Driving Test Centres in Powys: 3 DVSA Sites Ranked
3 DVSA driving test sites across Powys, part of Wales. Car pass rate 61.4% (2024-25 DVSA data), UK car average 48.7%.
DVSA data last updated June 2026
About Powys
Learners in Powys have 3 DVSA test sites to choose between. The county pulls candidates from Newtown, Brecon and Llandrindod and surrounding areas, recording 40.7K car tests in the DVSA dataset. The headline figure is a 61.4% volume-weighted car pass rate for 2024-25, compared with 48.7% nationally.
The 61.4% county car figure is 12.7 pp above the 48.7% UK car number (2024-25 DVSA data), which makes Powys better 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 Powys sits between Newtown (63.7%) at the top of the league and Brecon (58.9%) at the bottom, a gap of 4.8 percentage points. Rural Scottish and Welsh routes typically include fewer junction-controlled signals than English urban centres, which feeds through to higher pass rates.
Top 5 highest pass rates in Powys
Top 5 lowest pass rates in Powys
All test centres in Powys
Sorted by pass rate, centres with fewer than 1,000 current-period tests appear at the end.
Powys driving test: common questions
What is the average driving test pass rate in Powys?+
The car driving test pass rate across Powys is 61.4%, 12.7 points above the UK average of 48.7%. It is a volume-weighted figure from the 2 test centres in the county with enough current tests for a reliable rate.
Which Powys test centre has the highest pass rate?+
Newtown has the highest current car pass rate in Powys at 63.7%, ahead of Brecon on 58.9%. Pass rates reflect the routes and traffic a centre tests on, not just how candidates drive.
Which Powys test centre has the lowest pass rate?+
Among the county's busier centres, Brecon currently has the lowest car pass rate at 58.9%. A lower rate usually points to tougher, busier test routes rather than stricter examiners.
How many driving test centres are there in Powys?+
Powys has 3 DVSA driving test centres, with sites around Newtown, Brecon, Llandrindod. Each centre's full pass-rate history, waiting time and demographic breakdown is linked above.
Is it easier to pass your driving test in Powys?+
On average a little, yes: the 61.4% county figure sits just above the national 48.7%. The bigger factor is the spread between centres, currently 58.9% to 63.7%, so which centre you book matters more than the county itself.
Where does the Powys 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.