Test Centre Stats

North West, England · DVSA car test centre

Macclesfield driving test centre

Unit 4 Bailey Court, Green Street, Macclesfield, SK10 1JQ

Tests here: car, motorcycle module 2 (on-road), ADI part 3.

Waiting times to September 2026 and pass rates for 2025–26, from DVSA statistics published .

Median wait, September 2026

16.4 weeks

−4.7 wk on a year ago

Pass rate, 2025–26

51.9%

+1.9 pts vs GB 50.0%

Wait rank in Great Britain

230 of 314

1 = shortest wait; 25th of 32 North West

Weeks to 10% of slots free

20.8 weeks

GB 19.7 weeks

People who took a car test at Macclesfield in September 2026 had booked it a median of 16.4 weeks earlier: 4.8 weeks longer than the Great Britain figure (11.6 weeks), and 3.8 weeks longer than the North West figure (12.6 weeks). A year earlier, in September 2025, it was 21.1 weeks, so the wait has shortened by 4.7 weeks. Over the last 12 months it ranged from 4.9 weeks to 21.4 weeks.

On the last Monday of September 2026 it would have taken about 20.8 weeks to reach a week with at least 10% of its test slots free (Great Britain: 19.7 weeks). Across the whole 24-week window, 6.2% of standard slots were still unbooked (Great Britain: 13.3%).

Waiting time over the last two years

Median weeks between booking a test and taking it, for tests taken each month.

  • Macclesfield
  • North West
  • Great Britain
Median weeks between booking and taking a test at Macclesfield, October 2024 to September 2026Macclesfield: 16.4 weeks in September 2026, against 11.6 weeks for Great Britain.0102030Oct 24Jan 25Apr 25Jul 25Oct 25Jan 26Apr 26Jul 2616.4Weeks0102030Jan 25Jul 25Jan 26Jul 2616.4Weeks
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Median weeks between booking and taking a test at Macclesfield, October 2024 to September 2026
MonthMacclesfieldNorth WestGreat Britain
September 202616.412.611.6
August 202621.412.111.1
July 202621.412.711.1
June 202610.411.610.7
May 20268.110.09.7
April 20267.110.39.1
March 20264.99.19.0
February 20267.410.910.4
January 202610.910.310.1
December 202515.010.010.1
November 202519.19.110.4
October 202519.610.011.6
September 202521.110.612.4
August 202521.111.011.7
July 202521.211.912.0
June 202516.910.711.0
May 202518.411.311.3
April 202517.411.110.6
March 202516.111.610.4
February 202515.712.011.4
January 202515.611.011.0
December 202414.010.410.4
November 202414.310.19.9
October 202413.710.19.7

How far ahead people booked

Of tests taken at Macclesfield in September 2026, 35.8% had been booked within 7 weeks and 34.8% more than 21 weeks before.

  • Within 7 weeks
  • 7 to 14 weeks
  • 14 to 21 weeks
  • Over 21 weeks
Macclesfield
North West
Great Britain

At Macclesfield, 35.8% of tests in September 2026 were booked within 7 weeks and 34.8% more than 21 weeks ahead.

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How far ahead tests taken in September 2026 were booked
Within 7 weeks7 to 14 weeks14 to 21 weeksOver 21 weeks
Macclesfield35.8%9.5%19.8%34.8%
North West39.4%13.8%19.7%27.1%
Great Britain41.1%14.2%15.2%29.5%

If your test is booked here

Since 9 June 2026 a car test can only be moved to one of the three centres DVSA lists as nearest by road (or back to the centre where you first booked), and you get two changes in total. For a test booked at Macclesfield, those three are below. None of the three had a median wait more than a week shorter than Macclesfield in September 2026.

Centres a test booked at Macclesfield can be moved to
CentreDriving distance (DVSA)Median waitvs MacclesfieldPass rate 2025–26
Buxtonabout 12 miles by roadabout 12 mi17.4 weeks+1.0 wk58.7%
Bredbury (Manchester)about 15 miles by roadabout 15 mi16.1 weeks−0.3 wk56.0%
West Didsbury (Manchester)about 17 miles by roadabout 17 mi19.9 weeks+3.5 wk47.7%

From DVSA's list of centres you can move your test to, which it says may change. The change service shows your actual options.

Pass rates

In 2025–26 (April 2025 to March 2026), 4,509 car tests were taken here and 51.9% passed, 1.9 points above the Great Britain rate (50.0%). The year before it was 49.9%, so the rate rose by 2.0 points. First attempts did about the same: 52.2% of 2,337 first-time candidates passed, and 1.3% did it with no faults at all.

  • Macclesfield
  • Great Britain average
  • All tests
    51.9%1.9 points above Great Britain (50.0%)
  • First attempts
    52.2%1.7 points above Great Britain (50.5%)
  • First attempt with zero faults
    1.3%1.6 points below Great Britain (2.9%)
  • Men
    53.7%2.9 points above Great Britain (50.8%)
  • Women
    49.8%about the same as Great Britain (49.1%)
  • 17-year-oldsGB figure is the sum of listed centres
    62.9%about the same as Great Britain (63.6%)
  • Automatic cars22% of tests here were in automatics
    44.7%about the same as Great Britain (44.6%)
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Pass rates at Macclesfield compared with Great Britain, 2025–26
MeasureMacclesfieldGreat Britain
All tests51.9%50.0%
First attempts52.2%50.5%
First attempt with zero faults1.3%2.9%
Men53.7%50.8%
Women49.8%49.1%
17-year-olds62.9%63.6%
Automatic cars44.7%44.6%

Pass rate by year

  • Macclesfield
  • Great Britain
Car test pass rate at Macclesfield by financial yearPass rate at Macclesfield in 2025–26: 51.9%; Great Britain 50.0%.020406080100Macclesfield, 2019–20: 49.9%50Great Britain, 2019–20: 45.9%2019–20Macclesfield, 2020–21: 49.4%49Great Britain, 2020–21: 49.8%2020–21Macclesfield, 2021–22: 50.4%50Great Britain, 2021–22: 48.9%2021–22Macclesfield, 2022–23: 44.3%44Great Britain, 2022–23: 48.4%2022–23Macclesfield, 2023–24: 49.8%50Great Britain, 2023–24: 47.9%2023–24Macclesfield, 2024–25: 49.9%50Great Britain, 2024–25: 48.7%2024–25Macclesfield, 2025–26: 51.9%52Great Britain, 2025–26: 50.0%2025–26Pass rate, %020406080100Macclesfield, 2019–20: 49.9%50Great Britain, 2019–20: 45.9%’19Macclesfield, 2020–21: 49.4%49Great Britain, 2020–21: 49.8%’20Macclesfield, 2021–22: 50.4%50Great Britain, 2021–22: 48.9%’21Macclesfield, 2022–23: 44.3%44Great Britain, 2022–23: 48.4%’22Macclesfield, 2023–24: 49.8%50Great Britain, 2023–24: 47.9%’23Macclesfield, 2024–25: 49.9%50Great Britain, 2024–25: 48.7%’24Macclesfield, 2025–26: 51.9%52Great Britain, 2025–26: 50.0%’25Pass rate, %
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Car test pass rate at Macclesfield by financial year
YearMacclesfieldGreat Britain
2019–2049.9%45.9%
2020–2149.4%49.8%
2021–2250.4%48.9%
2022–2344.3%48.4%
2023–2449.8%47.9%
2024–2549.9%48.7%
2025–2651.9%50.0%

Years run April to March; ’20 is 2020–21.

By age, 17 to 25 (2025–26)

Candidates aged 17 did best here, at 62.9%. Ages with fewer than 20 tests are left out; DVSA suppresses some small groups.

  • Age 1762.9% of 1,124
  • Age 1854.0% of 826
  • Age 1951.3% of 306
  • Age 2050.9% of 167
  • Age 2154.3% of 129
  • Age 2252.0% of 179
  • Age 2352.1% of 144
  • Age 2547.8% of 115

Tests cancelled by DVSA

In 2025–26 DVSA cancelled 161 tests at Macclesfield, about 35.7 for every 1,000 tests taken (Great Britain: 50.7). The biggest reason was examiner leave (63). These are cancellations by DVSA, not by learners; DVSA should rebook you and may owe you expenses.

  • Examiner leave63
  • Examiner illness63
  • Weather and other acts of nature35

The nearest theory test centre

The closest theory test centre DVSA publishes figures for is Stockport (Ground Floor, 1 St Peters Square, SK1 1NZ), 11 mi away. In 2025–26, 46.0% of its 38,841 car theory tests were passes, 1.2 points above the Great Britain rate (44.8%). You can sit the theory test at any centre.

Nearby centres

The nearest centre with a shorter wait is Stoke-On-Trent (Cobridge), 15 mi away, at 14 weeks. Within the same list, Buxton (8.5 mi) had a pass rate of 58.7%. You can book a new test at any centre in Great Britain, but once it's booked a car test can only be moved to the three centres DVSA names for that centre. Distances here are straight-line.

Centres near Macclesfield, with median wait in September 2026 and 2025–26 pass rate
Centre24 months
BuxtonHigher pass rate8.5 mi17.4 weeks58.7%
Bredbury (Manchester)Higher pass rate12 mi16.1 weeks56.0%
West Didsbury (Manchester)13 mi19.9 weeks47.7%
Sale (Manchester)14 mi18.3 weeks51.4%
Stoke-On-Trent (Cobridge)Shorter wait15 mi14 weeks40.6%
NorthwichShorter waitHigher pass rate17 mi7.3 weeks57.6%
Cheetham Hill (Manchester)Shorter wait18 mi10 weeks44.7%
CreweShorter wait18 mi12.1 weeks43.8%
  • This centre
  • Shorter wait
  • Other nearby
Buxton: 17.4 weeksBredbury (Manchester): 16.1 weeksWest Didsbury (Manchester): 19.9 weeksSale (Manchester): 18.3 weeksStoke-On-Trent (Cobridge): 14 weeksNorthwich: 7.3 weeksCheetham Hill (Manchester): 10 weeksCrewe: 12.1 weeksMacclesfieldMacclesfield

Reading these figures

  • The waiting time is a median for tests taken that month: half of candidates booked closer to their test date, half further ahead. It is not the earliest date you could book today, which can be sooner when tests are cancelled or extra ones are added.
  • DVSA marks figures from April 2025 onwards as provisional; they can be revised at the quarterly update.
  • Pass rates are published once a year; the latest cover April 2025 to March 2026. Waiting times are monthly, to September 2026.
  • The figures cover DVSA car tests only, not tests run by delegated examiners (such as some fleet and emergency service tests).

To book or move a test, use the official services: book your driving test or change your driving test on GOV.UK. DVSA explains when new tests are released. We have no link with DVSA and no access to its booking system.

Sources

DVSA, Driving test and theory test data: cars: tables DRT122F (waiting times), DRT121G (regional and national), DRT122A to DRT122E (pass rates), DRT122B (cancellations) and DRT112A (theory tests). Address and coordinates from GOV.UK's Find a driving test centre. Open Government Licence v3.0. Checked 3 November 2026.