Driving Test Centres in Gloucestershire: 4 DVSA Sites Ranked
4 DVSA driving test sites across Gloucestershire, part of England. Car pass rate 48.1% (2024-25 DVSA data), UK car average 48.7%.
DVSA data last updated July 2026
About Gloucestershire
Gloucestershire hosts 4 DVSA practical test sites in total. Catchment runs through Gloucester and Cheltenham, with the network handling 210.9K car tests on record in the published DVSA dataset. Volume-weighted across car centres that have cleared the 1,000-test current-period floor, the county car pass rate is 48.1% (2024-25 DVSA data), against 48.7% for the UK as a whole.
That places Gloucestershire 0.6 percentage points below the UK car average (2024-25 DVSA data). Centres within a single county can still differ widely, urban routes packed with traffic-light junctions, bus lanes and complex roundabouts tend to push pass rates down, while quieter market-town centres lift them. Treat the county car figure as the network average, not a guarantee for any single centre.
The headline spread within Gloucestershire sits between Gloucester (70.7%) at the top of the league and Cheltenham (46.7%) at the bottom, a gap of 24.0 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 Gloucestershire
All test centres in Gloucestershire
Sorted by pass rate, centres with fewer than 1,000 current-period tests appear at the end.
Gloucestershire driving test: common questions
What is the average driving test pass rate in Gloucestershire?+
The car driving test pass rate across Gloucestershire is 48.1%, 0.6 points below the UK average of 48.7%. It is a volume-weighted figure from the 4 test centres in the county with enough current tests for a reliable rate.
Which Gloucestershire test centre has the highest pass rate?+
Gloucester has the highest current car pass rate in Gloucestershire at 70.7%, ahead of Gloucester LGV on 60.1%. Pass rates reflect the routes and traffic a centre tests on, not just how candidates drive.
Which Gloucestershire test centre has the lowest pass rate?+
Among the county's busier centres, Cheltenham currently has the lowest car pass rate at 46.7%. A lower rate usually points to tougher, busier test routes rather than stricter examiners.
How many driving test centres are there in Gloucestershire?+
Gloucestershire has 4 DVSA driving test centres, with sites around Gloucester, Cheltenham. Each centre's full pass-rate history, waiting time and demographic breakdown is linked above.
Is it easier to pass your driving test in Gloucestershire?+
On average slightly less so: the 48.1% county figure sits a little below the national 48.7%. The bigger factor is the spread between centres, currently 46.7% to 70.7%, so which centre you book matters more than the county itself.
Where does the Gloucestershire 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.