England • Yorkshire and The Humber

Sheffield (Handsworth) Driving Test Centre

S13 9LT
2024/25 pass rate · all attempts
45.3%3.4 percentage points below average

Out of every 100 car tests taken at Sheffield (Handsworth) last year, about 45 ended in a pass — 3.4 points below the 48.6% average across all UK centres, from 9,281 tests in total.

Latest figures cover March 2025, the most recent DVSA release

First-time pass

45.8%

The rate for people sitting their very first test, with no retests counted — often the fairest guide for a first attempt.

Median wait

7 weeks

Half of learners get a slot sooner than this, half wait longer. Refreshed every month from the latest DVSA figures.

Male vs female

46.2 / 44.0

Pass rates split by the gender recorded on the booking.

Automatic pass

43.1%

The pass rate for tests taken in an automatic car — useful if you are learning without a clutch.

Pass Rate · Last 12 Months43.4%
Current Waiting Time
7.4weeks

Median wait as of May 2026 · DVSA DRT122F

  • 6.6%Slots still bookable
  • 331Overtime slots added
Median wait trend
8.3
Jun
10.1
Jul
8.5
Aug
10.9
Sept
10.0
Oct
8.6
Nov
8.4
Dec
8.0
Jan
7.0
Feb
6.0
Mar
9.1
Apr
7.4
May
First-attempt rate

45.8%

From 4,346 first attempts

Passed with zero faults

81

Faultless first-time passes

First vs overall

-0.6 points

All-attempt rate vs first-attempt

First-attempt pass rate · by year45.8%
Automatic pass rate

43.1%

From 2,546 automatic tests

Male (automatic)

44.3%

From 990 tests

Female (automatic)

42.3%

From 1,554 tests

Automatic pass rate · by year43.1%
Test Reliability

415 tests cancelled by DVSA

In April 2024 - March 2025 — about 4.3% of tests attempted here. These are cancellations DVSA initiated (examiner leave, weather, sickness), not learner no-shows.

  • Acts of Nature164
    Adverse weather & bad light
  • Leave160
    Annual & special leave
  • Medical Absences91
    Examiner sickness & appointments

Source: DVSA DRT122B · April 2024 - March 2025