Sunderland driving test centre
Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency
Sunderland DTC
Riverbank Road, North Hylton Industrial Estate
SUNDERLAND
SR5 3JJ
51.1%
2025/26 pass rate · all attempts
About the 50.0% national averageOut of every 100 car tests at Sunderland last year, about 51 passed (1.1 points above the 50.0% UK average).
DVSA DRT122A · OGL v351.3%
0.7 points above the national first-attempt average.
9 weeks
Reported in July 2026 (DRT122F); this centre median is not a booking promise.
103
10,436 published tests in April 2025 - March 2026 · 51.1% overall pass rate
Sunderland's pass rate has changed
Sunderland's pass rate was 4.0 points higher than the previous financial year. The pass rate was 51.1% from 10,436 tests in April 2025 - March 2026.
The reported wait was 9 weeks in July 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
- 4,649 marks
- Rate
- 44.5 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 10,436 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 · 80.5
- Dangerous · 10.4
- Driving · 418.1
Named categories
Counts per 100 tests.
| Fault | Serious / 100 | Dangerous / 100 | Driving / 100 | All / 100 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Move off - safely | 4.9 | 0.5 | 39.2 | 44.5 |
| Maintain progress - speed | 3.1 | 0.0 | 38.3 | 41.4 |
| Move off - control | 2.9 | 0.3 | 33.5 | 36.7 |
| Control - steering | 2.1 | 1.2 | 29.7 | 33.1 |
| Mirrors - change direction | 11.1 | 2.8 | 11.6 | 25.5 |
| Junctions - observation | 8.7 | 1.7 | 13.9 | 24.3 |
| Mirrors - signalling | 0.9 | 0.0 | 22.3 | 23.2 |
| Reverse park - Control | 3.1 | 0.2 | 17.7 | 21.0 |
| Maintain progress - undue hesitation | 0.9 | 0.0 | 18.8 | 19.7 |
| Clearance / obstructions | 1.8 | 0.8 | 15.3 | 17.9 |
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.
21.2%
As of July 2026
19 weeks
DRT122F · July 2026
266
Automatic transmission
2,354 automatic tests in April 2025 - March 2026.
42.7%
2,354 automatic tests
41.2%
1,037 tests
44.0%
1,317 tests
First-time passes
First attempts in April 2025 - March 2026. Cleaner than the all-attempt rate when published.
393
Zero-fault first-time passes
-0.1 pts
All-attempt rate vs first-attempt rate
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