England • North East

Hexham Driving Test Centre

NE46 3EW
2024/25 pass rate · all attempts
56.7%8.1 percentage points above average

Out of every 100 car tests taken at Hexham last year, about 57 ended in a pass — 8.1 points above the 48.6% average across all UK centres, from 1,213 tests in total.

Latest figures cover March 2025, the most recent DVSA release

First-time pass

56.8%

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

Median wait

16 weeks

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

Male vs female

55.8 / 57.7

Pass rates split by the gender recorded on the booking.

Automatic pass

46.3%

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

Pass Rate · Last 12 Months55.1%
Current Waiting Time
16.1weeks

Median wait as of May 2026 · DVSA DRT122F

  • 0.3%Slots still bookable
  • 22Overtime slots added
Median wait trend
20.2
Jun
20.7
Jul
18.9
Aug
16.0
Sept
14.6
Oct
15.6
Nov
15.7
Dec
12.9
Jan
9.9
Feb
13.0
Mar
17.4
Apr
16.1
May
First-attempt rate

56.8%

From 665 first attempts

Passed with zero faults

19

Faultless first-time passes

First vs overall

-0.1 points

All-attempt rate vs first-attempt

First-attempt pass rate · by year56.8%
Automatic pass rate

46.3%

From 203 automatic tests

Male (automatic)

43.7%

From 103 tests

Female (automatic)

49.0%

From 100 tests

Automatic pass rate · by year46.3%
Test Reliability

30 tests cancelled by DVSA

In April 2024 - March 2025 — about 2.4% of tests attempted here. These are cancellations DVSA initiated (examiner leave, weather, sickness), not learner no-shows.

  • Medical Absences15
    Examiner sickness & appointments
  • Leave10
    Annual & special leave
  • Acts of Nature5
    Adverse weather & bad light

Source: DVSA DRT122B · April 2024 - March 2025