Pass rate by year
| Year (Apr–Mar) | Tests | Pass rate |
|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | 4,784 | 50.7% |
| 2024/25 | 4,521 | 50.7% |
| 2023/24 | 4,902 | 51.3% |
| 2022/23 | 4,106 | 53.1% |
| 2021/22 | 3,646 | 58.5% |
| 2020/21 | 1,216 | 55.3% |
| 2019/20 | 3,672 | 52.0% |
| 2018/19 | 3,603 | 51.0% |
| 2017/18 | 3,771 | 52.6% |
| 2016/17 | 4,149 | 51.8% |
| 2015/16 | 3,382 | 53.5% |
| 2014/15 | 3,399 | 54.8% |
| 2013/14 | 3,157 | 56.6% |
| 2012/13 | 2,729 | 55.8% |
| 2011/12 | 3,032 | 61.9% |
| 2010/11 | 2,762 | 59.8% |
| 2009/10 | 2,803 | 55.5% |
| 2008/09 | 2,651 | 52.7% |
| 2007/08 | 2,187 | 50.3% |
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 | 622 | 304 | 48.9% |
| February 2026 | 475 | 234 | 49.3% |
| January 2026 | 356 | 176 | 49.4% |
| December 2025 | 319 | 175 | 54.9% |
| November 2025 | 418 | 231 | 55.3% |
| October 2025 | 415 | 205 | 49.4% |
| September 2025 | 409 | 183 | 44.7% |
| August 2025 | 290 | 156 | 53.8% |
| July 2025 | 396 | 200 | 50.5% |
| June 2025 | 399 | 200 | 50.1% |
| May 2025 | 368 | 207 | 56.3% |
| April 2025 | 317 | 156 | 49.2% |
DVSA, DRT122A · figures for the latest months are provisional
Who passes
Men passed 52.0% of their tests at Boston in 2025/26 and women 49.1%. Of 2,442 learners taking their first test here, 1,290 passed (52.8%; Great Britain 50.5%), and 46 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 Boston in September 2026 had booked it a median of 3.6 weeks earlier; 61.9% 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Ashfield | 8,144 | 57.3% |
| 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% |