testcentreGateshead Driving Test Centre
NE11 9HUOut of every 100 car tests taken at Gateshead last year, about 37 ended in a pass — 11.3 points below the 48.6% average across all UK centres, from 8,109 tests in total.
Latest figures cover March 2025, the most recent DVSA release
37.5%
The rate for people sitting their very first test, with no retests counted — often the fairest guide for a first attempt.
8 weeks
Half of learners get a slot sooner than this, half wait longer. Refreshed every month from the latest DVSA figures.
37.2 / 37.6
Pass rates split by the gender recorded on the booking.
31.0%
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
- 9.7%Slots still bookable
- 176Overtime slots added
First-time pass rates
DVSA DRT122C · April 2024 - March 202537.5%
From 3,476 first attempts
70
Faultless first-time passes
-0.1 points
All-attempt rate vs first-attempt
Automatic transmission
DVSA DRT122E · April 2024 - March 202531.0%
From 2,004 automatic tests
30.4%
From 927 tests
31.5%
From 1,077 tests
906 tests cancelled by DVSA
In April 2024 - March 2025 — about 10.0% of tests attempted here. These are cancellations DVSA initiated (examiner leave, weather, sickness), not learner no-shows.
- Medical Absences713Examiner sickness & appointments
- Leave172Annual & special leave
- Acts of Nature21Adverse weather & bad light
Source: DVSA DRT122B · April 2024 - March 2025