Driving Test Centres in Tees Valley: 5 DVSA Sites Ranked
5 DVSA driving test sites across Tees Valley, part of England. Car pass rate 49% (2024-25 DVSA data), UK car average 48.7%.
DVSA data last updated June 2026
About Tees Valley
Tees Valley, England runs 5 DVSA driving test sites. Morton Palms, Teesside International Airport and Hartlepool anchor the catchment, and the wider network has logged 319.6K car tests in the public DVSA release. The county's volume-weighted car pass rate is 49% (2024-25 DVSA data), set against the UK figure of 48.7%.
Tees Valley runs 0.3 pp above the UK car pass rate (2024-25 DVSA data). The pattern across most counties is similar, the busiest centres in the larger towns tend to under-perform the quieter centres in surrounding districts. Use the rankings below to see where individual centres sit, not just where the county car average lands.
The headline spread within Tees Valley sits between Teesside LGV (82.5%) at the top of the league and Middlesbrough (48.3%) at the bottom, a gap of 34.2 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 Tees Valley
Top 5 lowest pass rates in Tees Valley
All test centres in Tees Valley
Sorted by pass rate, centres with fewer than 1,000 current-period tests appear at the end.
Tees Valley driving test: common questions
What is the average driving test pass rate in Tees Valley?+
The car driving test pass rate across Tees Valley is 49%, 0.3 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 Tees Valley test centre has the highest pass rate?+
Teesside LGV has the highest current car pass rate in Tees Valley at 82.5%, ahead of Darlington LGV on 60.5%. Pass rates reflect the routes and traffic a centre tests on, not just how candidates drive.
Which Tees Valley test centre has the lowest pass rate?+
Among the county's busier centres, Middlesbrough currently has the lowest car pass rate at 48.3%. A lower rate usually points to tougher, busier test routes rather than stricter examiners.
How many driving test centres are there in Tees Valley?+
Tees Valley has 5 DVSA driving test centres, with sites around Morton Palms, Teesside International Airport, Hartlepool. Each centre's full pass-rate history, waiting time and demographic breakdown is linked above.
Is it easier to pass your driving test in Tees Valley?+
On average a little, yes: the 49% county figure sits just above the national 48.7%. The bigger factor is the spread between centres, currently 48.3% to 82.5%, so which centre you book matters more than the county itself.
Where does the Tees Valley 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.