Pass rates · Dudley
Dudley driving test centre
45.1% of first attempts pass at Dudley — below the 50.5% national average, and 275th of 322 centres. DVSA's own figures for 2025/26.
First-attempt pass rate
45.1%
5.4 points below national
Rank
275
of 322 UK centres
First attempts
6,539
2,952 passed
Passed with zero faults
39
on a first attempt
What this number does and doesn't tell you
It isn't a list of easy tests
Examiners mark to the same standard everywhere. What differs is the roads — a centre surrounded by fast rural A-roads and one in dense city traffic are testing different things, and they draw different candidates. Booking a test an hour away to chase a percentage usually means testing on roads you've never driven.
First attempts, deliberately
The headline rate you see elsewhere folds in retests, so a centre with a lot of second and third attempts looks worse without anything about the centre having changed. This is DVSA table DRT122C, which counts first attempts only.
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Frequently asked questions
What is the pass rate at Dudley driving test centre?
45.1% of first attempts pass at Dudley, from 6,539 first attempts in 2025/26. That is below the national first-attempt average of 50.5%, ranking it 275 out of 322 UK car test centres. Figures are DVSA's own (table DRT122C).
Is Dudley an easy test centre?
No test centre is easier than another in how it is marked — examiners work to the same national standard. What varies is the road network and the mix of candidates. A centre on quiet rural roads and one in heavy city traffic produce different pass rates while testing to identical criteria, so a higher percentage is not a softer test.
Should I book my test at a centre with a higher pass rate?
Usually not. Travelling to an unfamiliar centre means taking the test on roads you have never driven, which tends to cost more than the difference in percentages gains you. Test at the centre whose roads you have actually been taught on.
Where does this data come from?
DVSA table DRT122C, part of the published driving test statistics on gov.uk, covering 2025/26 and licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. It is updated quarterly and we rebuild this page from the source file rather than copying it from anywhere else.
Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: DVSA table DRT122C. Figures cover 2025/26 and are republished from DVSA's published driving test statistics, which are updated quarterly. Roadworthy is not affiliated with DVSA.
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