England • West Midlands

Oswestry Driving Test Centre

SY10 8HA
2024/25 pass rate · all attempts
55.6%7.0 percentage points above average

Out of every 100 car tests taken at Oswestry last year, about 56 ended in a pass — 7.0 points above the 48.6% average across all UK centres, from 1,660 tests in total.

Latest figures cover March 2025, the most recent DVSA release

First-time pass

57.5%

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

Median wait

10 weeks

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

Male vs female

55.9 / 55.3

Pass rates split by the gender recorded on the booking.

Automatic pass

46.4%

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

Pass Rate · Last 12 Months60.9%
Current Waiting Time
10.4weeks

Median wait as of May 2026 · DVSA DRT122F

  • 2.9%Slots still bookable
  • 64Overtime slots added
Median wait trend
15.4
Jun
11.0
Jul
11.3
Aug
10.5
Sept
9.1
Oct
8.6
Nov
9.4
Dec
13.3
Jan
8.0
Feb
10.6
Mar
9.4
Apr
10.4
May
First-attempt rate

57.5%

From 871 first attempts

Passed with zero faults

27

Faultless first-time passes

First vs overall

-1.9 points

All-attempt rate vs first-attempt

First-attempt pass rate · by year57.5%
Automatic pass rate

46.4%

From 196 automatic tests

Male (automatic)

44.4%

From 72 tests

Female (automatic)

47.6%

From 124 tests

Automatic pass rate · by year46.4%
Test Reliability

113 tests cancelled by DVSA

In April 2024 - March 2025 — about 6.4% of tests attempted here. These are cancellations DVSA initiated (examiner leave, weather, sickness), not learner no-shows.

  • Medical Absences63
    Examiner sickness & appointments
  • Leave46
    Annual & special leave
  • Acts of Nature4
    Adverse weather & bad light

Source: DVSA DRT122B · April 2024 - March 2025