Bradford (Thornbury) Driving Test Centre
At Bradford (Thornbury), 73.3% of candidates pass, one of the 135 test centres we rank from the DVSA data. Below you will find the full pass-rate history, the demographic split, the estimated waiting time and a comparison with the nearest centres.
DVSA data last updated September 2026
Bradford (Thornbury) sits in the bottom half of motorcycle module 2 pass rates nationally (Bottom 46%, rank #74 of 135). The strongest motorcycle module 2 alternative nearby is Steeton, about 10.7 miles away.
Pass vs fail at a glance
All-time 2.5K passed, 1.0K failed, 3.5K total
How Bradford (Thornbury) compares
Bradford (Thornbury) sits 1.1 points above the UK average, ranked 74 of 135 in its category: close enough that centre choice matters far less than preparation.
Where Bradford (Thornbury) ranks among 135 centres
Pass-rate trend by year
Bradford (Thornbury) ends the series about where it started, yet the spread between 2020-21 (83.8%) and 2017-18 (69.4%) runs to 14.4 points; read a single year here with caution.
Pass rate by demographic
Estimated wait time and demand
Booking is achievable but not immediate: on this estimate, learners booking at Bradford (Thornbury) would typically wait around 8 to 12 weeks from booking to test day.
The range above is an estimate, not a real-time slot count. We model it from National Audit Office demand data and this centre's volume; the methodology page sets out the workings. For live availability use the DVSA booking service.
Centre details
Address
Source: DVSA find a driving test centre (Open Government Licence v3.0), captured 2026-05-12.
Tests offered at Bradford (Thornbury)
- car
- motorcycle module 2 (on-road)
- ADI part 3
Accessibility & facilities
Parking and toilet details aren't included in DVSA's published feed. For the current on-site facilities, check the DVSA find a driving test centre tool with postcode BD3 7AY, or call DVSA Customer Services on 0300 200 1122.
About this test centre
Where do you actually take your motorcycle module 2 test if you book Bradford (Thornbury)? You start in Bradford, West Yorkshire (BD1 1PH), and the examiner takes you through whatever mix of urban and outlying roads sits within a roughly twenty-minute drive of the centre. 3.5K tests over 2017-18-2024-25. Bradford (Thornbury) runs at a lower volume than the major metro centres, which means the data on this page rewards looking at the long-run trend rather than any single quarter.
How does Bradford (Thornbury) compare nationally? 73.3% pass rate, #74 of 135 motorcycle module 2 centres in the DVSA network, 1.1 points above the UK average of 72.2%. The lower half of the country, in other words. First-attempt data for Bradford (Thornbury) is missing from the DVSA's DRT122C release. It's not a low number, it's no number, the centre is small enough that DVSA omits it from that particular table.
All figures shown are aggregated from the DVSA quarterly statistical release covering the most recent reporting periods available. Pass-rate calculations exclude tests cancelled by the candidate or examiner. Sample sizes and methodology are described in the source attribution at the foot of this page.
What learners should know about Bradford (Thornbury)
- Bradford (Thornbury) doesn't deviate much from the national curve, so generic preparation advice (mock tests, mirror discipline, junction observation) applies here in the same shape it would anywhere.
- If you can, take at least one lesson with an instructor who specifically works the Bradford (Thornbury) area. Local instructors know which nearby junctions are demanding and will drill them.
- Book through the official DVSA service (gov.uk/book-driving-test). Third-party "fast-track" sites charge a premium for the same booking; the official DVSA booking service is free.
Whether you pass at Bradford (Thornbury) is not decided by the centre. It is decided by the 15 things an examiner can mark you on, and move off, safety is one of the ones that ends attempts early.
DVSA publishes all 21 vehicle safety questions in advance, 14 tell me and 7 show me. You get 2 of them on the day, one at the roadside and one while you are driving. Get one wrong or both wrong and it counts as one driving fault, not two.
Six-point check on every move-off: left mirror, centre mirror, right mirror, right shoulder, left shoulder, signal. Practise until the sequence is reflexive. Free to use, no sign up. Everything for the day itself is on the practical test hub.
Other test centres nearby
You cannot book a practical test at Bradford (Thornbury) until you hold a theory pass, and it has to still be valid on the day you sit it. Nationally 44.8% of candidates pass the theory.
Following distances, courtesy, priority and how to behave around other road users. All 14 DVSA topics are free to practise, with no sign up. See the theory pass rate by centre or the full practice hub.
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Data: DVSA quarterly statistical release, released under the Open Government Licence v3.0. PassRates.uk aggregates DVSA centre-level totals across reporting periods.
DVSA data period: 2024-25.