Southampton (Maybush) Driving Test Centre
Southampton (Maybush) in Southampton, England has a current pass rate of 47.1%, 1.6 points below the UK average of 48.7%. This page breaks down the multi-year trend, the first-time and gender pass rates, the waiting time and how it compares with the rest of the UK, all from the DVSA quarterly data.
DVSA data last updated July 2026
Southampton (Maybush) sits in the bottom half of car pass rates nationally (Bottom 28%, rank #232 of 323). The strongest car alternative nearby is Lee On The Solent, about 11.2 miles away.
Pass vs fail at a glance
All-time 66.1K passed, 75.0K failed, 141.1K total
How Southampton (Maybush) compares
Southampton (Maybush) is 1.6 points behind the national figure and ranked 232 of 323 in its category, a difference most candidates will not feel on the day.
Where Southampton (Maybush) ranks among 323 centres
Pass-rate trend by year
Southampton (Maybush) has held a narrow 6.3-point range across the whole series (42.5% at the low in 2019-20, 48.8% at the high in 2020-21); what you see is what you get.
Pass rate by demographic
Waiting time at Southampton (Maybush)
The headline figure for reaching 10% availability is 24 weeks, but the typical (median) learner who took their test at Southampton (Maybush) in May 2026 had waited 8.6 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 Southampton (Maybush)
- car
- ADI part 2
- 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 SO16 9FP, or call DVSA Customer Services on 0300 200 1122.
About this test centre
Southampton (Maybush): a DVSA car test centre in Southampton. Local routes, local traffic patterns, no national standard for what "harder" or "easier" looks like beyond what the numbers below show. If you're cross-checking this pass rate against other sources, the sample size matters. 141.1K tests over 2017-18-2024-25 is large enough that any rounding you see between sites is just rounding, not disagreement on the underlying data.
The lower half of the UK by pass rate: Southampton (Maybush) ranks #232 of 323 car centres at 47.1%, 1.6 points below the national figure of 48.7%. The first-time pass figure here is 47.2%, which lines up almost exactly with the UK average of 49%. If you're a first-timer, the centre is neither lucky nor unlucky ground, it's average.
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 Southampton (Maybush)
- Southampton (Maybush) doesn't deviate much from the national curve, so generic preparation advice (mock tests, mirror discipline, junction observation) applies here in the same shape it would anywhere.
- Volume at Southampton (Maybush) 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.
- Ask any instructor working Southampton (Maybush) about the centre's "usual fails", they'll have two or three specific junctions or manoeuvres in mind. Practise those until they're automatic before your date.
- The only legitimate booking route is gov.uk. Anything calling itself a "test booking concierge" is reselling the same slots at a markup, the slots aren't theirs to control.
Other test centres nearby
On the day at Southampton (Maybush)
Arrive at Southampton (Maybush) with about ten minutes to spare and know your parking options in advance, they vary site to site across the DVSA network. The DVSA centre finder maps the centre and its surroundings. With high demand and waits near 15 to 19 weeks, take any earlier slot the booking service offers rather than holding out. Don't set off without your provisional photocard licence; the test cannot start without it, and your car needs L plates and a working interior mirror. If Winchester is fully booked, Southampton (Maybush) is the next closest centre, roughly 12 miles away.
The practical lasts about 40 minutes and uses the standard DVSA format nationwide. After an eyesight check at 20 metres and one show-me and one tell-me question, the examiner sits in for the drive. Roughly 20 minutes of that is independent driving, either following a sat nav set by the examiner or following road signs, and you will complete one of four set manoeuvres; about one in seven tests includes an emergency stop, a frequency the DVSA reduced in late 2025. 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.
The result is given immediately when you get back. Whatever the outcome, the examiner reads through the marked faults and prints your DL25 feedback form; pass and they take the provisional licence to trigger your full one by post. The threshold is the national one, 15 driving faults at most and zero serious or dangerous, which 47.1% of Southampton (Maybush)'s candidates reach right now.
Frequently asked questions
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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.