What is the pass rate at St Helens (Liverpool) Test Centre?

Practical: 40.9% for 2025-26. Pass rates are historical DVSA statistics and do not predict an individual learner's result.

Does St Helens (Liverpool) Test Centre's pass rate mean it is easier or harder?

No. A pass rate shows what happened to a group of learners in the past. Preparation, experience, traffic and local conditions can all affect the result. It does not prove that a centre, route or examiner is easier.

Which tests are available at St Helens (Liverpool) Test Centre?

This location is listed for practical driving tests. Use the official booking link on this page to check current appointment availability.

What is the driving test waiting time at St Helens (Liverpool)?

DVSA's published median booking-to-test wait was 6.6 weeks for July 2026. This is historical data, not a live appointment estimate.

What is the first-attempt pass rate at St Helens (Liverpool)?

The published first-attempt pass rate was 42.1% from 5,599 first attempts in 2025-26. It describes a group of past tests and does not predict an individual's result.

What is the automatic-car pass rate at St Helens (Liverpool)?

The published automatic-car pass rate was 34.1% from 3,593 tests in 2025-26. It does not show that automatic or manual tests are easier.

Are the roads listed near St Helens (Liverpool) official driving test routes?

No. They are nearby roads and map features from OpenStreetMap. They are not official DVSA test routes, and we do not know which roads an examiner will use.

Practical driving test centre in Liverpool

St Helens (Liverpool) Driving Test Centre

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1 Navigation Road, off Pocket Nook Street, St Helens, Liverpool, WA9 1NS

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At a glance

St Helens (Liverpool) driving test pass rate and waiting time

Latest published practical driving test pass rate: 40.9% from 14,174 tests in 2025-26. Published median waiting time: 6.6 weeks in Jul 2026 (historical data, not live availability).

Overall pass rate: 40.9%; 2025-26 · 14,174 tests
Published median wait: 6.6 weeks; Jul 2026 · historical, not live
First-attempt pass rate: 42.1%; 2025-26 · 5,599 first attempts
Automatic pass rate: 34.1%; 2025-26 · 3,593 automatic tests

These are group-level historical results. They do not predict an individual learner's result or prove that a centre is easier.

St Helens (Liverpool) Test Centre map and location

Address and test-centre details

St Helens (Liverpool) Test Centre
1 Navigation Road, off Pocket Nook Street, St Helens
Liverpool
WA9 1NS

Location checked: 24 August 2026
Statistics period: Practical: 2025-26
Data imported: 13 August 2026

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St Helens (Liverpool) driving test information

Latest full year: 2025-26. DVSA centre name: St Helens (Liverpool).

Appointments

Booking and waiting times

Start here if you are deciding when to book. These figures are historical DVSA measures, not live appointment availability.

Published waiting-time and appointment-availability trend

The recorded median wait moved from 7.7 weeks in Aug 2024 to 6.6 weeks in Jul 2026. In Jul 2026, 36.3% of standard appointments in the booking window were still available.

Standard appointments still available

Percentage of standard test slots in the published booking window that had not been booked.

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Published booking-to-test waiting times and appointment availability for St Helens (Liverpool)
Month	Median wait	Weeks to 10% availability	Standard slots released	Booked	Still available	Available (%)	Overtime slots
Jul 2026	6.6 weeks	13.5 weeks	4,595	2,926	1,669	36.3%	271
Jun 2026	6.4 weeks	14.8 weeks	4,403	2,788	1,615	36.7%	275
May 2026	6.1 weeks	16.5 weeks	4,722	3,166	1,556	33%	337
Apr 2026	7 weeks	17.8 weeks	4,582	3,402	1,180	25.8%	258
Mar 2026	5.3 weeks	16.8 weeks	4,192	3,325	867	20.7%	322
Feb 2026	6.7 weeks	17 weeks	4,843	3,714	1,129	23.3%	263
Jan 2026	7 weeks	16.5 weeks	4,882	3,816	1,066	21.8%	310
Dec 2025	8 weeks	18.8 weeks	5,158	4,234	924	17.9%	124
Nov 2025	5.3 weeks	17.8 weeks	5,215	4,442	773	14.8%	283
Oct 2025	5.3 weeks	17.3 weeks	5,916	4,767	1,149	19.4%	395
Sept 2025	6.3 weeks	22 weeks	6,141	5,182	959	15.6%	344
Aug 2025	5.7 weeks	24 weeks	5,793	5,507	286	4.9%	314
Jul 2025	6.6 weeks	21 weeks	5,813	5,545	268	4.6%	289
Jun 2025	6.1 weeks	17.8 weeks	5,713	4,286	1,427	25%	238
May 2025	7.6 weeks	17.8 weeks	5,366	4,238	1,128	21%	162
Apr 2025	9.9 weeks	24 weeks	3,811	3,635	176	4.6%	132
Mar 2025	7.4 weeks	18.4 weeks	3,612	3,486	126	3.5%	87
Feb 2025	8 weeks	13.8 weeks	3,707	2,444	1,263	34.1%	170
Jan 2025	8.4 weeks	11.3 weeks	3,615	2,300	1,315	36.4%	129
Dec 2024	7.9 weeks	9.6 weeks	3,952	2,181	1,771	44.8%	87
Nov 2024	6 weeks	9.8 weeks	3,874	2,097	1,777	45.9%	181
Oct 2024	7.7 weeks	12.5 weeks	3,937	1,989	1,948	49.5%	171
Sept 2024	7 weeks	10.8 weeks	3,533	1,973	1,560	44.2%	106
Aug 2024	7.7 weeks	11.3 weeks	3,756	1,966	1,790	47.7%	106

Hover over or focus any point or bar for its exact value. Official DVSA DRT122F historical data. Both lines use weeks on the same scale. These figures are not live appointment availability and do not guarantee when a new booking can be made.

Results

How learners performed

These figures describe groups of tests in published DVSA tables. They do not estimate your personal chance of passing or prove that a centre is easier.

Overall pass rate

40.9%

Tests conducted

14,174

Results shown

All candidates

First attempts

42.1%

2,358 of 5,599 first attempts passed. 51 passes had no recorded driving faults.

Financial year 2025-26 · DVSA DRT122C

Automatic cars

34.1%

1,224 of 3,593 practical tests taken in automatic cars passed.

Financial year 2025-26 · DVSA DRT122E

How this pass rate compares

Overall practical driving pass rate

Official DVSA result for 2025-26

40.9%

Great Britain rank

296th of 312

Centres with a published 2025-26 rate.

North West rank

30th of 32

The regional comparison rate is 49%.

Compared with Great Britain

9.1 points below

The Great Britain comparison rate is 50%.

Nearby centre with a higher published rate

Warrington

6.8 miles away · 55.5% from 7,550 tests

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A higher past rate does not mean this centre is easier or has appointments available now.

Published history

Historical charts and detailed tables

These charts show the historical results and breakdowns DVSA has published for this centre. Open any table to see the exact published values.

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Official test-day guidance

Prepare for test day at St Helens (Liverpool)

This checklist summarises current GOV.UK guidance for practical car tests. Your booking confirmation remains the source for your appointment time and any centre-specific instructions.

What to take

Your UK driving licence.
Your theory pass certificate if you have it.
A suitable car, usually your instructor's car.

Check the complete GOV.UK list

What happens

An eyesight check and two vehicle-safety questions.
General and independent driving in varied conditions, but not on motorways.
One reversing exercise and possibly an emergency stop.
A standard test includes around 35 minutes of driving.

Read how the test works

Using your own car

The car must meet DVSA safety, visibility, tax, MOT, insurance and equipment rules. A test can be cancelled without a refund if the car is unsuitable.

Check every vehicle requirement

Official links checked 14 August 2026. GOV.UK should be followed if this summary and current official guidance ever differ.

Roads near the test centre

What the roads are like around St Helens (Liverpool)

This section shows main roads, roundabouts and traffic lights mapped within 2.2 miles of the test centre. You can use it to get familiar with the area before your test.

These are not DVSA test routes. We do not know which roads an examiner will use.

Skills to practise for these road environments

These suggestions are derived from mapped nearby features, not from examiner-route information.

Roundabout observations

Practise reducing speed in time, reading lane markings, checking mirrors and making a fresh safety decision at each approach.

Why this is included: OpenStreetMap labels nearby roundabouts including Peasley Cross, The Landings, A571, and maps 21 mini-roundabout points.

Signal-controlled junctions

Practise scanning for lane arrows and stop lines, planning for changing lights, and checking that a junction is clear before proceeding.

Why this is included: OpenStreetMap contains 240 traffic-signal map points within the mapped radius.

Lower-speed road awareness

Practise meeting traffic safely, allowing for parked vehicles, and looking early for pedestrians, cyclists and side-road hazards.

Why this is included: Mapped lower-speed or local-road examples include Park Road (A58), Parr Street (A58), Peasley Cross (A58).

Changing speed environments

Practise spotting speed-limit changes promptly and choosing an appropriate speed for the road and conditions rather than driving at the limit automatically.

Why this is included: The selected nearby roads carry mapped limits ranging from 30 mph to 40 mph.

Main roads nearby

Park Road (A58)Major road · about 435 metres from the test centreMapped maximum speed: 30 mph
Parr Street (A58)Major road · about 559 metres from the test centreMapped maximum speed: 30 mph
Peasley Cross (A58)Major road · about 726 metres from the test centreMapped maximum speed: 30 mph
Linkway East (A58)Major road · about 783 metres from the test centreMapped maximum speed: 30 mph
Blackbrook Road (A58)Major road · about 961 metres from the test centreMapped maximum speed: 30 mph
Cannington (A58)Major road · about 1,285 metres from the test centreMapped maximum speed: 40 mph
Linkway West (A58)Major road · about 1,297 metres from the test centreMapped maximum speed: 40 mph
James Roby Way (A570)Major road · about 1,315 metres from the test centreMapped maximum speed: 40 mph
A58Major road · about 1,433 metres from the test centreMapped maximum speed: 30 mph
Kirkland Street (A570)Major road · about 1,467 metres from the test centreMapped maximum speed: 30 mph
Westfield Street (A58)Major road · about 1,488 metres from the test centreMapped maximum speed: 30 mph
A570Major road · about 1,519 metres from the test centreMapped maximum speed: 40 mph

Map data downloaded and automatically checked on 22 August 2026. OpenStreetMap can be incomplete or out of date. Distances are straight-line estimates, not driving distances. © OpenStreetMap contributors, available under the Open Database Licence. The numbers count OpenStreetMap map entries, not physical junctions.

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Distances are straight-line centre-to-centre estimates, not driving distances. Rates and waits cover the displayed published period and do not show that one centre is easier.

Overall latest pass rate (2025-26)

Published median wait (Jul 2026)

The charts only include centres with figures from the same period as St Helens (Liverpool). Hover over or focus a point for its exact value. Exact figures, test volumes and distances are shown below.

Warrington Test Centre

Warrington, WA2 9EP

About 6.8 miles straight-line · practical tests

Overall result: 55.5%; 2025-26 · 7,550 tests
Median wait: 10.6 weeks; Jul 2026 · historical
First attempt: 55.5%
Automatic: 48.6%

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Widnes (Liverpool) Test Centre

Widnes, WA8 8PT

About 6.9 miles straight-line · practical tests

Overall result: 42.7%; 2025-26 · 6,846 tests
Median wait: 6.9 weeks; Jul 2026 · historical
First attempt: 41.3%
Automatic: 37.6%

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Norris Green (Liverpool) Test Centre

Norris Green, L11 5BR

About 8.6 miles straight-line · practical tests

Overall result: 37.8%; 2025-26 · 13,472 tests
Median wait: 15.3 weeks; Jul 2026 · historical
First attempt: 36%
Automatic: 34.9%

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Speke (Liverpool) Test Centre

Liverpool, L19 2QR

About 10.1 miles straight-line · practical tests

Overall result: 40.5%; 2025-26 · 8,159 tests
Median wait: 8.3 weeks; Jul 2026 · historical
First attempt: 41.5%
Automatic: 37.2%

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Atherton (Manchester) Test Centre

Manchester, M46 0SU

About 10.2 miles straight-line · practical tests

Overall result: 44.3%; 2025-26 · 13,035 tests
Median wait: 15.3 weeks; Jul 2026 · historical
First attempt: 45.1%
Automatic: 37.9%

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Wallasey Test Centre

Wallasey, CH44 8AT

About 12.8 miles straight-line · practical tests

Overall result: 54.3%; 2025-26 · 968 tests
Median wait: 20.5 weeks; Jul 2026 · historical
First attempt: 54.4%
Automatic: 40.1%

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Questions about St Helens (Liverpool) Test Centre

Where is St Helens (Liverpool) Test Centre?: St Helens (Liverpool) Test Centre is at 1 Navigation Road, off Pocket Nook Street, St Helens, Liverpool, WA9 1NS. The map on this page shows its published location.
What is the pass rate at St Helens (Liverpool) Test Centre?: Practical: 40.9% for 2025-26. Pass rates are historical DVSA statistics and do not predict an individual learner's result.
Does St Helens (Liverpool) Test Centre's pass rate mean it is easier or harder?: No. A pass rate shows what happened to a group of learners in the past. Preparation, experience, traffic and local conditions can all affect the result. It does not prove that a centre, route or examiner is easier.
Which tests are available at St Helens (Liverpool) Test Centre?: This location is listed for practical driving tests. Use the official booking link on this page to check current appointment availability.
What is the driving test waiting time at St Helens (Liverpool)?: DVSA's published median booking-to-test wait was 6.6 weeks for July 2026. This is historical data, not a live appointment estimate.
What is the first-attempt pass rate at St Helens (Liverpool)?: The published first-attempt pass rate was 42.1% from 5,599 first attempts in 2025-26. It describes a group of past tests and does not predict an individual's result.
What is the automatic-car pass rate at St Helens (Liverpool)?: The published automatic-car pass rate was 34.1% from 3,593 tests in 2025-26. It does not show that automatic or manual tests are easier.
Are the roads listed near St Helens (Liverpool) official driving test routes?: No. They are nearby roads and map features from OpenStreetMap. They are not official DVSA test routes, and we do not know which roads an examiner will use.