Driving Test Pass Rates in Gillingham
Gillingham has 3 DVSA driving test centres with a volume-weighted average car pass rate of 57.2% 8.5 pp above the UK national average of 48.7%.Read on for the centre-by-centre ranking, the gender split, first-time pass rates and how Gillingham compares with the UK national average.
DVSA data last updated September 2026
About Gillingham
Gillingham is the leading DVSA driving test centre tracked in Gillingham, with a current pass rate of 57.2% (2024-25 DVSA data).
The city's volume-weighted car pass rate is 57.2%, 8.5 percentage points above the 48.7% UK average. The figures come from 176.8K tests recorded across the city's centres; the full per-centre ranking is below.
Gillingham vs the UK average
Gillingham above the UK average pass rate by 8.5 percentage points. Candidates here pass at notably higher rates than the UK average, though this often reflects quieter routes rather than easier examiners.
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Pass rate by gender across Gillingham
Across Gillingham's test centres, men pass at 56.5% and women at 51.7% a gender gap of 4.8 percentage points in favour of male candidates. Across the UK, the gap is around 2 percentage points on average.
By test category
All test centres in Gillingham
Every centre in Gillingham marks the same sheet, so the choice between them counts for less than whether junctions, observation is solid. There are 15 categories on that sheet.
DVSA publishes all 21 vehicle safety questions in advance, 14 tell me and 7 show me. You get 2 of them on the day, one at the roadside and one while you are driving. Get one wrong or both wrong and it counts as one driving fault, not two.
Full head turn at every junction. Hold the look until you have processed both directions. Time the look so it gives usable information for the move you are about to make. Free to use, no sign up. Everything for the day itself is on the practical test hub.
About these statistics
Pass rates shown above use the latest DVSA reporting period for each centre. Rates are volume-weighted across the city, larger centres carry proportionally more weight than smaller ones. Centres with fewer than 1,000 tests in the current period are flagged as low-sample to avoid statistically noisy comparisons. Always factor in your own preparation, instructor recommendations, and route familiarity, pass rates are a useful signal, not a guarantee.
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Every centre in Gillingham needs a valid theory pass before you can book, and the certificate lasts two years from the day you sit it. Nationally 44.8% pass the theory.
Sign shapes and colours, road markings and what each one tells you to do. All 14 DVSA topics are free to practise, with no sign up. See the theory pass rate by centre or the full practice hub.
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Data: DVSA quarterly statistical release, released under the Open Government Licence v3.0. 96.5K passes recorded across 3 Gillingham centres.