England • West Midlands

Wolverhampton Driving Test Centre

WV4 6JX
2024/25 pass rate · all attempts
33.5%15.2 percentage points below average

Out of every 100 car tests taken at Wolverhampton last year, about 33 ended in a pass — 15.2 points below the 48.6% average across all UK centres, from 11,719 tests in total.

Latest figures cover March 2025, the most recent DVSA release

First-time pass

30.9%

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

Median wait

11 weeks

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

Male vs female

35.5 / 30.7

Pass rates split by the gender recorded on the booking.

Automatic pass

28.4%

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

Pass Rate · Last 12 Months33.4%
Current Waiting Time
10.7weeks

Median wait as of May 2026 · DVSA DRT122F

  • 5.0%Slots still bookable
  • 202Overtime slots added
Median wait trend
12.1
Jun
12.9
Jul
16.1
Aug
13.2
Sept
12.1
Oct
14.3
Nov
11.4
Dec
11.7
Jan
15.6
Feb
10.1
Mar
9.1
Apr
10.7
May
First-attempt rate

30.9%

From 4,544 first attempts

Passed with zero faults

57

Faultless first-time passes

First vs overall

+2.6 points

All-attempt rate vs first-attempt

First-attempt pass rate · by year30.9%
Automatic pass rate

28.4%

From 3,226 automatic tests

Male (automatic)

31.2%

From 903 tests

Female (automatic)

27.3%

From 2,323 tests

Automatic pass rate · by year28.4%
Test Reliability

933 tests cancelled by DVSA

In April 2024 - March 2025 — about 7.4% of tests attempted here. These are cancellations DVSA initiated (examiner leave, weather, sickness), not learner no-shows.

  • Medical Absences427
    Examiner sickness & appointments
  • Leave384
    Annual & special leave
  • Acts of Nature122
    Adverse weather & bad light

Source: DVSA DRT122B · April 2024 - March 2025