North Northamptonshire, England

Driving Test Centres in North Northamptonshire: 4 DVSA Centres Ranked

4 DVSA driving test centres across North Northamptonshire, part of England. Average pass rate 54.9% (2024-25 DVSA data), UK average 48.7%.

Centres
4
4 with 500+ tests
North Northamptonshire avg
54.9%
+6.2 pp vs UK
UK average
48.7%
for comparison
Total tests
152.1K
lifetime DVSA

About North Northamptonshire

Across North Northamptonshire, 4 DVSA test centres serve learners between Kettering and Wellingborough. The county's 152.1K recorded car tests put it among the larger sub-regional networks in England, and the volume-weighted current pass rate sits at 54.9% (UK average 48.7%).

On the 6.2 pp above the UK comparison (2024-25 DVSA data), North Northamptonshire looks kinder 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 North Northamptonshire sits between Kettering (76.2%) at the top of the league and Kettering (46%) at the bottom, a gap of 30.2 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 North Northamptonshire

  1. 1
    Kettering
    Kettering, 2.1K tests (2024-25)
    76.2%
  2. 2
    Kettering
    Kettering, 1.8K tests (2024-25)
    71.1%
  3. 3
    Wellingborough
    Wellingborough, 1.5K tests (2024-25)
    55.1%
  4. 4
    Kettering
    Kettering, 8.5K tests (2024-25)
    46%

Top 5 lowest pass rates in North Northamptonshire

  1. 1
    Kettering
    Kettering, 8.5K tests (2024-25)
    46%
  2. 2
    Wellingborough
    Wellingborough, 1.5K tests (2024-25)
    55.1%
  3. 3
    Kettering
    Kettering, 1.8K tests (2024-25)
    71.1%
  4. 4
    Kettering
    Kettering, 2.1K tests (2024-25)
    76.2%

All test centres in North Northamptonshire

Sorted by pass rate, centres with fewer than 500 lifetime tests appear at the end.

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