Morden (London) driving test centre

England • LondonAbout 14 weeks

Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency

Driving Test Centre Morden

10 Tudor Drive

Morden

SM4 4PE

51.0%

2025/26 pass rate · all attempts

About the 50.0% national average

Out of every 100 car tests at Morden (London) last year, about 51 passed (0.9 points above the 50.0% UK average).

DVSA DRT122A · OGL v3
First-time pass

50.4%

0.2 points below the national first-attempt average.

Reported wait

14 weeks

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

This centre in numbers

155

15,770 published tests in April 2025 - March 2026 · 51.0% overall pass rate

Morden (London)'s pass rate has changed

Morden (London)'s pass rate was 2.2 points higher than the previous financial year. The pass rate was 51.0% from 15,770 tests in April 2025 - March 2026.

The reported wait was 14 weeks in July 2026.

A good place to sit it

51.0% of tests here end in a pass, about 155 people a week.

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
8,220
marks
Rate
52.1
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%
  • Morden (London)51%

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 15,770 tests the difference is small enough to move year to year.

Axis starts at 47%.

How faults are marked

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

  • Serious · 83.0
  • Dangerous · 2.6
  • Driving · 514.3

Faults that end tests

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

  • Move off - safely8,220
  • Maintain progress - speed7,070
  • Maintain progress - undue hesitation6,388
  • Control - steering6,250
  • Mirrors - change direction4,759
  • Clearance / obstructions4,387
  • Move off - control4,324
  • Junctions - observation3,968
Serious Dangerous Driving

Named categories

Counts per 100 tests.

Top 10 fault categories
FaultSerious / 100Dangerous / 100Driving / 100All / 100
Move off - safely4.90.247.152.1
Maintain progress - speed1.60.043.344.8
Maintain progress - undue hesitation1.60.038.940.5
Control - steering4.00.235.439.6
Mirrors - change direction7.20.522.530.2
Clearance / obstructions3.60.224.027.8
Move off - control2.30.125.127.4
Junctions - observation7.60.417.225.2
Reverse park - Control3.20.118.822.1
Position - normal stops0.60.018.118.7
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

5.0%

As of July 2026

Weeks to 10%+ availability

24 weeks

DRT122F · July 2026

Overtime slots added

279

Automatic transmission

6,769 automatic tests in April 2025 - March 2026.

Pass rate

49.8%

6,769 automatic tests

Male

53.0%

2,577 tests

Female

47.9%

4,192 tests

First-time passes

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

Faultless passes

140

Zero-fault first-time passes

First vs overall

+0.6 pts

All-attempt rate vs first-attempt rate

DVSA cancellations

About 8.9% of tests attempted here. DVSA-initiated, not learner no-shows.

Tests cancelled

1,540

DRT122B · April 2025 - March 2026

  • Medical absences1,089
  • Leave443
  • Acts of nature8

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