testcentrePortsmouth Driving Test Centre
PO17 6AROut of every 100 car tests taken at Portsmouth last year, about 52 ended in a pass — 3.2 points above the 48.6% average across all UK centres, from 11,305 tests in total.
Latest figures cover March 2025, the most recent DVSA release
51.6%
The rate for people sitting their very first test, with no retests counted — often the fairest guide for a first attempt.
13 weeks
Half of learners get a slot sooner than this, half wait longer. Refreshed every month from the latest DVSA figures.
52.2 / 51.3
Pass rates split by the gender recorded on the booking.
46.1%
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
- 5.5%Slots still bookable
- 1Overtime slots added
First-time pass rates
DVSA DRT122C · April 2024 - March 202551.6%
From 6,030 first attempts
202
Faultless first-time passes
+0.2 points
All-attempt rate vs first-attempt
Automatic transmission
DVSA DRT122E · April 2024 - March 202546.1%
From 2,210 automatic tests
43.7%
From 1,022 tests
48.1%
From 1,188 tests
591 tests cancelled by DVSA
In April 2024 - March 2025 — about 5.0% of tests attempted here. These are cancellations DVSA initiated (examiner leave, weather, sickness), not learner no-shows.
- Medical Absences466Examiner sickness & appointments
- Leave106Annual & special leave
- Acts of Nature19Adverse weather & bad light
Source: DVSA DRT122B · April 2024 - March 2025