Driving Test Centres in Greater Manchester: 14 DVSA Sites Ranked
14 DVSA driving test sites across Greater Manchester, part of England. Car pass rate 48.5% (2024-25 DVSA data), UK car average 48.7%.
DVSA data last updated June 2026
About Greater Manchester
Across Greater Manchester, 14 DVSA test sites serve learners between Castle Hill, Atherton and Great Lever. The county's 721.5K recorded car tests put it among the larger sub-regional networks in England, and the volume-weighted car pass rate for 2024-25 sits at 48.5% (UK average 48.7%).
On the 0.2 pp below the UK car comparison (2024-25 DVSA data), Greater Manchester looks tougher than the UK average on paper. Pass rates within the county aren't uniform though, and the spread between the easiest and hardest centre tells the real story. Plenty of candidates travel to a neighbouring centre to find a route that suits them better.
The headline spread within Greater Manchester sits between Bredbury (Manchester) (68.9%) at the top of the league and Rochdale (Manchester) (41.2%) at the bottom, a gap of 27.7 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 Greater Manchester
- 1Bredbury (Manchester)Castle Hill, 2.4K tests (2024-25)68.9%
- 2Atherton (Manchester)Atherton, 2.4K tests (2024-25)60.8%
- 3Bolton (Manchester)Great Lever, 11.9K tests (2024-25)56.7%
- 4Bredbury (Manchester)Castle Hill, 9.9K tests (2024-25)54.2%
- 5West Didsbury (Manchester)West Didsbury, 17.2K tests (2024-25)50.9%
Top 5 lowest pass rates in Greater Manchester
All test centres in Greater Manchester
Sorted by pass rate, centres with fewer than 1,000 current-period tests appear at the end.
Greater Manchester driving test: common questions
What is the average driving test pass rate in Greater Manchester?+
The car driving test pass rate across Greater Manchester is 48.5%, 0.2 points below the UK average of 48.7%. It is a volume-weighted figure from the 11 test centres in the county with enough current tests for a reliable rate.
Which Greater Manchester test centre has the highest pass rate?+
Bredbury (Manchester) has the highest current car pass rate in Greater Manchester at 68.9%, ahead of Atherton (Manchester) on 60.8%. Pass rates reflect the routes and traffic a centre tests on, not just how candidates drive.
Which Greater Manchester test centre has the lowest pass rate?+
Among the county's busier centres, Rochdale (Manchester) currently has the lowest car pass rate at 41.2%. A lower rate usually points to tougher, busier test routes rather than stricter examiners.
How many driving test centres are there in Greater Manchester?+
Greater Manchester has 14 DVSA driving test centres, with sites around Castle Hill, Atherton, Great Lever. Each centre's full pass-rate history, waiting time and demographic breakdown is linked above.
Is it easier to pass your driving test in Greater Manchester?+
On average slightly less so: the 48.5% county figure sits a little below the national 48.7%. The bigger factor is the spread between centres, currently 41.2% to 68.9%, so which centre you book matters more than the county itself.
Where does the Greater Manchester 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.