Leeds Fearnville driving test centre
The pass rate, how long you'll wait for a test, and the other centres nearby.
Leeds Fearnville's pass rate is the highest it has been since DVSA's figures began in 2007.
Quick answers
- Where is it? Hillcrest House, 386 Harehills Lane, Leeds, LS9 6NF. Directions
- What's the pass rate? 52% overall (manual 54%, automatic 48%), compared with the 50% national average.
- Is it hard to pass? About average: it's around the middle of Britain's 276 bigger test centres.
- What's nearby? Horsforth is the closest, 16 minutes away. Its pass rate is 50% and its typical wait about 2½ months.
Other test centres nearby
There are six other centres within half an hour's drive. Of those, Barnsley has the shortest wait, about 1½ months, and the highest pass rate too, 59%.
| Test centre | Driving time | Pass rate | Typical wait | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall | Manual | Automatic | |||
| Horsforth 7 miles by road | 16 minutes | 49.7% | 51.7% | 45.2% | 2½ months |
| Wakefield 12 miles by road | 19 minutes | 45.4% | 47.5% | 40.1% | 3 months |
| Pontefract 16 miles by road | 22 minutes | 46.9% | 48.6% | 39.5% | 3½ months |
| Bradford (Thornbury) 10 miles by road | 27 minutes | 47.8% | 50.3% | 42.3% | 2 months |
| Heckmondwike 12 miles by road | 27 minutes | 45.8% | 47.1% | 41.2% | 3½ months |
| Barnsley 23 miles by road | 30 minutes | 58.5% | 59.1% | 56.6% | 1½ months |
Driving times are without traffic.
Pass rate over the years
In the 12 months to March 2026, Leeds Fearnville's pass rate was 52%, 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: when DVSA's figures began, in the 12 months to March 2008, it was 31%, below Britain's pass rate of 44%.
The automatic pass rate here was lower than manual, as it is almost everywhere: 48%, compared with 54%. That gap is about the same as at most centres. Its automatic pass rate is around the middle of the 267 centres that ran 100 or more automatic tests. 37% 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 49%. 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 | 4,676 | 51.8% | 54.3% | 47.6% | 130th of 276 |
| 2024 to 2025 | 7,346 | 50.2% | 52.5% | 45.2% | 127th of 275 |
| 2023 to 2024 | 9,402 | 48.4% | 50.6% | 42.2% | 149th of 277 |
| 2022 to 2023 | 8,604 | 43.6% | 44.8% | 39.1% | 217th of 271 |
| 2021 to 2022 | 9,506 | 38.6% | 39.4% | 35.0% | 267th 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 Leeds.
Frequently asked questions
What's the pass rate for automatic cars at Leeds Fearnville?
48% in the 12 months to March 2026, compared with Britain's automatic pass rate of 45%.
How busy is Leeds Fearnville test centre?
It ran 4,676 car tests in the 12 months to March 2026. That's around the middle for Britain's test centres.
Can I move my test from Leeds Fearnville 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 Horsforth, about 16 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.