Southampton (Maybush) driving test centre

England • South EastAbout 13 weeks

Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency

Driving Test Centre Maybush

Green Lane

Maybush

SO16 9FP

50.3%

2025/26 pass rate · all attempts

About the 50.0% national average

Out of every 100 car tests at Southampton (Maybush) last year, about 50 passed (0.3 points above the 50.0% UK average).

DVSA DRT122A · OGL v3
First-time pass

50.6%

0.0 points above the national first-attempt average.

Reported wait

13 weeks

Reported in July 2026 (DRT122F); this centre median is not a booking promise.

This centre in numbers

101

10,480 published tests in April 2025 - March 2026 · 50.3% overall pass rate

Southampton (Maybush)'s pass rate has changed

Southampton (Maybush)'s pass rate was 3.2 points higher than the previous financial year. The pass rate was 50.3% from 10,480 tests in April 2025 - March 2026.

The reported wait was 13 weeks in July 2026.

A good place to sit it

50.3% of tests here end in a pass, about 101 people a week.

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
4,399
marks
Rate
42.0
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.

Explore the full fault breakdown

National pass rates also move with the calendar - see UK seasonality.

Across the region

South East centres by current pass rate.

  • Tunbridge Wells64.5%
  • Lee On The Solent63.2%
  • Chichester61.6%
  • Maidstone60.2%
  • Worthing59.8%
  • Farnborough59.7%
  • Sevenoaks59%
  • Southampton (Maybush)50.3%

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

Men have the higher published pass rate here in April 2025 - March 2026; no wider explanation is inferred from these figures. On 10,480 tests the difference is small enough to move year to year.

Axis starts at 45%.

How faults are marked

Every mark is serious, dangerous, or a driving (minor) fault. Shown per 100 tests.

  • Serious · 83.9
  • Dangerous · 7.0
  • Driving · 488.2

Faults that end tests

Top categories by total marks in April 2025 - March 2026. Colour shows severity mix within each bar.

  • Move off - safely4,399
  • Maintain progress - speed3,925
  • Control - steering3,642
  • Maintain progress - undue hesitation3,642
  • Junctions - observation3,089
  • Move off - control3,060
  • Reverse park - Control2,357
  • Use of speed2,278
Serious Dangerous Driving

Named categories

Counts per 100 tests.

Top 10 fault categories
FaultSerious / 100Dangerous / 100Driving / 100All / 100
Move off - safely4.00.137.942.0
Maintain progress - speed4.50.032.937.5
Control - steering4.20.929.734.8
Maintain progress - undue hesitation2.10.032.734.8
Junctions - observation8.31.719.529.5
Move off - control2.80.126.329.2
Reverse park - Control3.50.118.922.5
Use of speed4.40.017.321.7
Mirrors - change speed2.80.218.020.9
Mirrors - signalling0.50.019.920.4
About these figures
Fault categories are self-reported by DVSA examiners; a single test can record more than one fault, so these describe examiner records, not route difficulty.

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.

Slots still bookable

14.3%

As of July 2026

Weeks to 10%+ availability

20 weeks

DRT122F · July 2026

Overtime slots added

42

Automatic transmission

3,177 automatic tests in April 2025 - March 2026.

Pass rate

45.0%

3,177 automatic tests

Male

47.3%

1,286 tests

Female

43.5%

1,891 tests

First-time passes

First attempts in April 2025 - March 2026. Cleaner than the all-attempt rate when published.

Faultless passes

165

Zero-fault first-time passes

First vs overall

-0.3 pts

All-attempt rate vs first-attempt rate

DVSA cancellations

About 1.8% of tests attempted here. DVSA-initiated, not learner no-shows.

Tests cancelled

188

DRT122B · April 2025 - March 2026

  • Medical absences144
  • Leave32
  • Acts of nature12

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