Driving Test Centres in Southampton: 2 DVSA Sites Ranked
2 DVSA driving test sites across Southampton, part of England. Car pass rate 47.1% (2024-25 DVSA data), UK car average 48.7%.
DVSA data last updated July 2026
About Southampton
Learners in Southampton have 2 DVSA test sites to choose between. The county pulls candidates from Southampton and surrounding areas, recording 141.1K car tests in the DVSA dataset. The headline figure is a 47.1% volume-weighted car pass rate for 2024-25, compared with 48.7% nationally.
The 47.1% county car figure is 1.6 pp below the 48.7% UK car number (2024-25 DVSA data), which makes Southampton tougher than average on the headline measure. Within-county variation matters as much as the average, individual centres can sit well above or well below the county number once you compare them side by side.
The headline spread within Southampton sits between Southampton LGV (64.8%) at the top of the league and Southampton (Maybush) (47.1%) at the bottom, a gap of 17.7 percentage points. Urban-heavy routes with multi-lane roundabouts, bus lanes and dense pedestrian traffic typically drag the bottom-of-county figure down, even within a single county.
Top 5 highest pass rates in Southampton
Top 5 lowest pass rates in Southampton
All test centres in Southampton
Sorted by pass rate, centres with fewer than 1,000 current-period tests appear at the end.
Southampton driving test: common questions
What is the average driving test pass rate in Southampton?+
The car driving test pass rate across Southampton is 47.1%, 1.6 points below the UK average of 48.7%. It is a volume-weighted figure from the 2 test centres in the county with enough current tests for a reliable rate.
Which Southampton test centre has the highest pass rate?+
Southampton LGV has the highest current car pass rate in Southampton at 64.8%, ahead of Southampton (Maybush) on 47.1%. Pass rates reflect the routes and traffic a centre tests on, not just how candidates drive.
Which Southampton test centre has the lowest pass rate?+
Among the county's busier centres, Southampton (Maybush) currently has the lowest car pass rate at 47.1%. A lower rate usually points to tougher, busier test routes rather than stricter examiners.
How many driving test centres are there in Southampton?+
Southampton has 2 DVSA driving test centres, with sites around Southampton. Each centre's full pass-rate history, waiting time and demographic breakdown is linked above.
Is it easier to pass your driving test in Southampton?+
On average slightly less so: the 47.1% county figure sits a little below the national 48.7%. The bigger factor is the spread between centres, currently 47.1% to 64.8%, so which centre you book matters more than the county itself.
Where does the Southampton 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.