Driving Test Centres in Stoke-on-Trent: 2 DVSA Sites Ranked
2 DVSA driving test sites across Stoke-on-Trent, part of England. Car pass rate 39.8% (2024-25 DVSA data), UK car average 48.7%.
DVSA data last updated June 2026
About Stoke-on-Trent
Learners in Stoke-on-Trent have 2 DVSA test sites to choose between. The county pulls candidates from Stoke-on-Trent and surrounding areas, recording 116.0K car tests in the DVSA dataset. The headline figure is a 39.8% volume-weighted car pass rate for 2024-25, compared with 48.7% nationally.
The 39.8% county car figure is 8.9 pp below the 48.7% UK car number (2024-25 DVSA data), which makes Stoke-on-Trent tougher 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 Stoke-on-Trent sits between Stoke-on-Trent (Newcastle-Under-Lyme) (40.7%) at the top of the league and Stoke-On-Trent (Cobridge) (38.8%) at the bottom, a gap of 1.9 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 Stoke-on-Trent
Top 5 lowest pass rates in Stoke-on-Trent
All test centres in Stoke-on-Trent
Sorted by pass rate, centres with fewer than 1,000 current-period tests appear at the end.
Stoke-on-Trent driving test: common questions
What is the average driving test pass rate in Stoke-on-Trent?+
The car driving test pass rate across Stoke-on-Trent is 39.8%, 8.9 points below 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 Stoke-on-Trent test centre has the highest pass rate?+
Stoke-on-Trent (Newcastle-Under-Lyme) has the highest current car pass rate in Stoke-on-Trent at 40.7%, ahead of Stoke-On-Trent (Cobridge) on 38.8%. Pass rates reflect the routes and traffic a centre tests on, not just how candidates drive.
Which Stoke-on-Trent test centre has the lowest pass rate?+
Among the county's busier centres, Stoke-On-Trent (Cobridge) currently has the lowest car pass rate at 38.8%. A lower rate usually points to tougher, busier test routes rather than stricter examiners.
How many driving test centres are there in Stoke-on-Trent?+
Stoke-on-Trent has 2 DVSA driving test centres, with sites around Stoke-on-Trent. Each centre's full pass-rate history, waiting time and demographic breakdown is linked above.
Is it easier to pass your driving test in Stoke-on-Trent?+
On average slightly less so: the 39.8% county figure sits a little below the national 48.7%. The bigger factor is the spread between centres, currently 38.8% to 40.7%, so which centre you book matters more than the county itself.
Where does the Stoke-on-Trent 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.