Yeading driving test centre
The pass rate, how long you'll wait for a test, and the other centres nearby.
Yeading's pass rate rose from 47% to 53% in a year.
Quick answers
- Where is it? Willow Tree Lane, Yeading, UB4 9BS. Directions
- What's the pass rate? 53% overall (manual 53%, automatic 52%), compared with the 50% national average.
- How long is the wait? If you book now, expect less than a 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? Southall is the closest, 12 minutes away. Its pass rate is 45% and its typical wait about 1 month.
Waiting times
Over the last 12 months, the typical wait here averaged about 1½ months, up from about 1 month in the 12 months before.
The wait here has been shorter than Britain's typical wait every year since DVSA's figures began in 2019.
Before the pandemic, from May 2019 to February 2020, the typical wait here averaged less than a month.
| Year | Yeading | Great Britain |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Less than a month | 1½ months |
| 2020 | 2 months | 2½ months |
| 2021 | 3½ months | 4 months |
| 2022 | 1½ months | 2½ months |
| 2023 | 1½ months | 2½ months |
| 2024 | 1 month | 2 months |
| 2025 | 1½ months | 2½ months |
| 2026 | 2 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 eight other centres within half an hour's drive. Of those, Southall has the shortest wait, about 1 month, and Chertsey the highest pass rate, 53%.
| Test centre | Driving time | Pass rate | Typical wait | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall | Manual | Automatic | |||
| Southall (London) 3 miles by road | 12 minutes | 44.8% | 46.6% | 41.7% | 1 month |
| Greenford (Horsenden Lane) 5 miles by road | 16 minutes | 41.4% | 41.8% | 41.0% | 4 months |
| Uxbridge (London) 7 miles by road | 17 minutes | 52.3% | 53.4% | 50.3% | 4 months |
| Slough (London) 10 miles by road | 19 minutes | 50.8% | 53.9% | 46.3% | 5 months |
| Pinner (London) 7 miles by road | 20 minutes | 49.7% | 51.8% | 47.6% | 5½ months |
| Isleworth (Fleming Way) 8 miles by road | 21 minutes | 50.4% | 52.3% | 47.8% | 5 months |
| High Wycombe 16 miles by road | 22 minutes | 51.5% | 53.6% | 47.0% | 1½ months |
| Chertsey (London) 18 miles by road | 27 minutes | 52.9% | 55.5% | 47.3% | 5 months |
Driving times are without traffic.
Pass rate over the years
In the 12 months to March 2026, Yeading's pass rate was 53%, compared with 50% across Great Britain. The year before, it was below Britain's pass rate.
The automatic pass rate here was lower than manual, as it is almost everywhere: 52%, compared with 53%. That gap is narrower than at most centres. Only 31 of the 267 centres that ran 100 or more automatic tests had a higher automatic pass rate. 30% 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 50%. 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 | 6,735 | 52.8% | 53.1% | 51.9% | 112th of 276 |
| 2024 to 2025 | 6,289 | 46.9% | 46.9% | 47.2% | 191st of 275 |
| 2023 to 2024 | 5,520 | 42.1% | 42.4% | 41.3% | 239th of 277 |
| 2022 to 2023 | 4,779 | 40.4% | 42.7% | 35.2% | 249th of 271 |
| 2021 to 2022 | 5,856 | 38.6% | 39.2% | 37.0% | 266th 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 Hayes.
Frequently asked questions
What's the pass rate for automatic cars at Yeading?
52% in the 12 months to March 2026, compared with Britain's automatic pass rate of 45%.
How can I get a test sooner at Yeading?
Check gov.uk often: tests other people cancel come back up there.
How busy is Yeading test centre?
It ran 6,735 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 Yeading 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 Southall, about 12 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.