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Car practical driving test pass rates at Chichester: each year since 2007/08, by month, for men and women, and at the first attempt, compared with Great Britain as a whole. From DVSA’s published statistics.

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6,672 car tests at Chichester in 2025/26
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  • Pass rate, 2025/26 61.6% Great Britain 50.0%
  • Tests taken 6,672 4,109 passes
  • First-attempt pass rate 63.3% Great Britain 50.5%
  • Rank by pass rate 13 of 260 centres with 1,000+ tests
  • Women’s pass rate 61.7% GB 49.1%
  • Men’s pass rate 61.5% GB 50.8%

What is the pass rate at Chichester?

In April 2025 to March 2026, 61.6% of car practical tests at Chichester were passes (4,109 of 6,672), against 50.0% across Great Britain: 11.6 points higher. That is 13th highest of 260 centres with 1,000 or more tests. The year before it was 64.2%.

Pass rate at Chichester and in Great Britain

Highest 65.8% in 2021/22, lowest 49.8% in 2013/14. +1.6 points since 2020/21.

Car practical test pass rate at Chichester and in Great Britain by financial year
Year ChichesterGreat Britain
2007/08 53.2%44.2%
2008/09 51.6%45.3%
2009/10 53.8%45.9%
2010/11 52.4%46.3%
2011/12 52.4%46.9%
2012/13 50.2%47.2%
2013/14 49.8%47.1%
2014/15 53.5%46.9%
2015/16 53.4%47.1%
2016/17 52.9%47.1%
2017/18 54.3%46.3%
2018/19 52.1%45.8%
2019/20 54.7%45.9%
2020/21 60.0%49.8%
2021/22 65.8%48.9%
2022/23 64.7%48.4%
2023/24 63.0%47.9%
2024/25 64.2%48.7%
2025/26 61.6%50.0%

Source:DVSA April 2025 to March 2026 Updated

Pass rates for men and women

In 2025/26, women passed 61.7% of tests at Chichester and men 61.5%. Across Great Britain the figures were 49.1% and 50.8%.

Pass rate by gender

Pass rate by gender at Chichester and in Great Britain, 2025/26
Candidates ChichesterGreat Britain
Women 61.7%49.1%
Men 61.5%50.8%
All 61.6%50.0%

Source:DVSA April 2025 to March 2026 Updated

Passing first time at Chichester

3,703 people took their first practical test at Chichester in 2025/26 and 63.3% passed, against 50.5% of first attempts across Great Britain. 304 of them passed without a single driving fault.

First-attempt pass rate

First-attempt pass rate at Chichester and in Great Britain by financial year
Year ChichesterGreat Britain
2007/08 52.4%43.3%
2008/09 49.5%45.3%
2009/10 53.5%45.7%
2010/11 52.9%46.2%
2011/12 53.2%47.5%
2012/13 48.9%47.7%
2013/14 49.0%47.9%
2014/15 53.8%47.6%
2015/16 53.8%47.5%
2016/17 52.1%47.1%
2017/18 52.8%46.7%
2018/19 52.3%46.6%
2019/20 53.5%46.4%
2020/21 61.0%51.1%
2021/22 66.5%49.3%
2022/23 64.5%48.3%
2023/24 63.5%48.1%
2024/25 64.6%48.9%
2025/26 63.3%50.5%

Source:DVSA April 2025 to March 2026 Updated

Month by month

Monthly pass rates move more than yearly ones because each month has fewer tests. DVSA withholds some monthly counts to protect candidates’ privacy; the rate is still shown.

Monthly pass rate

Monthly car test pass rate at Chichester
Month Chichester
Apr 2025 61.3%
May 2025 66.2%
Jun 2025 61.5%
Jul 2025 63.9%
Aug 2025 61.8%
Sep 2025 60.1%
Oct 2025 59.3%
Nov 2025 63.7%
Dec 2025 63.1%
Jan 2026 62.6%
Feb 2026 60.2%
Mar 2026 59.1%

Source:DVSA April 2025 to March 2026 Updated

Tests each month

Car tests each month at Chichester (withheld months show as zero)
Month Tests
Apr 2025 426
May 2025 394
Jun 2025 514
Jul 2025 435
Aug 2025 361
Sep 2025 486
Oct 2025 469
Nov 2025 466
Dec 2025 574
Jan 2026 784
Feb 2026 741
Mar 2026 1,022

Source:DVSA April 2025 to March 2026 Updated

The most common reasons for failing

DVSA publishes the most common faults for Great Britain as a whole, not for each centre. In April 2025 to March 2026 they were:

  1. Junctions - observation
  2. Mirrors - change direction
  3. Junctions - turning right
  4. Response to signs - traffic lights
  5. Control - steering
  6. Move off - safely
  7. Response to signs - road markings
  8. Response to signs - traffic signs
  9. Positioning - normal driving
  10. Maintain progress - speed

Data sources and methodology

Datasets used on this page
Figures Source Period Records Updated
Driving tests Driving test and theory test data (DRT tables) Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency April 2025 to March 2026 6,672 car tests at Chichester in 2025/26 15 September 2026
  • Car practical tests (categories B and B1) in financial years, April to March. Great Britain only: DVSA does not test in Northern Ireland.
  • DVSA leaves out of centre figures any centre where only one examiner tested, but counts those tests nationally, and withholds small counts (“..”) where they could identify people.
  • Centres are matched across years by name. Pass rates reflect the candidates who test at a centre as well as the centre itself.
  • DVSA’s tables give centre names only, with no address, so we do not place centres in council areas.
How we calculate these figures All data sources

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