Northampton driving test centre
Gladstone Business Centre, Gladstone Road, Northampton, NN5 7QA · View on map
52.1% of car driving tests at Northampton were passes in 2025/26, above the 50.0% national average. In September 2026 learners waited a median 8.6 weeks between booking and taking their test.
Waiting time
8.6 weeks
Median from booking to test, September 2026
GB 11.6 weeks
Pass rate
52.1%
All car tests, 2025/26
National 50.0%
First-time pass rate
51.8%
First practical test, 2025/26
National 50.5%
Automatic pass rate
45.9%
Automatic cars, 2025/26
National 44.6%
Waiting time at Northampton, last 12 months
Median weeks between booking and taking the test.
- 14.9Oct
- 11.2Nov
- 8.3Dec
- 10.3Jan
- 8.9Feb
- 8.9Mar
- 12.3Apr
- 10.6May
- 8.6Jun
- 7.9Jul
- 7.9Aug
- 8.6Sep
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Northampton test centre: common questions
52.1% of car tests at Northampton were passes in 2025/26 (7,050 of 13,539). 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 Northampton was 8.6 weeks, and 47.7% of tests were taken within 7 weeks of booking. Across Great Britain the median was 11.6 weeks. DVSA updates these figures monthly.
51.8% of learners taking their first practical test at Northampton passed in 2025/26. That is above the 50.5% national average.
45.9% of automatic car tests at Northampton were passes in 2025/26 (5,142 tests). That is above the 44.6% national average.
Northampton driving test centre is at Gladstone Business Centre, Gladstone Road, Northampton, NN5 7QA. It runs these tests: car, 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.