Test Centre Stats

South East, England · DVSA car test centre

Chichester driving test centre

York House, City Fields Business Park, City Fields Way, Chichester, PO20 2FR · wheelchair accessible

Tests here: car, ADI part 2, ADI part 3.

Waiting times to September 2026 and pass rates for 2025–26, from DVSA statistics published .

Median wait, September 2026

3.7 weeks

−10.4 wk on a year ago

Pass rate, 2025–26

61.6%

+11.6 pts vs GB 50.0%

Wait rank in Great Britain

11 of 314

1 = shortest wait; 2nd of 32 South East

Weeks to 10% of slots free

22 weeks

GB 19.7 weeks

People who took a car test at Chichester in September 2026 had booked it a median of 3.7 weeks earlier: 7.9 weeks shorter than the Great Britain figure (11.6 weeks), and 7.7 weeks shorter than the South East figure (11.4 weeks). A year earlier, in September 2025, it was 14.1 weeks, so the wait has shortened by 10.4 weeks. Over the last 12 months it ranged from 3.7 weeks to 16.3 weeks.

On the last Monday of September 2026 it would have taken about 22 weeks to reach a week with at least 10% of its test slots free (Great Britain: 19.7 weeks). Across the whole 24-week window, 13.2% of standard slots were still unbooked (Great Britain: 13.3%).

Waiting time over the last two years

Median weeks between booking a test and taking it, for tests taken each month.

  • Chichester
  • South East
  • Great Britain
Median weeks between booking and taking a test at Chichester, October 2024 to September 2026Chichester: 3.7 weeks in September 2026, against 11.6 weeks for Great Britain.05101520Oct 24Jan 25Apr 25Jul 25Oct 25Jan 26Apr 26Jul 263.7Weeks05101520Jan 25Jul 25Jan 26Jul 263.7Weeks
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Median weeks between booking and taking a test at Chichester, October 2024 to September 2026
MonthChichesterSouth EastGreat Britain
September 20263.711.411.6
August 20264.711.011.1
July 20264.710.011.1
June 20266.49.610.7
May 20268.08.79.7
April 20269.29.09.1
March 20269.18.49.0
February 202610.310.110.4
January 202611.410.010.1
December 202511.610.710.1
November 202515.610.310.4
October 202516.312.311.6
September 202514.113.312.4
August 202514.713.011.7
July 202511.612.412.0
June 202511.111.311.0
May 202510.011.011.3
April 20258.410.610.6
March 20257.910.910.4
February 202511.111.011.4
January 202516.111.911.0
December 202414.411.010.4
November 202414.810.49.9
October 202417.011.19.7

How far ahead people booked

Of tests taken at Chichester in September 2026, 61.1% had been booked within 7 weeks and 17.0% more than 21 weeks before.

  • Within 7 weeks
  • 7 to 14 weeks
  • 14 to 21 weeks
  • Over 21 weeks
Chichester
South East
Great Britain

At Chichester, 61.1% of tests in September 2026 were booked within 7 weeks and 17.0% more than 21 weeks ahead.

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How far ahead tests taken in September 2026 were booked
Within 7 weeks7 to 14 weeks14 to 21 weeksOver 21 weeks
Chichester61.1%9.7%12.2%17.0%
South East42.5%13.1%14.2%30.2%
Great Britain41.1%14.2%15.2%29.5%

If your test is booked here

Since 9 June 2026 a car test can only be moved to one of the three centres DVSA lists as nearest by road (or back to the centre where you first booked), and you get two changes in total. For a test booked at Chichester, those three are below. All three had longer median waits than Chichester in September 2026, so moving away from here is unlikely to help.

Centres a test booked at Chichester can be moved to
CentreDriving distance (DVSA)Median waitvs ChichesterPass rate 2025–26
Worthingabout 16 miles by roadabout 16 mi13.7 weeks+10.0 wk59.8%
Portsmouthabout 21 miles by roadabout 21 mi16.1 weeks+12.4 wk52.8%
Lee On The Solentabout 27 miles by roadabout 27 mi18.9 weeks+15.2 wk63.2%

From DVSA's list of centres you can move your test to, which it says may change. The change service shows your actual options.

Pass rates

In 2025–26 (April 2025 to March 2026), 6,672 car tests were taken here and 61.6% passed, 11.6 points above the Great Britain rate (50.0%). The year before it was 64.2%, so the rate fell by 2.6 points. First attempts did better: 63.3% of 3,703 first-time candidates passed, and 8.2% did it with no faults at all.

  • Chichester
  • Great Britain average
  • All tests
    61.6%11.6 points above Great Britain (50.0%)
  • First attempts
    63.3%12.8 points above Great Britain (50.5%)
  • First attempt with zero faults
    8.2%5.3 points above Great Britain (2.9%)
  • Men
    61.5%10.7 points above Great Britain (50.8%)
  • Women
    61.7%12.6 points above Great Britain (49.1%)
  • 17-year-oldsGB figure is the sum of listed centres
    71.6%8.0 points above Great Britain (63.6%)
  • Automatic cars20% of tests here were in automatics
    54.7%10.1 points above Great Britain (44.6%)
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Pass rates at Chichester compared with Great Britain, 2025–26
MeasureChichesterGreat Britain
All tests61.6%50.0%
First attempts63.3%50.5%
First attempt with zero faults8.2%2.9%
Men61.5%50.8%
Women61.7%49.1%
17-year-olds71.6%63.6%
Automatic cars54.7%44.6%

Pass rate by year

  • Chichester
  • Great Britain
Car test pass rate at Chichester by financial yearPass rate at Chichester in 2025–26: 61.6%; Great Britain 50.0%.020406080100Chichester, 2019–20: 54.7%55Great Britain, 2019–20: 45.9%2019–20Chichester, 2020–21: 60.0%60Great Britain, 2020–21: 49.8%2020–21Chichester, 2021–22: 65.8%66Great Britain, 2021–22: 48.9%2021–22Chichester, 2022–23: 64.7%65Great Britain, 2022–23: 48.4%2022–23Chichester, 2023–24: 63.0%63Great Britain, 2023–24: 47.9%2023–24Chichester, 2024–25: 64.2%64Great Britain, 2024–25: 48.7%2024–25Chichester, 2025–26: 61.6%62Great Britain, 2025–26: 50.0%2025–26Pass rate, %020406080100Chichester, 2019–20: 54.7%55Great Britain, 2019–20: 45.9%’19Chichester, 2020–21: 60.0%60Great Britain, 2020–21: 49.8%’20Chichester, 2021–22: 65.8%66Great Britain, 2021–22: 48.9%’21Chichester, 2022–23: 64.7%65Great Britain, 2022–23: 48.4%’22Chichester, 2023–24: 63.0%63Great Britain, 2023–24: 47.9%’23Chichester, 2024–25: 64.2%64Great Britain, 2024–25: 48.7%’24Chichester, 2025–26: 61.6%62Great Britain, 2025–26: 50.0%’25Pass rate, %
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Car test pass rate at Chichester by financial year
YearChichesterGreat Britain
2019–2054.7%45.9%
2020–2160.0%49.8%
2021–2265.8%48.9%
2022–2364.7%48.4%
2023–2463.0%47.9%
2024–2564.2%48.7%
2025–2661.6%50.0%

Years run April to March; ’20 is 2020–21.

By age, 17 to 25 (2025–26)

Candidates aged 17 did best here, at 71.6%. Ages with fewer than 20 tests are left out; DVSA suppresses some small groups.

  • Age 1771.6% of 1,935
  • Age 1864.7% of 974
  • Age 1961.8% of 461
  • Age 2067.3% of 272
  • Age 2160.6% of 269
  • Age 2260.3% of 214
  • Age 2363.8% of 185
  • Age 2456.7% of 171
  • Age 2561.7% of 167

Tests cancelled by DVSA

In 2025–26 DVSA cancelled 279 tests at Chichester, about 41.8 for every 1,000 tests taken (Great Britain: 50.7). The biggest reason was examiner illness (217). These are cancellations by DVSA, not by learners; DVSA should rebook you and may owe you expenses.

  • Examiner illness217
  • Examiner leave62

The nearest theory test centre

The closest theory test centre DVSA publishes figures for is Chichester (Ground Floor, Metro House, Northgate, PO19 1BE), 3.1 mi away. In 2025–26, 46.7% of its 10,653 car theory tests were passes, 1.9 points above the Great Britain rate (44.8%). You can sit the theory test at any centre.

Nearby centres

None of the 8 nearest centres had a wait at least a week shorter than Chichester in September 2026. No nearby centre had a pass rate more than 2 points higher. You can book a new test at any centre in Great Britain, but once it's booked a car test can only be moved to the three centres DVSA names for that centre. Distances here are straight-line.

Centres near Chichester, with median wait in September 2026 and 2025–26 pass rate
Centre24 months
Worthing13 mi13.7 weeks59.8%
Portsmouth17 mi16.1 weeks52.8%
Lee On The Solent22 mi18.9 weeks63.2%
Burgess Hill25 mi12.1 weeks45.5%
Crawley27 mi17.8 weeks42.7%
Newport (Isle of Wight)27 mi7.1 weeks54.1%
Guildford29 mi7.8 weeks57.1%
Farnborough29 mi19.6 weeks59.7%
  • This centre
  • Shorter wait
  • Other nearby
Worthing: 13.7 weeksPortsmouth: 16.1 weeksLee On The Solent: 18.9 weeksBurgess Hill: 12.1 weeksCrawley: 17.8 weeksNewport (Isle of Wight): 7.1 weeksGuildford: 7.8 weeksFarnborough: 19.6 weeksChichesterChichester

Reading these figures

  • The waiting time is a median for tests taken that month: half of candidates booked closer to their test date, half further ahead. It is not the earliest date you could book today, which can be sooner when tests are cancelled or extra ones are added.
  • DVSA marks figures from April 2025 onwards as provisional; they can be revised at the quarterly update.
  • Pass rates are published once a year; the latest cover April 2025 to March 2026. Waiting times are monthly, to September 2026.
  • The figures cover DVSA car tests only, not tests run by delegated examiners (such as some fleet and emergency service tests).

To book or move a test, use the official services: book your driving test or change your driving test on GOV.UK. DVSA explains when new tests are released. We have no link with DVSA and no access to its booking system.

Sources

DVSA, Driving test and theory test data: cars: tables DRT122F (waiting times), DRT121G (regional and national), DRT122A to DRT122E (pass rates), DRT122B (cancellations) and DRT112A (theory tests). Address and coordinates from GOV.UK's Find a driving test centre. Open Government Licence v3.0. Checked 3 November 2026.