Stoke-On-Trent (Cobridge) Driving Test Centre
The Stoke-On-Trent (Cobridge) driving test centre is located in Stoke-on-Trent, 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
22.4K passed, 34.3K failed, 56.6K total
How Stoke-On-Trent (Cobridge) compares
Stoke-On-Trent (Cobridge) has a slightly tougher pass rate than the UK average. Routes here may be more demanding than rural centres.
Where Stoke-On-Trent (Cobridge) ranks among 323 centres
Pass-rate trend by year
Most common faults at this centre
The fault categories most frequently recorded against learners on test. Knowing them lets you target practice on the things examiners are most likely to penalise.
- 1Junctions - observation10
- 2Mirrors - change direction9
- 3Move off - safely8
- 4Junctions - turning right7
- 5Response to signs - traffic lights6
Per-centre fault breakdowns are derived from the DVSA national fault distribution applied to centre-level test outcomes.
Pass rate by demographic
Estimated wait time and demand
Wait times at Stoke-On-Trent (Cobridge) have been lengthening as demand outpaces examiner capacity. Booking requires patience: learners booking at Stoke-On-Trent (Cobridge) typically wait around 21 weeks from booking to test day.
Wait time is estimated from regional demand patterns reported in the National Audit Office investigation into car driving test waiting times (Dec 2024) and the DVSA Despatch blog updates, combined with this centre's test volume. Real availability fluctuates with examiner staffing and cancellations, always check the official DVSA booking service for live slots.
Centre details
Address
Source: DVSA find a driving test centre (Open Government Licence v3.0), captured 2026-05-12.
Tests offered at Stoke-On-Trent (Cobridge)
- car
- 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 ST4 6PQ, or call DVSA Customer Services on 0300 200 1122.
About this test centre
Stoke-On-Trent (Cobridge): a DVSA car test centre in Stoke-on-Trent. Local routes, local traffic patterns, no national standard for what "harder" or "easier" looks like beyond what the numbers below show. The DVSA has logged 56.6K 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.
The bottom quarter of the UK by pass rate: Stoke-On-Trent (Cobridge) ranks #312 of 323 car centres at 38.8%, 9.9 points below the national figure of 48.7%. First-attempt pass rate at Stoke-On-Trent (Cobridge): 39.5%, against 49% nationally. That's 9.5 points below the UK average. Many candidates need a second go, and route familiarity is the most consistent thing that improves the second attempt.
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 Stoke-On-Trent (Cobridge)
- A lower pass rate at Stoke-On-Trent (Cobridge) 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.
- 39.5% first-time pass at Stoke-On-Trent (Cobridge) means roughly six in ten first-timers fail and rebook. Plan for that possibility: keep your insurance going, don't return the L-plates after the test.
- 56.6K tests through this centre over the published window. At that throughput, competition for short-notice slots is constant, set up a cancellation alert and check often.
- Ask any instructor working Stoke-On-Trent (Cobridge) about the centre's "usual fails", they'll have two or three specific junctions or manoeuvres in mind. Practise those until they're automatic before your date.
- 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.
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On the day at Stoke-On-Trent (Cobridge)
Give yourself ten minutes in hand when you head to Stoke-On-Trent (Cobridge), and look up where to park beforehand, facilities differ from one DVSA site to the next. The DVSA centre finder shows the exact location. This is a very high-demand centre, modelled at roughly 21 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 Stoke-on-Trent (Newcastle-Under-Lyme) is fully booked, Stoke-On-Trent (Cobridge) is the next closest centre, roughly 3 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 show-me and one tell-me question to you, then accompanies the drive. About 20 minutes is independent driving, sat nav or road signs to a named destination, with one of four set manoeuvres and an emergency stop on roughly one test in three. 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 recent DVSA marking, the fault logged most often at this centre 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; 38.8% of candidates at Stoke-On-Trent (Cobridge) currently clear that.
Frequently asked questions
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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.