testcentreSouthend-on-Sea Driving Test Centre
SS2 6LLOut of every 100 car tests taken at Southend-on-Sea last year, about 48 ended in a pass — 0.5 points below the 48.6% average across all UK centres, from 4,797 tests in total.
Latest figures cover March 2025, the most recent DVSA release
48.2%
The rate for people sitting their very first test, with no retests counted — often the fairest guide for a first attempt.
8 weeks
Half of learners get a slot sooner than this, half wait longer. Refreshed every month from the latest DVSA figures.
51.5 / 44.7
Pass rates split by the gender recorded on the booking.
40.3%
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
- 5.5%Slots still bookable
- 63Overtime slots added
First-time pass rates
DVSA DRT122C · April 2024 - March 202548.2%
From 2,341 first attempts
21
Faultless first-time passes
-0.1 points
All-attempt rate vs first-attempt
Automatic transmission
DVSA DRT122E · April 2024 - March 202540.3%
From 1,342 automatic tests
46.7%
From 471 tests
36.9%
From 871 tests
64 tests cancelled by DVSA
In April 2024 - March 2025 — about 1.3% of tests attempted here. These are cancellations DVSA initiated (examiner leave, weather, sickness), not learner no-shows.
- Medical Absences55Examiner sickness & appointments
- Leave9Annual & special leave
Source: DVSA DRT122B · April 2024 - March 2025