Wood Green (London) Driving Test Centre
Wood Green (London) in West Green currently passes 46.8% of tests, 1.9 points below the UK average of 48.7%. The sections below cover the year-by-year trend, who passes most often, how long learners wait, and how it stacks up against neighbouring centres.
DVSA data last updated September 2026
Wood Green (London) sits in the bottom half of car pass rates nationally (Bottom 26%, rank #240 of 323). The strongest car alternative nearby is Enfield (Innova Business Park), about 6.5 miles away.
Pass vs fail at a glance
All-time 44.3K passed, 64.6K failed, 108.9K total
How Wood Green (London) compares
Wood Green (London) sits 1.9 points below the UK average, ranked 240 of 323 in its category: close enough that centre choice matters far less than preparation.
Where Wood Green (London) ranks among 323 centres
Pass-rate trend by year
Wood Green (London) has climbed 8.3 points across the series, 38.5% in 2017-18 to 46.8% now; the weakest year on record was 38.5% in 2017-18.
Pass rate by demographic
Waiting time at Wood Green (London)
The headline figure for reaching 10% availability is 24 weeks, but the typical (median) learner who took their test at Wood Green (London) in August 2026 had waited 12.6 weeks from booking to test day.
Official DVSA data, August 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 Wood Green (London)
- 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 N22 5LF, or call DVSA Customer Services on 0300 200 1122.
About this test centre
Wood Green (London): a DVSA car test centre in West Green, Greater London. 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 108.9K 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 lower half of the UK by pass rate: Wood Green (London) ranks #240 of 323 car centres at 46.8%, 1.9 points below the national figure of 48.7%. First-attempt pass rate at Wood Green (London): 46.3%, against 49% nationally. That's 2.7 points below the UK average. Many candidates need a second go, and local-road familiarity is one of the most consistent things 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 Wood Green (London)
- Pass rate at Wood Green (London) 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.
- 108.9K tests through this centre over the published window. At that throughput, competition for short-notice slots is constant, so make a habit of checking the official booking page often.
- If you can, take at least one lesson with an instructor who specifically works the Wood Green (London) area. Local instructors know which nearby junctions are demanding and will drill them.
- 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.
Whether you pass at Wood Green (London) is not decided by the centre. It is decided by the 15 things an examiner can mark you on, and control, steering is one of the ones that ends attempts early.
Take control, steering. Pull-push steering technique not consolidated; gripping the wheel at the top rather than 9-and-3; late turn-in because of looking too close to the front of the car. Most of the argument about what is a minor and what is a serious comes down to cases like that one, so it is worth knowing which side of the line yours falls on before an examiner decides it for you.
Look further ahead. Practise pull-push on a quiet residential loop with a continuous commentary. never steer while stationary; always inch forward first. Free to use, no sign up. Everything for the day itself is on the practical test hub.
Other test centres nearby
You cannot book a practical test at Wood Green (London) until you hold a theory pass, and it has to still be valid on the day you sit it. Nationally 44.8% of candidates pass the theory.
Spotting developing hazards, plus the effects of alcohol, tiredness and medicines. All 14 DVSA topics are free to practise, with no sign up. See the theory pass rate by centre or the full practice hub.
On the day at Wood Green (London)
Give yourself ten minutes in hand when you head to Wood Green (London), and look up where to park beforehand, facilities differ from one DVSA site to the next. The DVSA centre finder (postcode N22 5LB) shows the exact location. This is a very high-demand centre, modelled at roughly 24 to 28 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 Tottenham is fully booked, Wood Green (London) is the next closest centre, roughly 2 miles away.
The test runs for around 40 minutes and follows the same DVSA format used at every centre. The examiner checks your eyesight at 20 metres, asks you a tell-me safety question, then sits in for the drive, with one show-me question while you are driving. About 20 minutes of it is independent driving, either following a sat nav the examiner sets up or following road signs to a named place. You will do one of four set manoeuvres, and roughly one in seven candidates is asked to perform 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.
You will know the result before you leave Wood Green (London). 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 46.8% 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.
DVSA data period: 2024-25.