Oxfordshire, England

Driving Test Centres in Oxfordshire: 4 DVSA Sites Ranked

4 DVSA driving test sites across Oxfordshire, part of England. Car pass rate 43.5% (2024-25 DVSA data), UK car average 48.7%.

DVSA sites
4
4 rankable (1,000+ tests in current period)
Car pass rate
43.5%
2024-25 car tests, -5.2 pp vs UK
UK car average
48.7%
2024-25 DVSA data
Car tests
246.1K
lifetime car tests

DVSA data last updated June 2026

About Oxfordshire

Across Oxfordshire, 4 DVSA test sites serve learners between Oxford, Culham and Banbury. The county's 246.1K 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 43.5% (UK average 48.7%).

On the 5.2 pp below the UK car comparison (2024-25 DVSA data), Oxfordshire 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 Oxfordshire sits between Oxford (Kassam Stadium) (64.8%) at the top of the league and Banbury (39.9%) at the bottom, a gap of 24.9 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 Oxfordshire

  1. 1
    Oxford (Kassam Stadium)
    Oxford, 2.8K tests (2024-25)
    64.8%
  2. 2
    Culham LGV
    Culham, 1.9K tests (2024-25)
    51.3%
  3. 3
    Oxford (Cowley)
    Oxford, 6.4K tests (2024-25)
    48.2%
  4. 4
    Banbury
    Banbury, 8.2K tests (2024-25)
    39.9%

Top 5 lowest pass rates in Oxfordshire

  1. 1
    Banbury
    Banbury, 8.2K tests (2024-25)
    39.9%
  2. 2
    Oxford (Cowley)
    Oxford, 6.4K tests (2024-25)
    48.2%
  3. 3
    Culham LGV
    Culham, 1.9K tests (2024-25)
    51.3%
  4. 4
    Oxford (Kassam Stadium)
    Oxford, 2.8K tests (2024-25)
    64.8%

All test centres in Oxfordshire

Sorted by pass rate, centres with fewer than 1,000 current-period tests appear at the end.

Oxfordshire driving test: common questions

What is the average driving test pass rate in Oxfordshire?+

The car driving test pass rate across Oxfordshire is 43.5%, 5.2 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 Oxfordshire test centre has the highest pass rate?+

Oxford (Kassam Stadium) has the highest current car pass rate in Oxfordshire at 64.8%, ahead of Culham LGV on 51.3%. Pass rates reflect the routes and traffic a centre tests on, not just how candidates drive.

Which Oxfordshire test centre has the lowest pass rate?+

Among the county's busier centres, Banbury currently has the lowest car pass rate at 39.9%. A lower rate usually points to tougher, busier test routes rather than stricter examiners.

How many driving test centres are there in Oxfordshire?+

Oxfordshire has 4 DVSA driving test centres, with sites around Oxford, Culham, Banbury. Each centre's full pass-rate history, waiting time and demographic breakdown is linked above.

Is it easier to pass your driving test in Oxfordshire?+

On average slightly less so: the 43.5% county figure sits a little below the national 48.7%. The bigger factor is the spread between centres, currently 39.9% to 64.8%, so which centre you book matters more than the county itself.

Where does the Oxfordshire 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.

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