Newport (Gwent) driving test centre: practice routes and pass rate
Stephenson Street, off Corporation Rd, NP19 4XH
Newport (Gwent) had a car driving test pass rate of 48.9% from April 2025 to March 2026 (8,227 tests), 1.2 points below the average across UK test centres (50.1%). Drive Round App has 3 practice routes around the centre; a typical route is about 13.5 km, mostly on town and residential roads (50%) and B roads (28%).
What the practice routes cover
- Town and residential roads50%
- B roads28%
- Dual carriageways13%
- Country lanes5%
- A roads4%
On a typical route you'll go through 5 roundabouts and 13 sets of traffic lights.
Roundabouts on several routes
- Somerton Road · Roundabout3 of 3 routes
- Harlequin Roundabout · Large roundabout2 of 3 routes
- Nash Road roundabout · Large roundabout2 of 3 routes
- Old Green Interchange · Large roundabout2 of 3 routes
Roads the routes use most
- Corporation Road3 of 3 routes
- Somerton Road3 of 3 routes
- A48 Spytty Road2 of 3 routes
- Beechwood Road2 of 3 routes
- Christchurch Road2 of 3 routes
Pass rate
From April 2025 to March 2026, 8,227 car tests were taken at Newport (Gwent) and 4,021 passed: a pass rate of 48.9%.
Source: DVSA, “Practical car pass rates by gender, month and DTC” (DRT122A). Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Practise these routes
Open the 3 Newport (Gwent) routes in the app with turn-by-turn navigation, then record your drive and get an AI report on how it went.
These are practice routes built by Drive Round App around the test centre, not official test routes: DVSA doesn't publish its routes, and examiners can use any road in the area. Practise a mix of roads and junctions, not one route. Routes last updated 1 November 2026.