# Chichester Driving Test Centre — Pass Rate & Waiting Time

> Chichester driving test centre has a 61.6% pass rate and an average 4.7 weeks wait. Compare it with nearby DVSA centres.

Source: https://ukdrivingtestcentres.co.uk/chichester/

# Chichester driving test centre

South East, England

## Chichester at a glance

Pass rate

61.6%

April 2025 to March 2026

Average wait

4.7 weeks

August 2026

Tests a year

6,672

April 2025 to March 2026

Slots still free

14.2%

Of the 24-week booking window

## How Chichester compares

Chichester passes **61.6%** of car tests, which is **11.5 points above the 50.1% national average**. The typical wait between booking and testing is **4.7 weeks**, 8.1 weeks shorter than the national average of 12.8 weeks. It conducted **6,672** car tests in April 2025 to March 2026. In the most recent month DVSA has published, March 2026, the rate was **59.1%** — a single month, so expect it to bounce around the annual figure.

The map below shows the Chichester area rather than a pinpointed building. Confirm the exact address on your booking confirmation or via GOV.UK before you travel.

## Trends at Chichester

Pass rate

Mar 2026: **59.1%**

Monthly car practical pass rate at Chichester driving test centre, most recent 12 published months.
| Month | Pass rate |
| --- | --- |
| March 2026 | 59.1% |
| February 2026 | 60.2% |
| January 2026 | 62.6% |
| December 2025 | 63.1% |
| November 2025 | 63.7% |
| October 2025 | 59.3% |
| September 2025 | 60.1% |
| August 2025 | 61.8% |
| July 2025 | 63.9% |
| June 2025 | 61.5% |
| May 2025 | 66.2% |
| April 2025 | 61.3% |

Waiting time

Aug 2026: **4.7w**

Average wait in weeks between booking and taking a car test at Chichester, most recent 12 published months.
| Month | Average wait |
| --- | --- |
| August 2026 | 4.7 weeks |
| July 2026 | 4.7 weeks |
| June 2026 | 6.4 weeks |
| May 2026 | 8 weeks |
| April 2026 | 9.2 weeks |
| March 2026 | 9.1 weeks |
| February 2026 | 10.3 weeks |
| January 2026 | 11.4 weeks |
| December 2025 | 11.6 weeks |
| November 2025 | 15.6 weeks |
| October 2025 | 16.3 weeks |
| September 2025 | 14.1 weeks |

Tests conducted each month

Mar 2026: **1022**

Car practical tests conducted each month at Chichester, most recent 12 published months.
| Month | Tests conducted |
| --- | --- |
| March 2026 | 1,022 |
| February 2026 | 741 |
| January 2026 | 784 |
| December 2025 | 574 |
| November 2025 | 466 |
| October 2025 | 469 |
| September 2025 | 486 |
| August 2025 | 361 |
| July 2025 | 435 |
| June 2025 | 514 |
| May 2025 | 394 |
| April 2025 | 426 |

## Year by year

Car practical tests, passes and pass rate at Chichester driving test centre by DVSA financial year (April to March).
| Year | Tests | Passes | Pass rate |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-26 | 6,672 | 4,109 | 61.6% |
| 2024-25 | 5,295 | 3,400 | 64.2% |
| 2023-24 | 7,210 | 4,541 | 63% |
| 2022-23 | 7,302 | 4,726 | 64.7% |
| 2021-22 | 3,668 | 2,412 | 65.8% |
| 2020-21 | 1,272 | 763 | 60% |
| 2019-20 | 4,962 | 2,714 | 54.7% |
| 2018-19 | 5,255 | 2,735 | 52% |
| 2017-18 | 4,297 | 2,331 | 54.2% |
| 2016-17 | 5,209 | 2,757 | 52.9% |

## Where it is

## Nearby test centres

There is no catchment area for the practical test — you can book at any of these instead.

-   [Reading](https://ukdrivingtestcentres.co.uk/reading/)
    
    1 km away
    
    55.4% pass · 13.9 weeks wait
    
-   [Basildon](https://ukdrivingtestcentres.co.uk/basildon/)
    
    6 km away
    
    49.1% pass · 4.8 weeks wait
    
-   [Sunderland](https://ukdrivingtestcentres.co.uk/sunderland/)
    
    10 km away
    
    51.1% pass · 8.9 weeks wait
    
-   [Gateshead](https://ukdrivingtestcentres.co.uk/gateshead/)
    
    11 km away
    
    37.5% pass · 7.1 weeks wait
    
-   [Sevenoaks](https://ukdrivingtestcentres.co.uk/sevenoaks/)
    
    11 km away
    
    59% pass · 10.4 weeks wait
    
-   [Gosforth](https://ukdrivingtestcentres.co.uk/gosforth/)
    
    12 km away
    
    48.4% pass · 16.3 weeks wait
    

Everything on this page describes Chichester driving test centre. Figures come from the DVSA statistical data sets [DRT122A and DRT122F](https://www.gov.uk/government/statistical-data-sets/driving-test-and-theory-test-data-cars), published under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Pass rates run to March 2026 and waiting times to August 2026. This page was last updated 14 September 2026.