testcentreNorthampton Driving Test Centre
NN5 7QAOut of every 100 car tests taken at Northampton last year, about 50 ended in a pass — 1.8 points above the 48.6% average across all UK centres, from 12,825 tests in total.
Latest figures cover March 2025, the most recent DVSA release
50.8%
The rate for people sitting their very first test, with no retests counted — often the fairest guide for a first attempt.
11 weeks
Half of learners get a slot sooner than this, half wait longer. Refreshed every month from the latest DVSA figures.
50.7 / 50.0
Pass rates split by the gender recorded on the booking.
46.2%
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
- 0.7%Slots still bookable
- 255Overtime slots added
First-time pass rates
DVSA DRT122C · April 2024 - March 202550.8%
From 6,143 first attempts
230
Faultless first-time passes
-0.4 points
All-attempt rate vs first-attempt
Automatic transmission
DVSA DRT122E · April 2024 - March 202546.2%
From 4,224 automatic tests
47.0%
From 1,641 tests
45.6%
From 2,583 tests
761 tests cancelled by DVSA
In April 2024 - March 2025 — about 5.6% of tests attempted here. These are cancellations DVSA initiated (examiner leave, weather, sickness), not learner no-shows.
- Medical Absences575Examiner sickness & appointments
- Leave129Annual & special leave
- Acts of Nature57Adverse weather & bad light
Source: DVSA DRT122B · April 2024 - March 2025