testcentreEastbourne Driving Test Centre
BN22 7PTOut of every 100 car tests taken at Eastbourne last year, about 52 ended in a pass — 3.5 points above the 48.6% average across all UK centres, from 5,609 tests in total.
Latest figures cover March 2025, the most recent DVSA release
50.8%
The rate for people sitting their very first test, with no retests counted — often the fairest guide for a first attempt.
8 weeks
Half of learners get a slot sooner than this, half wait longer. Refreshed every month from the latest DVSA figures.
53.3 / 50.6
Pass rates split by the gender recorded on the booking.
46.8%
The pass rate for tests taken in an automatic car — useful if you are learning without a clutch.
Median wait as of May 2026 · DVSA DRT122F
- 3.7%Slots still bookable
- 133Overtime slots added
First-time pass rates
DVSA DRT122C · April 2024 - March 202550.8%
From 2,941 first attempts
37
Faultless first-time passes
+1.3 points
All-attempt rate vs first-attempt
Automatic transmission
DVSA DRT122E · April 2024 - March 202546.8%
From 1,208 automatic tests
48.6%
From 430 tests
45.8%
From 778 tests
352 tests cancelled by DVSA
In April 2024 - March 2025 — about 5.9% of tests attempted here. These are cancellations DVSA initiated (examiner leave, weather, sickness), not learner no-shows.
- Medical Absences177Examiner sickness & appointments
- Leave169Annual & special leave
- Acts of Nature6Adverse weather & bad light
Source: DVSA DRT122B · April 2024 - March 2025