Test Centre Stats

Wales · DVSA car test centre

Monmouth driving test centre

Old Dixton Road, Monmouth, NP25 3DP

Tests here: car, ADI part 3.

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

Median wait, September 2026

4.7 weeks

−7.3 wk on a year ago

Pass rate, 2025–26

51.0%

+1.0 pts vs GB 50.0%

Wait rank in Great Britain

23 of 314

1 = shortest wait; 2nd of 21 Wales

Weeks to 10% of slots free

13.3 weeks

GB 19.7 weeks

People who took a car test at Monmouth in September 2026 had booked it a median of 4.7 weeks earlier: 6.9 weeks shorter than the Great Britain figure (11.6 weeks), and 2.7 weeks shorter than the Wales figure (7.4 weeks). A year earlier, in September 2025, it was 12 weeks, so the wait has shortened by 7.3 weeks. Over the last 12 months it ranged from 4.1 weeks to 11.6 weeks.

On the last Monday of September 2026 it would have taken about 13.3 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, 19.9% 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.

  • Monmouth
  • Wales
  • Great Britain
Median weeks between booking and taking a test at Monmouth, October 2024 to September 2026Monmouth: 4.7 weeks in September 2026, against 11.6 weeks for Great Britain.0510152025Oct 24Jan 25Apr 25Jul 25Oct 25Jan 26Apr 26Jul 264.7Weeks0510152025Jan 25Jul 25Jan 26Jul 264.7Weeks
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Median weeks between booking and taking a test at Monmouth, October 2024 to September 2026
MonthMonmouthWalesGreat Britain
September 20264.77.411.6
August 202611.67.311.1
July 202611.67.611.1
June 202610.97.710.7
May 20269.07.49.7
April 20264.17.69.1
March 202610.76.19.0
February 202610.47.710.4
January 20269.78.010.1
December 20257.37.610.1
November 20257.98.410.4
October 202511.08.611.6
September 202512.09.312.4
August 202512.610.111.7
July 202514.910.912.0
June 202516.69.311.0
May 202516.39.611.3
April 202518.99.010.6
March 202517.97.910.4
February 202519.08.711.4
January 202513.28.111.0
December 202413.68.610.4
November 202414.78.69.9
October 202412.78.79.7

How far ahead people booked

Of tests taken at Monmouth in September 2026, 55.3% had been booked within 7 weeks and 19.3% more than 21 weeks before.

  • Within 7 weeks
  • 7 to 14 weeks
  • 14 to 21 weeks
  • Over 21 weeks
Monmouth
Wales
Great Britain

At Monmouth, 55.3% of tests in September 2026 were booked within 7 weeks and 19.3% 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
Monmouth55.3%8.1%17.4%19.3%
Wales47.9%28.2%13.7%10.3%
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 Monmouth, those three are below. Of the three, Hereford (2.9 weeks) had a median wait at least a week shorter than Monmouth in September 2026.

Centres a test booked at Monmouth can be moved to
CentreDriving distance (DVSA)Median waitvs MonmouthPass rate 2025–26
Abergavennyabout 17 miles by roadabout 17 mi3.9 weeks−0.8 wk64.2%
Herefordabout 19 miles by roadabout 19 mi2.9 weeks−1.8 wk58.8%
Newport (Gwent)about 25 miles by roadabout 25 mi6.7 weeks+2.0 wk48.9%

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), 1,283 car tests were taken here and 51.0% passed, 1.0 points above the Great Britain rate (50.0%). The year before it was 61.2%, so the rate fell by 10.2 points. First attempts did better: 52.8% of 706 first-time candidates passed, and 2.7% did it with no faults at all.

  • Monmouth
  • Great Britain average
  • All tests
    51.0%1.0 points above Great Britain (50.0%)
  • First attempts
    52.8%2.3 points above Great Britain (50.5%)
  • First attempt with zero faults
    2.7%about the same as Great Britain (2.9%)
  • Men
    49.1%1.7 points below Great Britain (50.8%)
  • Women
    53.1%4.0 points above Great Britain (49.1%)
  • 17-year-oldsGB figure is the sum of listed centres
    57.4%6.2 points below Great Britain (63.6%)
  • Automatic cars10% of tests here were in automatics
    40.3%4.3 points below Great Britain (44.6%)
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Pass rates at Monmouth compared with Great Britain, 2025–26
MeasureMonmouthGreat Britain
All tests51.0%50.0%
First attempts52.8%50.5%
First attempt with zero faults2.7%2.9%
Men49.1%50.8%
Women53.1%49.1%
17-year-olds57.4%63.6%
Automatic cars40.3%44.6%

Pass rate by year

  • Monmouth
  • Great Britain
Car test pass rate at Monmouth by financial yearPass rate at Monmouth in 2025–26: 51.0%; Great Britain 50.0%.020406080100Monmouth, 2019–20: 53.7%54Great Britain, 2019–20: 45.9%2019–20Monmouth, 2020–21: 58.2%58Great Britain, 2020–21: 49.8%2020–21Monmouth, 2021–22: 56.4%56Great Britain, 2021–22: 48.9%2021–22Monmouth, 2022–23: 53.0%53Great Britain, 2022–23: 48.4%2022–23Monmouth, 2023–24: 48.6%49Great Britain, 2023–24: 47.9%2023–24Monmouth, 2024–25: 61.2%61Great Britain, 2024–25: 48.7%2024–25Monmouth, 2025–26: 51.0%51Great Britain, 2025–26: 50.0%2025–26Pass rate, %020406080100Monmouth, 2019–20: 53.7%54Great Britain, 2019–20: 45.9%’19Monmouth, 2020–21: 58.2%58Great Britain, 2020–21: 49.8%’20Monmouth, 2021–22: 56.4%56Great Britain, 2021–22: 48.9%’21Monmouth, 2022–23: 53.0%53Great Britain, 2022–23: 48.4%’22Monmouth, 2023–24: 48.6%49Great Britain, 2023–24: 47.9%’23Monmouth, 2024–25: 61.2%61Great Britain, 2024–25: 48.7%’24Monmouth, 2025–26: 51.0%51Great Britain, 2025–26: 50.0%’25Pass rate, %
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Car test pass rate at Monmouth by financial year
YearMonmouthGreat Britain
2019–2053.7%45.9%
2020–2158.2%49.8%
2021–2256.4%48.9%
2022–2353.0%48.4%
2023–2448.6%47.9%
2024–2561.2%48.7%
2025–2651.0%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 57.4%. Ages with fewer than 20 tests are left out; DVSA suppresses some small groups.

  • Age 1757.4% of 425
  • Age 1856.8% of 222
  • Age 1947.7% of 88
  • Age 2046.5% of 43
  • Age 2152.4% of 42
  • Age 2355.6% of 45
  • Age 2455.0% of 40

Tests cancelled by DVSA

In 2025–26 DVSA cancelled 83 tests at Monmouth, about 64.7 for every 1,000 tests taken (Great Britain: 50.7). The biggest reason was examiner leave (41). These are cancellations by DVSA, not by learners; DVSA should rebook you and may owe you expenses.

  • Examiner leave41
  • Examiner illness29
  • Weather and other acts of nature13

The nearest theory test centre

The closest theory test centre DVSA publishes figures for is Hereford (Ground Floor, Penn House, 9-10 Broad Street, HR4 9AP), 17 mi away. In 2025–26, 44.3% of its 8,410 car theory tests were passes, close to 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 Hereford, 17 mi away, at 2.9 weeks. Within the same list, Abergavenny (13 mi) had a pass rate of 64.2%. 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 Monmouth, with median wait in September 2026 and 2025–26 pass rate
Centre24 months
AbergavennyHigher pass rate13 mi3.9 weeks64.2%
HerefordShorter waitHigher pass rate17 mi2.9 weeks58.8%
Gloucester19 mi16.2 weeks47.8%
Newport (Gwent)20 mi6.7 weeks48.9%
Bristol (Avonmouth)Higher pass rate21 mi12.1 weeks55.5%
Bristol (Kingswood)25 mi5.9 weeks51.9%
Cheltenham28 mi17 weeks43.2%
Merthyr Tydfil28 mi8.9 weeks51.2%
  • This centre
  • Shorter wait
  • Other nearby
Abergavenny: 3.9 weeksHereford: 2.9 weeksGloucester: 16.2 weeksNewport (Gwent): 6.7 weeksBristol (Avonmouth): 12.1 weeksBristol (Kingswood): 5.9 weeksCheltenham: 17 weeksMerthyr Tydfil: 8.9 weeksMonmouthMonmouth

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.