Alnwick Driving Test Centre: Pass Rate & Routes
In 2025/26, DVSA examiners at Alnwick conducted 1,282 car practical tests and 712 candidates passed: a 55.5% pass rate, +5.5 points against the Great Britain average of 50.0%. That ranks 79 of 287 centres with at least 300 tests, and 1 of 11 in North East.
Practise Alnwick routes in the app
Driving Test Routes UK has compiled practice routes near Alnwick, not official DVSA routes. Free to download. Full routes and turn-by-turn need Pro.
A practice route near Alnwick
One of 12 practice route patterns around Alnwick. Open the app for all 12 with spoken turn-by-turn.
This is an outline of the shape of one compiled practice route, with the start and finish marked and no streets shown. They are not official DVSA routes: examiners change routes for traffic and roadworks.
Waiting time at Alnwick
In September 2026 the median wait between booking and taking a car test at Alnwick was 14.6 weeks. Half of the people who tested there that month waited 14.6 weeks or less. DVSA counts the wait to the date the test was actually taken, so moved tests are included.
That is longer than the middle centre, where the median wait was 12.4 weeks: 193 of the 315 centres in DVSA's table had a shorter median wait and 120 a longer one (our comparison of DVSA's figures; DVSA publishes no Great Britain row in this table). Over the 12 months to September 2026 this centre's monthly median ranged from 7.9 weeks (June 2026) to 17.1 weeks (December 2025), so one month is a guide, not a promise.
Source: DVSA, car driving test availability by driving test centre (DRT122F, data to September 2026, published 14 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. Data since April 2025 is provisional and may be revised. DVSA-delivered car tests only.
Alnwick pass rate in 2025/26
Pass rate trend at Alnwick
From 2021/22 to 2025/26 the pass rate fell from 65.1% to 55.5% (-9.6 points). Test volumes changed too, from 756 to 1,282 tests a year.
| Year (Apr–Mar) | Tests | Passes | Alnwick | GB average |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021/22 | 756 | 492 | 65.1% | 48.9% |
| 2022/23 | 968 | 665 | 68.7% | 48.4% |
| 2023/24 | 1,233 | 678 | 55% | 47.9% |
| 2024/25 | 1,093 | 557 | 51% | 48.7% |
| 2025/26 | 1,282 | 712 | 55.5% | 50.0% |
Month by month, 2025/26
The strongest month was April 2025 (63% from 108 tests) and the weakest was October 2025 (47.4%). Monthly rates move with small samples, so treat single months with caution.
Test centres near Alnwick
Distances are straight-line from the centre location. Pass rates are DVSA figures for 2025/26.
What the test at Alnwick involves
- About 40 minutes of driving, starting with an eyesight check and a “tell me” question.
- Around 20 minutes of independent driving, usually following a sat nav set by the examiner.
- One reversing manoeuvre: parallel park, bay park, or pull up on the right and reverse two car lengths.
- A “show me” question while you drive, and possibly an emergency stop.
Frequently asked questions
- What is the pass rate at Alnwick driving test centre?
- DVSA figures for 2025/26 show 712 passes from 1,282 car practical tests at Alnwick, a pass rate of 55.5%, above the Great Britain average of 50.0% for the same year.
- How many people pass first time at Alnwick?
- 425 of 680 first attempts passed in 2025/26 (62.5%). 34 learners passed their first test with zero driving faults.
- How long is the wait for a driving test at Alnwick?
- DVSA figures for September 2026 show a median wait of 14.6 weeks between booking and taking a car test at Alnwick: half of the people who took their test there that month waited 14.6 weeks or less. 26.1% of tests were taken within 7 weeks of booking. This describes tests already taken, not today's booking page, so check the live booking service for current dates.
- How many practice routes are there for Alnwick?
- Driving Test Routes UK has 12 compiled practice routes around Alnwick, not official DVSA routes. Examiners change routes for traffic and roadworks. Free to download. Full routes and turn-by-turn need Pro.
Pass rates: DVSA, car driving test data by test centre (DRT122A/C/E, April 2025 to March 2026, published June 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. Waiting times: DVSA, DRT122F (data to September 2026, published 14 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. Practice routes are compiled by Driving Test Routes UK and are not official DVSA routes. Examiners vary routes for traffic and roadworks.