Wrexham Driving Test Centre
Wrexham in Offa records a 56.8% pass rate against a UK average of 48.7%, with a median wait of 8.1 weeks. This page covers the multi-year trend, the first-time and gender pass rates, and a like-for-like comparison with other centres.
DVSA data last updated July 2026
Wrexham sits in the top half of car pass rates nationally (Top 27%, rank #88 of 323). No nearby car centre currently posts a higher pass rate.
Pass vs fail at a glance
All-time 22.9K passed, 28.9K failed, 51.8K total
How Wrexham compares
The 8.1-point advantage at Wrexham (ranked 88 of 323 in its category) is worth having but not decisive; a well-prepared candidate passes at either kind of centre.
Where Wrexham ranks among 323 centres
Pass-rate trend by year
Since 2017-18 the rate at Wrexham has risen from 42.8% to 56.8%, a 14-point gain, peaking at 56.8% in 2024-25.
Pass rate by demographic
Waiting time at Wrexham
The headline figure for reaching 10% availability is 15.8 weeks, but the typical (median) learner who took their test at Wrexham in May 2026 had waited 8.1 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 Wrexham
- car
- 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 LL13 7YP, or call DVSA Customer Services on 0300 200 1122.
About this test centre
Wrexham is one of the DVSA's car test sites in Wales, located in Offa, Wrexham at LL13 7YP. The choice of routes reflects the local mix of road types rather than any standard national template. By volume, Wrexham is at the upper end of the DVSA's network. With 51.8K tests across 2017-18-2024-25, the figures on this page are about as statistically settled as DVSA data gets.
Wrexham passes higher than most. At 56.8% versus a UK average of 48.7%, it ranks #88 of 323 car centres, the upper half of the network. The DVSA's first-attempt figure for Wrexham sits at 57%, 8 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 Wrexham
- Don't read a higher pass rate as a softer test. Wrexham's rate reflects route geography more than examiner discretion, DVSA marking is centrally trained. Prepare for the same fault categories you'd prepare for anywhere.
- 57% of first-timers pass at Wrexham, so the centre is on the forgiving side. If your instructor is signing you off as test-ready, your own preparation matters far more than the venue.
- Volume at Wrexham is among the highest in the network. Don't take the first available date on faith, refreshing the DVSA booking page across a few days regularly turns up cancellations.
- Ask any instructor working Wrexham 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.
- If you missed the earlier slots at Wrexham, 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.
Other test centres nearby
On the day at Wrexham
Give yourself ten minutes in hand when you head to Wrexham, and look up where to park beforehand, facilities differ from one DVSA site to the next. The DVSA centre finder (postcode LL13 7YP) shows the exact location. Modelled waits here sit around 11 to 15 weeks at moderate demand, which tends to mean less competition for a date that suits you. You must have your provisional photocard licence on you, plus a car with L plates and a working interior mirror for the examiner. If Chester is fully booked, Wrexham is the next closest centre, roughly 11 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.
You find out there and then, back at Wrexham. The examiner runs through the faults on the DL25 feedback form and, on a pass, keeps your provisional licence so a full licence follows in the post. Clearing the test means staying under 16 driving faults, that is 15 or fewer, with no serious or dangerous fault; 56.8% of candidates here manage it on the current 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.