testcentreWatford Driving Test Centre
WD25 8HUOut of every 100 car tests taken at Watford last year, about 47 ended in a pass — 2.0 points below the 48.6% average across all UK centres, from 10,896 tests in total.
Latest figures cover March 2025, the most recent DVSA release
46.7%
The rate for people sitting their very first test, with no retests counted — often the fairest guide for a first attempt.
8 weeks
Half of learners get a slot sooner than this, half wait longer. Refreshed every month from the latest DVSA figures.
46.8 / 46.2
Pass rates split by the gender recorded on the booking.
41.9%
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
- 5.1%Slots still bookable
- 133Overtime slots added
First-time pass rates
DVSA DRT122C · April 2024 - March 202546.7%
From 5,451 first attempts
118
Faultless first-time passes
-0.1 points
All-attempt rate vs first-attempt
Automatic transmission
DVSA DRT122E · April 2024 - March 202541.9%
From 3,761 automatic tests
42.6%
From 1,722 tests
41.3%
From 2,039 tests
272 tests cancelled by DVSA
In April 2024 - March 2025 — about 2.4% of tests attempted here. These are cancellations DVSA initiated (examiner leave, weather, sickness), not learner no-shows.
- Leave153Annual & special leave
- Medical Absences107Examiner sickness & appointments
- Acts of Nature12Adverse weather & bad light
Source: DVSA DRT122B · April 2024 - March 2025