testcentrePoole Driving Test Centre
BH17 0SAOut of every 100 car tests taken at Poole last year, about 48 ended in a pass — 0.2 points below the 48.6% average across all UK centres, from 9,639 tests in total.
Latest figures cover March 2025, the most recent DVSA release
47.8%
The rate for people sitting their very first test, with no retests counted — often the fairest guide for a first attempt.
12 weeks
Half of learners get a slot sooner than this, half wait longer. Refreshed every month from the latest DVSA figures.
50.3 / 46.5
Pass rates split by the gender recorded on the booking.
42.2%
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
- 5.3%Slots still bookable
- 87Overtime slots added
First-time pass rates
DVSA DRT122C · April 2024 - March 202547.8%
From 5,231 first attempts
118
Faultless first-time passes
+0.7 points
All-attempt rate vs first-attempt
Automatic transmission
DVSA DRT122E · April 2024 - March 202542.2%
From 1,594 automatic tests
43.9%
From 551 tests
41.2%
From 1,043 tests
1,130 tests cancelled by DVSA
In April 2024 - March 2025 — about 10.5% of tests attempted here. These are cancellations DVSA initiated (examiner leave, weather, sickness), not learner no-shows.
- Medical Absences704Examiner sickness & appointments
- Leave376Annual & special leave
- Acts of Nature50Adverse weather & bad light
Source: DVSA DRT122B · April 2024 - March 2025