testcentreNewton Abbot Driving Test Centre
TQ12 4YQOut of every 100 car tests taken at Newton Abbot last year, about 52 ended in a pass — 3.3 points above the 48.6% average across all UK centres, from 6,263 tests in total.
Latest figures cover March 2025, the most recent DVSA release
51.4%
The rate for people sitting their very first test, with no retests counted — often the fairest guide for a first attempt.
6 weeks
Half of learners get a slot sooner than this, half wait longer. Refreshed every month from the latest DVSA figures.
55.1 / 48.7
Pass rates split by the gender recorded on the booking.
46.9%
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
- 5.4%Slots still bookable
- 149Overtime slots added
First-time pass rates
DVSA DRT122C · April 2024 - March 202551.4%
From 3,115 first attempts
57
Faultless first-time passes
+0.6 points
All-attempt rate vs first-attempt
Automatic transmission
DVSA DRT122E · April 2024 - March 202546.9%
From 943 automatic tests
48.3%
From 344 tests
46.1%
From 599 tests
83 tests cancelled by DVSA
In April 2024 - March 2025 — about 1.3% of tests attempted here. These are cancellations DVSA initiated (examiner leave, weather, sickness), not learner no-shows.
- Leave46Annual & special leave
- Medical Absences36Examiner sickness & appointments
- Acts of Nature1Adverse weather & bad light
Source: DVSA DRT122B · April 2024 - March 2025