Nuneaton driving test centre

England • West MidlandsAbout 11 weeks

Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency

Driving Test Centre Nuneaton

54 Vernons Lane Stockingford

Nuneaton

CV10 8AA

53.2%

2025/26 pass rate · all attempts

3.2 percentage points above average

Out of every 100 car tests at Nuneaton last year, about 53 passed (3.2 points above the 50.0% UK average).

DVSA DRT122A · OGL v3
First-time pass

54.6%

4.0 points above the national first-attempt average.

Reported wait

11 weeks

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

This centre in numbers

69

6,764 published tests in April 2025 - March 2026 · 53.2% overall pass rate

Waiting times at Nuneaton

The reported wait was 11 weeks in July 2026. It is a reported centre figure, not a promise of when a test will be available.

The pass rate was 53.2% from 6,764 tests in April 2025 - March 2026.

A good place to sit it

53.2% of tests here end in a pass, about 69 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
3,300
marks
Rate
48.8
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

West Midlands centres by current pass rate.

  • Hereford58.8%
  • Ludlow58.7%
  • Birmingham (Shirley)56.6%
  • Burton on Trent54.7%
  • Birmingham (Cocks Moors)53.5%
  • Nuneaton53.2%
  • Lichfield53%
  • Oswestry52.3%

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 6,764 tests the difference is small enough to move year to year.

Axis starts at 49%.

How faults are marked

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

  • Serious · 71.6
  • Dangerous · 8.1
  • Driving · 402.1

Faults that end tests

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

  • Move off - safely3,300
  • Maintain progress - undue hesitation2,854
  • Junctions - observation2,348
  • Maintain progress - speed2,167
  • Control - steering1,802
  • Reverse park - Control1,689
  • Move off - control1,576
  • Mirrors - change direction1,547
Serious Dangerous Driving

Named categories

Counts per 100 tests.

Top 10 fault categories
FaultSerious / 100Dangerous / 100Driving / 100All / 100
Move off - safely4.20.444.248.8
Maintain progress - undue hesitation3.50.038.742.2
Junctions - observation9.72.522.534.7
Maintain progress - speed1.30.030.832.0
Control - steering2.90.523.226.6
Reverse park - Control3.30.221.525.0
Move off - control1.70.121.623.3
Mirrors - change direction7.71.813.422.9
Vehicle checks0.30.119.419.8
Position - normal stops0.30.016.516.8
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

7.0%

As of July 2026

Weeks to 10%+ availability

24 weeks

DRT122F · July 2026

Overtime slots added

173

Automatic transmission

2,409 automatic tests in April 2025 - March 2026.

Pass rate

45.5%

2,409 automatic tests

Male

46.7%

936 tests

Female

44.7%

1,473 tests

First-time passes

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

Faultless passes

147

Zero-fault first-time passes

First vs overall

-1.4 pts

All-attempt rate vs first-attempt rate

DVSA cancellations

About 2.6% of tests attempted here. DVSA-initiated, not learner no-shows.

Tests cancelled

178

DRT122B · April 2025 - March 2026

  • Medical absences77
  • Leave54
  • Acts of nature47

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