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Car practical driving test pass rates at Maidstone: 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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8,053 car tests at Maidstone in 2025/26
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  • Pass rate, 2025/26 60.2% Great Britain 50.0%
  • Tests taken 8,053 4,850 passes
  • First-attempt pass rate 61.6% Great Britain 50.5%
  • Rank by pass rate 16 of 260 centres with 1,000+ tests
  • Women’s pass rate 59.3% GB 49.1%
  • Men’s pass rate 60.9% GB 50.8%

What is the pass rate at Maidstone?

In April 2025 to March 2026, 60.2% of car practical tests at Maidstone were passes (4,850 of 8,053), against 50.0% across Great Britain: 10.2 points higher. That is 16th highest of 260 centres with 1,000 or more tests. The year before it was 58.0%.

Pass rate at Maidstone and in Great Britain

Highest 60.2% in 2025/26, lowest 43.0% in 2017/18. +2.6 points since 2020/21.

Car practical test pass rate at Maidstone and in Great Britain by financial year
Year MaidstoneGreat Britain
2007/08 46.6%44.2%
2008/09 46.5%45.3%
2009/10 50.4%45.9%
2010/11 50.2%46.3%
2011/12 52.9%46.9%
2012/13 52.5%47.2%
2013/14 49.5%47.1%
2014/15 49.8%46.9%
2015/16 47.9%47.1%
2016/17 46.1%47.1%
2017/18 43.0%46.3%
2018/19 44.4%45.8%
2019/20 45.4%45.9%
2020/21 57.7%49.8%
2021/22 53.2%48.9%
2022/23 52.7%48.4%
2023/24 55.3%47.9%
2024/25 58.0%48.7%
2025/26 60.2%50.0%

Source:DVSA April 2025 to March 2026 Updated

Pass rates for men and women

In 2025/26, women passed 59.3% of tests at Maidstone and men 60.9%. Across Great Britain the figures were 49.1% and 50.8%.

Pass rate by gender

Pass rate by gender at Maidstone and in Great Britain, 2025/26
Candidates MaidstoneGreat Britain
Women 59.3%49.1%
Men 60.9%50.8%
All 60.2%50.0%

Source:DVSA April 2025 to March 2026 Updated

Passing first time at Maidstone

4,343 people took their first practical test at Maidstone in 2025/26 and 61.6% passed, against 50.5% of first attempts across Great Britain. 164 of them passed without a single driving fault.

First-attempt pass rate

First-attempt pass rate at Maidstone and in Great Britain by financial year
Year MaidstoneGreat Britain
2007/08 44.3%43.3%
2008/09 45.8%45.3%
2009/10 50.0%45.7%
2010/11 49.2%46.2%
2011/12 54.4%47.5%
2012/13 52.8%47.7%
2013/14 50.4%47.9%
2014/15 50.5%47.6%
2015/16 47.2%47.5%
2016/17 45.5%47.1%
2017/18 43.4%46.7%
2018/19 44.4%46.6%
2019/20 43.0%46.4%
2020/21 60.3%51.1%
2021/22 53.2%49.3%
2022/23 54.4%48.3%
2023/24 55.6%48.1%
2024/25 58.0%48.9%
2025/26 61.6%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 Maidstone
Month Maidstone
Apr 2025 59.3%
May 2025 63.7%
Jun 2025 57.0%
Jul 2025 59.1%
Aug 2025 62.4%
Sep 2025 61.2%
Oct 2025 60.7%
Nov 2025 57.9%
Dec 2025 62.0%
Jan 2026 62.3%
Feb 2026 58.1%
Mar 2026 59.9%

Source:DVSA April 2025 to March 2026 Updated

Tests each month

Car tests each month at Maidstone (withheld months show as zero)
Month Tests
Apr 2025 487
May 2025 460
Jun 2025 512
Jul 2025 631
Aug 2025 559
Sep 2025 799
Oct 2025 745
Nov 2025 800
Dec 2025 706
Jan 2026 727
Feb 2026 872
Mar 2026 755

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 8,053 car tests at Maidstone 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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