England • West Midlands

Stoke-On-Trent (Cobridge) Driving Test Centre

ST6 2HE
2024/25 pass rate · all attempts
38.8%9.8 percentage points below average

Out of every 100 car tests taken at Stoke-On-Trent (Cobridge) last year, about 39 ended in a pass — 9.8 points below the 48.6% average across all UK centres, from 6,450 tests in total.

Latest figures cover March 2025, the most recent DVSA release

First-time pass

39.5%

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

Median wait

8 weeks

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

Male vs female

39.1 / 38.4

Pass rates split by the gender recorded on the booking.

Automatic pass

34.9%

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

Pass Rate · Last 12 Months34.6%
Current Waiting Time
8.0weeks

Median wait as of May 2026 · DVSA DRT122F

  • 7.1%Slots still bookable
  • 163Overtime slots added
Median wait trend
17.4
Jun
21.5
Jul
18.2
Aug
11.9
Sept
15.4
Oct
14.1
Nov
7.0
Dec
9.1
Jan
4.7
Feb
5.0
Mar
5.4
Apr
8.0
May
First-attempt rate

39.5%

From 2,797 first attempts

Passed with zero faults

14

Faultless first-time passes

First vs overall

-0.7 points

All-attempt rate vs first-attempt

First-attempt pass rate · by year39.5%
Automatic pass rate

34.9%

From 1,798 automatic tests

Male (automatic)

35.0%

From 740 tests

Female (automatic)

34.8%

From 1,058 tests

Automatic pass rate · by year34.9%
Test Reliability

1,115 tests cancelled by DVSA

In April 2024 - March 2025 — about 14.7% of tests attempted here. These are cancellations DVSA initiated (examiner leave, weather, sickness), not learner no-shows.

  • Medical Absences521
    Examiner sickness & appointments
  • Leave420
    Annual & special leave
  • Acts of Nature174
    Adverse weather & bad light

Source: DVSA DRT122B · April 2024 - March 2025