Norwich (Jupiter Road) Driving Test Centre
The Norwich (Jupiter Road) driving test centre is located in Norwich, England. Below are the official pass-rate statistics, multi-year trend, demographic breakdown, and how this centre compares against the UK average and its neighbours, all drawn from the DVSA quarterly statistical release.
Pass vs fail at a glance
10.7K passed, 12.0K failed, 22.6K total
How Norwich (Jupiter Road) compares
Norwich (Jupiter Road) has a slightly tougher pass rate than the UK average. Routes here may be more demanding than rural centres.
Where Norwich (Jupiter Road) ranks among 323 centres
Pass-rate trend by year
The most common driving test faults nationally
These are the fault types DVSA examiners record most often across all car tests in Great Britain, ranked most to least common. They are a national pattern, not a measurement taken at this centre, but they are the faults worth targeting in practice wherever you sit your test.
- 1Junctions - observationNot looking properly before pulling out at junctions.
- 2Mirrors - change directionNot checking mirrors before signalling, changing speed or direction.
- 3Move off - safelyPulling away without safe control or proper observation.
- 4Junctions - turning rightPoor positioning or judgement when turning right at junctions.
- 5Response to signs - traffic lightsMissing or misreading traffic signs, signals or road markings.
This ranking is DVSA national fault data, shown here for context. DVSA does not publish a separate fault breakdown for individual test centres.
Pass rate by demographic
Estimated wait time and demand
Booking is achievable but not immediate: on this estimate, learners booking at Norwich (Jupiter Road) would typically wait around 12 to 16 weeks from booking to test day.
These figures are an estimate, not live data. We model them from published demand reports and this centre's test volume; the method is on our methodology page. Check the DVSA booking service for current slots.
Centre details
Address
Source: DVSA find a driving test centre (Open Government Licence v3.0), captured 2026-05-12.
Tests offered at Norwich (Jupiter Road)
- 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 NR6 6SS, or call DVSA Customer Services on 0300 200 1122.
About this test centre
Norwich (Jupiter Road) is the DVSA car test centre in Norwich, Norfolk. Examiners use a small set of fixed routes built around the roads immediately surrounding the centre. 22.6K tests across 2017-18-2024-25. That's a working sample, enough to take the pass rate at face value but not so large that a single quiet quarter passes unnoticed.
Rank: #293 of 323. Pass rate: 42.2%. UK average: 48.7%. That's a bottom quartile centre by the DVSA's own published figures. 42.1% of first-timers pass at Norwich (Jupiter Road), 6.9 points below the UK figure of 49%. If your booking is your first attempt, factor that into how many lessons you take on local routes specifically.
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 Norwich (Jupiter Road)
- A lower pass rate at Norwich (Jupiter Road) usually means specific local junctions or routes that catch out candidates trained elsewhere. Book route-familiarisation lessons with an instructor who works this centre, not one who covers a different patch.
- Practising the test routes is the single thing that most reliably moves a candidate's pass odds. Most ADI instructors in Norwich will have a working knowledge of which routes Norwich (Jupiter Road) uses.
- Don't pay third-party sites for booking access at Norwich (Jupiter Road). Use gov.uk/book-driving-test directly; cancellations show up on the same booking flow.
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On the day at Norwich (Jupiter Road)
Plan to arrive at Norwich (Jupiter Road) about ten minutes before your slot. Parking varies between DVSA centres, so check the route and the surrounding streets on the DVSA centre finder a day or two ahead. With demand running high here and waits near 12 to 16 weeks, it is worth holding any earlier cancellation slot you are offered. Bring your provisional photocard licence; the examiner will not start without it, and you will need a roadworthy car with L plates and a working interior mirror.
The practical lasts about 40 minutes and uses the standard DVSA format nationwide. After an eyesight check at 20 metres and one show-me and one tell-me question, the examiner sits in for the drive. Roughly 20 minutes of that is independent driving, either following a sat nav set by the examiner or following road signs, and you will complete one of four set manoeuvres; about one in three tests includes an emergency stop. The drive covers the local mix of road types within roughly a twenty-minute radius of the centre. 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 Norwich (Jupiter Road). 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 42.2% 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.