Test centre · Burton on Trent

Burton on Trent Driving Test Centre

A test from Burton on Trent can go out through Anglesey, Shobnall, Stapenhill and Eton Park, and on the roads between them.

54.7%

Pass rate in 2025-26, 4.7 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 29

Mini-roundabout 13

Emerging at a junction 1

Traffic lights 26

Buses only 4

One-way street 29

Turn banned 10

Compulsory turn 1

Pedestrian crossing 2

Signal-controlled crossing 11

Speed limit change 14

Road humps 6

Dual carriageway 2

Bridge 25

STOP sign 3

Crossroads 15

Slip road 6

Junction 65

Central reservation 2

Speed limit 16

School 32

Burton on Trent 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 · 54.7%

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

71st highest of the 259 centres with 1,000 or more tests.

Tests taken: 7,273; 3,981 passed
First attempts: 56.5%; 2,170 of 3,842
Median wait: 17.0 weeks; tests taken in July 2026
Automatic: 43.9%; 1,683 tests
Manual: 58.0%; 5,590 tests
Women · men: 53.3% · 55.8%
Aged 17: 72.1%
Aged 17 to 25: 62.7%
Car tests start from: Wellington Park, Burton on Trent, Burton, DE14 2TG; 52.79621, -1.65723

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	54.7%	7,273	3,981	4.7 points above (50.0%)
2024-25	54.1%	6,682	3,615	5.4 points above (48.7%)
2023-24	52.5%	7,177	3,770	4.6 points above (47.9%)
2022-23	51.7%	5,253	2,718	3.3 points above (48.4%)
2021-22	48.2%	6,099	2,939	0.7 points below (48.9%)
2020-21	52.8%	1,579	833	3.0 points above (49.8%)
2019-20	52.1%	4,584	2,388	6.2 points above (45.9%)
2018-19	51.4%	5,072	2,608	–
2017-18	55.9%	4,681	2,618	–
2016-17	50.9%	5,288	2,693	–
2015-16	48.4%	5,193	2,511	–
2014-15	50.2%	4,612	2,314	–
2013-14	49.3%	4,297	2,117	–
2012-13	46.7%	3,946	1,844	–
2011-12	46.3%	4,367	2,023	–
2009-10	43.4%	4,154	1,803	–
2008-09	38.5%	3,867	1,488	–

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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Burton on Trent beside Great Britain and nearby centres

Centre	Pass rate	First attempts	Tests	Median wait	Distance
Burton on Trent	54.7%	56.5%	7,273	17.0 wks	–
Great Britain	50.0%	–	1,998,621	11.1 wks	–
Lichfield	53.0%	53.3%	5,944	20.4 wks	17.5 km
Derby, Alvaston	51.8%	52.9%	8,086	7.4 wks	19.2 km
Nottingham, Chilwell	49.9%	49.2%	9,415	7.7 wks	30.6 km
Loughborough	42.3%	42.6%	5,502	23.0 wks	30.7 km
Stafford	45.8%	45.8%	5,365	17.7 wks	31.5 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 Burton on Trent in July 2026, the median wait between booking and the test was 17.0 weeks, against 11.1 weeks across Great Britain. DVSA estimated 20.0 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 400 tests here in 2025-26, 5.5 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 Burton on Trent test centre

What is the pass rate at Burton on Trent driving test centre?

54.7% of driving tests at Burton on Trent were passes in 2025-26: 3,981 of 7,273, according to DVSA. That is 4.7 points above the Great Britain figure of 50.0%.

How many driving tests were taken at Burton on Trent in the latest year?

DVSA records 7,273 car driving tests at Burton on Trent in 2025-26, of which 3,981 were passed.

Is the first-time pass rate at Burton on Trent different?

For first attempts the pass rate was 56.5% (2,170 of 3,842) in 2025-26, against 54.7% for all attempts.

What is the waiting time for a driving test at Burton on Trent?

DVSA's median wait between booking and taking a test at Burton on Trent was 17.0 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 Burton on Trent driving test centre?

Car tests start from Wellington Park, Burton on Trent, Burton, DE14 2TG. On a map it is at 52.79621, -1.65723.

Is there an official list of routes for Burton on Trent 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 Burton on Trent compare with nearby test centres?

In 2025-26 the pass rate at Burton on Trent was 54.7%. The nearest centres with a page here: Lichfield 53.0% (17.5 km away); Derby, Alvaston 51.8% (19.2 km away); Nottingham, Chilwell 49.9% (30.6 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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