England • South East

Chichester Driving Test Centre

PO20 2FR
2024/25 pass rate · all attempts
64.2%15.6 percentage points above average

Out of every 100 car tests taken at Chichester last year, about 64 ended in a pass — 15.6 points above the 48.6% average across all UK centres, from 5,295 tests in total.

Latest figures cover March 2025, the most recent DVSA release

First-time pass

64.6%

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

63.8 / 64.7

Pass rates split by the gender recorded on the booking.

Automatic pass

59.0%

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

Pass Rate · Last 12 Months62.1%
Current Waiting Time
8.0weeks

Median wait as of May 2026 · DVSA DRT122F

  • 4.6%Slots still bookable
  • 150Overtime slots added
Median wait trend
11.1
Jun
11.6
Jul
14.7
Aug
14.1
Sept
16.3
Oct
15.6
Nov
11.6
Dec
11.4
Jan
10.3
Feb
9.1
Mar
9.2
Apr
8.0
May
First-attempt rate

64.6%

From 3,170 first attempts

Passed with zero faults

214

Faultless first-time passes

First vs overall

-0.4 points

All-attempt rate vs first-attempt

First-attempt pass rate · by year64.6%
Automatic pass rate

59.0%

From 858 automatic tests

Male (automatic)

57.2%

From 341 tests

Female (automatic)

60.2%

From 517 tests

Automatic pass rate · by year59.0%
Test Reliability

346 tests cancelled by DVSA

In April 2024 - March 2025 — about 6.1% of tests attempted here. These are cancellations DVSA initiated (examiner leave, weather, sickness), not learner no-shows.

  • Medical Absences255
    Examiner sickness & appointments
  • Leave78
    Annual & special leave
  • Acts of Nature13
    Adverse weather & bad light

Source: DVSA DRT122B · April 2024 - March 2025