Hendon driving test centre
The pass rate, how long you'll wait for a test, and the other centres nearby.
Hendon's pass rate is the highest it has been since 2013, the first year DVSA has figures for it.
Quick answers
- Where is it? 3 Aviation Drive, Beaufort Park, Hendon, NW9 5TZ. Directions
- What's the pass rate? 51% overall (manual 52%, automatic 51%), compared with the 50% national average.
- How long is the wait? If you book now, expect about 5 months. Check gov.uk for the real earliest date.
- Is it hard to pass? About average: it's around the middle of Britain's 276 bigger test centres.
- What's nearby? Mill Hill is the closest, 6 minutes away. Its pass rate is 51% and its typical wait about 4 months. St Albans, 26 minutes away, has a shorter wait, about 1½ months, and a pass rate of 51%.
Waiting times
Over the last 12 months, the typical wait here averaged about 3 months, up from about 2 months in the 12 months before. Waits here have been rising, so yours could be longer.
Before the pandemic, from May 2019 to February 2020, the typical wait here averaged about 1½ months.
| Year | Hendon | Great Britain |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 1½ months | 1½ months |
| 2020 | 1½ months | 2½ months |
| 2021 | 5 months | 4 months |
| 2022 | 3 months | 2½ months |
| 2023 | 3 months | 2½ months |
| 2024 | 1½ months | 2 months |
| 2025 | 2½ months | 2½ months |
| 2026 | 3 months | 2½ months |
2019 starts in May and 2026 runs to September.
See how waits have changed across Britain in our report on driving test waiting times.
Other test centres nearby
There are 12 other centres within half an hour's drive. Of those, Enfield Innova Business Park has the shortest wait, less than a month, and the highest pass rate too, 54%. The table shows the closest eight.
| Test centre | Driving time | Pass rate | Typical wait | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall | Manual | Automatic | |||
| Mill Hill (London) 2 miles by road | 6 minutes | 51.4% | 51.7% | 51.2% | 4 months |
| Borehamwood (London) 5 miles by road | 10 minutes | 50.8% | 52.5% | 48.4% | 3½ months |
| Watford 9 miles by road | 15 minutes | 46.2% | 49.2% | 41.1% | 3½ months |
| Barnet (London) 7 miles by road | 18 minutes | 49.9% | 51.2% | 48.1% | 4½ months |
| Wood Green (London) 7 miles by road | 22 minutes | 46.8% | 47.6% | 45.8% | 2½ months |
| Greenford (Horsenden Lane) 8 miles by road | 23 minutes | 41.4% | 41.8% | 41.0% | 4 months |
| St Albans 15 miles by road | 26 minutes | 50.7% | 52.2% | 47.7% | 1½ months |
| Tottenham 9 miles by road | 26 minutes | 48.9% | 49.6% | 48.0% | 1½ months |
Driving times are without traffic.
Pass rate over the years
In the 12 months to March 2026, Hendon's pass rate was 51%, compared with 50% across Great Britain. It has been above Britain's pass rate for the last three years. It wasn't always that way: in the 12 months to March 2014, the first year DVSA has figures for it, it was 44%, below Britain's pass rate of 47%.
The automatic pass rate here was lower than manual, as it is almost everywhere: 51%, compared with 52%. That gap is narrower than at most centres. Only 41 of the 267 centres that ran 100 or more automatic tests had a higher automatic pass rate. 52% of tests here were in automatic cars, compared with 29% across Great Britain.
Men had a higher pass rate than women here: 54%, compared with 47%. That's a wider gap than across Great Britain, where men's pass rate was 51% and women's 49%.
| Year | Tests | Pass rate | Place | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall | Manual | Automatic | |||
| 2025 to 2026 | 11,086 | 51.4% | 51.8% | 51.0% | 143rd of 276 |
| 2024 to 2025 | 11,608 | 49.5% | 50.0% | 49.1% | 141st of 275 |
| 2023 to 2024 | 12,222 | 47.9% | 49.4% | 46.4% | 164th of 277 |
| 2022 to 2023 | 13,717 | 43.5% | 45.2% | 41.4% | 221st of 271 |
| 2021 to 2022 | 11,233 | 44.5% | 45.8% | 42.6% | 224th of 280 |
Each year runs from April to March.
Compare every centre in our report on driving test pass rates.
Before your test
In the weeks before your test, ask your instructor to take you round the roads near the centre, and practise the faults learners make most often. If you're still looking for an instructor, see who teaches in Kingsbury.
Frequently asked questions
What's the pass rate for automatic cars at Hendon?
51% in the 12 months to March 2026, compared with Britain's automatic pass rate of 45%.
How can I get a test sooner at Hendon?
Check gov.uk often: tests other people cancel come back up there. Or book a centre nearby: St Albans, 26 minutes away, had a typical wait of about 1½ months.
How busy is Hendon test centre?
It ran 11,086 car tests in the 12 months to March 2026. Only 49 of Britain's 311 test centres ran more.
Can I move my test from Hendon to another centre?
Yes. You can move it to any centre with a free date, on gov.uk. Before you do, check your instructor can take you there, and bear in mind it's harder to pass on roads you don't know. The closest other centre is Mill Hill, about 6 minutes away by road.
Figures from DVSA: pass rates for the 12 months to March 2026, waits for September 2026, published 14 October 2026. Driving times by road, from OpenRouteService. How we worked these out.