England • West Midlands

Stoke-on-Trent (Newcastle-Under-Lyme) Driving Test Centre

ST4 6PQ
2024/25 pass rate · all attempts
40.7%7.9 percentage points below average

Out of every 100 car tests taken at Stoke-on-Trent (Newcastle-Under-Lyme) last year, about 41 ended in a pass — 7.9 points below the 48.6% average across all UK centres, from 7,098 tests in total.

Latest figures cover March 2025, the most recent DVSA release

First-time pass

40.0%

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

Median wait

13 weeks

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

Male vs female

41.2 / 40.2

Pass rates split by the gender recorded on the booking.

Automatic pass

36.6%

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

Pass Rate · Last 12 Months39.3%
Current Waiting Time
13.3weeks

Median wait as of May 2026 · DVSA DRT122F

  • 5.7%Slots still bookable
  • 105Overtime slots added
Median wait trend
20.3
Jun
19.7
Jul
18.9
Aug
19.1
Sept
19.6
Oct
18.7
Nov
15.9
Dec
15.0
Jan
15.3
Feb
12.8
Mar
14.7
Apr
13.3
May
First-attempt rate

40.0%

From 3,173 first attempts

Passed with zero faults

28

Faultless first-time passes

First vs overall

+0.8 points

All-attempt rate vs first-attempt

First-attempt pass rate · by year40.0%
Automatic pass rate

36.6%

From 1,781 automatic tests

Male (automatic)

38.4%

From 636 tests

Female (automatic)

35.6%

From 1,145 tests

Automatic pass rate · by year36.6%
Test Reliability

269 tests cancelled by DVSA

In April 2024 - March 2025 — about 3.7% of tests attempted here. These are cancellations DVSA initiated (examiner leave, weather, sickness), not learner no-shows.

  • Medical Absences130
    Examiner sickness & appointments
  • Acts of Nature85
    Adverse weather & bad light
  • Leave54
    Annual & special leave

Source: DVSA DRT122B · April 2024 - March 2025