England • East of England

Basildon Driving Test Centre

SS14 3JS
2024/25 pass rate · all attempts
45.6%3.1 percentage points below average

Out of every 100 car tests taken at Basildon last year, about 46 ended in a pass — 3.1 points below the 48.6% average across all UK centres, from 4,862 tests in total.

Latest figures cover March 2025, the most recent DVSA release

First-time pass

45.3%

The rate for people sitting their very first test, with no retests counted — often the fairest guide for a first attempt.

Median wait

4 weeks

Half of learners get a slot sooner than this, half wait longer. Refreshed every month from the latest DVSA figures.

Male vs female

46.5 / 44.4

Pass rates split by the gender recorded on the booking.

Automatic pass

38.6%

The pass rate for tests taken in an automatic car — useful if you are learning without a clutch.

Pass Rate · Last 12 Months50.8%
Current Waiting Time
4.3weeks

Median wait as of May 2026 · DVSA DRT122F

  • 5.9%Slots still bookable
  • 144Overtime slots added
Median wait trend
4.4
Jun
4.3
Jul
3.5
Aug
4.0
Sept
3.1
Oct
3.7
Nov
4.4
Dec
6.3
Jan
5.2
Feb
9.1
Mar
5.8
Apr
4.3
May
First-attempt rate

45.3%

From 2,246 first attempts

Passed with zero faults

50

Faultless first-time passes

First vs overall

+0.3 points

All-attempt rate vs first-attempt

First-attempt pass rate · by year45.3%
Automatic pass rate

38.6%

From 1,529 automatic tests

Male (automatic)

38.7%

From 612 tests

Female (automatic)

38.5%

From 917 tests

Automatic pass rate · by year38.6%
Test Reliability

124 tests cancelled by DVSA

In April 2024 - March 2025 — about 2.5% of tests attempted here. These are cancellations DVSA initiated (examiner leave, weather, sickness), not learner no-shows.

  • Medical Absences98
    Examiner sickness & appointments
  • Leave19
    Annual & special leave
  • Acts of Nature7
    Adverse weather & bad light

Source: DVSA DRT122B · April 2024 - March 2025