Test Centre Stats

Wales · DVSA car test centre

Rhyl driving test centre

Victoria Road, Rhyl, LL18 2EL · wheelchair accessible

Tests here: car, motorcycle module 2 (on-road), 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

9.6 weeks

−1.8 wk on a year ago

Pass rate, 2025–26

56.9%

+6.9 pts vs GB 50.0%

Wait rank in Great Britain

107 of 314

1 = shortest wait; 16th of 21 Wales

Weeks to 10% of slots free

19.5 weeks

GB 19.7 weeks

People who took a car test at Rhyl in September 2026 had booked it a median of 9.6 weeks earlier: 2 weeks shorter than the Great Britain figure (11.6 weeks), and 2.2 weeks longer than the Wales figure (7.4 weeks). A year earlier, in September 2025, it was 11.4 weeks, so the wait has shortened by 1.8 weeks. Over the last 12 months it ranged from 3.9 weeks to 9.6 weeks.

On the last Monday of September 2026 it would have taken about 19.5 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, 26.0% 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.

  • Rhyl
  • Wales
  • Great Britain
Median weeks between booking and taking a test at Rhyl, October 2024 to September 2026Rhyl: 9.6 weeks in September 2026, against 11.6 weeks for Great Britain.05101520Oct 24Jan 25Apr 25Jul 25Oct 25Jan 26Apr 26Jul 269.6Weeks05101520Jan 25Jul 25Jan 26Jul 269.6Weeks
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Median weeks between booking and taking a test at Rhyl, October 2024 to September 2026
MonthRhylWalesGreat Britain
September 20269.67.411.6
August 20266.07.311.1
July 20266.07.611.1
June 20265.07.710.7
May 20263.97.49.7
April 20264.97.69.1
March 20264.96.19.0
February 20266.07.710.4
January 20269.58.010.1
December 20259.37.610.1
November 20259.68.410.4
October 20258.98.611.6
September 202511.49.312.4
August 202512.710.111.7
July 202513.010.912.0
June 202512.49.311.0
May 202511.99.611.3
April 20259.09.010.6
March 20258.17.910.4
February 20257.68.711.4
January 20259.78.111.0
December 202413.08.610.4
November 202416.98.69.9
October 202415.78.79.7

How far ahead people booked

Of tests taken at Rhyl in September 2026, 41.5% had been booked within 7 weeks and 5.2% more than 21 weeks before.

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

At Rhyl, 41.5% of tests in September 2026 were booked within 7 weeks and 5.2% 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
Rhyl41.5%31.9%21.5%5.2%
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 Rhyl, those three are below. Of the three, Wrexham (7.1 weeks) and Chester (7.5 weeks) had median waits at least a week shorter than Rhyl in September 2026.

Centres a test booked at Rhyl can be moved to
CentreDriving distance (DVSA)Median waitvs RhylPass rate 2025–26
Bangorabout 32 miles by roadabout 32 mi10.9 weeks+1.3 wk62.2%
Chesterabout 37 miles by roadabout 37 mi7.5 weeks−2.1 wk47.3%
Wrexhamabout 40 miles by roadabout 40 mi7.1 weeks−2.5 wk51.9%

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), 4,011 car tests were taken here and 56.9% passed, 6.9 points above the Great Britain rate (50.0%). The year before it was 55.9%, so the rate rose by 1.0 points. First attempts did about the same: 56.7% of 2,090 first-time candidates passed, and 2.9% did it with no faults at all.

  • Rhyl
  • Great Britain average
  • All tests
    56.9%6.9 points above Great Britain (50.0%)
  • First attempts
    56.7%6.2 points above Great Britain (50.5%)
  • First attempt with zero faults
    2.9%about the same as Great Britain (2.9%)
  • Men
    58.4%7.6 points above Great Britain (50.8%)
  • Women
    55.5%6.4 points above Great Britain (49.1%)
  • 17-year-oldsGB figure is the sum of listed centres
    66.5%2.9 points above Great Britain (63.6%)
  • Automatic cars21% of tests here were in automatics
    50.5%5.9 points above Great Britain (44.6%)
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Pass rates at Rhyl compared with Great Britain, 2025–26
MeasureRhylGreat Britain
All tests56.9%50.0%
First attempts56.7%50.5%
First attempt with zero faults2.9%2.9%
Men58.4%50.8%
Women55.5%49.1%
17-year-olds66.5%63.6%
Automatic cars50.5%44.6%

Pass rate by year

  • Rhyl
  • Great Britain
Car test pass rate at Rhyl by financial yearPass rate at Rhyl in 2025–26: 56.9%; Great Britain 50.0%.020406080100Rhyl, 2019–20: 46.4%46Great Britain, 2019–20: 45.9%2019–20Rhyl, 2020–21: 50.5%51Great Britain, 2020–21: 49.8%2020–21Rhyl, 2021–22: 52.5%53Great Britain, 2021–22: 48.9%2021–22Rhyl, 2022–23: 55.0%55Great Britain, 2022–23: 48.4%2022–23Rhyl, 2023–24: 50.4%50Great Britain, 2023–24: 47.9%2023–24Rhyl, 2024–25: 55.9%56Great Britain, 2024–25: 48.7%2024–25Rhyl, 2025–26: 56.9%57Great Britain, 2025–26: 50.0%2025–26Pass rate, %020406080100Rhyl, 2019–20: 46.4%46Great Britain, 2019–20: 45.9%’19Rhyl, 2020–21: 50.5%51Great Britain, 2020–21: 49.8%’20Rhyl, 2021–22: 52.5%53Great Britain, 2021–22: 48.9%’21Rhyl, 2022–23: 55.0%55Great Britain, 2022–23: 48.4%’22Rhyl, 2023–24: 50.4%50Great Britain, 2023–24: 47.9%’23Rhyl, 2024–25: 55.9%56Great Britain, 2024–25: 48.7%’24Rhyl, 2025–26: 56.9%57Great Britain, 2025–26: 50.0%’25Pass rate, %
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Car test pass rate at Rhyl by financial year
YearRhylGreat Britain
2019–2046.4%45.9%
2020–2150.5%49.8%
2021–2252.5%48.9%
2022–2355.0%48.4%
2023–2450.4%47.9%
2024–2555.9%48.7%
2025–2656.9%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 66.5%. Ages with fewer than 20 tests are left out; DVSA suppresses some small groups.

  • Age 1766.5% of 957
  • Age 1859.3% of 595
  • Age 1960.2% of 294
  • Age 2058.7% of 172
  • Age 2155.8% of 156
  • Age 2259.4% of 133
  • Age 2357.3% of 117
  • Age 2458.6% of 111
  • Age 2550.0% of 116

Tests cancelled by DVSA

In 2025–26 DVSA cancelled 143 tests at Rhyl, about 35.7 for every 1,000 tests taken (Great Britain: 50.7). The biggest reason was examiner illness (128). These are cancellations by DVSA, not by learners; DVSA should rebook you and may owe you expenses.

  • Examiner illness128
  • Examiner leave15

The nearest theory test centre

The closest theory test centre DVSA publishes figures for is Rhyl (Ground Floor, 3 Bodfor Street, Rhyl, LL18 1AS), 0.4 mi away. In 2025–26, 43.1% of its 6,477 car theory tests were passes, 1.7 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 Chester, 23 mi away, at 7.5 weeks. Within the same list, Bangor (27 mi) had a pass rate of 62.2%. 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 Rhyl, with median wait in September 2026 and 2025–26 pass rate
Centre24 months
Upton17 mi12.1 weeks52.6%
Wallasey20 mi12.6 weeks54.3%
ChesterShorter wait23 mi7.5 weeks47.3%
Norris Green (Liverpool)25 mi18 weeks37.8%
Speke (Liverpool)Shorter wait25 mi7.5 weeks40.5%
BangorHigher pass rate27 mi10.9 weeks62.2%
WrexhamShorter wait27 mi7.1 weeks51.9%
BalaHigher pass rate28 mi16.1 weeks61.6%
  • This centre
  • Shorter wait
  • Other nearby
Upton: 12.1 weeksWallasey: 12.6 weeksChester: 7.5 weeksNorris Green (Liverpool): 18 weeksSpeke (Liverpool): 7.5 weeksBangor: 10.9 weeksWrexham: 7.1 weeksBala: 16.1 weeksRhylRhyl

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.