# Clacton-on-Sea Driving Test Centre — Pass Rate & Waiting Time

> Clacton-on-Sea driving test centre has a 48.2% pass rate and an average 14.2 weeks wait. Compare it with nearby DVSA centres.

Source: https://ukdrivingtestcentres.co.uk/clacton-on-sea/

# Clacton-on-Sea driving test centre

East of England, England

## Clacton-on-Sea at a glance

Pass rate

48.2%

April 2025 to March 2026

Average wait

14.2 weeks

August 2026

Tests a year

4,840

April 2025 to March 2026

Slots still free

22.5%

Of the 24-week booking window

## How Clacton-on-Sea compares

Clacton-on-Sea passes **48.2%** of car tests, which is **1.9 points below the 50.1% national average**. The typical wait between booking and testing is **14.2 weeks**, 1.4 weeks longer than the national average of 12.8 weeks. It conducted **4,840** car tests in April 2025 to March 2026. In the most recent month DVSA has published, March 2026, the rate was **52.6%** — a single month, so expect it to bounce around the annual figure.

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

## Trends at Clacton-on-Sea

Pass rate

Mar 2026: **52.6%**

Monthly car practical pass rate at Clacton-on-Sea driving test centre, most recent 12 published months.
| Month | Pass rate |
| --- | --- |
| March 2026 | 52.6% |
| February 2026 | 52.9% |
| January 2026 | 50.3% |
| December 2025 | 39.5% |
| November 2025 | 42.6% |
| October 2025 | 48% |
| September 2025 | 47% |
| August 2025 | 51.4% |
| July 2025 | 52.8% |
| June 2025 | 55.3% |
| May 2025 | 44.3% |
| April 2025 | 46.6% |

Waiting time

Aug 2026: **14.2w**

Average wait in weeks between booking and taking a car test at Clacton-on-Sea, most recent 12 published months.
| Month | Average wait |
| --- | --- |
| August 2026 | 14.2 weeks |
| July 2026 | 14.2 weeks |
| June 2026 | 14.3 weeks |
| May 2026 | 13.5 weeks |
| April 2026 | 11.4 weeks |
| March 2026 | 8 weeks |
| February 2026 | 10.1 weeks |
| January 2026 | 10.4 weeks |
| December 2025 | 6.3 weeks |
| November 2025 | 7 weeks |
| October 2025 | 8 weeks |
| September 2025 | 6 weeks |

Tests conducted each month

Mar 2026: **563**

Car practical tests conducted each month at Clacton-on-Sea, most recent 12 published months.
| Month | Tests conducted |
| --- | --- |
| March 2026 | 563 |
| February 2026 | 429 |
| January 2026 | 469 |
| December 2025 | 443 |
| November 2025 | 533 |
| October 2025 | 450 |
| September 2025 | 536 |
| August 2025 | 251 |
| July 2025 | 326 |
| June 2025 | 226 |
| May 2025 | 305 |
| April 2025 | 309 |

## Year by year

Car practical tests, passes and pass rate at Clacton-on-Sea driving test centre by DVSA financial year (April to March).
| Year | Tests | Passes | Pass rate |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-26 | 4,840 | 2,334 | 48.2% |
| 2024-25 | 2,867 | 1,359 | 47.4% |
| 2023-24 | 2,611 | 1,333 | 51.1% |
| 2022-23 | 3,176 | 1,571 | 49.5% |
| 2021-22 | 3,300 | 1,743 | 52.8% |
| 2020-21 | 266 | 170 | 63.9% |
| 2019-20 | 3,258 | 1,729 | 53.1% |
| 2018-19 | 3,259 | 1,601 | 49.1% |
| 2017-18 | 4,128 | 2,083 | 50.5% |
| 2016-17 | 5,004 | 2,261 | 45.2% |

## Where it is

## Nearby test centres

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

-   [Colchester](https://ukdrivingtestcentres.co.uk/colchester/)
    
    20 km away
    
    50.6% pass · 12.4 weeks wait
    
-   [Ipswich](https://ukdrivingtestcentres.co.uk/ipswich/)
    
    27 km away
    
    62.3% pass · 8 weeks wait
    
-   [Southend-on-Sea](https://ukdrivingtestcentres.co.uk/southend-on-sea/)
    
    41 km away
    
    47% pass · 7.5 weeks wait
    
-   [Chelmsford](https://ukdrivingtestcentres.co.uk/chelmsford/)
    
    43 km away
    
    55.4% pass · 17 weeks wait
    
-   [Herne Bay](https://ukdrivingtestcentres.co.uk/herne-bay/)
    
    46 km away
    
    55.9% pass · 7 weeks wait
    
-   [Bury St Edmunds](https://ukdrivingtestcentres.co.uk/bury-st-edmunds/)
    
    60 km away
    
    46.2% pass · 11.1 weeks wait
    

Everything on this page describes Clacton-on-Sea 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.