England • North West

Rochdale (Manchester) Driving Test Centre

OL16 5EB
2024/25 pass rate · all attempts
41.2%7.4 percentage points below average

Out of every 100 car tests taken at Rochdale (Manchester) last year, about 41 ended in a pass — 7.4 points below the 48.6% average across all UK centres, from 9,790 tests in total.

Latest figures cover March 2025, the most recent DVSA release

First-time pass

39.2%

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

Median wait

8 weeks

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

Male vs female

43.7 / 37.9

Pass rates split by the gender recorded on the booking.

Automatic pass

35.2%

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

Pass Rate · Last 12 Months44.1%
Current Waiting Time
8.3weeks

Median wait as of May 2026 · DVSA DRT122F

  • 6.6%Slots still bookable
  • 239Overtime slots added
Median wait trend
5.9
Jun
7.3
Jul
9.0
Aug
7.9
Sept
6.3
Oct
5.9
Nov
6.1
Dec
7.6
Jan
6.6
Feb
5.1
Mar
7.3
Apr
8.3
May
First-attempt rate

39.2%

From 4,031 first attempts

Passed with zero faults

7

Faultless first-time passes

First vs overall

+2.0 points

All-attempt rate vs first-attempt

First-attempt pass rate · by year39.2%
Automatic pass rate

35.2%

From 2,364 automatic tests

Male (automatic)

37.9%

From 839 tests

Female (automatic)

33.8%

From 1,525 tests

Automatic pass rate · by year35.2%
Test Reliability

613 tests cancelled by DVSA

In April 2024 - March 2025 — about 5.9% of tests attempted here. These are cancellations DVSA initiated (examiner leave, weather, sickness), not learner no-shows.

  • Medical Absences460
    Examiner sickness & appointments
  • Leave82
    Annual & special leave
  • Acts of Nature71
    Adverse weather & bad light

Source: DVSA DRT122B · April 2024 - March 2025