Driving Test Centres in West Midlands: 12 DVSA Sites Ranked
12 DVSA driving test sites across West Midlands, part of England. Car pass rate 43.3% (2024-25 DVSA data), UK car average 48.7%.
DVSA data last updated June 2026
About West Midlands
West Midlands hosts 12 DVSA practical test sites in total. Catchment runs through Birmingham, Vauxhall and Dudley, with the network handling 1.2M 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 43.3% (2024-25 DVSA data), against 48.7% for the UK as a whole.
That places West Midlands 5.4 percentage points below 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 West Midlands sits between Mainstream (Sittingbourne) (69.3%) at the top of the league and Wolverhampton (33.4%) at the bottom, a gap of 35.9 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 West Midlands
Top 5 lowest pass rates in West Midlands
All test centres in West Midlands
Sorted by pass rate, centres with fewer than 1,000 current-period tests appear at the end.
West Midlands driving test: common questions
What is the average driving test pass rate in West Midlands?+
The car driving test pass rate across West Midlands is 43.3%, 5.4 points below the UK average of 48.7%. It is a volume-weighted figure from the 12 test centres in the county with enough current tests for a reliable rate.
Which West Midlands test centre has the highest pass rate?+
Mainstream (Sittingbourne) has the highest current car pass rate in West Midlands at 69.3%, ahead of Birmingham (Garretts Green) on 66.5%. Pass rates reflect the routes and traffic a centre tests on, not just how candidates drive.
Which West Midlands test centre has the lowest pass rate?+
Among the county's busier centres, Wolverhampton currently has the lowest car pass rate at 33.4%. A lower rate usually points to tougher, busier test routes rather than stricter examiners.
How many driving test centres are there in West Midlands?+
West Midlands has 12 DVSA driving test centres, with sites around Birmingham, Vauxhall, Dudley. Each centre's full pass-rate history, waiting time and demographic breakdown is linked above.
Is it easier to pass your driving test in West Midlands?+
On average slightly less so: the 43.3% county figure sits a little below the national 48.7%. The bigger factor is the spread between centres, currently 33.4% to 69.3%, so which centre you book matters more than the county itself.
Where does the West Midlands 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.