Driving Test Centres in Cornwall: 8 DVSA Sites Ranked
8 DVSA driving test sites across Cornwall, part of England. Car pass rate 42.2% (2024-25 DVSA data), UK car average 48.7%.
DVSA data last updated June 2026
About Cornwall
Learners in Cornwall have 8 DVSA test sites to choose between. The county pulls candidates from Camborne, Penzance and Launceston and surrounding areas, recording 335.0K car tests in the DVSA dataset. The headline figure is a 42.2% volume-weighted car pass rate for 2024-25, compared with 48.7% nationally.
The 42.2% county car figure is 6.5 pp below the 48.7% UK car number (2024-25 DVSA data), which makes Cornwall tougher than average on the headline measure. Within-county variation matters as much as the average, individual centres can sit well above or well below the county number once you compare them side by side.
The headline spread within Cornwall sits between Camborne (64.2%) at the top of the league and Norris Green (Liverpool) (38.7%) at the bottom, a gap of 25.5 percentage points. Urban-heavy routes with multi-lane roundabouts, bus lanes and dense pedestrian traffic typically drag the bottom-of-county figure down, even within a single county.
Top 5 highest pass rates in Cornwall
All test centres in Cornwall
Sorted by pass rate, centres with fewer than 1,000 current-period tests appear at the end.
Cornwall driving test: common questions
What is the average driving test pass rate in Cornwall?+
The car driving test pass rate across Cornwall is 42.2%, 6.5 points below the UK average of 48.7%. It is a volume-weighted figure from the 6 test centres in the county with enough current tests for a reliable rate.
Which Cornwall test centre has the highest pass rate?+
Camborne has the highest current car pass rate in Cornwall at 64.2%, ahead of Penzance on 49.4%. Pass rates reflect the routes and traffic a centre tests on, not just how candidates drive.
Which Cornwall test centre has the lowest pass rate?+
Among the county's busier centres, Norris Green (Liverpool) currently has the lowest car pass rate at 38.7%. A lower rate usually points to tougher, busier test routes rather than stricter examiners.
How many driving test centres are there in Cornwall?+
Cornwall has 8 DVSA driving test centres, with sites around Camborne, Penzance, Launceston. Each centre's full pass-rate history, waiting time and demographic breakdown is linked above.
Is it easier to pass your driving test in Cornwall?+
On average slightly less so: the 42.2% county figure sits a little below the national 48.7%. The bigger factor is the spread between centres, currently 38.7% to 64.2%, so which centre you book matters more than the county itself.
Where does the Cornwall 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.