England • South East

Guildford Driving Test Centre

GU1 1SA
2024/25 pass rate · all attempts
51.8%3.2 percentage points above average

Out of every 100 car tests taken at Guildford last year, about 52 ended in a pass — 3.2 points above the 48.6% average across all UK centres, from 5,032 tests in total.

Latest figures cover March 2025, the most recent DVSA release

First-time pass

51.9%

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

Median wait

3 weeks

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

Male vs female

52.6 / 50.8

Pass rates split by the gender recorded on the booking.

Automatic pass

45.3%

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

Pass Rate · Last 12 Months50.3%
Current Waiting Time
3.0weeks

Median wait as of May 2026 · DVSA DRT122F

  • 1.7%Slots still bookable
  • 71Overtime slots added
Median wait trend
12.3
Jun
12.3
Jul
15.1
Aug
17.5
Sept
10.4
Oct
12.0
Nov
17.0
Dec
17.0
Jan
8.4
Feb
5.9
Mar
3.6
Apr
3.0
May
First-attempt rate

51.9%

From 2,470 first attempts

Passed with zero faults

78

Faultless first-time passes

First vs overall

-0.1 points

All-attempt rate vs first-attempt

First-attempt pass rate · by year51.9%
Automatic pass rate

45.3%

From 1,429 automatic tests

Male (automatic)

46.6%

From 596 tests

Female (automatic)

44.4%

From 833 tests

Automatic pass rate · by year45.3%
Test Reliability

173 tests cancelled by DVSA

In April 2024 - March 2025 — about 3.3% of tests attempted here. These are cancellations DVSA initiated (examiner leave, weather, sickness), not learner no-shows.

  • Leave124
    Annual & special leave
  • Medical Absences49
    Examiner sickness & appointments

Source: DVSA DRT122B · April 2024 - March 2025