Numbers released by the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) cover all tests taken between April and September 2024.
Out of all of the centres in Hampshire, learners were most successful in Lee-on-the-Solent, as 2,861 people out of 4,877 passed.
This pass rate of 58.7 per cent was top of the county, with Farnborough’s 58.5 per cent shortly behind in second.
Some 2,367 tests were taken in the third highest scoring centre, Basingstoke, with 56.7 per cent passing.
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But Southampton suffered with the lowest pass rate out of Hampshire’s seven centres.
A total of 4,760 test were taken, and less than half passed, with 2,221 getting their licence.
Only 46.7 per cent were successful between April and September.
Nationally, between April and September, a total of 918,633 tests were taken and 445,391 people passed – a success rate of 48.5%.
Full list of Hampshire driving centres, ranked by pass rate between April and September 2024
Lee-on-the-Solent – 58.7 per cent
Farnborough – 58.5 per cent
Basingstoke – 56.7 per cent
Newport (Isle of Wight) – 53.1 per cent
Portsmouth – 50.9 per cent
Winchester – 47.6 per cent
Southampton (Maybush) – 46.7 per cent
Previous data released in November 2024 revealed the most common reasons why drivers failed their test at Maybush.
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The Green Lane centre carried out 7,244 tests between April 2023 and October 2023.
Some 10.7 per cent of fails involved the “junctions – observation” serious fault, which typically occurs when a learner pulls out of a junction or roundabout too quickly and causes another car to slow down.
This fault can also be dished out if the person doing the test does not stop and look at a crossroads, does not check blind spots when joining a dual carriageway or turns right in front of oncoming traffic.
Across the UK, this typically only fails 3.39 per cent of drivers – making it unusually common in Southampton.