Driving Test Centres in Central Bedfordshire: 2 DVSA Sites Ranked
2 DVSA driving test sites across Central Bedfordshire, part of England. Car pass rate 51% (2024-25 DVSA data), UK car average 48.7%.
DVSA data last updated July 2026
About Central Bedfordshire
Central Bedfordshire, England runs 2 DVSA driving test sites. Leighton Buzzard anchor the catchment, and the wider network has logged 59.7K car tests in the public DVSA release. The county's volume-weighted car pass rate is 51% (2024-25 DVSA data), set against the UK figure of 48.7%.
Central Bedfordshire runs 2.3 pp above the UK car pass rate (2024-25 DVSA data). The pattern across most counties is similar, the busiest centres in the larger towns tend to under-perform the quieter centres in surrounding districts. Use the rankings below to see where individual centres sit, not just where the county car average lands.
The headline spread within Central Bedfordshire sits between Leighton Buzzard (Stanbridge Road) (59.4%) at the top of the league and Leighton Buzzard (Stanbridge Road) (51%) at the bottom, a gap of 8.4 percentage points. Spreads of 10 to 15 percentage points within a single county are common, the route a centre uses matters far more than the county boundary.
Top 5 highest pass rates in Central Bedfordshire
Top 5 lowest pass rates in Central Bedfordshire
All test centres in Central Bedfordshire
Sorted by pass rate, centres with fewer than 1,000 current-period tests appear at the end.
Central Bedfordshire driving test: common questions
What is the average driving test pass rate in Central Bedfordshire?+
The car driving test pass rate across Central Bedfordshire is 51%, 2.3 points above the UK average of 48.7%. It is a volume-weighted figure from the 2 test centres in the county with enough current tests for a reliable rate.
Which Central Bedfordshire test centre has the highest pass rate?+
Leighton Buzzard (Stanbridge Road) has the highest current car pass rate in Central Bedfordshire at 59.4%, ahead of Leighton Buzzard (Stanbridge Road) on 51%. Pass rates reflect the routes and traffic a centre tests on, not just how candidates drive.
Which Central Bedfordshire test centre has the lowest pass rate?+
Among the county's busier centres, Leighton Buzzard (Stanbridge Road) currently has the lowest car pass rate at 51%. A lower rate usually points to tougher, busier test routes rather than stricter examiners.
How many driving test centres are there in Central Bedfordshire?+
Central Bedfordshire has 2 DVSA driving test centres, with sites around Leighton Buzzard. Each centre's full pass-rate history, waiting time and demographic breakdown is linked above.
Is it easier to pass your driving test in Central Bedfordshire?+
On average a little, yes: the 51% county figure sits just above the national 48.7%. The bigger factor is the spread between centres, currently 51% to 59.4%, so which centre you book matters more than the county itself.
Where does the Central Bedfordshire pass-rate data come from?+
The figures come from the DVSA's quarterly car practical test statistics, the official UK government release. We only rank centres with at least 1,000 current-period tests, so a small sample never produces a misleading rate.