Coventry Driving Test Centre
Coventry in Zone2b, England has a current pass rate of 42.3%, 6.4 points below the UK average of 48.7%. This page breaks down the multi-year trend, the first-time and gender pass rates, the waiting time and how it compares with the rest of the UK, all from the DVSA quarterly data.
DVSA data last updated July 2026
Coventry sits in the bottom quarter of car pass rates nationally (Bottom 10%, rank #292 of 323). The strongest car alternative nearby is Nuneaton, about 4.1 miles away.
Pass vs fail at a glance
All-time 50.0K passed, 76.8K failed, 126.8K total
How Coventry compares
Coventry sits 6.4 points under the national average, ranked 292 of 323 in its category. Routes here are likely more demanding than at rural centres; extra time on the local roads pays back directly.
Where Coventry ranks among 323 centres
Pass-rate trend by year
The series at Coventry is remarkably flat, moving only from 40.5% (2017-18) to 42.3% now, with a total spread of 3.5 points.
Pass rate by demographic
Waiting time at Coventry
The headline figure for reaching 10% availability is 24 weeks, but the typical (median) learner who took their test at Coventry in May 2026 had waited 4.6 weeks from booking to test day.
Official DVSA data, May 2026. The median is the time between booking and taking the test; 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 Coventry
- car
- ADI part 2
- 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 CV7 9EJ, or call DVSA Customer Services on 0300 200 1122.
About this test centre
Of the DVSA car centres across England, Coventry is the one covering Zone2b, Warwickshire and the surrounding CV7 9NH area. The routes are built around the roads the centre's examiners can reach inside the test's time budget. By volume, Coventry is at the upper end of the DVSA's network. With 126.8K tests across 2017-18-2024-25, the figures on this page are about as statistically settled as DVSA data gets.
If you've been told Coventry is "an easy centre" or "a hard one", the data won't fully back that. 42.3% is 6.4 points below the UK car average of 48.7%, which is rank #292 out of 323. First-attempt pass rate at Coventry: 41.7%, against 49% nationally. That's 7.3 points below the UK average. Many candidates need a second go, and local-road familiarity is one of the most consistent things that improves the second attempt.
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 Coventry
- A lower pass rate at Coventry usually means specific local junctions or road types that catch out candidates trained elsewhere. Book local-area familiarisation lessons with an instructor who works this centre, not one who covers a different patch.
- 126.8K tests through this centre over the published window. At that throughput, competition for short-notice slots is constant, so make a habit of checking the official booking page often.
- Ask any instructor working Coventry about the centre's "usual fails", they'll have two or three specific junctions or manoeuvres in mind. Practise those until they're automatic before your date.
- If you missed the earlier slots at Coventry, cancellations appear on the official DVSA booking service throughout the day. Check at off-peak times (early morning, late evening) for the best chance of catching one.
Other test centres nearby
On the day at Coventry
Arrive at Coventry with about ten minutes to spare and know your parking options in advance, they vary site to site across the DVSA network. The DVSA centre finder (postcode CV7 9NH) maps the centre and its surroundings. With high demand and waits near 15 to 19 weeks, take any earlier slot the booking service offers rather than holding out. Don't set off without your provisional photocard licence; the test cannot start without it, and your car needs L plates and a working interior mirror. If Nuneaton is fully booked, Coventry is the next closest centre, roughly 4 miles away.
The practical lasts about 40 minutes and uses the standard DVSA format nationwide. After an eyesight check at 20 metres and one show-me and one tell-me question, the examiner sits in for the drive. Roughly 20 minutes of that is independent driving, either following a sat nav set by the examiner or following road signs, and you will complete one of four set manoeuvres; about one in seven tests includes an emergency stop, a frequency the DVSA reduced in late 2025. The drive works through whatever mix of urban and outlying roads sits within about a twenty-minute radius, and at a centre this busy that usually means heavier traffic to read. Across DVSA marking nationally, the fault recorded most often on car tests is junctions - observation, worth drilling on the local routes before your date.
The result is given immediately when you get back. Whatever the outcome, the examiner reads through the marked faults and prints your DL25 feedback form; pass and they take the provisional licence to trigger your full one by post. The threshold is the national one, 15 driving faults at most and zero serious or dangerous, which 42.3% of Coventry's candidates reach right now.
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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.
Edited by Vikas. DVSA data period: 2024-25.