Essex · East of England
Brentwood (London) driving test centre
48.5% of car practical tests taken at Brentwood (London) passed in 2025-26, from 5,791 tests. Pass rates, local road types and how we prepare you for this centre.
Brentwood (London) pass rates
Pass rate 2025-26
48.5%
2,809 passes
National average
50%
-1.5 points here
Tests conducted
5,791
about 483 a month
Best published year
52.5%
2020-21
5,791 car practical tests were taken at Brentwood (London) in 2025-26. 48.5% passed, 1.5 percentage points below the national average of 50%. It is up on 2019-20, when 47.3% passed.
Over the published years the rate has moved between 47.2% in 2022-23 and 52.5% in 2020-21, so a single year's figure is a weak guide on its own. That works out at roughly 483 tests a month, which is what waiting times at Brentwood (London) depend on more than the pass rate does.
- Brentwood (London)
- National average
| Year | Tests | Passes | Pass rate | National | Male | Female |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 5,791 | 2,809 | 48.5% | 50% | 48.1% | 49.2% |
| 2024-25 | 5,485 | 2,659 | 48.5% | 48.7% | 48.6% | 48.3% |
| 2023-24 | 4,810 | 2,389 | 49.7% | 47.9% | 48.8% | 51.1% |
| 2022-23 | 4,093 | 1,933 | 47.2% | 48.4% | 46.9% | 47.7% |
| 2021-22 | 3,159 | 1,584 | 50.1% | 48.9% | 50% | 50.3% |
| 2020-21 | 709 | 372 | 52.5% | 49.8% | 52.4% | 52.5% |
| 2019-20 | 2,896 | 1,370 | 47.3% | 45.9% | 50.5% | 43.9% |
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.
Driving out of Brentwood (London)
Instructors who teach out of Brentwood (London) report the same road mix on most routes: city streets, ring road and suburban estates. Learners who have only driven quiet estate roads tend to find the pace higher than they expect.
Multi-lane roundabouts appear more than once, so plan two junctions ahead. Manoeuvres are normally set in quieter estates a few minutes from the centre. If your lessons have been in a different part of Essex, plan at least a couple of sessions on these roads before the test.
Brentwood (London) takes candidates from across Essex, so plenty arrive having learned on a different road mix. That usually shows in the first five minutes of the drive.
Book the mock early enough that there is time to fix whatever it finds.
Roads you are likely to meet
City streets
Ring road
Suburban estates
- Multi-lane roundabouts appear more than once, so plan two junctions ahead.
- Manoeuvres are normally set in quieter estates a few minutes from the centre.
- If your lessons have been in a different part of Essex, plan at least a couple of sessions on these roads before the test.
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 Brentwood (London)
Looking further ahead
Crossings, delivery vans and doors opening: the examiner is judging whether you saw it coming, not how quickly you braked.
One-way systems and box junctions
The fault here is almost always a late lane change under pressure, forcing someone else to brake.
Meeting traffic and clearance
Whose priority it is, how much room you leave for parked cars, and whether you wait in a safe place — all marked closely on these streets.
How we prepare you for this centre
Practice where you will be marked
Your instructor works the roads around Brentwood (London) in the sessions before your test — city streets 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.
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Brentwood (London) test centre FAQs
What are the test routes like at Brentwood (London)?
The DVSA stopped publishing official routes, and examiners vary them. In practice, routes from Brentwood (London) draw on city streets, ring road, suburban estates, so those are the conditions to rehearse rather than a fixed sequence of streets.
What do learners most often fail on at Brentwood (London)?
looking further ahead, one-way systems and box junctions, meeting traffic and clearance — all of which come directly from the road types on the local network.
Can I take an intensive course and test at Brentwood (London)?
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 Brentwood (London).
How do I book a practical test at Brentwood (London)?
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.
What happens when I get to Brentwood (London)?
Arrive with your provisional licence and a car that is legal, insured for the test and has no warning lights showing. We handle that side if you use one of our instructors' cars.
Is Brentwood (London) an easy test centre?
Pass rates are published by the DVSA, but they say more about the mix of candidates than the difficulty of the routes. Practising the road types above will move your odds more than switching centres.
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