England • North West

Cheetham Hill (Manchester) Driving Test Centre

M8 0AL
2024/25 pass rate · all attempts
43.7%4.9 percentage points below average

Out of every 100 car tests taken at Cheetham Hill (Manchester) last year, about 44 ended in a pass — 4.9 points below the 48.6% average across all UK centres, from 10,768 tests in total.

Latest figures cover March 2025, the most recent DVSA release

First-time pass

42.7%

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

Median wait

5 weeks

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

Male vs female

48.0 / 39.0

Pass rates split by the gender recorded on the booking.

Automatic pass

40.9%

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

Pass Rate · Last 12 Months41.5%
Current Waiting Time
5.0weeks

Median wait as of May 2026 · DVSA DRT122F

  • 4.6%Slots still bookable
  • 209Overtime slots added
Median wait trend
9.1
Jun
10.4
Jul
11.7
Aug
10.2
Sept
12.8
Oct
11.0
Nov
14.1
Dec
16.3
Jan
20.2
Feb
18.4
Mar
8.9
Apr
5.0
May
First-attempt rate

42.7%

From 5,009 first attempts

Passed with zero faults

26

Faultless first-time passes

First vs overall

+1.0 points

All-attempt rate vs first-attempt

First-attempt pass rate · by year42.7%
Automatic pass rate

40.9%

From 4,634 automatic tests

Male (automatic)

47.1%

From 1,628 tests

Female (automatic)

37.5%

From 3,006 tests

Automatic pass rate · by year40.9%
Test Reliability

308 tests cancelled by DVSA

In April 2024 - March 2025 — about 2.8% of tests attempted here. These are cancellations DVSA initiated (examiner leave, weather, sickness), not learner no-shows.

  • Leave133
    Annual & special leave
  • Medical Absences112
    Examiner sickness & appointments
  • Acts of Nature63
    Adverse weather & bad light

Source: DVSA DRT122B · April 2024 - March 2025