England • West Midlands

Shrewsbury Driving Test Centre

SY1 3BF
2024/25 pass rate · all attempts
49.2%About the 48.6% national average

Out of every 100 car tests taken at Shrewsbury last year, about 49 ended in a pass — 0.5 points above the 48.6% average across all UK centres, from 5,712 tests in total.

Latest figures cover March 2025, the most recent DVSA release

First-time pass

48.3%

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

Median wait

5 weeks

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

Male vs female

50.0 / 48.0

Pass rates split by the gender recorded on the booking.

Automatic pass

39.0%

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

Pass Rate · Last 12 Months50.9%
Current Waiting Time
5.1weeks

Median wait as of May 2026 · DVSA DRT122F

  • 2.4%Slots still bookable
  • 135Overtime slots added
Median wait trend
13.4
Jun
14.0
Jul
8.1
Aug
7.1
Sept
8.7
Oct
9.7
Nov
9.1
Dec
9.7
Jan
11.3
Feb
6.6
Mar
5.9
Apr
5.1
May
First-attempt rate

48.3%

From 2,605 first attempts

Passed with zero faults

53

Faultless first-time passes

First vs overall

+0.9 points

All-attempt rate vs first-attempt

First-attempt pass rate · by year48.3%
Automatic pass rate

39.0%

From 1,051 automatic tests

Male (automatic)

41.5%

From 467 tests

Female (automatic)

37.0%

From 584 tests

Automatic pass rate · by year39.0%
Test Reliability

416 tests cancelled by DVSA

In April 2024 - March 2025 — about 6.8% of tests attempted here. These are cancellations DVSA initiated (examiner leave, weather, sickness), not learner no-shows.

  • Medical Absences257
    Examiner sickness & appointments
  • Leave117
    Annual & special leave
  • Acts of Nature42
    Adverse weather & bad light

Source: DVSA DRT122B · April 2024 - March 2025