Hendon (London) Driving Test Centre
Hendon (London) in Hendon, England has a current pass rate of 49.5%, 0.8 points above 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
Hendon (London) sits in the bottom half of car pass rates nationally (Bottom 43%, rank #186 of 323). The strongest car alternative nearby is Mill Hill (London), about 1.8 miles away.
Pass vs fail at a glance
All-time 61.6K passed, 76.0K failed, 137.6K total
How Hendon (London) compares
With a gap of under one point to the national average, Hendon (London) (ranked 186 of 323 in its category) neither helps nor hurts; treat any difference you have heard about as noise.
Where Hendon (London) ranks among 323 centres
Pass-rate trend by year
Hendon (London) has climbed 4.9 points across the series, 44.6% in 2017-18 to 49.5% now; the weakest year on record was 39.8% in 2019-20.
Pass rate by demographic
Waiting time at Hendon (London)
The headline figure for reaching 10% availability is 24 weeks, but the typical (median) learner who took their test at Hendon (London) in May 2026 had waited 9.1 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 Hendon (London)
- car
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 NW9 5TZ, or call DVSA Customer Services on 0300 200 1122.
About this test centre
Where do you actually take your car test if you book Hendon (London)? You start in Hendon, Greater London (NW4 1BP), and the examiner takes you through whatever mix of urban and outlying roads sits within a roughly twenty-minute drive of the centre. Hendon (London) runs at high volume: 137.6K tests across 2017-18-2024-25 put it among the busier DVSA centres in the country. The headline numbers carry weight because the sample carries weight.
How does Hendon (London) compare nationally? 49.5% pass rate, #186 of 323 car centres in the DVSA network, within a point of the UK average of 48.7%. The lower half of the country, in other words. The first-time pass figure here is 48.7%, which lines up almost exactly with the UK average of 49%. If you're a first-timer, the centre is neither lucky nor unlucky ground, it's average.
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 Hendon (London)
- Centre difficulty is roughly average at Hendon (London). The same fault categories that fail candidates nationally (junctions, mirrors, observation) are what fail candidates here, in similar proportions.
- Volume at Hendon (London) is among the highest in the network. Don't take the first available date on faith, refreshing the DVSA booking page across a few days regularly turns up cancellations.
- Practising the roads around the centre is the preparation that most reliably pays off. Most ADI instructors in Hendon will know the road types and junctions learners commonly meet near the centre.
- 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.
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On the day at Hendon (London)
Ten minutes early is the right target at Hendon (London). Parking differs between DVSA centres, so it pays to scout the route on the DVSA centre finder (postcode NW4 1BP) the day before. This centre sees very high demand, modelled at roughly 24 to 28 weeks to a slot; booking well ahead and watching for cancellations both help. Bring the provisional photocard licence, the examiner checks for it first, and make sure your car is roadworthy with L plates and a working interior mirror. If Mill Hill (London) is fully booked, Hendon (London) is the next closest centre, roughly 2 miles away.
Plan for a drive of roughly 40 minutes, identical in structure to every other DVSA centre. First comes the 20-metre eyesight check and a tell-me vehicle-safety question, then the examiner joins you for the road section, with one show-me question while you drive. About 20 minutes is independent driving by sat nav or by following signs to a named target, you tackle one of four set manoeuvres, and around one in seven candidates get an emergency stop. 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; 49.5% of candidates at Hendon (London) 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.