Test Centre Stats

West Midlands, England · DVSA car test centre

Redditch driving test centre

Elm Road, Redditch, B97 6HJ · wheelchair accessible

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

4 weeks

−2.6 wk on a year ago

Pass rate, 2025–26

51.4%

+1.4 pts vs GB 50.0%

Wait rank in Great Britain

15 of 314

1 = shortest wait; 2nd of 26 West Midlands

Weeks to 10% of slots free

24+ weeks

GB 19.7 weeks

People who took a car test at Redditch in September 2026 had booked it a median of 4 weeks earlier: 7.6 weeks shorter than the Great Britain figure (11.6 weeks), and 8.1 weeks shorter than the West Midlands figure (12.1 weeks). A year earlier, in September 2025, it was 6.6 weeks, so the wait has shortened by 2.6 weeks. Over the last 12 months it ranged from 4 weeks to 18.1 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, 2.2% 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.

  • Redditch
  • West Midlands
  • Great Britain
Median weeks between booking and taking a test at Redditch, October 2024 to September 2026Redditch: 4 weeks in September 2026, against 11.6 weeks for Great Britain.05101520Oct 24Jan 25Apr 25Jul 25Oct 25Jan 26Apr 26Jul 264.0Weeks05101520Jan 25Jul 25Jan 26Jul 264.0Weeks
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Median weeks between booking and taking a test at Redditch, October 2024 to September 2026
MonthRedditchWest MidlandsGreat Britain
September 20264.012.111.6
August 20264.412.111.1
July 20264.411.111.1
June 202610.611.010.7
May 202617.19.19.7
April 202618.17.19.1
March 202614.28.39.0
February 202615.910.410.4
January 202613.89.910.1
December 202514.09.310.1
November 20258.19.710.4
October 20256.711.711.6
September 20256.613.112.4
August 20257.611.111.7
July 20258.112.412.0
June 20257.611.311.0
May 20259.312.111.3
April 202518.511.110.6
March 202517.010.410.4
February 202518.011.711.4
January 202515.911.911.0
December 202414.111.010.4
November 202415.110.79.9
October 202413.210.39.7

How far ahead people booked

Of tests taken at Redditch in September 2026, 60.5% had been booked within 7 weeks and 22.4% more than 21 weeks before.

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

At Redditch, 60.5% of tests in September 2026 were booked within 7 weeks and 22.4% 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
Redditch60.5%7.3%9.9%22.4%
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 Redditch, those three are below. None of the three had a median wait more than a week shorter than Redditch in September 2026.

Centres a test booked at Redditch can be moved to
CentreDriving distance (DVSA)Median waitvs RedditchPass rate 2025–26
Birmingham (Kings Heath)about 10 miles by roadabout 10 mi10.1 weeks+6.1 wk46.8%
Birmingham (Cocks Moors)about 11 miles by roadabout 11 mi4.7 weeks+0.7 wk53.5%
Birmingham (Shirley)about 11 miles by roadabout 11 mi19 weeks+15.0 wk56.6%

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), 4,483 car tests were taken here and 51.4% passed, 1.4 points above the Great Britain rate (50.0%). The year before it was 46.7%, so the rate rose by 4.7 points. First attempts did about the same: 51.5% of 2,166 first-time candidates passed, and 2.4% did it with no faults at all.

  • Redditch
  • Great Britain average
  • All tests
    51.4%1.4 points above Great Britain (50.0%)
  • First attempts
    51.5%1.0 points above Great Britain (50.5%)
  • First attempt with zero faults
    2.4%about the same as Great Britain (2.9%)
  • Men
    50.7%about the same as Great Britain (50.8%)
  • Women
    52.4%3.3 points above Great Britain (49.1%)
  • 17-year-oldsGB figure is the sum of listed centres
    62.4%1.2 points below Great Britain (63.6%)
  • Automatic cars18% of tests here were in automatics
    50.8%6.2 points above Great Britain (44.6%)
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Pass rates at Redditch compared with Great Britain, 2025–26
MeasureRedditchGreat Britain
All tests51.4%50.0%
First attempts51.5%50.5%
First attempt with zero faults2.4%2.9%
Men50.7%50.8%
Women52.4%49.1%
17-year-olds62.4%63.6%
Automatic cars50.8%44.6%

Pass rate by year

  • Redditch
  • Great Britain
Car test pass rate at Redditch by financial yearPass rate at Redditch in 2025–26: 51.4%; Great Britain 50.0%.020406080100Redditch, 2019–20: 42.0%42Great Britain, 2019–20: 45.9%2019–20Redditch, 2020–21: 46.1%46Great Britain, 2020–21: 49.8%2020–21Redditch, 2021–22: 42.5%42Great Britain, 2021–22: 48.9%2021–22Redditch, 2022–23: 45.3%45Great Britain, 2022–23: 48.4%2022–23Redditch, 2023–24: 46.0%46Great Britain, 2023–24: 47.9%2023–24Redditch, 2024–25: 46.7%47Great Britain, 2024–25: 48.7%2024–25Redditch, 2025–26: 51.4%51Great Britain, 2025–26: 50.0%2025–26Pass rate, %020406080100Redditch, 2019–20: 42.0%42Great Britain, 2019–20: 45.9%’19Redditch, 2020–21: 46.1%46Great Britain, 2020–21: 49.8%’20Redditch, 2021–22: 42.5%42Great Britain, 2021–22: 48.9%’21Redditch, 2022–23: 45.3%45Great Britain, 2022–23: 48.4%’22Redditch, 2023–24: 46.0%46Great Britain, 2023–24: 47.9%’23Redditch, 2024–25: 46.7%47Great Britain, 2024–25: 48.7%’24Redditch, 2025–26: 51.4%51Great Britain, 2025–26: 50.0%’25Pass rate, %
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Car test pass rate at Redditch by financial year
YearRedditchGreat Britain
2019–2042.0%45.9%
2020–2146.1%49.8%
2021–2242.5%48.9%
2022–2345.3%48.4%
2023–2446.0%47.9%
2024–2546.7%48.7%
2025–2651.4%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 62.4%. Ages with fewer than 20 tests are left out; DVSA suppresses some small groups.

  • Age 1762.4% of 1,002
  • Age 1857.0% of 741
  • Age 1951.5% of 334
  • Age 2058.1% of 191
  • Age 2148.7% of 193
  • Age 2253.4% of 178
  • Age 2350.6% of 156
  • Age 2451.1% of 131
  • Age 2547.2% of 123

Tests cancelled by DVSA

In 2025–26 DVSA cancelled 263 tests at Redditch, about 58.7 for every 1,000 tests taken (Great Britain: 50.7). The biggest reason was examiner leave (114). These are cancellations by DVSA, not by learners; DVSA should rebook you and may owe you expenses.

  • Examiner leave114
  • Examiner illness114
  • Weather and other acts of nature35

The nearest theory test centre

The closest theory test centre DVSA publishes figures for is Redditch (Second Floor, Grosvenor House, Prospect Hill, B97 4DL), 0.3 mi away. In 2025–26, 48.4% of its 16,042 car theory tests were passes, 3.6 points above 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 Redditch in September 2026. Within the same list, Birmingham (Cocks Moors) (7.9 mi) had a pass rate of 53.5%. 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 Redditch, with median wait in September 2026 and 2025–26 pass rate
Centre24 months
Birmingham (Kings Heath)7.2 mi10.1 weeks46.8%
Birmingham (Cocks Moors)Higher pass rate7.9 mi4.7 weeks53.5%
Birmingham (Shirley)Higher pass rate8.5 mi19 weeks56.6%
Birmingham (South Yardley)12 mi11.9 weeks42.8%
Worcester12 mi14 weeks51.9%
Birmingham (Garretts Green)14 mi11.4 weeks44.4%
Warwick (Wedgenock House)15 mi9.8 weeks48.5%
Dudley16 mi18 weeks45.2%
  • This centre
  • Shorter wait
  • Other nearby
Birmingham (Kings Heath): 10.1 weeksBirmingham (Cocks Moors): 4.7 weeksBirmingham (Shirley): 19 weeksBirmingham (South Yardley): 11.9 weeksWorcester: 14 weeksBirmingham (Garretts Green): 11.4 weeksWarwick (Wedgenock House): 9.8 weeksDudley: 18 weeksRedditchRedditch

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.