Lee On The Solent Driving Test Centre
Lee On The Solent posts a 59.6% pass rate, with Portsmouth the nearest alternative about 5 miles away. Read on for its full DVSA history, first-time pass rate, waiting time and demographic breakdown.
DVSA data last updated July 2026
Lee On The Solent sits in the top quarter of car pass rates nationally (Top 17%, rank #55 of 323). The strongest car alternative nearby is Chichester, about 18.6 miles away.
Pass vs fail at a glance
All-time 50.9K passed, 39.0K failed, 89.8K total
How Lee On The Solent compares
A 10.9-point lead over the national figure puts Lee On The Solent ranked 55 of 323 in its category. Gaps this large usually come from the roads, not the examiners: fewer complex junctions and lighter traffic on the local routes.
Where Lee On The Solent ranks among 323 centres
Pass-rate trend by year
Since 2017-18 the rate at Lee On The Solent has risen from 55.3% to 59.6%, a 4.3-point gain, peaking at 65.6% in 2021-22.
Pass rate by demographic
Waiting time at Lee On The Solent
The headline figure for reaching 10% availability is 24 weeks, but the typical (median) learner who took their test at Lee On The Solent in May 2026 had waited 17.6 weeks from booking to test day.
Official DVSA data, May 2026. The median is the time between booking and taking the test; for live availability use the DVSA booking service.
Centre details
Address
Source: DVSA find a driving test centre (Open Government Licence v3.0), captured 2026-05-12.
Tests offered at Lee On The Solent
- car
- motorcycle module 1 (off-road)
- motorcycle module 2 (on-road)
- ADI part 3
Accessibility & facilities
Parking and toilet details aren't included in DVSA's published feed. For the current on-site facilities, check the DVSA find a driving test centre tool with postcode PO13 9JY, or call DVSA Customer Services on 0300 200 1122.
About this test centre
Lee On The Solent is one of the DVSA's car test sites in England, located in Lee-on-the-Solent, Hampshire at PO13 9JG. The choice of routes reflects the local mix of road types rather than any standard national template. By volume, Lee On The Solent is at the upper end of the DVSA's network. With 89.8K tests across 2017-18-2024-25, the figures on this page are about as statistically settled as DVSA data gets.
Lee On The Solent passes higher than most. At 59.6% versus a UK average of 48.7%, it ranks #55 of 323 car centres, the top quarter of the network. 60.6% of first-timers pass at Lee On The Solent, 11.6 points above the UK figure of 49%. A prepared first attempt has a real shot here in a way it doesn't at every centre.
All figures shown are aggregated from the DVSA quarterly statistical release covering the most recent reporting periods available. Pass-rate calculations exclude tests cancelled by the candidate or examiner. Sample sizes and methodology are described in the source attribution at the foot of this page.
What learners should know about Lee On The Solent
- Above-average pass rate at Lee On The Solent doesn't mean above-average ease. The fundamentals examiners mark are the same nationally: junctions, mirrors, observation, signal timing. A 65%+ pass rate means more candidates clear those, not that the bar is lower.
- 60.6% of first-timers pass at Lee On The Solent, so the centre is on the forgiving side. If your instructor is signing you off as test-ready, your own preparation matters far more than the venue.
- Volume at Lee On The Solent is among the highest in the network. Don't take the first available date on faith, refreshing the DVSA booking page across a few days regularly turns up cancellations.
- Practising the roads around the centre is the preparation that most reliably pays off. Most ADI instructors in Lee-on-the-Solent will know the road types and junctions learners commonly meet near the centre.
- If you missed the earlier slots at Lee On The Solent, cancellations appear on the official DVSA booking service throughout the day. Check at off-peak times (early morning, late evening) for the best chance of catching one.
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On the day at Lee On The Solent
Give yourself ten minutes in hand when you head to Lee On The Solent, and look up where to park beforehand, facilities differ from one DVSA site to the next. The DVSA centre finder (postcode PO13 9JG) shows the exact location. This is a very high-demand centre, modelled at roughly 20 to 24 weeks to a slot, so book as far ahead as you can and keep an eye on cancellations. You must have your provisional photocard licence on you, plus a car with L plates and a working interior mirror for the examiner. If Portsmouth is fully booked, Lee On The Solent is the next closest centre, roughly 5 miles away.
Expect about 40 minutes once you set off, to the same national DVSA script. It opens with an eyesight check at 20 metres and one tell-me question, after which the examiner rides along for the drive and asks one show-me question on the move. Around 20 minutes of that is independent driving, guided either by a sat nav the examiner provides or by road signs to a named destination, with one of four set manoeuvres and a one-in-seven chance of an emergency stop. The drive works through whatever mix of urban and outlying roads sits within about a twenty-minute radius, and at a centre this busy that usually means heavier traffic to read. Across DVSA marking nationally, the fault recorded most often on car tests is junctions - observation, worth drilling on the local routes before your date.
Results come immediately on return to the centre. The examiner talks you through any faults marked, prints the DL25 feedback form, and (if you passed) takes your provisional licence so the full one can be issued by post. A pass needs no more than 15 driving faults and zero serious or dangerous faults, the standard 59.6% of candidates at Lee On The Solent meet under current DVSA marking.
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Data: DVSA quarterly statistical release, released under the Open Government Licence v3.0. PassRates.uk aggregates DVSA centre-level totals across reporting periods.
Edited by Vikas. DVSA data period: 2024-25.