Northampton driving test centre
Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency
Driving Test Centre Northampton
Gladstone Business Centre
Gladstone Road
NN5 7QA
52.1%
2025/26 pass rate · all attempts
2.0 percentage points above averageOut of every 100 car tests at Northampton last year, about 52 passed (2.0 points above the 50.0% UK average).
DVSA DRT122A · OGL v351.8%
1.2 points above the national first-attempt average.
8 weeks
Reported in July 2026 (DRT122F); this centre median is not a booking promise.
136
13,539 published tests in April 2025 - March 2026 · 52.1% overall pass rate
Waiting times at Northampton
The reported wait was 8 weeks in July 2026. It is a reported centre figure, not a promise of when a test will be available.
The pass rate was 52.1% from 13,539 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
- 5,832 marks
- Rate
- 43.1 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.
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 13,539 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 · 81.8
- Dangerous · 6.5
- Driving · 449.4
Named categories
Counts per 100 tests.
| Fault | Serious / 100 | Dangerous / 100 | Driving / 100 | All / 100 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Move off - safely | 4.4 | 0.1 | 38.6 | 43.1 |
| Maintain progress - speed | 3.4 | 0.0 | 36.6 | 40.0 |
| Maintain progress - undue hesitation | 3.5 | 0.0 | 33.0 | 36.6 |
| Control - steering | 2.7 | 0.5 | 30.3 | 33.5 |
| Use of speed | 5.2 | 0.0 | 19.6 | 24.8 |
| Move off - control | 1.9 | 0.1 | 21.7 | 23.7 |
| Junctions - observation | 6.8 | 1.4 | 14.8 | 23.0 |
| Reverse park - Control | 2.6 | 0.1 | 18.3 | 21.0 |
| Positioning - normal driving | 3.7 | 0.1 | 16.4 | 20.2 |
| Mirrors - change direction | 5.8 | 1.6 | 12.4 | 19.9 |
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.
0.7%
As of July 2026
24 weeks
DRT122F · July 2026
223
Automatic transmission
5,142 automatic tests in April 2025 - March 2026.
45.9%
5,142 automatic tests
46.2%
2,033 tests
45.7%
3,109 tests
First-time passes
First attempts in April 2025 - March 2026. Cleaner than the all-attempt rate when published.
335
Zero-fault first-time passes
+0.3 pts
All-attempt rate vs first-attempt rate
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