# Winchester Driving Test Centre — Pass Rate & Waiting Time

> Winchester driving test centre has a 52.2% pass rate and an average 7.1 weeks wait. Compare it with nearby DVSA centres.

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

# Winchester driving test centre

South East, England · King Harold Court, Lower Stanmore, Winchester · SO23 9SA

## Winchester at a glance

Pass rate

52.2%

April 2025 to March 2026

Average wait

7.1 weeks

August 2026

Tests a year

4,602

April 2025 to March 2026

Slots still free

28.4%

Of the 24-week booking window

## How Winchester compares

Winchester passes **52.2%** of car tests, which is **2.1 points above the 50.1% national average**. The typical wait between booking and testing is **7.1 weeks**, 5.7 weeks shorter than the national average of 12.8 weeks. It conducted **4,602** car tests in April 2025 to March 2026. In the most recent month DVSA has published, March 2026, the rate was **60.3%** — a single month, so expect it to bounce around the annual figure.

## Trends at Winchester

Pass rate

Mar 2026: **60.3%**

Monthly car practical pass rate at Winchester driving test centre, most recent 12 published months.
| Month | Pass rate |
| --- | --- |
| March 2026 | 60.3% |
| February 2026 | 60% |
| January 2026 | 53.8% |
| December 2025 | 47.9% |
| November 2025 | 48.8% |
| October 2025 | 49.6% |
| September 2025 | 48% |
| August 2025 | 49.8% |
| July 2025 | 49.8% |
| June 2025 | 50.6% |
| May 2025 | 51.6% |
| April 2025 | 48.3% |

Waiting time

Aug 2026: **7.1w**

Average wait in weeks between booking and taking a car test at Winchester, most recent 12 published months.
| Month | Average wait |
| --- | --- |
| August 2026 | 7.1 weeks |
| July 2026 | 7.1 weeks |
| June 2026 | 5.7 weeks |
| May 2026 | 5.5 weeks |
| April 2026 | 9.1 weeks |
| March 2026 | 7.4 weeks |
| February 2026 | 7.7 weeks |
| January 2026 | 9.3 weeks |
| December 2025 | 17 weeks |
| November 2025 | 13.3 weeks |
| October 2025 | 14.3 weeks |
| September 2025 | 13.3 weeks |

Tests conducted each month

Mar 2026: **680**

Car practical tests conducted each month at Winchester, most recent 12 published months.
| Month | Tests conducted |
| --- | --- |
| March 2026 | 680 |
| February 2026 | 442 |
| January 2026 | 353 |
| December 2025 | 326 |
| November 2025 | 443 |
| October 2025 | 403 |
| September 2025 | 369 |
| August 2025 | 333 |
| July 2025 | 444 |
| June 2025 | 263 |
| May 2025 | 184 |
| April 2025 | 362 |

## Year by year

Car practical tests, passes and pass rate at Winchester driving test centre by DVSA financial year (April to March).
| Year | Tests | Passes | Pass rate |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-26 | 4,602 | 2,404 | 52.2% |
| 2024-25 | 3,839 | 1,838 | 47.9% |
| 2023-24 | 6,218 | 3,051 | 49.1% |
| 2022-23 | 6,707 | 3,292 | 49.1% |
| 2021-22 | 5,793 | 3,273 | 56.5% |
| 2020-21 | 1,186 | 702 | 59.2% |
| 2019-20 | 3,334 | 1,654 | 49.6% |
| 2018-19 | 3,427 | 1,714 | 50% |
| 2017-18 | 3,292 | 1,689 | 51.3% |
| 2016-17 | 3,754 | 1,733 | 46.2% |

## 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/)
    
    16 km away
    
    50.3% pass · 13.1 weeks wait
    
-   [Basingstoke](https://ukdrivingtestcentres.co.uk/basingstoke/)
    
    26 km away
    
    56.8% pass · 19.6 weeks wait
    
-   [Lee On The Solent](https://ukdrivingtestcentres.co.uk/lee-on-the-solent/)
    
    29 km away
    
    63.2% pass · 20 weeks wait
    
-   [Salisbury](https://ukdrivingtestcentres.co.uk/salisbury/)
    
    33 km away
    
    48.5% pass · 5.3 weeks wait
    
-   [Greenham](https://ukdrivingtestcentres.co.uk/greenham/)
    
    36 km away
    
    56.5% pass · 5.2 weeks wait
    
-   [Farnborough](https://ukdrivingtestcentres.co.uk/farnborough/)
    
    45 km away
    
    59.7% pass · 16 weeks wait
    

Everything on this page describes Winchester 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.