England • South East

Maidstone Driving Test Centre

ME15 6JZ
2024/25 pass rate · all attempts
58.0%9.3 percentage points above average

Out of every 100 car tests taken at Maidstone last year, about 58 ended in a pass — 9.3 points above the 48.6% average across all UK centres, from 6,330 tests in total.

Latest figures cover March 2025, the most recent DVSA release

First-time pass

58.0%

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

Median wait

8 weeks

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

Male vs female

60.2 / 55.4

Pass rates split by the gender recorded on the booking.

Automatic pass

51.8%

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

Pass Rate · Last 12 Months58.3%
Current Waiting Time
7.6weeks

Median wait as of May 2026 · DVSA DRT122F

  • 4.8%Slots still bookable
  • 189Overtime slots added
Median wait trend
10.9
Jun
10.6
Jul
11.3
Aug
7.4
Sept
7.4
Oct
8.4
Nov
9.0
Dec
9.6
Jan
8.4
Feb
7.9
Mar
9.1
Apr
7.6
May
First-attempt rate

58.0%

From 3,499 first attempts

Passed with zero faults

95

Faultless first-time passes

First vs overall

-0.0 points

All-attempt rate vs first-attempt

First-attempt pass rate · by year58.0%
Automatic pass rate

51.8%

From 1,757 automatic tests

Male (automatic)

54.4%

From 686 tests

Female (automatic)

50.1%

From 1,071 tests

Automatic pass rate · by year51.8%
Test Reliability

359 tests cancelled by DVSA

In April 2024 - March 2025 — about 5.4% of tests attempted here. These are cancellations DVSA initiated (examiner leave, weather, sickness), not learner no-shows.

  • Medical Absences264
    Examiner sickness & appointments
  • Leave93
    Annual & special leave
  • Acts of Nature1
    Adverse weather & bad light
  • Disputes1
    Industrial action

Source: DVSA DRT122B · April 2024 - March 2025