Mitcham (London) driving test centre
The Hilton Hotel
101 Wadden Way
Purley Way
Croydon
CR9 4HH
47.0%
2025/26 pass rate · all attempts
3.0 percentage points below averageOut of every 100 car tests at Mitcham (London) last year, about 47 passed (3.0 points below the 50.0% UK average).
DVSA DRT122A · OGL v346.3%
4.3 points below the national first-attempt average.
12 weeks
Reported in July 2026 (DRT122F); this centre median is not a booking promise.
136
15,046 published tests in April 2025 - March 2026 · 47.0% overall pass rate
Waiting times at Mitcham (London)
The reported wait was 12 weeks in July 2026. It is a reported centre figure, not a promise of when a test will be available.
The pass rate was 47.0% from 15,046 tests in April 2025 - March 2026.
What a lower rate actually means
Fault snapshot
Control - steering
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
- 8,784 marks
- Rate
- 58.4 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 15,046 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 · 91.3
- Dangerous · 6.6
- Driving · 526.9
Named categories
Counts per 100 tests.
| Fault | Serious / 100 | Dangerous / 100 | Driving / 100 | All / 100 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Control - steering | 5.7 | 0.6 | 52.1 | 58.4 |
| Maintain progress - speed | 3.9 | 0.0 | 40.0 | 43.8 |
| Maintain progress - undue hesitation | 2.9 | 0.0 | 38.7 | 41.6 |
| Junctions - observation | 10.9 | 2.0 | 24.8 | 37.6 |
| Move off - control | 3.6 | 0.1 | 29.6 | 33.4 |
| Move off - safely | 3.7 | 0.3 | 27.1 | 31.1 |
| Reverse park - Control | 3.8 | 0.0 | 18.8 | 22.6 |
| Mirrors - change speed | 2.4 | 0.1 | 18.6 | 21.1 |
| Clearance / obstructions | 2.4 | 0.2 | 16.3 | 18.9 |
| Position - normal stops | 0.6 | 0.0 | 16.8 | 17.4 |
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.
4.4%
As of July 2026
24 weeks
DRT122F · July 2026
337
Automatic transmission
7,167 automatic tests in April 2025 - March 2026.
45.4%
7,167 automatic tests
47.6%
3,225 tests
43.7%
3,942 tests
First-time passes
First attempts in April 2025 - March 2026. Cleaner than the all-attempt rate when published.
124
Zero-fault first-time passes
+0.8 pts
All-attempt rate vs first-attempt rate
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