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Southampton theory test centre

South Suite, Second Floor, Anglo City House, 2-6 Shirley Road, Southampton, SO15 3EU

Theory pass rate 2025/26
46.2%
UK 44.8% · +1.4 here
Theory tests a year
20,885
9,642 passed
Men and women
44.1 / 48.8%
11,499 men, 9,386 women

On the day

Bring your photocard provisional licence; without it the test cannot go ahead and the fee is lost. Arrive 15 minutes early: you will be photographed, your pockets checked, and your belongings locked away. The car theory test is 50 multiple-choice questions (43 to pass) followed by 14 hazard perception clips (44 out of 75 to pass), about 80 minutes in all. The result is printed before you leave and is valid for two years.

Theory tests are booked at GOV.UK for £23. This centre is run for the DVSA by a contractor; it has no examiners and no practical tests.

Pass rate at this centre

In 2025/26 this centre took 20,885 car theory tests and 9,642 candidates passed, a rate of 46.2%. The UK average was 44.8%, so this centre sits 1.4 points above it. Men passed 44.1% of their tests here and women 48.8%.

The theory test is marked by computer from a national question bank, so a difference between centres says more about who books there than about the centre itself. Compare it with every other theory centre.

40%45%50%UK46.2%22/2325/26
Theory pass rate by financial year, against the UK average.
YearTestsPassedPass rate
2025/2620,8859,64246.2%
2024/2519,1738,87246.3%
2023/2420,1669,68348.0%
2022/2319,8259,38947.4%

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