Hampshire · London & the South East
Southampton (Maybush) driving test centre
50.3% of car practical tests taken at Southampton (Maybush) passed in 2025-26, from 10,480 tests. Pass rates, local road types and how we prepare you for this centre.
Southampton (Maybush) pass rates
Pass rate 2025-26
50.3%
5,273 passes
National average
50%
+0.3 points here
Tests conducted
10,480
about 873 a month
Best published year
50.3%
2025-26
10,480 car practical tests were taken at Southampton (Maybush) in 2025-26 and 50.3% of them passed. The national average that year was 50%, so this centre sits in line with the rest of Great Britain. It is up on 2019-20, when 42.5% passed.
Over the published years the rate has moved between 42.5% in 2019-20 and 50.3% in 2025-26, so a single year's figure is a weak guide on its own. In 2025-26 the rate was 52.3% for male candidates and 47.9% for female candidates. That works out at roughly 873 tests a month, which is what waiting times at Southampton (Maybush) depend on more than the pass rate does.
- Southampton (Maybush)
- National average
| Year | Tests | Passes | Pass rate | National | Male | Female |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 10,480 | 5,273 | 50.3% | 50% | 52.3% | 47.9% |
| 2024-25 | 8,954 | 4,217 | 47.1% | 48.7% | 49.5% | 44.2% |
| 2023-24 | 12,809 | 5,650 | 44.1% | 47.9% | 45.3% | 42.7% |
| 2022-23 | 12,965 | 5,585 | 43.1% | 48.4% | 44.9% | 40.9% |
| 2021-22 | 11,316 | 4,855 | 42.9% | 48.9% | 43.8% | 41.9% |
| 2019-20 | 7,985 | 3,391 | 42.5% | 45.9% | 45.7% | 39.5% |
Source: DVSA table DRT122A, car practical driving test pass rates by test centre, published on GOV.UK. Figures are financial years running April to March.
Where Southampton (Maybush) test centre is
Arrive ten minutes early and park where you can pull out easily. The waiting room is small at most centres, so your instructor will normally wait in the car park while you take the test.
Driving out of Southampton (Maybush)
Tests from Southampton (Maybush) run mostly on ring road, dual carriageway and residential estates. Those road types sit close together, so several of them can appear in the first ten minutes.
Expect at least one high-speed section and a busy multi-lane roundabout.
Southampton (Maybush) covers learners in and around Southampton, and it is where most of our Southampton course students sit the test. If you are choosing between centres, practise the road types listed above rather than picking on pass-rate figures alone.
The aim is simple: nothing on the drive should be new on the day.
Roads you are likely to meet
Ring road
Dual carriageway
Residential estates
- Expect at least one high-speed section and a busy multi-lane roundabout.
Test routes are no longer published by the DVSA, and examiners vary them. Treat this as a guide to the local road types rather than a route list. Book your test and check availability on GOV.UK.
Where marks are lost at Southampton (Maybush)
One-way systems and box junctions
The fault here is almost always a late lane change under pressure, forcing someone else to brake.
Joining and leaving at speed
Build up to the speed of the traffic on the slip road rather than emerging slowly, and check the mirror–blind spot pair before every lane change.
Priority on narrow streets
The recurring fault is stopping in the gap rather than before it, then having nowhere to go when something comes the other way.
How we prepare you for this centre
Time on the real roads
We plan the final sessions around Southampton (Maybush) itself, so the ring road you meet on test day are ones you have already driven.
A full mock test
A full-length mock from the Southampton (Maybush) area, scored on the DVSA sheet so you see exactly where the marks went.
Manoeuvres in real locations
All four test manoeuvres, practised in the kind of streets examiners around Southampton (Maybush) actually use.
The paperwork and the routine
We walk the whole sequence — arrival, documents, eyesight check, independent drive — so nothing on the day is new.
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Southampton (Maybush) test centre FAQs
What are the test routes like at Southampton (Maybush)?
The DVSA stopped publishing official routes, and examiners vary them. In practice, routes from Southampton (Maybush) draw on ring road, dual carriageway, residential estates, so those are the conditions to rehearse rather than a fixed sequence of streets.
What do learners most often fail on at Southampton (Maybush)?
one-way systems and box junctions, joining and leaving at speed, priority on narrow streets — all of which come directly from the road types on the local network.
Can I take an intensive course and test at Southampton (Maybush)?
Yes. We match you with a DVSA approved instructor who teaches on these roads day to day, and we look for the earliest practical slot at Southampton (Maybush) or a nearby centre serving Southampton.
How do I book a practical test at Southampton (Maybush)?
Practical tests are booked through GOV.UK with your provisional licence and theory certificate numbers. We can check cancellations for you once your course dates are set.
How early should I arrive at Southampton (Maybush)?
Ten minutes early is enough. Bring your provisional licence; the eyesight check happens outside before you get in the car, so know which plate you can read.
Should I travel to a different centre instead?
We will not sell you a pass rate. Published DVSA figures reflect who books there as much as the roads, and a centre an hour away that you cannot practise around is a worse bet than the one your instructor drives every week.
Not sure how many hours you need?
Answer four quick questions and we will recommend a course based on your experience, not a sales target.