Uxbridge driving test centre: pass rate, waits and the theory test

Uxbridge’s practical test centre is in the Trade City business park off Cowley Mill Road, UB8, and the town also has the area’s theory test centre. Both are in DVSA’s own figures below: how often people pass, how long they wait, and what changed in 2026.

52.3%

practical pass rate, 2025/26 (GB 50.0%)

50.7%

pass rate on a first attempt

16.3 wks

median wait, September 2026

38.1%

theory test pass rate (GB 44.8%)

Source: DVSA, tables DRT122A, DRT122C, DRT122E, DRT122F and DRT112A. Pass rates cover April 2025 to March 2026.

Pass rates

Uxbridge’s practical pass rate, year by year

Uxbridge has gone from below the national rate to above it in two years. Its smaller size also means its numbers move more from year to year than a big centre’s.

Car test pass rates at Uxbridge by year, with men, women and Great Britain
Year (April to March)	Tests	Uxbridge pass rate	Men	Women	Great Britain
2025/26	6,051	52.3%	54.1%	49.2%	50.0%
2024/25	7,378	49.6%	49.8%	49.1%	48.7%
2023/24	7,187	45.7%	47.3%	43.0%	47.9%
2022/23	6,928	46.4%	46.9%	45.5%	48.4%
2021/22	4,546	50.9%	52.2%	48.8%	48.9%

The 2025/26 total is lower partly because the centre ran no car tests at all from November 2025 to January 2026 (see the waits below). The gap between men and women here is small, about five points in 2025/26 and under one point the year before.

Automatic or manual

Automatic tests at Uxbridge

About a third of Uxbridge’s tests are in an automatic, above the national 29.5%, and the automatic pass rate has climbed fast.

Automatic car tests at Uxbridge by year
Year	Automatic tests	Share of all tests	Automatic pass rate
2025/26	2,143	35.4%	50.3%
2024/25	2,411	32.7%	48.0%
2023/24	2,440	34.0%	42.4%

In 2025/26 manual candidates at Uxbridge passed 53.3% and automatic candidates 50.3%. Women took 58% of their tests here in an automatic. An automatic pass gives you an automatic-only licence.

Waiting times

Waits at Uxbridge, month by month

DVSA’s measure is the median number of weeks between booking a test and taking it, for people tested that month. Uxbridge’s wait has risen sharply over the past year.

Median weeks from booking to test at Uxbridge, by month, with the share who waited over 21 weeks
Month	Median wait	Waited over 21 weeks
September 2026	16.3 weeks	38%
August 2026	11.8 weeks	38%
July 2026	11.8 weeks	41%
June 2026	12.9 weeks	41%
May 2026	11.1 weeks	39%
April 2026	10.2 weeks	39%
March 2026	6.9 weeks	23%
February 2026	0.6 weeks	0%
November 2025 to January 2026	no car tests	—
October 2025	10.3 weeks	33%
September 2025	5.7 weeks	24%

DVSA’s figures show no car tests at Uxbridge from November 2025 to January 2026, and only a handful in February as it restarted; DVSA’s tables don’t give a reason. Since then the median wait has climbed from about 7 weeks to 16. Across London it was 14.3 weeks in September 2026, and 11.6 across Great Britain.

Theory test

The Uxbridge theory test centre

Uxbridge is also where many learners in this part of West London take their car theory test, and its pass rate is well below the national figure.

38.1%

theory pass rate, 2025/26

83,604 car theory tests, against 44.8% across Great Britain. Men passed 36.4%, women 40.6%.

38.2%

the year before, 2024/25

So it is not a one-off: the same gap, two years running.

2 years

how long a theory pass lasts

You must pass the practical within two years of your theory test, or take the theory again.

DVSA doesn’t explain the gap, and many factors could sit behind it, including who books there. What helps any learner: practise the questions and the hazard perception clips until you pass mock tests comfortably, then book. Your WLDS instructor can talk you through hazard perception on real roads as you drive.

Booking an Uxbridge test under the 2026 rules

Only you can book, change or cancel your test, since 12 May 2026. Instructors and cancellation-finder apps can’t; you can still check for earlier slots yourself on gov.uk.
Two changes per booking, since 31 March 2026. Changing the date and centre together counts as one.
Since 9 June 2026 a test can only move to one of the three centres nearest the one you booked. Book Uxbridge if Uxbridge is where you mean to test.
Add your instructor’s reference number when you book, so they are free on the day.

Rules: DVSA, Changes to driving test booking rules in 2026 (updated 19 June 2026).

The centre and its roads

Cowley Mill Road and the roads around it

DVSA no longer publishes test routes, and they change. These are the kinds of road Uxbridge tests use.

Trade City, off Cowley Mill Road, UB8

The centre is in a business park on the west side of Uxbridge, so the first and last minutes of a test are around an industrial estate: vans, lorries and junctions where you need to look properly before pulling out.

The A40 and Hillingdon Circus

Guides to the centre published online describe routes that use the A40 corridor. Joining a fast dual carriageway at the right speed and leaving it in good time are worth practising until they feel routine.

Uxbridge Road and the town

The A4020 and the roads around the town centre bring bus lanes, traffic lights and pedestrians. Read every bus-lane sign for its times, and keep your speed down where people cross.

Lessons for Uxbridge

Who tests at Uxbridge, and who can teach you

Learners from Uxbridge, Hillingdon, Ickenham and west Hayes often test here. These are the WLDS instructors who cover those areas and are taking new learners.

Enter your UB8, UB10, UB3 or UB4 postcode in the guided booking to see the instructors who cover it.

More about lessons in Uxbridge and Hayes, or compare Uxbridge with eight other centres on our test centres page.

Common questions

Uxbridge test centre: FAQs

What is the pass rate at Uxbridge test centre?

52.3% from April 2025 to March 2026, across 6,051 car tests, against 50.0% for Great Britain (DVSA). On a first attempt it was 50.7%.

Is Uxbridge test centre easy?

No centre is easy, but Uxbridge’s figures have improved: from 45.7% in 2023/24 to 52.3% in 2025/26. It is a smaller centre, so its rate moves more from year to year than a big centre’s.

How long is the wait at Uxbridge test centre?

The median wait from booking to test was 16.3 weeks for people tested in September 2026, up from 5.7 weeks a year earlier, and 38% had waited more than 21 weeks (DVSA, provisional).

Was Uxbridge test centre closed?

DVSA’s figures show no car tests there from November 2025 to January 2026. It restarted in February 2026 and was back to full numbers by March. Check the booking service for current dates.

What is the pass rate at Uxbridge theory test centre?

38.1% of 83,604 car theory tests in 2025/26, against 44.8% across Great Britain (DVSA). It was 38.2% the year before.

Can I move my Uxbridge test somewhere else?

Only to one of the three centres nearest Uxbridge, since 9 June 2026, with two changes per booking.

Do you give lessons for a test at Uxbridge?

Yes. Our instructors who cover Uxbridge and Hayes prepare learners for Uxbridge, including a mock test on the roads around it.

Figures: DVSA, car driving test data by test centre. Pass rates April to March each year; waits are provisional monthly figures, published 14 October 2026. Checked 2 November 2026.

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