Scunthorpe Driving Test Centre
Scunthorpe in Scunthorpe, England has a current pass rate of 44.4%, 4.3 points below 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
Scunthorpe sits in the bottom quarter of car pass rates nationally (Bottom 15%, rank #276 of 323). The strongest car alternative nearby is Worksop, about 28.0 miles away.
Pass vs fail at a glance
All-time 36.0K passed, 44.6K failed, 80.6K total
How Scunthorpe compares
Scunthorpe sits 4.3 points under the national average, ranked 276 of 323 in its category. Routes here are likely more demanding than at rural centres; extra time on the local roads pays back directly.
Where Scunthorpe ranks among 323 centres
Pass-rate trend by year
The series at Scunthorpe is remarkably flat, moving only from 47.1% (2017-18) to 44.4% now, with a total spread of 6.7 points.
Pass rate by demographic
Waiting time at Scunthorpe
The headline figure for reaching 10% availability is 24 weeks, but the typical (median) learner who took their test at Scunthorpe in May 2026 had waited 5.3 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 Scunthorpe
- car
- motorcycle module 1 (off-road)
- motorcycle module 2 (on-road)
- 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 DN15 6XH, or call DVSA Customer Services on 0300 200 1122.
About this test centre
Where do you actually take your car test if you book Scunthorpe? You start in Scunthorpe, Greater Lincolnshire (DN15 6SS), and the examiner takes you through whatever mix of urban and outlying roads sits within a roughly twenty-minute drive of the centre. 80.6K tests over 2017-18-2024-25. That's enough volume that the headline pass rate here moves slowly, a single bad quarter shifts it by a fraction of a percentage point rather than visibly.
How does Scunthorpe compare nationally? 44.4% pass rate, #276 of 323 car centres in the DVSA network, 4.3 points below the UK average of 48.7%. The bottom quarter of the country, in other words. Across 2.7K first attempts, the pass rate at Scunthorpe is 44.8%, against 49% nationally. Booking your first test here is doable, but it's worth a few lessons around the centre before the date.
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 Scunthorpe
- Pass rate at Scunthorpe 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.
- Scunthorpe 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 Scunthorpe will know the road types and junctions learners commonly meet near the centre.
- 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.
Other test centres nearby
On the day at Scunthorpe
Aim to be at Scunthorpe ten minutes early. Because parking and waiting facilities are not the same at every DVSA centre, check the approach on the DVSA centre finder (postcode DN15 6SS) before the day. Demand is high and the modelled wait is close to 16 to 20 weeks, so an early booking and a cancellation alert are both worth setting up. The examiner needs to see your provisional photocard licence to begin, and the car you bring must be roadworthy, fitted with L plates and a working interior mirror. If Hull is fully booked, Scunthorpe is the next closest centre, roughly 16 miles away.
Plan for a drive of roughly 40 minutes, identical in structure to every other DVSA centre. First comes the 20-metre eyesight check and a tell-me vehicle-safety question, then the examiner joins you for the road section, with one show-me question while you drive. About 20 minutes is independent driving by sat nav or by following signs to a named target, you tackle one of four set manoeuvres, and around one in seven candidates get 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.
There is no wait for the verdict, the examiner delivers it at the centre. They go over each fault recorded, hand you the DL25 feedback form, and on a pass retain your provisional licence so the full version arrives by post. To pass you need no more than 15 driving faults and not a single serious or dangerous one; 44.4% of candidates at Scunthorpe currently clear that.
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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.