testcentreDurham Driving Test Centre
DH7 8XLOut of every 100 car tests taken at Durham last year, about 50 ended in a pass — 1.0 points above the 48.6% average across all UK centres, from 8,228 tests in total.
Latest figures cover March 2025, the most recent DVSA release
49.9%
The rate for people sitting their very first test, with no retests counted — often the fairest guide for a first attempt.
14 weeks
Half of learners get a slot sooner than this, half wait longer. Refreshed every month from the latest DVSA figures.
49.7 / 49.5
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
- 16.7%Slots still bookable
- 107Overtime slots added
First-time pass rates
DVSA DRT122C · April 2024 - March 202549.9%
From 4,112 first attempts
111
Faultless first-time passes
-0.3 points
All-attempt rate vs first-attempt
Automatic transmission
DVSA DRT122E · April 2024 - March 202545.3%
From 1,194 automatic tests
42.6%
From 481 tests
47.1%
From 713 tests
505 tests cancelled by DVSA
In April 2024 - March 2025 — about 5.8% of tests attempted here. These are cancellations DVSA initiated (examiner leave, weather, sickness), not learner no-shows.
- Medical Absences290Examiner sickness & appointments
- Leave203Annual & special leave
- Acts of Nature12Adverse weather & bad light
Source: DVSA DRT122B · April 2024 - March 2025