Test Centre Stats

West Midlands, England · DVSA car test centre

Oswestry driving test centre

Mile Oak Industrial Estate, Maesbury Road, Oswestry, SY10 8GA

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

11.7 weeks

+1.2 wk on a year ago

Pass rate, 2025–26

52.4%

+2.4 pts vs GB 50.0%

Wait rank in Great Britain

138 of 314

1 = shortest wait; 11th of 26 West Midlands

Weeks to 10% of slots free

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GB 19.7 weeks

People who took a car test at Oswestry in September 2026 had booked it a median of 11.7 weeks earlier: about the same as the Great Britain figure (11.6 weeks), and about the same as the West Midlands figure (12.1 weeks). A year earlier, in September 2025, it was 10.5 weeks, so the wait has grown by 1.2 weeks. Over the last 12 months it ranged from 7.4 weeks to 13.3 weeks.

Waiting time over the last two years

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

  • Oswestry
  • West Midlands
  • Great Britain
Median weeks between booking and taking a test at Oswestry, October 2024 to September 2026Oswestry: 11.7 weeks in September 2026, against 11.6 weeks for Great Britain.05101520Oct 24Jan 25Apr 25Jul 25Oct 25Jan 26Apr 26Jul 2611.7Weeks05101520Jan 25Jul 25Jan 26Jul 2611.7Weeks
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Median weeks between booking and taking a test at Oswestry, October 2024 to September 2026
MonthOswestryWest MidlandsGreat Britain
September 202611.712.111.6
August 202611.412.111.1
July 202611.411.111.1
June 20267.411.010.7
May 202610.49.19.7
April 20269.47.19.1
March 202610.68.39.0
February 20268.010.410.4
January 202613.39.910.1
December 20259.49.310.1
November 20258.69.710.4
October 20259.111.711.6
September 202510.513.112.4
August 202511.311.111.7
July 202511.012.412.0
June 202515.411.311.0
May 202510.412.111.3
April 202513.911.110.6
March 202512.310.410.4
February 202510.911.711.4
January 202514.611.911.0
December 202412.611.010.4
November 20248.310.79.9
October 202412.410.39.7

How far ahead people booked

Of tests taken at Oswestry in September 2026, 36.8% had been booked within 7 weeks and 13.5% more than 21 weeks before.

  • Within 7 weeks
  • 7 to 14 weeks
  • 14 to 21 weeks
  • Over 21 weeks
Oswestry
West Midlands
Great Britain

At Oswestry, 36.8% of tests in September 2026 were booked within 7 weeks and 13.5% 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
Oswestry36.8%22.2%27.5%13.5%
West Midlands40.6%12.9%14.1%32.4%
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 Oswestry, those three are below. Of the three, Wrexham (7.1 weeks) and Shrewsbury (10.1 weeks) had median waits at least a week shorter than Oswestry in September 2026.

Centres a test booked at Oswestry can be moved to
CentreDriving distance (DVSA)Median waitvs OswestryPass rate 2025–26
Wrexhamabout 16 miles by roadabout 16 mi7.1 weeks−4.6 wk51.9%
Shrewsburyabout 18 miles by roadabout 18 mi10.1 weeks−1.6 wk51.0%
Newtownabout 29 miles by roadabout 29 mi14.1 weeks+2.4 wk58.0%

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), 1,851 car tests were taken here and 52.4% passed, 2.4 points above the Great Britain rate (50.0%). The year before it was 55.6%, so the rate fell by 3.2 points. First attempts did better: 54.3% of 936 first-time candidates passed, and 3.7% did it with no faults at all.

  • Oswestry
  • Great Britain average
  • All tests
    52.4%2.4 points above Great Britain (50.0%)
  • First attempts
    54.3%3.8 points above Great Britain (50.5%)
  • First attempt with zero faults
    3.7%about the same as Great Britain (2.9%)
  • Men
    52.5%1.7 points above Great Britain (50.8%)
  • Women
    52.1%3.0 points above Great Britain (49.1%)
  • 17-year-oldsGB figure is the sum of listed centres
    62.3%1.3 points below Great Britain (63.6%)
  • Automatic cars15% of tests here were in automatics
    39.0%5.6 points below Great Britain (44.6%)
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Pass rates at Oswestry compared with Great Britain, 2025–26
MeasureOswestryGreat Britain
All tests52.4%50.0%
First attempts54.3%50.5%
First attempt with zero faults3.7%2.9%
Men52.5%50.8%
Women52.1%49.1%
17-year-olds62.3%63.6%
Automatic cars39.0%44.6%

Pass rate by year

  • Oswestry
  • Great Britain
Car test pass rate at Oswestry by financial yearPass rate at Oswestry in 2025–26: 52.4%; Great Britain 50.0%.020406080100Oswestry, 2019–20: 47.9%48Great Britain, 2019–20: 45.9%2019–20Oswestry, 2020–21: 54.2%54Great Britain, 2020–21: 49.8%2020–21Oswestry, 2021–22: 54.2%54Great Britain, 2021–22: 48.9%2021–22Oswestry, 2022–23: 48.8%49Great Britain, 2022–23: 48.4%2022–23Oswestry, 2023–24: 54.0%54Great Britain, 2023–24: 47.9%2023–24Oswestry, 2024–25: 55.6%56Great Britain, 2024–25: 48.7%2024–25Oswestry, 2025–26: 52.4%52Great Britain, 2025–26: 50.0%2025–26Pass rate, %020406080100Oswestry, 2019–20: 47.9%48Great Britain, 2019–20: 45.9%’19Oswestry, 2020–21: 54.2%54Great Britain, 2020–21: 49.8%’20Oswestry, 2021–22: 54.2%54Great Britain, 2021–22: 48.9%’21Oswestry, 2022–23: 48.8%49Great Britain, 2022–23: 48.4%’22Oswestry, 2023–24: 54.0%54Great Britain, 2023–24: 47.9%’23Oswestry, 2024–25: 55.6%56Great Britain, 2024–25: 48.7%’24Oswestry, 2025–26: 52.4%52Great Britain, 2025–26: 50.0%’25Pass rate, %
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Car test pass rate at Oswestry by financial year
YearOswestryGreat Britain
2019–2047.9%45.9%
2020–2154.2%49.8%
2021–2254.2%48.9%
2022–2348.8%48.4%
2023–2454.0%47.9%
2024–2555.6%48.7%
2025–2652.4%50.0%

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

By age, 17 to 25 (2025–26)

Candidates aged 19 did best here, at 63.2%. Ages with fewer than 20 tests are left out; DVSA suppresses some small groups.

  • Age 1762.3% of 533
  • Age 1857.9% of 247
  • Age 1963.2% of 106
  • Age 2049.3% of 67
  • Age 2151.6% of 62
  • Age 2250.7% of 73
  • Age 2361.4% of 57
  • Age 2442.1% of 57
  • Age 2543.4% of 53

Tests cancelled by DVSA

In 2025–26 DVSA cancelled 58 tests at Oswestry, about 31.3 for every 1,000 tests taken (Great Britain: 50.7). The biggest reason was examiner illness (24). These are cancellations by DVSA, not by learners; DVSA should rebook you and may owe you expenses.

  • Examiner illness24
  • Examiner leave17
  • Weather and other acts of nature17

The nearest theory test centre

The closest theory test centre DVSA publishes figures for is Wrexham (Unit 7, Ground Floor, 3 Henblas Street, LL13 8AE), 14 mi away. In 2025–26, 43.7% of its 8,134 car theory tests were passes, 1.1 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 Wrexham, 14 mi away, at 7.1 weeks. Within the same list, Bala (24 mi) had a pass rate of 61.6%. 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 Oswestry, with median wait in September 2026 and 2025–26 pass rate
Centre24 months
WrexhamShorter wait14 mi7.1 weeks51.9%
ShrewsburyShorter wait14 mi10.1 weeks51.0%
BalaHigher pass rate24 mi16.1 weeks61.6%
Telford26 mi16 weeks48.9%
NewtownHigher pass rate26 mi14.1 weeks58.0%
ChesterShorter wait28 mi7.5 weeks47.3%
Crewe30 mi12.1 weeks43.8%
Speke (Liverpool)Shorter wait35 mi7.5 weeks40.5%
  • This centre
  • Shorter wait
  • Other nearby
Wrexham: 7.1 weeksShrewsbury: 10.1 weeksBala: 16.1 weeksTelford: 16 weeksNewtown: 14.1 weeksChester: 7.5 weeksCrewe: 12.1 weeksSpeke (Liverpool): 7.5 weeksOswestryOswestry

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.