testcentreBirmingham (Kings Heath) Driving Test Centre
B14 5JAOut of every 100 car tests taken at Birmingham (Kings Heath) last year, about 47 ended in a pass — 1.7 points below the 48.6% average across all UK centres, from 8,488 tests in total.
Latest figures cover March 2025, the most recent DVSA release
46.3%
The rate for people sitting their very first test, with no retests counted — often the fairest guide for a first attempt.
10 weeks
Half of learners get a slot sooner than this, half wait longer. Refreshed every month from the latest DVSA figures.
48.9 / 44.7
Pass rates split by the gender recorded on the booking.
45.3%
The pass rate for tests taken in an automatic car — useful if you are learning without a clutch.
Median wait as of May 2026 · DVSA DRT122F
- 5.2%Slots still bookable
- 170Overtime slots added
First-time pass rates
DVSA DRT122C · April 2024 - March 202546.3%
From 4,004 first attempts
67
Faultless first-time passes
+0.7 points
All-attempt rate vs first-attempt
Automatic transmission
DVSA DRT122E · April 2024 - March 202545.3%
From 2,757 automatic tests
51.5%
From 911 tests
42.2%
From 1,846 tests
467 tests cancelled by DVSA
In April 2024 - March 2025 — about 5.2% of tests attempted here. These are cancellations DVSA initiated (examiner leave, weather, sickness), not learner no-shows.
- Leave180Annual & special leave
- Medical Absences154Examiner sickness & appointments
- Acts of Nature133Adverse weather & bad light
Source: DVSA DRT122B · April 2024 - March 2025