Birmingham (Kings Heath) driving test centre

955 Alcester Road South, Birmingham, B14 5JA · View on map

46.8% of car driving tests at Birmingham (Kings Heath) were passes in 2025/26, below the 50.0% national average. In September 2026 learners waited a median 10.1 weeks between booking and taking their test.

Waiting time

10.1 weeks

Median from booking to test, September 2026

GB 11.6 weeks

Pass rate

46.8%

All car tests, 2025/26

National 50.0%

First-time pass rate

45.6%

First practical test, 2025/26

National 50.5%

Automatic pass rate

44.7%

Automatic cars, 2025/26

National 44.6%

Waiting time at Birmingham (Kings Heath), last 12 months

Median weeks between booking and taking the test.

  1. 6.4Oct
  2. 7.7Nov
  3. 14.6Dec
  4. 12.6Jan
  5. 15.4Feb
  6. 14Mar
  7. 11.4Apr
  8. 10May
  9. 14.7Jun
  10. 11.7Jul
  11. 11.7Aug
  12. 10.1Sep

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Birmingham (Kings Heath) test centre: common questions

46.8% of car tests at Birmingham (Kings Heath) were passes in 2025/26 (4,242 of 9,072). That is below the 50.0% national average. Figures are DVSA's.

In September 2026 the median wait between booking and taking a car test at Birmingham (Kings Heath) was 10.1 weeks, and 47.6% of tests were taken within 7 weeks of booking. Across Great Britain the median was 11.6 weeks. DVSA updates these figures monthly.

45.6% of learners taking their first practical test at Birmingham (Kings Heath) passed in 2025/26. That is below the 50.5% national average.

44.7% of automatic car tests at Birmingham (Kings Heath) were passes in 2025/26 (3,189 tests). That is in line with the 44.6% national average.

Birmingham (Kings Heath) driving test centre is at 955 Alcester Road South, Birmingham, B14 5JA. It runs these tests: car, ADI part 3.

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Test centres by town around Birmingham (Kings Heath)

Solihull · 4.7 milesBirmingham · 6.3 milesRedditch · 7.3 milesWorcester · 19.9 miles

Other test centres nearby

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Source: DVSA driving test data by test centre — waiting times for September 2026 (DRT122F, updated monthly), pass rates for 2025/26 (DRT122A, DRT122C, DRT122E). Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.