# Sevenoaks Driving Test Centre — Pass Rate & Waiting Time

> Sevenoaks driving test centre has a 59% pass rate and an average 10.4 weeks wait. Compare it with nearby DVSA centres.

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

# Sevenoaks driving test centre

South East, England

## Sevenoaks at a glance

Pass rate

59%

April 2025 to March 2026

Average wait

10.4 weeks

August 2026

Tests a year

6,740

April 2025 to March 2026

Slots still free

40.5%

Of the 24-week booking window

## How Sevenoaks compares

Sevenoaks passes **59%** of car tests, which is **8.9 points above the 50.1% national average**. The typical wait between booking and testing is **10.4 weeks**, 2.4 weeks shorter than the national average of 12.8 weeks. It conducted **6,740** car tests in April 2025 to March 2026. In the most recent month DVSA has published, March 2026, the rate was **64.5%** — a single month, so expect it to bounce around the annual figure.

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

## Trends at Sevenoaks

Pass rate

Mar 2026: **64.5%**

Monthly car practical pass rate at Sevenoaks driving test centre, most recent 12 published months.
| Month | Pass rate |
| --- | --- |
| March 2026 | 64.5% |
| February 2026 | 61.4% |
| January 2026 | 62.2% |
| December 2025 | 61.2% |
| November 2025 | 57.2% |
| October 2025 | 56.3% |
| September 2025 | 55.1% |
| August 2025 | 63.7% |
| July 2025 | 55.8% |
| June 2025 | 56.9% |
| May 2025 | 58% |
| April 2025 | 59.3% |

Waiting time

Aug 2026: **10.4w**

Average wait in weeks between booking and taking a car test at Sevenoaks, most recent 12 published months.
| Month | Average wait |
| --- | --- |
| August 2026 | 10.4 weeks |
| July 2026 | 10.4 weeks |
| June 2026 | 11.4 weeks |
| May 2026 | 12 weeks |
| April 2026 | 9.7 weeks |
| March 2026 | 15.1 weeks |
| February 2026 | 13.1 weeks |
| January 2026 | 14.1 weeks |
| December 2025 | 10.4 weeks |
| November 2025 | 9.9 weeks |
| October 2025 | 10.9 weeks |
| September 2025 | 10.9 weeks |

Tests conducted each month

Mar 2026: **538**

Car practical tests conducted each month at Sevenoaks, most recent 12 published months.
| Month | Tests conducted |
| --- | --- |
| March 2026 | 538 |
| February 2026 | 477 |
| January 2026 | 513 |
| December 2025 | 606 |
| November 2025 | 615 |
| October 2025 | 682 |
| September 2025 | 635 |
| August 2025 | 441 |
| July 2025 | 640 |
| June 2025 | 582 |
| May 2025 | 498 |
| April 2025 | 513 |

## Year by year

Car practical tests, passes and pass rate at Sevenoaks driving test centre by DVSA financial year (April to March).
| Year | Tests | Passes | Pass rate |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-26 | 6,740 | 3,978 | 59% |
| 2024-25 | 6,386 | 3,421 | 53.6% |
| 2023-24 | 5,806 | 2,827 | 48.7% |
| 2022-23 | 4,921 | 2,642 | 53.7% |
| 2021-22 | 3,765 | 2,240 | 59.5% |
| 2020-21 | 684 | 366 | 53.5% |
| 2019-20 | 4,397 | 2,262 | 51.4% |
| 2018-19 | 5,173 | 2,628 | 50.8% |
| 2017-18 | 5,211 | 2,777 | 53.3% |
| 2016-17 | 5,760 | 3,018 | 52.4% |

## Where it is

## Nearby test centres

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

-   [Sunderland](https://ukdrivingtestcentres.co.uk/sunderland/)
    
    5 km away
    
    51.1% pass · 8.9 weeks wait
    
-   [Reading](https://ukdrivingtestcentres.co.uk/reading/)
    
    11 km away
    
    55.4% pass · 13.9 weeks wait
    
-   [Chichester](https://ukdrivingtestcentres.co.uk/chichester/)
    
    11 km away
    
    61.6% pass · 4.7 weeks wait
    
-   [Gateshead](https://ukdrivingtestcentres.co.uk/gateshead/)
    
    13 km away
    
    37.5% pass · 7.1 weeks wait
    
-   [Basildon](https://ukdrivingtestcentres.co.uk/basildon/)
    
    14 km away
    
    49.1% pass · 4.8 weeks wait
    
-   [Hartlepool](https://ukdrivingtestcentres.co.uk/hartlepool/)
    
    15 km away
    
    51% pass · 13.4 weeks wait
    

Everything on this page describes Sevenoaks 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.