Nuneaton Driving Test Centre
Nuneaton in Nuneaton, England has a current pass rate of 52.5%, 3.8 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
Nuneaton sits in the top half of car pass rates nationally (Top 39%, rank #126 of 323). The strongest car alternative nearby is Burton on Trent, about 20.5 miles away.
Pass vs fail at a glance
All-time 39.6K passed, 37.8K failed, 77.4K total
How Nuneaton compares
At 3.8 points above the UK figure and ranked 126 of 323 in its category, Nuneaton offers a modest but real edge, typically a product of its local road layout rather than the venue itself.
Where Nuneaton ranks among 323 centres
Pass-rate trend by year
The series at Nuneaton is remarkably flat, moving only from 49.9% (2017-18) to 52.5% now, with a total spread of 2.8 points.
Pass rate by demographic
Waiting time at Nuneaton
The headline figure for reaching 10% availability is 24 weeks, but the typical (median) learner who took their test at Nuneaton in May 2026 had waited 8.7 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 Nuneaton
- 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 CV10 8AA, or call DVSA Customer Services on 0300 200 1122.
About this test centre
Of the DVSA car centres across England, Nuneaton is the one covering Nuneaton, Warwickshire and the surrounding CV11 4EG area. The routes are built around the roads the centre's examiners can reach inside the test's time budget. By volume, Nuneaton is at the upper end of the DVSA's network. With 77.4K tests across 2017-18-2024-25, the figures on this page are about as statistically settled as DVSA data gets.
If you've been told Nuneaton is "an easy centre" or "a hard one", the data won't fully back that. 52.5% is 3.8 points above the UK car average of 48.7%, which is rank #126 out of 323. The DVSA's first-attempt figure for Nuneaton sits at 53.6%, 4.6 points clear of the 49% UK average. The gap is wide enough to matter when you're deciding which local centre to book.
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 Nuneaton
- Pass rate at Nuneaton sits close to the UK average. Prepare for an ordinary level of difficulty: examiners apply the standard DVSA marking sheet, and the routes are a representative mix of local conditions.
- Nuneaton 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 Nuneaton will know the road types and junctions learners commonly meet near the centre.
- If you missed the earlier slots at Nuneaton, 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.
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On the day at Nuneaton
Arrive at Nuneaton 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 CV11 4EG) maps the centre and its surroundings. With very high demand and waits near 19 to 23 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 Coventry is fully booked, Nuneaton is the next closest centre, roughly 4 miles away.
Expect about 40 minutes once you set off, to the same national DVSA script. It opens with an eyesight check at 20 metres and one tell-me question, after which the examiner rides along for the drive and asks one show-me question on the move. Around 20 minutes of that is independent driving, guided either by a sat nav the examiner provides or by road signs to a named destination, with one of four set manoeuvres and a one-in-seven chance of 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.
Results come immediately on return to the centre. The examiner talks you through any faults marked, prints the DL25 feedback form, and (if you passed) takes your provisional licence so the full one can be issued by post. A pass needs no more than 15 driving faults and zero serious or dangerous faults, the standard 52.5% of candidates at Nuneaton meet 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.