Driving Test Centres in Medway: 3 DVSA Sites Ranked
3 DVSA driving test sites across Medway, part of England. Car pass rate 57.2% (2024-25 DVSA data), UK car average 48.7%.
DVSA data last updated June 2026
About Medway
Medway, England runs 3 DVSA driving test sites. Gillingham anchor the catchment, and the wider network has logged 127.8K car tests in the public DVSA release. The county's volume-weighted car pass rate is 57.2% (2024-25 DVSA data), set against the UK figure of 48.7%.
Medway runs 8.5 pp above the UK car pass rate (2024-25 DVSA data). The pattern across most counties is similar, the busiest centres in the larger towns tend to under-perform the quieter centres in surrounding districts. Use the rankings below to see where individual centres sit, not just where the county car average lands.
The headline spread within Medway sits between Gillingham (63.2%) at the top of the league and Gillingham (57.2%) at the bottom, a gap of 6.0 percentage points. Spreads of 10 to 15 percentage points within a single county are common, the route a centre uses matters far more than the county boundary.
Top 5 highest pass rates in Medway
All test centres in Medway
Sorted by pass rate, centres with fewer than 1,000 current-period tests appear at the end.
Medway driving test: common questions
What is the average driving test pass rate in Medway?+
The car driving test pass rate across Medway is 57.2%, 8.5 points above the UK average of 48.7%. It is a volume-weighted figure from the 3 test centres in the county with enough current tests for a reliable rate.
Which Medway test centre has the highest pass rate?+
Gillingham has the highest current car pass rate in Medway at 63.2%, ahead of Gillingham LGV on 58.1%. Pass rates reflect the routes and traffic a centre tests on, not just how candidates drive.
Which Medway test centre has the lowest pass rate?+
Among the county's busier centres, Gillingham currently has the lowest car pass rate at 57.2%. A lower rate usually points to tougher, busier test routes rather than stricter examiners.
How many driving test centres are there in Medway?+
Medway has 3 DVSA driving test centres, with sites around Gillingham. Each centre's full pass-rate history, waiting time and demographic breakdown is linked above.
Is it easier to pass your driving test in Medway?+
On average a little, yes: the 57.2% county figure sits just above the national 48.7%. The bigger factor is the spread between centres, currently 57.2% to 63.2%, so which centre you book matters more than the county itself.
Where does the Medway pass-rate data come from?+
The figures come from the DVSA's quarterly car practical test statistics, the official UK government release. We only rank centres with at least 1,000 current-period tests, so a small sample never produces a misleading rate.