Mitcham driving test centre, at Redhouse Road, Croydon, CR0 3AQ, passed 47.03% of candidates in April 2025 to March 2026 — below the national average of 50.04%. It conducted 15,046 car tests in that period, and ranked 17 of 25 London test centres for pass rate.
About Mitcham test centre
Despite the name, Mitcham test centre is on Redhouse Road on the Croydon side of Mitcham Common, in an area of industrial estates, retail parks and fast connecting roads. Routes head out across the common and into the busier roads around Beddington, Mitcham and the Purley Way.
It is one of the busiest automatic centres in London: almost half of all tests here, 7,167 of 15,046, were taken in an automatic. At 47.03% overall it sits about three points below the national average and in the lower half of London centres, so solid preparation on the local road types pays off.
What the numbers tell you
Across London, pass rates in April 2025 to March 2026 ran from 39.9% at Chingford to 58.7% at Sidcup. At 47.03%, Mitcham is below the national figure. First attempts passed at 46.3% (national 50.52%), and automatic tests at 45.4% (national 44.64%).
Mitcham pass rate by year (DVSA)
- 2021-2243.7%
- 2022-2345%
- 2023-2451.2%
- 2024-2548.9%
- 2025-2647%
Where it is and how to get there
The centre is at Redhouse Road, Croydon, CR0 3AQ. Redhouse Road is reached from Beddington Lane. The surrounding roads carry a lot of lorries and vans serving the industrial estates, so allow extra time, especially on weekday mornings. Arrive at least ten minutes early — a late arrival can cost you the test and the fee.
The test routes — an honest word
The DVSA stopped publishing official test routes in 2010. Any site offering you “the Mitcham test routes” is showing an unofficial reconstruction. What matters is the type of road you will meet, and the roads below are the ones that come up most around this centre.