Clacton-on-Sea driving test centre
Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency
Driving Test Centre Clacton-on-Sea
103/105 Carnarvon Road
Clacton-on- Sea
CO15 6QA
48.2%
2025/26 pass rate · all attempts
About the 50.0% national averageOut of every 100 car tests at Clacton-on-Sea last year, about 48 passed (1.8 points below the 50.0% UK average).
DVSA DRT122A · OGL v348.9%
1.7 points below the national first-attempt average.
14 weeks
Reported in July 2026 (DRT122F); this centre median is not a booking promise.
45
4,840 published tests in April 2025 - March 2026 · 48.2% overall pass rate
Waiting times at Clacton-on-Sea
The reported wait was 14 weeks in July 2026. It is a reported centre figure, not a promise of when a test will be available.
The pass rate was 48.2% from 4,840 tests in April 2025 - March 2026.
What a lower rate actually means
Fault snapshot
Move off - safely
This was the most commonly recorded fault here in April 2025 - March 2026. It is a useful place to start a conversation, not a prediction for your test.
- Recorded
- 2,911 marks
- Rate
- 60.1 marks per 100 tests
Before the day, take a calm look at the parts of moving off that feel least settled: observations, control and choosing a safe gap. Your instructor can help you practise the bits that need another go.
National pass rates also move with the calendar - see UK seasonality.
Pass rate · last 12 months
Overall, male and female monthly rates for this centre. Gaps bridge months with no tests.
Men and women breakdown
Men and women here
Women have the higher published pass rate here in April 2025 - March 2026; no wider explanation is inferred from these figures. On 4,840 tests the difference is small enough to move year to year.
How faults are marked
Every mark is serious, dangerous, or a driving (minor) fault. Shown per 100 tests.
- Serious · 90.3
- Dangerous · 4.8
- Driving · 645.0
Named categories
Counts per 100 tests.
| Fault | Serious / 100 | Dangerous / 100 | Driving / 100 | All / 100 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Move off - safely | 6.2 | 0.2 | 53.7 | 60.1 |
| Maintain progress - undue hesitation | 3.4 | 0.0 | 55.6 | 59.0 |
| Maintain progress - speed | 4.4 | 0.0 | 50.3 | 54.7 |
| Mirrors - signalling | 1.4 | 0.0 | 44.3 | 45.7 |
| Junctions - observation | 14.6 | 1.9 | 29.1 | 45.6 |
| Mirrors - change speed | 2.2 | 0.0 | 40.2 | 42.4 |
| Control - steering | 5.5 | 0.3 | 32.7 | 38.5 |
| Mirrors - change direction | 3.2 | 0.4 | 26.2 | 29.9 |
| Move off - control | 2.1 | 0.0 | 24.6 | 26.7 |
| Signals - correctly | 1.0 | 0.0 | 23.0 | 24.0 |
More about this centre
Waiting time, automatic and first-attempt detail, and DVSA-initiated cancellations - only the slices this centre publishes.
Waiting time
Median wait and slot availability as of July 2026.
9.7%
As of July 2026
18 weeks
DRT122F · July 2026
68
Automatic transmission
1,243 automatic tests in April 2025 - March 2026.
43.8%
1,243 automatic tests
40.7%
508 tests
46.0%
735 tests
First-time passes
First attempts in April 2025 - March 2026. Cleaner than the all-attempt rate when published.
75
Zero-fault first-time passes
-0.6 pts
All-attempt rate vs first-attempt rate
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