England • South East

Gillingham Driving Test Centre

ME8 0EZ
2024/25 pass rate · all attempts
57.2%8.5 percentage points above average

Out of every 100 car tests taken at Gillingham last year, about 57 ended in a pass — 8.5 points above the 48.6% average across all UK centres, from 14,761 tests in total.

Latest figures cover March 2025, the most recent DVSA release

First-time pass

57.4%

The rate for people sitting their very first test, with no retests counted — often the fairest guide for a first attempt.

Median wait

10 weeks

Half of learners get a slot sooner than this, half wait longer. Refreshed every month from the latest DVSA figures.

Male vs female

57.0 / 57.3

Pass rates split by the gender recorded on the booking.

Automatic pass

54.1%

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

Pass Rate · Last 12 Months56.8%
Current Waiting Time
9.7weeks

Median wait as of May 2026 · DVSA DRT122F

  • 5.0%Slots still bookable
  • 411Overtime slots added
Median wait trend
11.4
Jun
13.1
Jul
15.3
Aug
13.7
Sept
13.1
Oct
12.0
Nov
11.4
Dec
10.9
Jan
8.4
Feb
8.5
Mar
11.1
Apr
9.7
May
First-attempt rate

57.4%

From 7,888 first attempts

Passed with zero faults

264

Faultless first-time passes

First vs overall

-0.2 points

All-attempt rate vs first-attempt

First-attempt pass rate · by year57.4%
Automatic pass rate

54.1%

From 5,061 automatic tests

Male (automatic)

53.2%

From 2,116 tests

Female (automatic)

54.7%

From 2,945 tests

Automatic pass rate · by year54.1%
Test Reliability

1,375 tests cancelled by DVSA

In April 2024 - March 2025 — about 8.5% of tests attempted here. These are cancellations DVSA initiated (examiner leave, weather, sickness), not learner no-shows.

  • Medical Absences1,112
    Examiner sickness & appointments
  • Leave197
    Annual & special leave
  • Acts of Nature64
    Adverse weather & bad light
  • Disputes2
    Industrial action

Source: DVSA DRT122B · April 2024 - March 2025