Pass rate by year
| Year (Apr–Mar) | Tests | Pass rate |
|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | 8,144 | 57.3% |
| 2024/25 | 9,507 | 51.2% |
| 2023/24 | 10,894 | 51.0% |
| 2022/23 | 8,327 | 57.3% |
| 2021/22 | 6,319 | 59.1% |
| 2020/21 | 1,530 | 59.5% |
| 2019/20 | 7,111 | 56.3% |
| 2018/19 | 7,217 | 58.2% |
| 2017/18 | 8,064 | 58.0% |
| 2016/17 | 7,961 | 59.6% |
| 2015/16 | 6,711 | 60.4% |
| 2014/15 | 7,436 | 59.1% |
| 2013/14 | 7,100 | 57.6% |
| 2012/13 | 6,627 | 55.7% |
| 2011/12 | 7,292 | 54.0% |
| 2010/11 | 7,519 | 52.9% |
| 2009/10 | 1,305 | 53.9% |
DVSA, DRT122A · centres where only one examiner tested in a year are left out of that year by DVSA
Month by month
| Month | Tests | Passes | Pass rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| March 2026 | 727 | 437 | 60.1% |
| February 2026 | 822 | 456 | 55.5% |
| January 2026 | 822 | 457 | 55.6% |
| December 2025 | 601 | 345 | 57.4% |
| November 2025 | 661 | 365 | 55.2% |
| October 2025 | 668 | 389 | 58.2% |
| September 2025 | 656 | 387 | 59.0% |
| August 2025 | 709 | 417 | 58.8% |
| July 2025 | 820 | 455 | 55.5% |
| June 2025 | 520 | 315 | 60.6% |
| May 2025 | 538 | 324 | 60.2% |
| April 2025 | 600 | 319 | 53.2% |
DVSA, DRT122A · figures for the latest months are provisional
Who passes
Men passed 58.4% of their tests at Ashfield in 2025/26 and women 56.1%. Of 4,283 learners taking their first test here, 2,535 passed (59.2%; Great Britain 50.5%), and 248 of them did it without a single driving fault.
DVSA, DRT122A and DRT122C, 2025/26
Waiting for a test
People who took their test at Ashfield in September 2026 had booked it a median of 15.3 weeks earlier; 36.5% took it within seven weeks of booking.
DVSA, DRT122F · median weeks between booking and taking the test, DVSA examiners only
Other test centres in East Midlands
| Test centre | Tests | Pass rate |
|---|---|---|
| Boston | 4,784 | 50.7% |
| Buxton | 4,904 | 58.7% |
| Chesterfield | 6,605 | 56.2% |
| Derby (Alvaston) | 8,086 | 51.8% |
| Grantham (Somerby) | 7,318 | 57.9% |
| Hinckley | 4,866 | 46.4% |
| Kettering | 11,876 | 49.1% |
| Leicester (Cannock Street) | 14,198 | 40.2% |
| Leicester (Wigston) | 18,868 | 51.2% |
| Lincoln | 6,192 | 52.1% |
| Loughborough | 5,502 | 42.3% |
| Louth | 740 | 53.9% |
| Melton Mowbray | 1,984 | 69.7% |
| Northampton | 13,539 | 52.1% |
| Nottingham (Chilwell) | 9,415 | 49.9% |
| Nottingham (Colwick) | 15,150 | 46.4% |
| Skegness | 2,078 | 55.9% |
| Wellingborough | 1,450 | 60.0% |
| Worksop | 5,975 | 55.2% |