Pass rate by year
| Year (Apr–Mar) | Tests | Pass rate |
|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | 7,526 | 47.0% |
| 2024/25 | 4,797 | 48.1% |
| 2023/24 | 4,573 | 48.6% |
| 2022/23 | 4,307 | 51.1% |
| 2021/22 | 4,581 | 53.7% |
| 2020/21 | 1,201 | 55.8% |
| 2019/20 | 6,306 | 47.6% |
| 2018/19 | 6,825 | 45.6% |
| 2017/18 | 6,485 | 43.9% |
| 2016/17 | 6,639 | 42.7% |
| 2015/16 | 5,772 | 42.4% |
| 2014/15 | 5,064 | 43.8% |
| 2013/14 | 3,869 | 42.6% |
| 2012/13 | 2,234 | 40.0% |
DVSA, DRT122A · centres where only one examiner tested in a year are left out of that year by DVSA
Month by month
| Month | Tests | Passes | Pass rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| March 2026 | 802 | 351 | 43.8% |
| February 2026 | 669 | 329 | 49.2% |
| January 2026 | 721 | 336 | 46.6% |
| December 2025 | 638 | 284 | 44.5% |
| November 2025 | 719 | 305 | 42.4% |
| October 2025 | 740 | 377 | 50.9% |
| September 2025 | 615 | 278 | 45.2% |
| August 2025 | 390 | 162 | 41.5% |
| July 2025 | 653 | 314 | 48.1% |
| June 2025 | 567 | 278 | 49.0% |
| May 2025 | 476 | 238 | 50.0% |
| April 2025 | 536 | 285 | 53.2% |
DVSA, DRT122A · figures for the latest months are provisional
Who passes
Men passed 46.6% of their tests at Southend-on-Sea in 2025/26 and women 47.5%. Of 3,529 learners taking their first test here, 1,658 passed (47.0%; Great Britain 50.5%), and 67 of them did it without a single driving fault.
DVSA, DRT122A and DRT122C, 2025/26
Waiting for a test
People who took their test at Southend-on-Sea in September 2026 had booked it a median of 17.6 weeks earlier; 32.1% took it within seven weeks of booking.
DVSA, DRT122F · median weeks between booking and taking the test, DVSA examiners only
Other test centres in East of England
| Test centre | Tests | Pass rate |
|---|---|---|
| Basildon | 8,359 | 49.1% |
| Bedford | 8,854 | 53.7% |
| Bishops Stortford | 6,409 | 51.3% |
| Borehamwood (London) | 7,195 | 50.8% |
| Brentwood (London) | 5,791 | 48.5% |
| Bury St Edmunds | 8,702 | 46.2% |
| Cambridge (Brookmount Court) | 13,689 | 53.8% |
| Chelmsford | 9,107 | 55.4% |
| Clacton-on-Sea | 4,840 | 48.2% |
| Colchester | 7,756 | 50.6% |
| Ipswich | 11,466 | 62.3% |
| Kings Lynn | 6,694 | 51.9% |
| Leighton Buzzard (Stanbridge Road) | 7,667 | 49.9% |
| Letchworth | 5,243 | 57.5% |
| Loughton (London) | 7,376 | 47.0% |
| Lowestoft(Mobbs Way) | 7,603 | 43.3% |
| Luton | 7,759 | 39.2% |
| Norwich (Peachman Way) | 12,541 | 61.7% |
| Peterborough | 10,551 | 52.8% |
| St Albans | 7,336 | 50.7% |
| Stevenage | 4,622 | 55.3% |
| Tilbury | 5,083 | 50.4% |
| Watford | 12,939 | 46.2% |