Need a DMV appointment online? We've crunched the numbers for you.
If you need to go the Department of Motor Vehicles, this info should help. First off, at the moment, the numbers we crunched are only for California. Secondly, this page covers a few different things, including wait times at the DMV without an appointment, wait times to actually getting an appointment, and tips to booking DMV appointments online.
Best piece of advice: Book DMV appointments online
If you decide to skip the (very interesting) data below, remember one thing: We highly recommend booking a DMV appointment online.
There are a couple dozen DMVs where you wait over a month for an appointment
If you've ever tried to book a DMV appointment online, you've probably gotten a date that's weeks away. In fact, we crunched the numbers a year ago too that showed the same thing. Take a look at the average time to get an appointment in the Bay Area and Los Angeles... 👉
San Francisco Bay Area Wait Times
We included 15 Bay Area DMV's in our Bay analysis. All but 4 of them had average wait of over a month. For example, if you went on the California DMV website today and requested a San Francisco appointment, on average, that appointment would be 35.7 days away. This is based on tens of thousands of appointments booked by YoGov since January 2018 and is the latest average. Updated May 6 2018
Los Angeles Area Wait Times
We included 16 Los Angeles Area DMV's in our LA analysis. ALL of them had waits over 25 days. Updated May 6 2018
How to get faster DMV appointments?
Here are a few tips to help out. First off, don't go wait in line if you don't have to. We publish wait times without an appointment and they are bad. You're typically looking at 2-3 hours or more, depending on the location and time of day. You can try our free booking service, and we'll even send you info and reminders.
Alturas DMV
1 DAY
Arleta DMV
26 DAYS
Auburn DMV
26 DAYS
Bakersfield DMV
24 DAYS
Banning DMV
26 DAYS
Barstow DMV
20 DAYS
Bell Gardens DMV
29 DAYS
Bellflower DMV
26 DAYS
Bishop DMV
18 DAYS
Blythe DMV
11 DAYS
Capitola DMV
29 DAYS
Carmichael DMV
32 DAYS
Chico DMV
24 DAYS
Chula Vista DMV
22 DAYS
Clovis DMV
22 DAYS
Coalinga DMV
19 DAYS
Colusa DMV
22 DAYS
Compton DMV
27 DAYS
Concord DMV
32 DAYS
Corte Madera DMV
37 DAYS
Costa Mesa DMV
24 DAYS
Crescent City DMV
22 DAYS
Culver City DMV
26 DAYS
Daly City DMV
36 DAYS
Davis DMV
25 DAYS
Delano DMV
20 DAYS
El Cajon DMV
24 DAYS
El Centro DMV
14 DAYS
El Cerrito DMV
30 DAYS
El Monte DMV
29 DAYS
Eureka DMV
18 DAYS
Fairfield DMV
29 DAYS
Folsom DMV
29 DAYS
Fontana DMV
21 DAYS
Fort Bragg DMV
27 DAYS
Fremont DMV
32 DAYS
Fresno DMV
23 DAYS
Fullerton DMV
24 DAYS
Glendale DMV
35 DAYS
Hawthorne DMV
31 DAYS
Hayward DMV
28 DAYS
Hemet DMV
23 DAYS
Hollywood DMV
27 DAYS
Indio DMV
12 DAYS
Inglewood DMV
28 DAYS
Laguna Hills DMV
30 DAYS
Lancaster DMV
27 DAYS
Lincoln Park DMV
27 DAYS
Long Beach DMV
28 DAYS
Los Angeles DMV
27 DAYS
Los Gatos DMV
32 DAYS
Madera DMV
27 DAYS
Modesto DMV
24 DAYS
Napa DMV
30 DAYS
Novato DMV
39 DAYS
Oakland Claremont DMV
29 DAYS
Oakland Coliseum DMV
26 DAYS
Oceanside DMV
32 DAYS
Oxnard DMV
18 DAYS
Palm Springs DMV
21 DAYS
Paradise DMV
28 DAYS
Pasadena DMV
29 DAYS
Petaluma DMV
35 DAYS
Pittsburg DMV
27 DAYS
Placerville DMV
27 DAYS
Pleasanton DMV
31 DAYS
Rancho Cucamonga DMV
29 DAYS
Redwood City DMV
36 DAYS
Riverside DMV
21 DAYS
Sacramento DMV
31 DAYS
Salinas DMV
22 DAYS
San Bernardino DMV
15 DAYS
San Diego DMV
26 DAYS
San Diego Clairemont DMV
25 DAYS
San Francisco DMV
36 DAYS
San Jose DMV
33 DAYS
San Luis Obispo DMV
18 DAYS
San Marcos Rancheros DMV
25 DAYS
San Mateo DMV
35 DAYS
San Pedro Clairemont DMV
29 DAYS
San Ysidro DMV
22 DAYS
Santa Barbara DMV
21 DAYS
Santa Clara DMV
33 DAYS
Santa Monica DMV
29 DAYS
Santa Rosa DMV
28 DAYS
Simi Valley DMV
28 DAYS
Stockton DMV
26 DAYS
Temecula DMV
27 DAYS
Thousand Oaks DMV
37 DAYS
Torrance DMV
31 DAYS
Truckee DMV
24 DAYS
Vacaville DMV
27 DAYS
Vallejo DMV
31 DAYS
Van Nuys DMV
36 DAYS
Walnut Creek DMV
36 DAYS
West Covina DMV
29 DAYS