Newport (Gwent) driving test centre
Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency
Driving Test Centre Newport
Stephenson Street, Off Corporation Road
Liswerry, Newport
NP19 4XB
48.9%
2025/26 pass rate · all attempts
About the 50.0% national averageOut of every 100 car tests at Newport (Gwent) last year, about 49 passed (1.2 points below the 50.0% UK average).
DVSA DRT122A · OGL v350.1%
0.5 points below the national first-attempt average.
6 weeks
Reported in July 2026 (DRT122F); this centre median is not a booking promise.
77
8,227 published tests in April 2025 - March 2026 · 48.9% overall pass rate
Newport (Gwent)'s pass rate has changed
Newport (Gwent)'s pass rate was 2.1 points lower than the previous financial year. The pass rate was 48.9% from 8,227 tests in April 2025 - March 2026.
The reported wait was 6 weeks in July 2026.
What a lower rate actually means
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
- 3,980 marks
- Rate
- 48.4 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 8,227 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 · 95.6
- Dangerous · 12.3
- Driving · 546.6
Named categories
Counts per 100 tests.
| Fault | Serious / 100 | Dangerous / 100 | Driving / 100 | All / 100 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Move off - safely | 5.9 | 0.4 | 42.1 | 48.4 |
| Control - steering | 3.2 | 1.5 | 41.4 | 46.1 |
| Maintain progress - speed | 2.9 | 0.0 | 37.9 | 40.9 |
| Move off - control | 3.3 | 0.8 | 36.6 | 40.7 |
| Use of speed | 10.5 | 0.0 | 28.2 | 38.8 |
| Mirrors - change direction | 10.0 | 2.5 | 22.1 | 34.7 |
| Maintain progress - undue hesitation | 2.2 | 0.0 | 27.7 | 30.0 |
| Mirrors - signalling | 0.7 | 0.0 | 28.5 | 29.2 |
| Junctions - observation | 7.7 | 1.7 | 15.4 | 24.8 |
| Reverse park - Control | 3.2 | 0.5 | 19.2 | 22.9 |
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.
22.9%
As of July 2026
20 weeks
DRT122F · July 2026
72
Automatic transmission
2,110 automatic tests in April 2025 - March 2026.
41.6%
2,110 automatic tests
42.3%
859 tests
41.1%
1,251 tests
First-time passes
First attempts in April 2025 - March 2026. Cleaner than the all-attempt rate when published.
120
Zero-fault first-time passes
-1.2 pts
All-attempt rate vs first-attempt rate
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