Knaresborough Driving Test Centre
Knaresborough in Knaresborough currently passes 77.4% of tests, 5.2 points above the UK average of 72.2%. 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
Knaresborough sits in the top half of motorcycle module 2 pass rates nationally (Top 36%, rank #49 of 135). The strongest motorcycle module 2 alternative nearby is Steeton, about 21.3 miles away.
Pass vs fail at a glance
All-time 2.4K passed, 691 failed, 3.1K total
How Knaresborough compares
At 5.2 points above the UK figure and ranked 49 of 135 in its category, Knaresborough offers a modest but real edge, typically a product of its local road layout rather than the venue itself.
Where Knaresborough ranks among 135 centres
Pass-rate trend by year
Knaresborough has climbed 3.2 points across the series, 75.7% in 2017-18 to 78.9% now; the weakest year on record was 67.1% in 2021-22.
Pass rate by demographic
Estimated wait time and demand
Booking is achievable but not immediate: on this estimate, learners booking at Knaresborough 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 Knaresborough
- 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 HG5 8QB, or call DVSA Customer Services on 0300 200 1122.
About this test centre
Drivers booked at Knaresborough report to a DVSA centre in Knaresborough, York and North Yorkshire. The motorcycle module 2 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. Knaresborough is a smaller centre by volume, 3.1K tests through 2017-18-2024-25. The figures hold up for headline comparisons but lose granularity once you slice them by quarter.
By raw pass rate Knaresborough sits at 77.4%, with the DVSA's national motorcycle module 2 average over the same window running at 72.2%. The gap (5.2 points clear of the UK figure) places the centre at rank #49 of 135, inside the upper half of the country's motorcycle module 2 test centres. First-attempt data for Knaresborough 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 Knaresborough
- Don't read a higher pass rate as a softer test. Knaresborough'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.
- Ask any instructor working Knaresborough 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.
- 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 Knaresborough 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.
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.
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 Knaresborough 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.