Monmouth driving test centre

The pass rate, how long you'll wait for a test, and the other centres nearby.

Monmouth's pass rate fell from 61% to 51% in a year.

Quick answers

  • Where is it? Old Dixon Road, Monmouth, NP25 3DP. Directions
  • What's the pass rate? 51% overall (manual 52%, automatic 40%), compared with the 50% national average.
  • How long is the wait? If you book now, expect about 1 month. 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? Abergavenny is the closest, 22 minutes away. Its pass rate is 64% and its typical wait about 1 month.

Waiting times

Over the last 12 months, the typical wait here averaged about 2 months, down from about 3½ months in the 12 months before. Waits here have been falling, so yours could be shorter.

The wait here has been longer than Britain's typical wait in six of the last eight years.

Before the pandemic, from May 2019 to February 2020, the typical wait here averaged about 1 month.

Typical wait at MonmouthAcross Great Britain
Typical wait by year at Monmouth and across Great Britain
YearMonmouthGreat Britain
20191 month1½ months
20203 months2½ months
20215½ months4 months
20223½ months2½ months
20233 months2½ months
20243 months2 months
20253 months2½ months
20262 months2½ 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

Abergavenny is the only other centre within half an hour's drive. Its pass rate is higher than Monmouth's, and its wait about the same.

Test centreDriving timePass rateTypical wait
OverallManualAutomatic
Abergavenny
17 miles by road
22 minutes64.2%65.7%54.8%1 month

Driving times are without traffic.

Pass rate over the years

In the 12 months to March 2026, Monmouth's pass rate was 51%, compared with 50% across Great Britain. It has been above Britain's pass rate every year since DVSA's figures began in 2007.

The automatic pass rate here was lower than manual, as it is almost everywhere: 40%, compared with 52%. That gap is wider than at most centres. Only 62 of the 267 centres that ran 100 or more automatic tests had a lower automatic pass rate. 10% of tests here were in automatic cars, compared with 29% across Great Britain.

Women had a higher pass rate than men here: 53%, compared with 49%. Across Great Britain it was the other way round: men's pass rate was 51% and women's 49%.

YearTestsPass ratePlace
OverallManualAutomatic
2025 to 20261,28351.0%52.1%40.3%152nd of 276
2024 to 20251,40761.2%62.1%50.9%17th of 275
2023 to 20241,63948.6%49.1%41.3%147th of 277
2022 to 20232,34453.0%53.4%47.1%78th of 271
2021 to 20222,23056.4%56.5%54.2%66th 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 Herefordshire.

Frequently asked questions

What's the pass rate for automatic cars at Monmouth?

40% in the 12 months to March 2026, compared with Britain's automatic pass rate of 45%.

How can I get a test sooner at Monmouth?

Check gov.uk often: tests other people cancel come back up there.

How busy is Monmouth test centre?

It ran 1,283 car tests in the 12 months to March 2026. Only 56 of Britain's 311 test centres ran fewer.

Can I move my test from Monmouth 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 Abergavenny, about 22 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.