Exeter driving test centre

Thorverton Road, Marsh Barton, Exeter, EX2 8FS · View on map

46.8% of car driving tests at Exeter were passes in 2025/26, below the 50.0% national average. In September 2026 learners waited a median 6.4 weeks between booking and taking their test.

Waiting time

6.4 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

38.5%

Automatic cars, 2025/26

National 44.6%

Waiting time at Exeter, last 12 months

Median weeks between booking and taking the test.

  1. 10.3Oct
  2. 10.1Nov
  3. 9Dec
  4. 6.9Jan
  5. 9Feb
  6. 10.6Mar
  7. 8.6Apr
  8. 7.4May
  9. 6.6Jun
  10. 7.6Jul
  11. 7.6Aug
  12. 6.4Sep

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Exeter test centre: common questions

46.8% of car tests at Exeter were passes in 2025/26 (4,061 of 8,679). 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 Exeter was 6.4 weeks, and 52.9% 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 Exeter passed in 2025/26. That is below the 50.5% national average.

38.5% of automatic car tests at Exeter were passes in 2025/26 (1,609 tests). That is below the 44.6% national average.

Exeter driving test centre is at Thorverton Road, Marsh Barton, Exeter, EX2 8FS. It runs these tests: car, motorcycle module 1 (off-road), motorcycle module 2 (on-road), ADI part 2, ADI part 3.

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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.