Driving Test Pass Rates in Paulsgrove
Paulsgrove has 1 DVSA driving test centre with a volume-weighted average car pass rate of 51.8% 3.1 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 Paulsgrove compares with the UK national average.
DVSA data last updated October 2026
About Paulsgrove
Portsmouth is the only DVSA driving test centre tracked in Paulsgrove, with a current pass rate of 51.8% (2024-25 DVSA data).
The city's volume-weighted car pass rate is 51.8%, 3.1 percentage points above the 48.7% UK average. The figures come from 153.3K tests recorded across the city's centres; the full per-centre ranking is below.
Paulsgrove vs the UK average
Paulsgrove above the UK average pass rate by 3.1 percentage points. Pass rates in Paulsgrove run slightly ahead of the UK norm, suggesting modestly favourable test conditions.
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Pass rate by gender across Paulsgrove
Across Paulsgrove's test centres, men pass at 48.6% and women at 44%, a gender gap of 4.6 percentage points in favour of male candidates. Across the UK, the gap is around 2 percentage points on average.
All test centres in Paulsgrove
Every centre in Paulsgrove marks the same sheet, so the choice between them counts for less than whether response, traffic signs 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.
Drive your local test routes specifically scanning for signs. Have the instructor cover unusual signs on country roads (national speed limit on single carriageway = 60 mph, not 70). 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 Paulsgrove 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.
Spotting developing hazards, plus the effects of alcohol, tiredness and medicines. 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. 71.1K passes recorded across 1 Paulsgrove centre.