Test Centre Stats

West Midlands, England · DVSA car test centre

Stafford driving test centre

Unit 7, Greyfriars Business Park, Frank Foley Way, Stafford, ST16 2RF · wheelchair accessible

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

16.2 weeks

+0.3 wk on a year ago

Pass rate, 2025–26

45.8%

−4.2 pts vs GB 50.0%

Wait rank in Great Britain

224 of 314

1 = shortest wait; 22nd of 26 West Midlands

Weeks to 10% of slots free

24+ weeks

GB 19.7 weeks

People who took a car test at Stafford in September 2026 had booked it a median of 16.2 weeks earlier: 4.6 weeks longer than the Great Britain figure (11.6 weeks), and 4.1 weeks longer than the West Midlands figure (12.1 weeks). That's about where it was in September 2025 (15.9 weeks). Over the last 12 months it ranged from 15.7 weeks to 18.9 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, 5.2% 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.

  • Stafford
  • West Midlands
  • Great Britain
Median weeks between booking and taking a test at Stafford, October 2024 to September 2026Stafford: 16.2 weeks in September 2026, against 11.6 weeks for Great Britain.0510152025Oct 24Jan 25Apr 25Jul 25Oct 25Jan 26Apr 26Jul 2616.2Weeks0510152025Jan 25Jul 25Jan 26Jul 2616.2Weeks
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Median weeks between booking and taking a test at Stafford, October 2024 to September 2026
MonthStaffordWest MidlandsGreat Britain
September 202616.212.111.6
August 202617.712.111.1
July 202617.711.111.1
June 202615.711.010.7
May 202617.59.19.7
April 202618.47.19.1
March 202618.98.39.0
February 202618.610.410.4
January 202616.69.910.1
December 202517.39.310.1
November 202516.19.710.4
October 202516.111.711.6
September 202515.913.112.4
August 202514.111.111.7
July 202511.612.412.0
June 202511.311.311.0
May 20259.912.111.3
April 20259.111.110.6
March 20259.610.410.4
February 202512.811.711.4
January 202512.311.911.0
December 202414.111.010.4
November 202415.410.79.9
October 202411.410.39.7

How far ahead people booked

Of tests taken at Stafford in September 2026, 32.9% had been booked within 7 weeks and 36.8% more than 21 weeks before.

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

At Stafford, 32.9% of tests in September 2026 were booked within 7 weeks and 36.8% 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
Stafford32.9%12.3%18.0%36.8%
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 Stafford, those three are below. Of the three, Featherstone (11.9 weeks) and Stoke-on-Trent (Cobridge) (14 weeks) had median waits at least a week shorter than Stafford in September 2026.

Centres a test booked at Stafford can be moved to
CentreDriving distance (DVSA)Median waitvs StaffordPass rate 2025–26
Featherstoneabout 14 miles by roadabout 14 mi11.9 weeks−4.3 wk36.4%
Stoke-on-Trent (Newcastle-Under-Lyme)about 14 miles by roadabout 14 mi19.1 weeks+2.9 wk41.6%
Stoke-on-Trent (Cobridge)about 19 miles by roadabout 19 mi14 weeks−2.2 wk40.6%

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), 5,365 car tests were taken here and 45.8% passed, 4.2 points below the Great Britain rate (50.0%). That's close to the year before (46.1%). First attempts did about the same: 45.8% of 2,538 first-time candidates passed, and 1.3% did it with no faults at all.

  • Stafford
  • Great Britain average
  • All tests
    45.8%4.2 points below Great Britain (50.0%)
  • First attempts
    45.8%4.7 points below Great Britain (50.5%)
  • First attempt with zero faults
    1.3%1.6 points below Great Britain (2.9%)
  • Men
    45.6%5.2 points below Great Britain (50.8%)
  • Women
    46.1%3.0 points below Great Britain (49.1%)
  • 17-year-oldsGB figure is the sum of listed centres
    58.5%5.1 points below Great Britain (63.6%)
  • Automatic cars22% of tests here were in automatics
    33.8%10.8 points below Great Britain (44.6%)
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Pass rates at Stafford compared with Great Britain, 2025–26
MeasureStaffordGreat Britain
All tests45.8%50.0%
First attempts45.8%50.5%
First attempt with zero faults1.3%2.9%
Men45.6%50.8%
Women46.1%49.1%
17-year-olds58.5%63.6%
Automatic cars33.8%44.6%

Pass rate by year

  • Stafford
  • Great Britain
Car test pass rate at Stafford by financial yearPass rate at Stafford in 2025–26: 45.8%; Great Britain 50.0%.020406080100Stafford, 2019–20: 50.7%51Great Britain, 2019–20: 45.9%2019–20Stafford, 2020–21: 49.1%49Great Britain, 2020–21: 49.8%2020–21Stafford, 2021–22: 46.2%46Great Britain, 2021–22: 48.9%2021–22Stafford, 2022–23: 47.7%48Great Britain, 2022–23: 48.4%2022–23Stafford, 2023–24: 47.9%48Great Britain, 2023–24: 47.9%2023–24Stafford, 2024–25: 46.1%46Great Britain, 2024–25: 48.7%2024–25Stafford, 2025–26: 45.8%46Great Britain, 2025–26: 50.0%2025–26Pass rate, %020406080100Stafford, 2019–20: 50.7%51Great Britain, 2019–20: 45.9%’19Stafford, 2020–21: 49.1%49Great Britain, 2020–21: 49.8%’20Stafford, 2021–22: 46.2%46Great Britain, 2021–22: 48.9%’21Stafford, 2022–23: 47.7%48Great Britain, 2022–23: 48.4%’22Stafford, 2023–24: 47.9%48Great Britain, 2023–24: 47.9%’23Stafford, 2024–25: 46.1%46Great Britain, 2024–25: 48.7%’24Stafford, 2025–26: 45.8%46Great Britain, 2025–26: 50.0%’25Pass rate, %
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Car test pass rate at Stafford by financial year
YearStaffordGreat Britain
2019–2050.7%45.9%
2020–2149.1%49.8%
2021–2246.2%48.9%
2022–2347.7%48.4%
2023–2447.9%47.9%
2024–2546.1%48.7%
2025–2645.8%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 58.5%. Ages with fewer than 20 tests are left out; DVSA suppresses some small groups.

  • Age 1758.5% of 1,224
  • Age 1851.9% of 827
  • Age 1947.1% of 380
  • Age 2046.9% of 239
  • Age 2142.4% of 191
  • Age 2254.3% of 162
  • Age 2346.5% of 172
  • Age 2442.0% of 143
  • Age 2540.0% of 125

Tests cancelled by DVSA

In 2025–26 DVSA cancelled 506 tests at Stafford, about 94.3 for every 1,000 tests taken (Great Britain: 50.7). The biggest reason was examiner leave (268). These are cancellations by DVSA, not by learners; DVSA should rebook you and may owe you expenses.

  • Examiner leave268
  • Examiner illness181
  • Weather and other acts of nature57

The nearest theory test centre

The closest theory test centre DVSA publishes figures for is Stoke-on-Trent (Ground Floor, Unit 8A, Whittle Court, Town Road Business Quarter, ST1 2QE), 15 mi away. In 2025–26, 43.9% of its 22,423 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 Featherstone, 12 mi away, at 11.9 weeks. Within the same list, Lichfield (15 mi) had a pass rate of 53.0%. 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 Stafford, with median wait in September 2026 and 2025–26 pass rate
Centre24 months
FeatherstoneShorter wait12 mi11.9 weeks36.4%
Stoke-on-Trent (Newcastle-Under-Lyme)13 mi19.1 weeks41.6%
LichfieldHigher pass rate15 mi17 weeks53.0%
TelfordHigher pass rate16 mi16 weeks48.9%
Stoke-On-Trent (Cobridge)Shorter wait16 mi14 weeks40.6%
Wolverhampton17 mi15.9 weeks34.3%
WednesburyShorter wait18 mi13.1 weeks35.0%
Burton on TrentShorter waitHigher pass rate20 mi13.9 weeks54.7%
  • This centre
  • Shorter wait
  • Other nearby
Featherstone: 11.9 weeksStoke-on-Trent (Newcastle-Under-Lyme): 19.1 weeksLichfield: 17 weeksTelford: 16 weeksStoke-On-Trent (Cobridge): 14 weeksWolverhampton: 15.9 weeksWednesbury: 13.1 weeksBurton on Trent: 13.9 weeksStaffordStafford

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.