Newport (Isle of Wight) driving test centre

Innovation Centre, St Cross Business Park, Newport, Newport, PO30 5WB · View on map

54.1% of car driving tests at Newport (Isle of Wight) were passes in 2025/26, above the 50.0% national average. In September 2026 learners waited a median 7.1 weeks between booking and taking their test.

Waiting time

7.1 weeks

Median from booking to test, September 2026

GB 11.6 weeks

Pass rate

54.1%

All car tests, 2025/26

National 50.0%

First-time pass rate

56.4%

First practical test, 2025/26

National 50.5%

Automatic pass rate

44.9%

Automatic cars, 2025/26

National 44.6%

Waiting time at Newport (Isle of Wight), last 12 months

Median weeks between booking and taking the test.

  1. 11.1Oct
  2. 10.7Nov
  3. 8.6Dec
  4. 10.9Jan
  5. 10.1Feb
  6. 10.1Mar
  7. 11.4Apr
  8. 10.4May
  9. 6.6Jun
  10. 8.9Jul
  11. 8.9Aug
  12. 7.1Sep

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Newport (Isle of Wight) test centre: common questions

54.1% of car tests at Newport (Isle of Wight) were passes in 2025/26 (1,958 of 3,616). That is above the 50.0% national average. Figures are DVSA's.

In September 2026 the median wait between booking and taking a car test at Newport (Isle of Wight) was 7.1 weeks, and 50.0% of tests were taken within 7 weeks of booking. Across Great Britain the median was 11.6 weeks. DVSA updates these figures monthly.

56.4% of learners taking their first practical test at Newport (Isle of Wight) passed in 2025/26. That is above the 50.5% national average.

44.9% of automatic car tests at Newport (Isle of Wight) were passes in 2025/26 (749 tests). That is in line with the 44.6% national average.

Newport (Isle of Wight) driving test centre is at Innovation Centre, St Cross Business Park, Newport, Newport, PO30 5WB. It runs these tests: car, motorcycle module 2 (on-road), ADI part 3.

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Test centres by town around Newport (Isle of Wight)

Portsmouth · 10.8 milesSouthampton · 13.9 miles

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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.