Driving Test Centres in West Yorkshire: 15 DVSA Sites Ranked
15 DVSA driving test sites across West Yorkshire, part of England. Car pass rate 46.1% (2024-25 DVSA data), UK car average 48.7%.
DVSA data last updated June 2026
About West Yorkshire
West Yorkshire hosts 15 DVSA practical test sites in total. Catchment runs through Featherstone, Steeton and Bradford, with the network handling 1.1M 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 46.1% (2024-25 DVSA data), against 48.7% for the UK as a whole.
That places West Yorkshire 2.6 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 Yorkshire sits between Steeton (70.3%) at the top of the league and Featherstone (34.1%) at the bottom, a gap of 36.2 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 Yorkshire
All test centres in West Yorkshire
Sorted by pass rate, centres with fewer than 1,000 current-period tests appear at the end.
West Yorkshire driving test: common questions
What is the average driving test pass rate in West Yorkshire?+
The car driving test pass rate across West Yorkshire is 46.1%, 2.6 points below the UK average of 48.7%. It is a volume-weighted figure from the 14 test centres in the county with enough current tests for a reliable rate.
Which West Yorkshire test centre has the highest pass rate?+
Steeton has the highest current car pass rate in West Yorkshire at 70.3%, ahead of Horsforth on 51.3%. Pass rates reflect the routes and traffic a centre tests on, not just how candidates drive.
Which West Yorkshire test centre has the lowest pass rate?+
Among the county's busier centres, Featherstone currently has the lowest car pass rate at 34.1%. A lower rate usually points to tougher, busier test routes rather than stricter examiners.
How many driving test centres are there in West Yorkshire?+
West Yorkshire has 15 DVSA driving test centres, with sites around Featherstone, Steeton, Bradford. 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 Yorkshire?+
On average slightly less so: the 46.1% county figure sits a little below the national 48.7%. The bigger factor is the spread between centres, currently 34.1% to 70.3%, so which centre you book matters more than the county itself.
Where does the West Yorkshire 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.