Test centre · Bradford (Heaton)

Bradford, Heaton Driving Test Centre

A test from Bradford, Heaton can go out through Shipley, Girlington, Manningham and Frizinghall, and on the roads between them.

56.1%

Pass rate in 2025-26, 6.1 points above Great Britain (50.0%). Every figure

On the map

Routes 8

DVSA does not publish test routes. These are shown for visualisation and practice only.

1234–56+ routes on the road

Road signs

Roundabout 15

Mini-roundabout 36

Emerging at a junction 4

Traffic lights 129

Bus lane merge 10

One-way street 37

Turn banned 33

Compulsory turn 5

Pedestrian crossing 14

Signal-controlled crossing 34

Speed limit change 30

Road humps 12

Dual carriageway 18

Bridge 43

Crossroads 99

Slip road 13

Junction 279

Central reservation 30

Speed limit 49

School 106

Bradford, Heaton in DVSA's figures

DVSA figures for 2025-26, published 25 June 2026 · waiting time for July 2026, published 9 September 2026

Pass rate · 2025-26 · 56.1%

6.1 points above the Great Britain figure of 50.0% (the marker on the bar).

54th highest of the 259 centres with 1,000 or more tests.

Tests taken: 8,354; 4,690 passed
First attempts: 54.3%; 2,109 of 3,882
Median wait: 15.1 weeks; tests taken in July 2026
Automatic: 55.0%; 2,715 tests
Manual: 56.7%; 5,639 tests
Women · men: 55.1% · 57.0%
Aged 17: 66.5%
Aged 17 to 25: 61.0%
Car tests start from: 15 Farfield Street, Heaton, Bradford, BD9 5AS; 53.80889, -1.78401

Source: DVSA tables DRT122A, DRT122C, DRT122D, DRT122E, DRT122F, DRT121G. Manual is our arithmetic: all tests minus automatic. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Sources and notes

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Pass rate by year

Year	Pass rate	Tests	Passes	Against Great Britain
2025-26	56.1%	8,354	4,690	6.1 points above (50.0%)
2024-25	49.5%	7,594	3,762	0.8 points above (48.7%)
2023-24	52.1%	6,965	3,628	4.2 points above (47.9%)
2022-23	51.9%	6,383	3,310	3.5 points above (48.4%)
2021-22	50.3%	5,588	2,810	1.4 points above (48.9%)
2020-21	49.5%	1,601	792	0.3 points below (49.8%)
2019-20	41.8%	7,552	3,160	4.1 points below (45.9%)
2018-19	40.1%	8,459	3,396	–
2017-18	41.9%	7,298	3,056	–
2016-17	39.9%	8,431	3,365	–
2015-16	38.9%	7,709	2,995	–
2014-15	39.5%	8,477	3,347	–
2013-14	38.7%	7,930	3,072	–
2012-13	36.9%	8,182	3,022	–
2011-12	31.6%	9,130	2,884	–
2010-11	30.4%	7,842	2,387	–
2009-10	29.5%	7,257	2,140	–
2008-09	29.0%	9,729	2,824	–
2007-08	27.1%	9,381	2,538	–

DVSA table DRT122A, each financial year it publishes for this centre. Great Britain from DRT121G, which starts in January 2019, so a dash marks a year with no whole-year Great Britain figure to compare.

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Bradford, Heaton beside Great Britain and nearby centres

Centre	Pass rate	First attempts	Tests	Median wait	Distance
Bradford, Heaton	56.1%	54.3%	8,354	15.1 wks	–
Great Britain	50.0%	–	1,998,621	11.1 wks	–
Bradford, Thornbury	47.8%	47.5%	10,831	6.5 wks	5.3 km
Horsforth	49.7%	51.1%	12,466	10.7 wks	11.2 km
Halifax	45.0%	42.9%	5,845	11.1 wks	11.3 km
Heckmondwike	45.8%	45.8%	5,471	10.1 wks	13.5 km
Steeton	52.8%	52.6%	4,784	11.0 wks	14.9 km

Pass rates and tests for 2025-26; waits for tests taken in July 2026. A dash means DVSA publishes no figure we hold. Distances are straight lines between centres, and only centres with a page here are listed (find them from all test centres), so a centre we have not mapped yet may be nearer. You can book at any centre, but since 9 June 2026 a booked test can only be moved to one of the 3 centres nearest it, or back to the one you first booked (GOV.UK).

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Waiting times and booking

For tests taken at Bradford, Heaton in July 2026, the median wait between booking and the test was 15.1 weeks, against 11.1 weeks across Great Britain. DVSA estimated 17.5 weeks until at least one in ten appointments a week was free. These are a past month's figures; the dates you can book today are on GOV.UK.

DVSA cancelled 569 tests here in 2025-26, 6.8 for every 100 it conducted, most often for medical absence. These are DVSA's own cancellations; we have found no published figures for tests cancelled by candidates.

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Questions about Bradford, Heaton test centre

What is the pass rate at Bradford, Heaton driving test centre?

56.1% of driving tests at Bradford, Heaton were passes in 2025-26: 4,690 of 8,354, according to DVSA. That is 6.1 points above the Great Britain figure of 50.0%.

How many driving tests were taken at Bradford, Heaton in the latest year?

DVSA records 8,354 car driving tests at Bradford, Heaton in 2025-26, of which 4,690 were passed.

Is the first-time pass rate at Bradford, Heaton different?

For first attempts the pass rate was 54.3% (2,109 of 3,882) in 2025-26, against 56.1% for all attempts.

What is the waiting time for a driving test at Bradford, Heaton?

DVSA's median wait between booking and taking a test at Bradford, Heaton was 15.1 weeks for tests taken in July 2026. It is a month's figure, not today's: GOV.UK shows the dates you can book now.

Where exactly is Bradford, Heaton driving test centre?

Car tests start from 15 Farfield Street, Heaton, Bradford, BD9 5AS. On a map it is at 53.80889, -1.78401.

Is there an official list of routes for Bradford, Heaton driving test centre?

No. DVSA stopped publishing test routes in October 2010, and they are still not published, so you cannot check them before your test. The drives on this page are for visualisation and practice only: they show the kind of roads a test from here can use.

How does Bradford, Heaton compare with nearby test centres?

In 2025-26 the pass rate at Bradford, Heaton was 56.1%. The nearest centres with a page here: Bradford, Thornbury 47.8% (5.3 km away); Horsforth 49.7% (11.2 km away); Halifax 45.0% (11.3 km away).

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Sources and notes

DRT122A: Car driving test pass rates by gender and month: test centres. Data to March 2026, published by DVSA 25 June 2026.
DRT122C: Car driving test pass rates by first driving attempt and gender, including zero faults: test centres. Data to March 2026, published by DVSA 25 June 2026.
DRT122D: Car driving test pass rates by age (17 to 25 year olds) and year: test centres. Data to March 2026, published by DVSA 25 June 2026.
DRT122E: Automatic car driving test pass rates by gender: test centres. Data to March 2026, published by DVSA 25 June 2026.
DRT122F: Car driving test waiting times and availability by driving test centre, January 2019 to date: Great Britain. Data to August 2026, published by DVSA 9 September 2026.
DRT121G: Car driving test waiting times and availability by country and region, January 2019 to date: Great Britain. Data to August 2026, published by DVSA 9 September 2026.

All from DVSA's driving test statistics, published under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Analysis by Driving Mastery; DVSA does not endorse it. A pass rate is not a measure of how hard a test centre is. It reflects who books there and how prepared they are, the mix of automatic and manual tests, and local road conditions, as well as anything about the centre itself. Manual figures are all tests minus automatic tests, which is our arithmetic rather than a DVSA figure. Waiting times are a median over the tests taken that month, not a quoted booking lead time.

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