often the fairest guide for a first attempt.
16 weeks
Half of learners get a slot sooner than this, half wait longer. Refreshed every month from the latest DVSA figures.
43.0 / 37.0
Pass rates split by the gender recorded on the booking.
37.8%
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
- 0.4%Slots still bookable
- 130Overtime slots added
First-time pass rates
DVSA DRT122C · April 2024 - March 202537.2%
From 3,811 first attempts
49
Faultless first-time passes
+2.8 points
All-attempt rate vs first-attempt
Automatic transmission
DVSA DRT122E · April 2024 - March 202537.8%
From 3,070 automatic tests
41.7%
From 950 tests
36.0%
From 2,120 tests
540 tests cancelled by DVSA
In April 2024 - March 2025 — about 6.1% of tests attempted here. These are cancellations DVSA initiated (examiner leave, weather, sickness), not learner no-shows.
- Medical Absences291Examiner sickness & appointments
- Leave246Annual & special leave
- Acts of Nature3Adverse weather & bad light
Source: DVSA DRT122B · April 2024 - March 2025