Greenford (Horsenden Lane) Driving Test Centre
At Greenford (Horsenden Lane), 40.5% of candidates pass, one of the 323 test centres we rank from the DVSA data. Below you will find the full pass-rate history, the demographic split, the official DVSA waiting time and a comparison with the nearest centres.
DVSA data last updated July 2026
Greenford (Horsenden Lane) sits in the bottom quarter of car pass rates nationally (Bottom 7%, rank #303 of 323). The strongest car alternative nearby is Isleworth (Fleming Way), about 5.6 miles away.
Pass vs fail at a glance
All-time 20.6K passed, 32.5K failed, 53.0K total
How Greenford (Horsenden Lane) compares
Greenford (Horsenden Lane) sits 8.2 points under the national average, ranked 303 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 Greenford (Horsenden Lane) ranks among 323 centres
Pass-rate trend by year
The series at Greenford (Horsenden Lane) is remarkably flat, moving only from 38.9% (2017-18) to 40.5% now, with a total spread of 2.9 points.
Pass rate by demographic
Waiting time at Greenford (Horsenden Lane)
The headline figure for reaching 10% availability is 14.3 weeks, but the typical (median) learner who took their test at Greenford (Horsenden Lane) in May 2026 had waited 5.1 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 Greenford (Horsenden Lane)
- car
- 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 UB6 7QH, or call DVSA Customer Services on 0300 200 1122.
About this test centre
Of the DVSA car centres across England, Greenford (Horsenden Lane) is the one covering Greenford, Greater London and the surrounding UB6 8PX area. The routes are built around the roads the centre's examiners can reach inside the test's time budget. If you're cross-checking this pass rate against other sources, the sample size matters. 53.0K tests over 2017-18-2024-25 is large enough that any rounding you see between sites is just rounding, not disagreement on the underlying data.
If you've been told Greenford (Horsenden Lane) is "an easy centre" or "a hard one", the data won't fully back that. 40.5% is 8.2 points below the UK car average of 48.7%, which is rank #303 out of 323. Greenford (Horsenden Lane) is one of the tougher venues for a first attempt. The DVSA reports 39.5% first-time pass against a UK average of 49%, 9.5 points down on the national 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 Greenford (Horsenden Lane)
- Greenford (Horsenden Lane) is in the lower tier of pass rates nationally. That isn't an indictment of the examiners, it reflects road layout, traffic density, and route mix. Prepare specifically for the centre, not generically.
- 39.5% first-time pass at Greenford (Horsenden Lane) means roughly 6 in ten first-timers fail and rebook. Plan for that possibility: keep your insurance going, don't return the L-plates after the test.
- Greenford (Horsenden Lane) is a high-volume centre. Booking pressure is real, check the DVSA booking service daily for earlier slots rather than relying on the headline available date.
- Practising the roads around the centre is the preparation that most reliably pays off. Most ADI instructors in Greenford will know the road types and junctions learners commonly meet near the centre.
- If you missed the earlier slots at Greenford (Horsenden Lane), 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 Greenford (Horsenden Lane)
Arrive at Greenford (Horsenden Lane) 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 UB6 8PX) maps the centre and its surroundings. With very high demand and waits near 22 to 26 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 Southall (London) is fully booked, Greenford (Horsenden Lane) is the next closest centre, roughly 3 miles away.
Once underway the test takes around 40 minutes and is the same wherever you sit it. The examiner verifies your eyesight at 20 metres, puts one tell-me question to you, then accompanies the drive and asks one show-me question while you are driving. About 20 minutes is independent driving, sat nav or road signs to a named destination, with one of the set manoeuvres and an emergency stop on roughly one test in seven. 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.
There is no wait for the verdict, the examiner delivers it at the centre. They go over each fault recorded, hand you the DL25 feedback form, and on a pass retain your provisional licence so the full version arrives by post. To pass you need no more than 15 driving faults and not a single serious or dangerous one; 40.5% of candidates at Greenford (Horsenden Lane) currently clear that.
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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.