Farnborough Driving Test Centre
Farnborough in Farnborough currently passes 79.8% of tests, 6.8 points above the UK average of 73%. The sections below cover the year-by-year trend, who passes most often, how long learners wait, and how it stacks up against neighbouring centres.
DVSA data last updated September 2026
Farnborough sits in the top quarter of motorcycle module 1 pass rates nationally (Top 13%, rank #9 of 72). No nearby motorcycle module 1 centre currently posts a higher pass rate.
Pass vs fail at a glance
All-time 19.5K passed, 6.8K failed, 26.3K total
How Farnborough compares
At 6.8 points above the UK figure and ranked 9 of 72 in its category, Farnborough offers a modest but real edge, typically a product of its local road layout rather than the venue itself.
Where Farnborough ranks among 72 centres
Pass-rate trend by year
The series at Farnborough is remarkably flat, moving only from 77.3% (2017-18) to 79.8% now, with a total spread of 5.8 points.
Pass rate by demographic
Estimated wait time and demand
Booking requires patience: on this estimate, learners booking at Farnborough would typically wait around 16 to 20 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 Farnborough
- car
- motorcycle module 1 (off-road)
- 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 GU14 6UU, or call DVSA Customer Services on 0300 200 1122.
About this test centre
Drivers booked at Farnborough report to a DVSA centre in Farnborough, Hampshire, postcode GU14 7JT. The motorcycle module 1 routes used here are drawn from the streets the centre's examiners drive every week, so the test reflects local conditions rather than a generic syllabus. Over 2017-18-2024-25, 26.3K candidates sat tests here. The figures are statistically usable for centre-to-centre comparisons, which is most of what people land on this page wanting to do.
By raw pass rate Farnborough sits at 79.8%, with the DVSA's national motorcycle module 1 average over the same window running at 73%. The gap (6.8 points clear of the UK figure) places the centre at rank #9 of 72, inside the top quarter of the country's motorcycle module 1 test centres. For Farnborough the DVSA suppresses first-attempt figures in DRT122C. Smaller centres get rolled up; this is one of them. The overall pass rate above is the only published figure.
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 Farnborough
- Don't read a higher pass rate as a softer test. Farnborough's rate reflects route geography more than examiner discretion, DVSA marking is centrally trained. Prepare for the same fault categories you'd prepare for anywhere.
- If you can, take at least one lesson with an instructor who specifically works the Farnborough 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 Farnborough is not decided by the centre. It is decided by the 15 things an examiner can mark you on, and response, traffic lights is one of the ones that ends attempts early.
A fair amount of what goes wrong is settled before the engine starts: the documents, the car, the 2 vehicle safety questions and whichever habit you have not drilled, response, traffic lights being a common one. Working through it as a list beats remembering it in the car park.
Amber-light decision practice: at every amber, the instructor calls "stop or go" so you build the muscle for the right call. Practise multi-stage junctions. 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 Farnborough 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.
Control in different weather, road surfaces, gradients and at night. 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.