# Lee On The Solent Driving Test Centre — Pass Rate & Waiting Time

> Lee On The Solent driving test centre has a 63.2% pass rate and an average 20 weeks wait. Compare it with nearby DVSA centres.

Source: https://ukdrivingtestcentres.co.uk/lee-on-the-solent/

# Lee On The Solent driving test centre

South East, England

## Lee On The Solent at a glance

Pass rate

63.2%

April 2025 to March 2026

Average wait

20 weeks

August 2026

Tests a year

8,502

April 2025 to March 2026

Slots still free

47.3%

Of the 24-week booking window

## How Lee On The Solent compares

Lee On The Solent passes **63.2%** of car tests, which is **13.1 points above the 50.1% national average**. The typical wait between booking and testing is **20 weeks**, 7.2 weeks longer than the national average of 12.8 weeks. It conducted **8,502** car tests in April 2025 to March 2026. In the most recent month DVSA has published, March 2026, the rate was **62.6%** — a single month, so expect it to bounce around the annual figure.

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

## Trends at Lee On The Solent

Pass rate

Mar 2026: **62.6%**

Monthly car practical pass rate at Lee On The Solent driving test centre, most recent 12 published months.
| Month | Pass rate |
| --- | --- |
| March 2026 | 62.6% |
| February 2026 | 65.5% |
| January 2026 | 67.4% |
| December 2025 | 63.8% |
| November 2025 | 62.7% |
| October 2025 | 59.3% |
| September 2025 | 65.1% |
| August 2025 | 62.9% |
| July 2025 | 63.3% |
| June 2025 | 59.8% |
| May 2025 | 62.3% |
| April 2025 | 63.5% |

Waiting time

Aug 2026: **20.0w**

Average wait in weeks between booking and taking a car test at Lee On The Solent, most recent 12 published months.
| Month | Average wait |
| --- | --- |
| August 2026 | 20 weeks |
| July 2026 | 20 weeks |
| June 2026 | 17.4 weeks |
| May 2026 | 17.6 weeks |
| April 2026 | 13.4 weeks |
| March 2026 | 12 weeks |
| February 2026 | 13.7 weeks |
| January 2026 | 12.1 weeks |
| December 2025 | 13.3 weeks |
| November 2025 | 14.1 weeks |
| October 2025 | 20.3 weeks |
| September 2025 | 16.6 weeks |

Tests conducted each month

Mar 2026: **665**

Car practical tests conducted each month at Lee On The Solent, most recent 12 published months.
| Month | Tests conducted |
| --- | --- |
| March 2026 | 665 |
| February 2026 | 638 |
| January 2026 | 841 |
| December 2025 | 639 |
| November 2025 | 574 |
| October 2025 | 669 |
| September 2025 | 670 |
| August 2025 | 490 |
| July 2025 | 824 |
| June 2025 | 820 |
| May 2025 | 833 |
| April 2025 | 839 |

## Year by year

Car practical tests, passes and pass rate at Lee On The Solent driving test centre by DVSA financial year (April to March).
| Year | Tests | Passes | Pass rate |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-26 | 8,502 | 5,374 | 63.2% |
| 2024-25 | 10,409 | 6,202 | 59.6% |
| 2023-24 | 12,557 | 7,221 | 57.5% |
| 2022-23 | 9,332 | 5,798 | 62.1% |
| 2021-22 | 7,137 | 4,685 | 65.6% |
| 2020-21 | 1,201 | 742 | 61.8% |
| 2019-20 | 5,840 | 3,217 | 55.1% |
| 2018-19 | 5,275 | 2,995 | 56.8% |
| 2017-18 | 6,197 | 3,424 | 55.3% |
| 2016-17 | 5,362 | 2,837 | 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.

-   [Southampton (Maybush)](https://ukdrivingtestcentres.co.uk/southampton-maybush/)
    
    23 km away
    
    50.3% pass · 13.1 weeks wait
    
-   [Winchester](https://ukdrivingtestcentres.co.uk/winchester/)
    
    29 km away
    
    52.2% pass · 7.1 weeks wait
    
-   [Basingstoke](https://ukdrivingtestcentres.co.uk/basingstoke/)
    
    50 km away
    
    56.8% pass · 19.6 weeks wait
    
-   [Salisbury](https://ukdrivingtestcentres.co.uk/salisbury/)
    
    51 km away
    
    48.5% pass · 5.3 weeks wait
    
-   [Worthing](https://ukdrivingtestcentres.co.uk/worthing/)
    
    58 km away
    
    59.8% pass · 10.1 weeks wait
    
-   [Farnborough](https://ukdrivingtestcentres.co.uk/farnborough/)
    
    60 km away
    
    59.7% pass · 16 weeks wait
    

Everything on this page describes Lee On The Solent 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.