# Maidstone Driving Test Centre — Pass Rate & Waiting Time

> Maidstone driving test centre has a 60.2% pass rate and an average 10 weeks wait. Compare it with nearby DVSA centres.

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

# Maidstone driving test centre

South East, England

## Maidstone at a glance

Pass rate

60.2%

April 2025 to March 2026

Average wait

10 weeks

August 2026

Tests a year

8,053

April 2025 to March 2026

Slots still free

21.5%

Of the 24-week booking window

## How Maidstone compares

Maidstone passes **60.2%** of car tests, which is **10.1 points above the 50.1% national average**. The typical wait between booking and testing is **10 weeks**, 2.8 weeks shorter than the national average of 12.8 weeks. It conducted **8,053** car tests in April 2025 to March 2026. In the most recent month DVSA has published, March 2026, the rate was **59.9%** — a single month, so expect it to bounce around the annual figure.

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

## Trends at Maidstone

Pass rate

Mar 2026: **59.9%**

Monthly car practical pass rate at Maidstone driving test centre, most recent 12 published months.
| Month | Pass rate |
| --- | --- |
| March 2026 | 59.9% |
| February 2026 | 58.1% |
| January 2026 | 62.3% |
| December 2025 | 62% |
| November 2025 | 57.9% |
| October 2025 | 60.7% |
| September 2025 | 61.2% |
| August 2025 | 62.4% |
| July 2025 | 59.1% |
| June 2025 | 57% |
| May 2025 | 63.7% |
| April 2025 | 59.3% |

Waiting time

Aug 2026: **10.0w**

Average wait in weeks between booking and taking a car test at Maidstone, most recent 12 published months.
| Month | Average wait |
| --- | --- |
| August 2026 | 10 weeks |
| July 2026 | 10 weeks |
| June 2026 | 5.6 weeks |
| May 2026 | 7.6 weeks |
| April 2026 | 9.1 weeks |
| March 2026 | 7.9 weeks |
| February 2026 | 8.4 weeks |
| January 2026 | 9.6 weeks |
| December 2025 | 9 weeks |
| November 2025 | 8.4 weeks |
| October 2025 | 7.4 weeks |
| September 2025 | 7.4 weeks |

Tests conducted each month

Mar 2026: **755**

Car practical tests conducted each month at Maidstone, most recent 12 published months.
| Month | Tests conducted |
| --- | --- |
| March 2026 | 755 |
| February 2026 | 872 |
| January 2026 | 727 |
| December 2025 | 706 |
| November 2025 | 800 |
| October 2025 | 745 |
| September 2025 | 799 |
| August 2025 | 559 |
| July 2025 | 631 |
| June 2025 | 512 |
| May 2025 | 460 |
| April 2025 | 487 |

## Year by year

Car practical tests, passes and pass rate at Maidstone driving test centre by DVSA financial year (April to March).
| Year | Tests | Passes | Pass rate |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-26 | 8,053 | 4,850 | 60.2% |
| 2024-25 | 6,330 | 3,670 | 58% |
| 2023-24 | 6,198 | 3,430 | 55.3% |
| 2022-23 | 5,693 | 3,001 | 52.7% |
| 2021-22 | 3,993 | 2,125 | 53.2% |
| 2020-21 | 1,353 | 780 | 57.6% |
| 2019-20 | 5,746 | 2,611 | 45.4% |
| 2018-19 | 6,226 | 2,764 | 44.4% |
| 2017-18 | 6,106 | 2,624 | 43% |
| 2016-17 | 6,011 | 2,773 | 46.1% |

## Where it is

## Nearby test centres

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

-   [Blyth](https://ukdrivingtestcentres.co.uk/blyth/)
    
    3 km away
    
    50.9% pass · 13.5 weeks wait
    
-   [Basildon](https://ukdrivingtestcentres.co.uk/basildon/)
    
    12 km away
    
    49.1% pass · 4.8 weeks wait
    
-   [Gosforth](https://ukdrivingtestcentres.co.uk/gosforth/)
    
    13 km away
    
    48.4% pass · 16.3 weeks wait
    
-   [Chichester](https://ukdrivingtestcentres.co.uk/chichester/)
    
    15 km away
    
    61.6% pass · 4.7 weeks wait
    
-   [Reading](https://ukdrivingtestcentres.co.uk/reading/)
    
    16 km away
    
    55.4% pass · 13.9 weeks wait
    
-   [Gateshead](https://ukdrivingtestcentres.co.uk/gateshead/)
    
    17 km away
    
    37.5% pass · 7.1 weeks wait
    

Everything on this page describes Maidstone 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.