testcentreGosforth Driving Test Centre
NE3 5HBOut of every 100 car tests taken at Gosforth last year, about 47 ended in a pass — 1.1 points below the 48.6% average across all UK centres, from 10,234 tests in total.
Latest figures cover March 2025, the most recent DVSA release
48.7%
The rate for people sitting their very first test, with no retests counted — often the fairest guide for a first attempt.
17 weeks
Half of learners get a slot sooner than this, half wait longer. Refreshed every month from the latest DVSA figures.
47.6 / 47.3
Pass rates split by the gender recorded on the booking.
45.7%
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
- 5.0%Slots still bookable
- 82Overtime slots added
First-time pass rates
DVSA DRT122C · April 2024 - March 202548.7%
From 4,906 first attempts
181
Faultless first-time passes
-1.2 points
All-attempt rate vs first-attempt
Automatic transmission
DVSA DRT122E · April 2024 - March 202545.7%
From 2,864 automatic tests
47.2%
From 1,269 tests
44.5%
From 1,595 tests
627 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 Absences449Examiner sickness & appointments
- Leave129Annual & special leave
- Acts of Nature49Adverse weather & bad light
Source: DVSA DRT122B · April 2024 - March 2025