Test centre · Stoke-on-Trent (Newcastle-Under-Lyme)

Stoke-On-Trent, Newcastle-Under-Lyme Driving Test Centre

A test from Newcastle-under-Lyme can go out through Stoke, Fenton, Springfields and Clayton, and on the roads between them.

41.6%

Pass rate in 2025-26, 8.4 points below Great Britain (50.0%). Every figure

On the map

Routes 9

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

1234–56+ routes on the road

Road signs

Roundabout 54

Mini-roundabout 11

Emerging at a junction 14

Traffic lights 94

Buses only 14

One-way street 43

Turn banned 22

Compulsory turn 5

Pedestrian crossing 7

Signal-controlled crossing 34

Speed limit change 47

Road humps 20

Dual carriageway 16

Bridge 73

STOP sign 5

Crossroads 63

Slip road 39

Junction 279

Central reservation 18

Speed limit 29

School 53

Stoke-On-Trent, Newcastle-Under-Lyme 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 · 41.6%

8.4 points below the Great Britain figure of 50.0% (the marker on the bar).

Joint 237th highest of the 259 centres with 1,000 or more tests.

Tests taken: 6,646; 2,768 passed
First attempts: 40.0%; 1,213 of 3,032
Median wait: 17.6 weeks; tests taken in July 2026
Automatic: 35.5%; 1,943 tests
Manual: 44.2%; 4,703 tests
Women · men: 40.0% · 43.4%
Aged 17: 54.7%
Aged 17 to 25: 46.6%
Car tests start from: ST4 6PQ; 52.99635, -2.21217

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	41.6%	6,646	2,768	8.4 points below (50.0%)
2024-25	40.7%	7,098	2,891	8.0 points below (48.7%)
2023-24	42.2%	6,999	2,957	5.7 points below (47.9%)
2022-23	44.7%	4,864	2,176	3.7 points below (48.4%)
2021-22	45.4%	6,320	2,870	3.5 points below (48.9%)
2020-21	44.6%	1,443	643	5.2 points below (49.8%)
2019-20	38.8%	5,199	2,015	7.1 points below (45.9%)
2018-19	41.1%	6,275	2,580	–
2017-18	42.0%	6,746	2,831	–
2016-17	45.6%	5,842	2,663	–
2015-16	50.2%	5,281	2,653	–
2014-15	45.2%	4,792	2,167	–

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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Stoke-On-Trent, Newcastle-Under-Lyme beside Great Britain and nearby centres

Centre	Pass rate	First attempts	Tests	Median wait	Distance
Stoke-On-Trent, Newcastle-Under-Lyme	41.6%	40.0%	6,646	17.6 wks	–
Great Britain	50.0%	–	1,998,621	11.1 wks	–
Stoke-On-Trent, Cobridge	40.6%	38.7%	8,413	10.4 wks	5.1 km
Crewe	43.8%	42.6%	4,994	16.0 wks	18.7 km
Stafford	45.8%	45.8%	5,365	17.7 wks	21.3 km
Macclesfield	51.9%	52.2%	4,509	21.4 wks	29.7 km
Buxton	58.7%	61.4%	4,904	15.0 wks	34.7 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 Stoke-On-Trent, Newcastle-Under-Lyme in July 2026, the median wait between booking and the test was 17.6 weeks, against 11.1 weeks across Great Britain. DVSA estimated 22.3 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 287 tests here in 2025-26, 4.3 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 Stoke-On-Trent, Newcastle-Under-Lyme test centre

What is the pass rate at Stoke-On-Trent, Newcastle-Under-Lyme driving test centre?

41.6% of driving tests at Stoke-On-Trent, Newcastle-Under-Lyme were passes in 2025-26: 2,768 of 6,646, according to DVSA. That is 8.4 points below the Great Britain figure of 50.0%.

How many driving tests were taken at Stoke-On-Trent, Newcastle-Under-Lyme in the latest year?

DVSA records 6,646 car driving tests at Stoke-On-Trent, Newcastle-Under-Lyme in 2025-26, of which 2,768 were passed.

Is the first-time pass rate at Stoke-On-Trent, Newcastle-Under-Lyme different?

For first attempts the pass rate was 40.0% (1,213 of 3,032) in 2025-26, against 41.6% for all attempts.

What is the waiting time for a driving test at Stoke-On-Trent, Newcastle-Under-Lyme?

DVSA's median wait between booking and taking a test at Stoke-On-Trent, Newcastle-Under-Lyme was 17.6 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 Stoke-On-Trent, Newcastle-Under-Lyme driving test centre?

Car tests start from ST4 6PQ. On a map it is at 52.99635, -2.21217.

Is there an official list of routes for Stoke-On-Trent, Newcastle-Under-Lyme 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 Stoke-On-Trent, Newcastle-Under-Lyme compare with nearby test centres?

In 2025-26 the pass rate at Stoke-On-Trent, Newcastle-Under-Lyme was 41.6%. The nearest centres with a page here: Stoke-On-Trent, Cobridge 40.6% (5.1 km away); Crewe 43.8% (18.7 km away); Stafford 45.8% (21.3 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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