testcentreNewport (Gwent) Driving Test Centre
NP19 4XBOut of every 100 car tests taken at Newport (Gwent) last year, about 51 ended in a pass — 2.4 points above the 48.6% average across all UK centres, from 7,106 tests in total.
Latest figures cover March 2025, the most recent DVSA release
51.8%
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.
50.5 / 51.6
Pass rates split by the gender recorded on the booking.
45.2%
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
- 5.9%Slots still bookable
- 184Overtime slots added
First-time pass rates
DVSA DRT122C · April 2024 - March 202551.8%
From 3,579 first attempts
132
Faultless first-time passes
-0.8 points
All-attempt rate vs first-attempt
Automatic transmission
DVSA DRT122E · April 2024 - March 202545.2%
From 1,682 automatic tests
41.8%
From 668 tests
47.5%
From 1,014 tests
346 tests cancelled by DVSA
In April 2024 - March 2025 — about 4.6% of tests attempted here. These are cancellations DVSA initiated (examiner leave, weather, sickness), not learner no-shows.
- Leave169Annual & special leave
- Medical Absences156Examiner sickness & appointments
- Acts of Nature21Adverse weather & bad light
Source: DVSA DRT122B · April 2024 - March 2025