testcentreReading Driving Test Centre
RG2 0BWOut of every 100 car tests taken at Reading last year, about 50 ended in a pass — 1.2 points above the 48.6% average across all UK centres, from 6,877 tests in total.
Latest figures cover March 2025, the most recent DVSA release
49.5%
The rate for people sitting their very first test, with no retests counted — often the fairest guide for a first attempt.
4 weeks
Half of learners get a slot sooner than this, half wait longer. Refreshed every month from the latest DVSA figures.
51.0 / 48.6
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
- 5.4%Slots still bookable
- 184Overtime slots added
First-time pass rates
DVSA DRT122C · April 2024 - March 202549.5%
From 3,442 first attempts
53
Faultless first-time passes
+0.3 points
All-attempt rate vs first-attempt
Automatic transmission
DVSA DRT122E · April 2024 - March 202546.2%
From 2,875 automatic tests
48.6%
From 970 tests
45.0%
From 1,905 tests
155 tests cancelled by DVSA
In April 2024 - March 2025 — about 2.2% of tests attempted here. These are cancellations DVSA initiated (examiner leave, weather, sickness), not learner no-shows.
- Medical Absences104Examiner sickness & appointments
- Leave47Annual & special leave
- Acts of Nature4Adverse weather & bad light
Source: DVSA DRT122B · April 2024 - March 2025