Redditch Driving Test Centre
At Redditch, 46.7% 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
Redditch sits in the bottom quarter of car pass rates nationally (Bottom 25%, rank #243 of 323). The strongest car alternative nearby is Birmingham (Shirley), about 8.5 miles away.
Pass vs fail at a glance
All-time 33.5K passed, 42.7K failed, 76.2K total
How Redditch compares
Redditch sits 2 points below the UK average, ranked 243 of 323 in its category: close enough that centre choice matters far less than preparation.
Where Redditch ranks among 323 centres
Pass-rate trend by year
The series at Redditch is remarkably flat, moving only from 45.7% (2017-18) to 46.7% now, with a total spread of 4.7 points.
Pass rate by demographic
Waiting time at Redditch
The headline figure for reaching 10% availability is 24 weeks, but the typical (median) learner who took their test at Redditch in May 2026 had waited 17.1 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 Redditch
- 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 B97 6HJ, or call DVSA Customer Services on 0300 200 1122.
About this test centre
Where do you actually take your car test if you book Redditch? You start in Redditch, Worcestershire, and the examiner takes you through whatever mix of urban and outlying roads sits within a roughly twenty-minute drive of the centre. Volume is not the issue at Redditch. 76.2K tests sit on the record across 2017-18-2024-25, so the trend line below reflects real movement, not sample noise.
How does Redditch compare nationally? 46.7% pass rate, #243 of 323 car centres in the DVSA network, 2 points below the UK average of 48.7%. The bottom quarter of the country, in other words. 44.7% of first-timers pass at Redditch, 4.3 points below the UK figure of 49%. If your booking is your first attempt, factor in a few lessons on the local test-area roads.
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 Redditch
- Centre difficulty is roughly average at Redditch. The same fault categories that fail candidates nationally (junctions, mirrors, observation) are what fail candidates here, in similar proportions.
- Redditch 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.
- If you can, take at least one lesson with an instructor who specifically works the Redditch area. Local instructors know which nearby junctions are demanding and will drill them.
- 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 Redditch
Plan to arrive at Redditch 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 very high here and waits near 19 to 23 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. If Birmingham (Kings Heath) is fully booked, Redditch is the next closest centre, roughly 7 miles away.
Once underway the test takes around 40 minutes and is the same wherever you sit it. The examiner verifies your eyesight at 20 metres, puts one tell-me question to you, then accompanies the drive and asks one show-me question while you are driving. About 20 minutes is independent driving, sat nav or road signs to a named destination, with one of the set manoeuvres and an emergency stop on roughly one test in seven. 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 46.7% of candidates at Redditch 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.