Test Centre Stats

North East, England · DVSA car test centre

Middlesbrough driving test centre

Maxwell Road, Cleveland, Middlesbrough, TS3 8TE · wheelchair accessible

Tests here: car, ADI part 2, ADI part 3.

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

Median wait, September 2026

15.9 weeks

−4.2 wk on a year ago

Pass rate, 2025–26

47.7%

−2.3 pts vs GB 50.0%

Wait rank in Great Britain

208 of 314

1 = shortest wait; joint 7th of 11 North East

Weeks to 10% of slots free

24+ weeks

GB 19.7 weeks

People who took a car test at Middlesbrough in September 2026 had booked it a median of 15.9 weeks earlier: 4.3 weeks longer than the Great Britain figure (11.6 weeks), and 2.8 weeks longer than the North East figure (13.1 weeks). A year earlier, in September 2025, it was 20.1 weeks, so the wait has shortened by 4.2 weeks. Over the last 12 months it ranged from 10.3 weeks to 17 weeks.

When DVSA took its snapshot on the last Monday of September 2026, no week in the next 24 had even 10% of its slots free. DVSA caps this measure at 24 weeks, so the true figure could be longer. Across the whole 24-week window, 5.7% 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.

  • Middlesbrough
  • North East
  • Great Britain
Median weeks between booking and taking a test at Middlesbrough, October 2024 to September 2026Middlesbrough: 15.9 weeks in September 2026, against 11.6 weeks for Great Britain.0102030Oct 24Jan 25Apr 25Jul 25Oct 25Jan 26Apr 26Jul 2615.9Weeks0102030Jan 25Jul 25Jan 26Jul 2615.9Weeks
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Median weeks between booking and taking a test at Middlesbrough, October 2024 to September 2026
MonthMiddlesbroughNorth EastGreat Britain
September 202615.913.111.6
August 202614.312.611.1
July 202614.311.711.1
June 202611.910.610.7
May 202613.010.19.7
April 202610.310.19.1
March 202614.79.79.0
February 202616.010.010.4
January 202616.69.410.1
December 202514.810.910.1
November 202512.910.110.4
October 202517.011.311.6
September 202520.112.412.4
August 202519.312.411.7
July 202515.613.612.0
June 202517.614.011.0
May 202514.913.311.3
April 202516.712.410.6
March 202518.413.110.4
February 202517.912.611.4
January 202514.711.711.0
December 202414.011.110.4
November 202415.710.69.9
October 202414.710.99.7

How far ahead people booked

Of tests taken at Middlesbrough in September 2026, 28.7% had been booked within 7 weeks and 37.2% more than 21 weeks before.

  • Within 7 weeks
  • 7 to 14 weeks
  • 14 to 21 weeks
  • Over 21 weeks
Middlesbrough
North East
Great Britain

At Middlesbrough, 28.7% of tests in September 2026 were booked within 7 weeks and 37.2% 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
Middlesbrough28.7%12.9%21.3%37.2%
North East34.0%18.5%20.8%26.7%
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 Middlesbrough, those three are below. Of the three, Darlington (7.6 weeks) and Northallerton (14.3 weeks) had median waits at least a week shorter than Middlesbrough in September 2026.

Centres a test booked at Middlesbrough can be moved to
CentreDriving distance (DVSA)Median waitvs MiddlesbroughPass rate 2025–26
Hartlepoolabout 15 miles by roadabout 15 mi15.1 weeks−0.8 wk51.0%
Darlingtonabout 16 miles by roadabout 16 mi7.6 weeks−8.3 wk47.1%
Northallertonabout 24 miles by roadabout 24 mi14.3 weeks−1.6 wk60.4%

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), 8,854 car tests were taken here and 47.7% passed, 2.3 points below the Great Britain rate (50.0%). That's close to the year before (48.3%). First attempts did about the same: 47.1% of 4,498 first-time candidates passed, and 3.6% did it with no faults at all.

  • Middlesbrough
  • Great Britain average
  • All tests
    47.7%2.3 points below Great Britain (50.0%)
  • First attempts
    47.1%3.4 points below Great Britain (50.5%)
  • First attempt with zero faults
    3.6%about the same as Great Britain (2.9%)
  • Men
    48.3%2.5 points below Great Britain (50.8%)
  • Women
    47.0%2.1 points below Great Britain (49.1%)
  • 17-year-oldsGB figure is the sum of listed centres
    59.2%4.4 points below Great Britain (63.6%)
  • Automatic cars18% of tests here were in automatics
    43.6%1.0 points below Great Britain (44.6%)
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Pass rates at Middlesbrough compared with Great Britain, 2025–26
MeasureMiddlesbroughGreat Britain
All tests47.7%50.0%
First attempts47.1%50.5%
First attempt with zero faults3.6%2.9%
Men48.3%50.8%
Women47.0%49.1%
17-year-olds59.2%63.6%
Automatic cars43.6%44.6%

Pass rate by year

  • Middlesbrough
  • Great Britain
Car test pass rate at Middlesbrough by financial yearPass rate at Middlesbrough in 2025–26: 47.7%; Great Britain 50.0%.020406080100Middlesbrough, 2019–20: 51.0%51Great Britain, 2019–20: 45.9%2019–20Middlesbrough, 2020–21: 52.2%52Great Britain, 2020–21: 49.8%2020–21Middlesbrough, 2021–22: 52.6%53Great Britain, 2021–22: 48.9%2021–22Middlesbrough, 2022–23: 49.7%50Great Britain, 2022–23: 48.4%2022–23Middlesbrough, 2023–24: 51.0%51Great Britain, 2023–24: 47.9%2023–24Middlesbrough, 2024–25: 48.3%48Great Britain, 2024–25: 48.7%2024–25Middlesbrough, 2025–26: 47.7%48Great Britain, 2025–26: 50.0%2025–26Pass rate, %020406080100Middlesbrough, 2019–20: 51.0%51Great Britain, 2019–20: 45.9%’19Middlesbrough, 2020–21: 52.2%52Great Britain, 2020–21: 49.8%’20Middlesbrough, 2021–22: 52.6%53Great Britain, 2021–22: 48.9%’21Middlesbrough, 2022–23: 49.7%50Great Britain, 2022–23: 48.4%’22Middlesbrough, 2023–24: 51.0%51Great Britain, 2023–24: 47.9%’23Middlesbrough, 2024–25: 48.3%48Great Britain, 2024–25: 48.7%’24Middlesbrough, 2025–26: 47.7%48Great Britain, 2025–26: 50.0%’25Pass rate, %
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Car test pass rate at Middlesbrough by financial year
YearMiddlesbroughGreat Britain
2019–2051.0%45.9%
2020–2152.2%49.8%
2021–2252.6%48.9%
2022–2349.7%48.4%
2023–2451.0%47.9%
2024–2548.3%48.7%
2025–2647.7%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 59.2%. Ages with fewer than 20 tests are left out; DVSA suppresses some small groups.

  • Age 1759.2% of 1,741
  • Age 1848.0% of 1,258
  • Age 1950.9% of 674
  • Age 2048.8% of 402
  • Age 2148.3% of 354
  • Age 2253.1% of 311
  • Age 2346.4% of 280
  • Age 2447.9% of 215
  • Age 2546.8% of 278

Tests cancelled by DVSA

In 2025–26 DVSA cancelled 435 tests at Middlesbrough, about 49.1 for every 1,000 tests taken (Great Britain: 50.7). The biggest reason was examiner leave (152). These are cancellations by DVSA, not by learners; DVSA should rebook you and may owe you expenses.

  • Examiner leave152
  • Examiner illness150
  • Weather and other acts of nature133

The nearest theory test centre

The closest theory test centre DVSA publishes figures for is Middlesbrough (Suite 1, First Floor, The Cooperative Buildings, 251-255 Linthorpe Road, TS1 4AT), 2.0 mi away. In 2025–26, 40.9% of its 34,351 car theory tests were passes, 3.9 points below 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 Darlington, 13 mi away, at 7.6 weeks. Within the same list, Hartlepool (7.3 mi) had a pass rate of 51.0%. 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 Middlesbrough, with median wait in September 2026 and 2025–26 pass rate
Centre24 months
HartlepoolHigher pass rate7.3 mi15.1 weeks51.0%
DarlingtonShorter wait13 mi7.6 weeks47.1%
NorthallertonShorter waitHigher pass rate19 mi14.3 weeks60.4%
DurhamHigher pass rate21 mi15.9 weeks53.2%
WhitbyHigher pass rate24 mi15 weeks56.7%
SunderlandShorter waitHigher pass rate26 mi9 weeks51.1%
GatesheadShorter wait32 mi11.1 weeks37.5%
MaltonShorter waitHigher pass rate34 mi12.6 weeks64.3%
  • This centre
  • Shorter wait
  • Other nearby
Hartlepool: 15.1 weeksDarlington: 7.6 weeksNorthallerton: 14.3 weeksDurham: 15.9 weeksWhitby: 15 weeksSunderland: 9 weeksGateshead: 11.1 weeksMalton: 12.6 weeksMiddlesbroughMiddlesbrough

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.
  • "Weeks to 10% availability" stops at 24 because DVSA only releases tests 24 weeks ahead. A figure of 24 means "24 or more".
  • 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.