Birmingham Sutton Coldfield Driving Test Centre: Pass Rate & Routes
Latest DVSA figures: 2023/24. Examiners conducted 2,712 car tests with a 44.1% pass rate. Those figures are not the current 2025/26 year.
DVSA's 2025/26 test data has no figures for this venue. It may have closed, moved or been renamed. Check GOV.UK for current test centres.
Practise Birmingham Sutton Coldfield routes in the app
Driving Test Routes UK has compiled practice routes near Birmingham Sutton Coldfield, not official DVSA routes. Free to download. Full routes and turn-by-turn need Pro.
A practice route near Birmingham Sutton Coldfield
One of 12 practice route patterns around Birmingham Sutton Coldfield. 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.
Birmingham Sutton Coldfield pass rate in 2023/24
Pass rate trend at Birmingham Sutton Coldfield
From 2021/22 to 2023/24 the pass rate rose from 35.1% to 44.1% (+9 points). Test volumes changed too, from 7,709 to 2,712 tests a year.
| Year (Apr–Mar) | Tests | Passes | Birmingham Sutton Coldfield | GB average |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021/22 | 7,709 | 2,707 | 35.1% | 48.9% |
| 2022/23 | 11,783 | 5,044 | 42.8% | 48.4% |
| 2023/24 | 2,712 | 1,195 | 44.1% | 47.9% |
Nearest current test centres
Approximate straight-line distance. These are centres in the current DVSA sheet. The closest with a noticeably higher rate is Birmingham Kingstanding (4 km, 48.5%).
What the test at Birmingham Sutton Coldfield 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 Birmingham Sutton Coldfield driving test centre?
- DVSA figures for 2023/24 show 1,195 passes from 2,712 car practical tests at Birmingham (Sutton Coldfield), a pass rate of 44.1%, below the Great Britain average of 47.9% for the same year.
- Is there an easier test centre near Birmingham Sutton Coldfield?
- The nearest centre with a noticeably higher pass rate is Birmingham Kingstanding, about 4 km away, at 48.5% in 2025/26. Pass rates reflect who tests there as much as the roads, so practise the routes where you will actually take your test.
- How many practice routes are there for Birmingham Sutton Coldfield?
- Driving Test Routes UK has 12 compiled practice routes around Birmingham Sutton Coldfield, 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. Practice routes are compiled by Driving Test Routes UK and are not official DVSA routes. Examiners vary routes for traffic and roadworks.