Driving Test Centres in Staffordshire: 5 DVSA Sites Ranked
5 DVSA driving test sites across Staffordshire, part of England. Car pass rate 50% (2024-25 DVSA data), UK car average 48.7%.
DVSA data last updated June 2026
About Staffordshire
Staffordshire hosts 5 DVSA practical test sites in total. Catchment runs through Swynnerton, Burton upon Trent and Stone, with the network handling 242.6K 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 50% (2024-25 DVSA data), against 48.7% for the UK as a whole.
That places Staffordshire 1.3 percentage points above 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 Staffordshire sits between Swynnerton LGV (56%) at the top of the league and Stafford (46.1%) at the bottom, a gap of 9.9 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 Staffordshire
All test centres in Staffordshire
Sorted by pass rate, centres with fewer than 1,000 current-period tests appear at the end.
Staffordshire driving test: common questions
What is the average driving test pass rate in Staffordshire?+
The car driving test pass rate across Staffordshire is 50%, 1.3 points above the UK average of 48.7%. It is a volume-weighted figure from the 5 test centres in the county with enough current tests for a reliable rate.
Which Staffordshire test centre has the highest pass rate?+
Swynnerton LGV has the highest current car pass rate in Staffordshire at 56%, ahead of Burton on Trent on 54.1%. Pass rates reflect the routes and traffic a centre tests on, not just how candidates drive.
Which Staffordshire test centre has the lowest pass rate?+
Among the county's busier centres, Stafford currently has the lowest car pass rate at 46.1%. A lower rate usually points to tougher, busier test routes rather than stricter examiners.
How many driving test centres are there in Staffordshire?+
Staffordshire has 5 DVSA driving test centres, with sites around Swynnerton, Burton upon Trent, Stone. Each centre's full pass-rate history, waiting time and demographic breakdown is linked above.
Is it easier to pass your driving test in Staffordshire?+
On average a little, yes: the 50% county figure sits just above the national 48.7%. The bigger factor is the spread between centres, currently 46.1% to 56%, so which centre you book matters more than the county itself.
Where does the Staffordshire 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.