Test Centre Stats

North West, England · DVSA car test centre

Northwich driving test centre

4 Felix Road, Winnington, Northwich, CW8 4BU · 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

7.3 weeks

−9.7 wk on a year ago

Pass rate, 2025–26

57.6%

+7.6 pts vs GB 50.0%

Wait rank in Great Britain

68 of 314

1 = shortest wait; 6th of 32 North West

Weeks to 10% of slots free

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GB 19.7 weeks

People who took a car test at Northwich in September 2026 had booked it a median of 7.3 weeks earlier: 4.3 weeks shorter than the Great Britain figure (11.6 weeks), and 5.3 weeks shorter than the North West figure (12.6 weeks). A year earlier, in September 2025, it was 17 weeks, so the wait has shortened by 9.7 weeks. Over the last 12 months it ranged from 7.3 weeks to 21.4 weeks.

Waiting time over the last two years

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

  • Northwich
  • North West
  • Great Britain
Median weeks between booking and taking a test at Northwich, October 2024 to September 2026Northwich: 7.3 weeks in September 2026, against 11.6 weeks for Great Britain.0102030Oct 24Jan 25Apr 25Jul 25Oct 25Jan 26Apr 26Jul 267.3Weeks0102030Jan 25Jul 25Jan 26Jul 267.3Weeks
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Median weeks between booking and taking a test at Northwich, October 2024 to September 2026
MonthNorthwichNorth WestGreat Britain
September 20267.312.611.6
August 202619.112.111.1
July 202619.112.711.1
June 202621.411.610.7
May 202617.710.09.7
April 202619.410.39.1
March 202620.09.19.0
February 202621.110.910.4
January 202614.410.310.1
December 202516.110.010.1
November 202515.99.110.4
October 202519.410.011.6
September 202517.010.612.4
August 202516.011.011.7
July 202517.611.912.0
June 202515.110.711.0
May 202512.611.311.3
April 202517.411.110.6
March 202518.611.610.4
February 202518.112.011.4
January 202518.011.011.0
December 202419.110.410.4
November 202414.610.19.9
October 202418.710.19.7

How far ahead people booked

Of tests taken at Northwich in September 2026, 47.5% had been booked within 7 weeks and 25.8% more than 21 weeks before.

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

At Northwich, 47.5% of tests in September 2026 were booked within 7 weeks and 25.8% 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
Northwich47.5%17.5%9.2%25.8%
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 Northwich, those three are below. All three had longer median waits than Northwich in September 2026, so moving away from here is unlikely to help.

Centres a test booked at Northwich can be moved to
CentreDriving distance (DVSA)Median waitvs NorthwichPass rate 2025–26
Warringtonabout 13 miles by roadabout 13 mi17.1 weeks+9.8 wk55.5%
Widnesabout 15 miles by roadabout 15 mi9.1 weeks+1.8 wk42.7%
Creweabout 16 miles by roadabout 16 mi12.1 weeks+4.8 wk43.8%

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), 3,529 car tests were taken here and 57.6% passed, 7.6 points above the Great Britain rate (50.0%). The year before it was 54.7%, so the rate rose by 2.9 points. First attempts did about the same: 57.3% of 1,962 first-time candidates passed, and 1.4% did it with no faults at all.

  • Northwich
  • Great Britain average
  • All tests
    57.6%7.6 points above Great Britain (50.0%)
  • First attempts
    57.3%6.8 points above Great Britain (50.5%)
  • First attempt with zero faults
    1.4%1.5 points below Great Britain (2.9%)
  • Men
    57.9%7.1 points above Great Britain (50.8%)
  • Women
    57.2%8.1 points above Great Britain (49.1%)
  • 17-year-oldsGB figure is the sum of listed centres
    65.4%1.8 points above Great Britain (63.6%)
  • Automatic cars13% of tests here were in automatics
    48.7%4.1 points above Great Britain (44.6%)
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Pass rates at Northwich compared with Great Britain, 2025–26
MeasureNorthwichGreat Britain
All tests57.6%50.0%
First attempts57.3%50.5%
First attempt with zero faults1.4%2.9%
Men57.9%50.8%
Women57.2%49.1%
17-year-olds65.4%63.6%
Automatic cars48.7%44.6%

Pass rate by year

  • Northwich
  • Great Britain
Car test pass rate at Northwich by financial yearPass rate at Northwich in 2025–26: 57.6%; Great Britain 50.0%.020406080100Northwich, 2019–20: 54.7%55Great Britain, 2019–20: 45.9%2019–20Northwich, 2020–21: 62.3%62Great Britain, 2020–21: 49.8%2020–21Northwich, 2021–22: 60.1%60Great Britain, 2021–22: 48.9%2021–22Northwich, 2022–23: 55.9%56Great Britain, 2022–23: 48.4%2022–23Northwich, 2023–24: 56.8%57Great Britain, 2023–24: 47.9%2023–24Northwich, 2024–25: 54.7%55Great Britain, 2024–25: 48.7%2024–25Northwich, 2025–26: 57.6%58Great Britain, 2025–26: 50.0%2025–26Pass rate, %020406080100Northwich, 2019–20: 54.7%55Great Britain, 2019–20: 45.9%’19Northwich, 2020–21: 62.3%62Great Britain, 2020–21: 49.8%’20Northwich, 2021–22: 60.1%60Great Britain, 2021–22: 48.9%’21Northwich, 2022–23: 55.9%56Great Britain, 2022–23: 48.4%’22Northwich, 2023–24: 56.8%57Great Britain, 2023–24: 47.9%’23Northwich, 2024–25: 54.7%55Great Britain, 2024–25: 48.7%’24Northwich, 2025–26: 57.6%58Great Britain, 2025–26: 50.0%’25Pass rate, %
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Car test pass rate at Northwich by financial year
YearNorthwichGreat Britain
2019–2054.7%45.9%
2020–2162.3%49.8%
2021–2260.1%48.9%
2022–2355.9%48.4%
2023–2456.8%47.9%
2024–2554.7%48.7%
2025–2657.6%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 65.4%. Ages with fewer than 20 tests are left out; DVSA suppresses some small groups.

  • Age 1765.4% of 1,169
  • Age 1857.8% of 640
  • Age 1956.1% of 253
  • Age 2045.9% of 172
  • Age 2159.1% of 137
  • Age 2258.6% of 133
  • Age 2352.3% of 107
  • Age 2454.4% of 68
  • Age 2555.4% of 74

Tests cancelled by DVSA

In 2025–26 DVSA cancelled 141 tests at Northwich, about 40.0 for every 1,000 tests taken (Great Britain: 50.7). The biggest reason was examiner leave (83). These are cancellations by DVSA, not by learners; DVSA should rebook you and may owe you expenses.

  • Examiner leave83
  • Weather and other acts of nature33
  • Examiner illness25

The nearest theory test centre

The closest theory test centre DVSA publishes figures for is Crewe (Ground Floor, Unit 8,, Victoria Centre, CW1 2PU), 12 mi away. In 2025–26, 45.0% of its 16,952 car theory tests were passes, close to the Great Britain rate (44.8%). You can sit the theory test at any centre.

Nearby centres

None of the 8 nearest centres had a wait at least a week shorter than Northwich in September 2026. No nearby centre had a pass rate more than 2 points higher. 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 Northwich, with median wait in September 2026 and 2025–26 pass rate
Centre24 months
Warrington11 mi17.1 weeks55.5%
Crewe12 mi12.1 weeks43.8%
Widnes12 mi9.1 weeks42.7%
Sale (Manchester)14 mi18.3 weeks51.4%
West Didsbury (Manchester)16 mi19.9 weeks47.7%
St Helens (Liverpool)16 mi11.4 weeks40.9%
Speke (Liverpool)16 mi7.5 weeks40.5%
Macclesfield17 mi16.4 weeks51.9%
  • This centre
  • Shorter wait
  • Other nearby
Warrington: 17.1 weeksCrewe: 12.1 weeksWidnes: 9.1 weeksSale (Manchester): 18.3 weeksWest Didsbury (Manchester): 19.9 weeksSt Helens (Liverpool): 11.4 weeksSpeke (Liverpool): 7.5 weeksMacclesfield: 16.4 weeksNorthwichNorthwich

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.