Test centre · Swindon

Swindon Driving Test Centre

A test from Swindon can go out through Peatmoor, Shaw, Ridgeway Farm and Ramleaze, and on the roads between them.

51.1%

Pass rate in 2025-26, 1.1 points above Great Britain (50.0%). Every figure

On the map

Routes 11

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

1234–56+ routes on the road

Road signs

Roundabout 88

Mini-roundabout 61

Emerging at a junction 88

Traffic lights 108

Bus lane merge 14

One-way street 26

Turn banned 32

Compulsory turn 68

Pedestrian crossing 32

Speed limit change 126

Road humps 33

Dual carriageway 9

Bridge 29

STOP sign 1

Crossroads 45

Slip road 5

Junction 51

Speed limit 64

School 39

Level crossing 1

Swindon 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 · 51.1%

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

Joint 132nd highest of the 259 centres with 1,000 or more tests.

Tests taken: 12,857; 6,567 passed
First attempts: 50.8%; 3,202 of 6,307
Median wait: 11.7 weeks; tests taken in July 2026
Automatic: 45.4%; 3,508 tests
Manual: 53.2%; 9,349 tests
Women · men: 50.5% · 51.6%
Aged 17: 62.3%
Aged 17 to 25: 56.9%
Car tests start from: 1 Fenn Close, Peatmoor, Swindon, SN5 5BL; 51.57453, -1.83276

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	51.1%	12,857	6,567	1.1 points above (50.0%)
2024-25	49.3%	9,470	4,665	0.6 points above (48.7%)
2023-24	47.5%	9,117	4,335	0.4 points below (47.9%)
2022-23	46.7%	8,010	3,738	1.7 points below (48.4%)
2021-22	46.6%	8,438	3,933	2.3 points below (48.9%)
2020-21	53.2%	2,751	1,464	3.4 points above (49.8%)
2019-20	47.5%	8,613	4,087	1.6 points above (45.9%)
2018-19	50.6%	7,921	4,007	–
2017-18	52.8%	7,968	4,205	–
2016-17	55.5%	8,390	4,656	–
2015-16	56.4%	7,185	4,049	–
2014-15	53.4%	6,302	3,365	–
2013-14	54.2%	6,579	3,569	–
2012-13	53.1%	6,823	3,620	–
2011-12	51.9%	7,053	3,664	–
2009-10	49.9%	7,429	3,708	–
2008-09	47.2%	618	292	–

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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Swindon beside Great Britain and nearby centres

Centre	Pass rate	First attempts	Tests	Median wait	Distance
Swindon	51.1%	50.8%	12,857	11.7 wks	–
Great Britain	50.0%	–	1,998,621	11.1 wks	–
Chippenham	56.4%	56.0%	9,629	7.7 wks	24.7 km
Trowbridge	55.2%	56.4%	3,074	8.9 wks	38.7 km
Cheltenham	43.2%	42.9%	5,161	13.5 wks	39.9 km
Gloucester	47.8%	48.3%	7,420	19.0 wks	42.0 km
Greenham	56.5%	55.9%	3,931	5.2 wks	43.6 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 Swindon in July 2026, the median wait between booking and the test was 11.7 weeks, against 11.1 weeks across Great Britain. DVSA estimated 21.5 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 440 tests here in 2025-26, 3.4 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 Swindon test centre

What is the pass rate at Swindon driving test centre?

51.1% of driving tests at Swindon were passes in 2025-26: 6,567 of 12,857, according to DVSA. That is 1.1 points above the Great Britain figure of 50.0%.

How many driving tests were taken at Swindon in the latest year?

DVSA records 12,857 car driving tests at Swindon in 2025-26, of which 6,567 were passed.

Is the first-time pass rate at Swindon different?

For first attempts the pass rate was 50.8% (3,202 of 6,307) in 2025-26, against 51.1% for all attempts.

What is the waiting time for a driving test at Swindon?

DVSA's median wait between booking and taking a test at Swindon was 11.7 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 Swindon driving test centre?

Car tests start from 1 Fenn Close, Peatmoor, Swindon, SN5 5BL. On a map it is at 51.57453, -1.83276.

Is there an official list of routes for Swindon 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 Swindon compare with nearby test centres?

In 2025-26 the pass rate at Swindon was 51.1%. The nearest centres with a page here: Chippenham 56.4% (24.7 km away); Trowbridge 55.2% (38.7 km away); Cheltenham 43.2% (39.9 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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