Norris Green (Liverpool) Driving Test Centre
At Norris Green (Liverpool), 38.7% 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
Norris Green (Liverpool) sits in the bottom quarter of car pass rates nationally (Bottom 3%, rank #314 of 323). The strongest car alternative nearby is Barnstaple, about 40.5 miles away.
Pass vs fail at a glance
All-time 52.7K passed, 74.6K failed, 127.3K total
How Norris Green (Liverpool) compares
A 10-point shortfall against the UK figure puts Norris Green (Liverpool) ranked 314 of 323 in its category. Expect the local routes, not the examiners, to be the reason: the marking standard is national.
Where Norris Green (Liverpool) ranks among 323 centres
Pass-rate trend by year
Norris Green (Liverpool) has given up 5 points since 2017-18 (43.7% then, 38.7% now); the low water mark was 36.3% in 2023-24.
Pass rate by demographic
Waiting time at Norris Green (Liverpool)
The headline figure for reaching 10% availability is 23.3 weeks, but the typical (median) learner who took their test at Norris Green (Liverpool) in May 2026 had waited 13.4 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 Norris Green (Liverpool)
- 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 L11 5BR, or call DVSA Customer Services on 0300 200 1122.
About this test centre
Norris Green (Liverpool) sits in Norris Green, Cornwall, just inside the PL17 8DG postcode. It's a DVSA-run car test centre, and the routes from here work outward into the streets and arterial roads that learners from Norris Green tend to know already. The DVSA has logged 127.3K tests at this centre over 2017-18-2024-25. At that scale, the year-on-year shifts you see in the chart correspond to genuine changes in how the centre is performing, not statistical wobble.
38.7% at Norris Green (Liverpool), against a UK car average of 48.7%. That puts the centre 10 points below the national figure and ranks it #314 of 323 car centres in the DVSA's network. Norris Green (Liverpool) is one of the tougher venues for a first attempt. The DVSA reports 38.6% first-time pass against a UK average of 49%, 10.4 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 Norris Green (Liverpool)
- Norris Green (Liverpool) 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.
- 38.6% first-time pass at Norris Green (Liverpool) 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.
- 127.3K 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.
- If you can, take at least one lesson with an instructor who specifically works the Norris Green (Liverpool) area. Local instructors know which nearby junctions are demanding and will drill them.
- The only legitimate booking route is gov.uk. Anything calling itself a "test booking concierge" is reselling the same slots at a markup, the slots aren't theirs to control.
Other test centres nearby
On the day at Norris Green (Liverpool)
Give yourself ten minutes in hand when you head to Norris Green (Liverpool), and look up where to park beforehand, facilities differ from one DVSA site to the next. The DVSA centre finder (postcode PL17 8DG) shows the exact location. This is a high-demand centre, modelled at roughly 15 to 19 weeks to a slot, so book as far ahead as you can and keep an eye on cancellations. You must have your provisional photocard licence on you, plus a car with L plates and a working interior mirror for the examiner. If Plymouth is fully booked, Norris Green (Liverpool) is the next closest centre, roughly 10 miles away.
The test runs for around 40 minutes and follows the same DVSA format used at every centre. The examiner checks your eyesight at 20 metres, asks you a tell-me safety question, then sits in for the drive, with one show-me question while you are driving. About 20 minutes of it is independent driving, either following a sat nav the examiner sets up or following road signs to a named place. You will do one of four set manoeuvres, and roughly one in seven candidates is asked to perform 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.
You will know the result before you leave Norris Green (Liverpool). The examiner explains the faults marked on your DL25 feedback form and, if you have passed, takes the provisional licence so a full one can be posted out. The pass standard is fixed nationally, 15 driving faults maximum and zero serious or dangerous faults, and 38.7% of candidates here meet it under current DVSA marking.
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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.