England • East of England

Bury (Manchester) Driving Test Centre

BL9 6HH
2024/25 pass rate · all attempts
43.0%5.6 percentage points below average

Out of every 100 car tests taken at Bury (Manchester) last year, about 43 ended in a pass — 5.6 points below the 48.6% average across all UK centres, from 16,588 tests in total.

Latest figures cover March 2025, the most recent DVSA release

First-time pass

42.2%

The rate for people sitting their very first test, with no retests counted — often the fairest guide for a first attempt.

Median wait

7 weeks

Half of learners get a slot sooner than this, half wait longer. Refreshed every month from the latest DVSA figures.

Male vs female

43.1 / 42.9

Pass rates split by the gender recorded on the booking.

Automatic pass

38.1%

The pass rate for tests taken in an automatic car — useful if you are learning without a clutch.

Pass Rate · Last 12 Months45.2%
Current Waiting Time
7.1weeks

Median wait as of May 2026 · DVSA DRT122F

  • 5.7%Slots still bookable
  • 180Overtime slots added
Median wait trend
9.0
Jun
9.4
Jul
11.1
Aug
11.1
Sept
10.3
Oct
7.5
Nov
8.5
Dec
10.1
Jan
10.6
Feb
10.3
Mar
8.4
Apr
7.1
May
First-attempt rate

42.2%

From 7,284 first attempts

Passed with zero faults

79

Faultless first-time passes

First vs overall

+0.8 points

All-attempt rate vs first-attempt

First-attempt pass rate · by year42.2%
Automatic pass rate

38.1%

From 3,448 automatic tests

Male (automatic)

37.2%

From 1,514 tests

Female (automatic)

38.7%

From 1,934 tests

Automatic pass rate · by year38.1%
Test Reliability

930 tests cancelled by DVSA

In April 2024 - March 2025 — about 5.3% of tests attempted here. These are cancellations DVSA initiated (examiner leave, weather, sickness), not learner no-shows.

  • Medical Absences626
    Examiner sickness & appointments
  • Leave229
    Annual & special leave
  • Acts of Nature75
    Adverse weather & bad light

Source: DVSA DRT122B · April 2024 - March 2025