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Birmingham (Kingstanding) driving test centre
48.5% of car practical tests taken at Birmingham (Kingstanding) passed in 2025-26, from 16,133 tests. Pass rates, local road types and how we prepare you for this centre.
Birmingham (Kingstanding) pass rates
Pass rate 2025-26
48.5%
7,829 passes
National average
50%
-1.5 points here
Tests conducted
16,133
about 1,344 a month
Best published year
48.5%
2025-26
16,133 car practical tests were taken at Birmingham (Kingstanding) in 2025-26. 48.5% passed, 1.5 percentage points below the national average of 50%. It is up on 2019-20, when 33.8% passed.
Over the published years the rate has moved between 33.8% in 2019-20 and 48.5% in 2025-26, so a single year's figure is a weak guide on its own. In 2025-26 the rate was 51.7% for male candidates and 45.5% for female candidates. That works out at roughly 1,344 tests a month, which is what waiting times at Birmingham (Kingstanding) depend on more than the pass rate does.
- Birmingham (Kingstanding)
- National average
| Year | Tests | Passes | Pass rate | National | Male | Female |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 16,133 | 7,829 | 48.5% | 50% | 51.7% | 45.5% |
| 2024-25 | 17,909 | 7,995 | 44.6% | 48.7% | 47.7% | 41.5% |
| 2023-24 | 15,044 | 6,619 | 44% | 47.9% | 48% | 40% |
| 2022-23 | 6,511 | 2,588 | 39.7% | 48.4% | 42.9% | 36.8% |
| 2021-22 | 11,132 | 3,995 | 35.9% | 48.9% | 39.9% | 31.3% |
| 2019-20 | 11,767 | 3,977 | 33.8% | 45.9% | 39.3% | 29% |
Source: DVSA table DRT122A, car practical driving test pass rates by test centre, published on GOV.UK. Figures are financial years running April to March.
Where Birmingham (Kingstanding) test centre is
Arrive ten minutes early and park where you can pull out easily. The waiting room is small at most centres, so your instructor will normally wait in the car park while you take the test.
Driving out of Birmingham (Kingstanding)
Expect one-way gyratory, loading bays and delivery traffic and school-run streets on a test out of Birmingham (Kingstanding). The demands are ordinary, but they are specific to this area.
Hesitation at busy junctions is the most common fault here — commit once the gap is genuinely there. The independent drive tends to follow signs through the busiest part of the network. Learners across Midlands often book here without practising locally first — the road types above are the gap to close.
Birmingham (Kingstanding) covers learners in and around Birmingham, and it is where most of our Birmingham course students sit the test. If you are choosing between centres, practise the road types listed above rather than picking on pass-rate figures alone.
The aim is simple: nothing on the drive should be new on the day.
Roads you are likely to meet
One-way gyratory
Loading bays and delivery traffic
School-run streets
- Hesitation at busy junctions is the most common fault here — commit once the gap is genuinely there.
- The independent drive tends to follow signs through the busiest part of the network.
- Learners across Midlands often book here without practising locally first — the road types above are the gap to close.
Test routes are no longer published by the DVSA, and examiners vary them. Treat this as a guide to the local road types rather than a route list. Book your test and check availability on GOV.UK.
Where marks are lost at Birmingham (Kingstanding)
Committing to a lane in good time
Entering a box junction without a clear exit is a fault regardless of how the lights change afterwards.
How we prepare you for this centre
Practice where you will be marked
Your instructor works the roads around Birmingham (Kingstanding) in the sessions before your test — one-way gyratory included — not generic estate roads.
A marked mock run
Run silently and scored properly — no coaching mid-drive — then debriefed fault by fault.
Manoeuvres to standard
Bay park, parallel park, pull up on the right and forward bay — rehearsed on live roads near the centre rather than an empty car park.
Everything around the drive
Paperwork, show me / tell me questions and the independent drive, run through in advance.
Courses that suit test-centre prep
Birmingham (Kingstanding) test centre FAQs
What are the test routes like at Birmingham (Kingstanding)?
The DVSA stopped publishing official routes, and examiners vary them. In practice, routes from Birmingham (Kingstanding) draw on one-way gyratory, loading bays and delivery traffic, school-run streets, so those are the conditions to rehearse rather than a fixed sequence of streets.
What do learners most often fail on at Birmingham (Kingstanding)?
committing to a lane in good time — all of which come directly from the road types on the local network.
Can I take an intensive course and test at Birmingham (Kingstanding)?
Yes. We match you with a DVSA approved instructor who teaches on these roads day to day, and we look for the earliest practical slot at Birmingham (Kingstanding) or a nearby centre serving Birmingham.
How do I book a practical test at Birmingham (Kingstanding)?
Practical tests are booked through GOV.UK with your provisional licence and theory certificate numbers. We can check cancellations for you once your course dates are set.
How early should I arrive at Birmingham (Kingstanding)?
Ten minutes early is enough. Bring your provisional licence; the eyesight check happens outside before you get in the car, so know which plate you can read.
Should I travel to a different centre instead?
We will not sell you a pass rate. Published DVSA figures reflect who books there as much as the roads, and a centre an hour away that you cannot practise around is a worse bet than the one your instructor drives every week.
Not sure how many hours you need?
Answer four quick questions and we will recommend a course based on your experience, not a sales target.