testcentreFolkestone Driving Test Centre
CT20 2TSOut of every 100 car tests taken at Folkestone last year, about 45 ended in a pass — 3.2 points below the 48.6% average across all UK centres, from 4,370 tests in total.
Latest figures cover March 2025, the most recent DVSA release
45.1%
The rate for people sitting their very first test, with no retests counted — often the fairest guide for a first attempt.
5 weeks
Half of learners get a slot sooner than this, half wait longer. Refreshed every month from the latest DVSA figures.
44.8 / 46.1
Pass rates split by the gender recorded on the booking.
36.0%
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
- 26.0%Slots still bookable
- 145Overtime slots added
First-time pass rates
DVSA DRT122C · April 2024 - March 202545.1%
From 1,933 first attempts
34
Faultless first-time passes
+0.3 points
All-attempt rate vs first-attempt
Automatic transmission
DVSA DRT122E · April 2024 - March 202536.0%
From 896 automatic tests
35.1%
From 325 tests
36.6%
From 571 tests
97 tests cancelled by DVSA
In April 2024 - March 2025 — about 2.2% of tests attempted here. These are cancellations DVSA initiated (examiner leave, weather, sickness), not learner no-shows.
- Medical Absences87Examiner sickness & appointments
- Leave7Annual & special leave
- Acts of Nature3Adverse weather & bad light
Source: DVSA DRT122B · April 2024 - March 2025