testcentreSunderland Driving Test Centre
SR5 3JJOut of every 100 car tests taken at Sunderland last year, about 47 ended in a pass — 1.5 points below the 48.6% average across all UK centres, from 9,084 tests in total.
Latest figures cover March 2025, the most recent DVSA release
49.1%
The rate for people sitting their very first test, with no retests counted — often the fairest guide for a first attempt.
9 weeks
Half of learners get a slot sooner than this, half wait longer. Refreshed every month from the latest DVSA figures.
47.8 / 46.4
Pass rates split by the gender recorded on the booking.
37.6%
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
- 5.7%Slots still bookable
- 198Overtime slots added
First-time pass rates
DVSA DRT122C · April 2024 - March 202549.1%
From 4,522 first attempts
174
Faultless first-time passes
-1.9 points
All-attempt rate vs first-attempt
Automatic transmission
DVSA DRT122E · April 2024 - March 202537.6%
From 1,810 automatic tests
34.8%
From 791 tests
39.8%
From 1,019 tests
2,088 tests cancelled by DVSA
In April 2024 - March 2025 — about 18.7% of tests attempted here. These are cancellations DVSA initiated (examiner leave, weather, sickness), not learner no-shows.
- Medical Absences1,570Examiner sickness & appointments
- Leave418Annual & special leave
- Acts of Nature100Adverse weather & bad light
Source: DVSA DRT122B · April 2024 - March 2025