Pass rate by year
| Year (Apr–Mar) | Tests | Pass rate |
|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | 4,904 | 58.7% |
| 2024/25 | 3,449 | 57.0% |
| 2023/24 | 4,434 | 54.4% |
| 2022/23 | 4,857 | 48.5% |
| 2021/22 | 4,352 | 46.4% |
| 2020/21 | 843 | 57.3% |
| 2019/20 | 3,918 | 46.7% |
| 2018/19 | 4,439 | 46.9% |
| 2017/18 | 4,326 | 49.6% |
| 2016/17 | 4,889 | 53.6% |
| 2015/16 | 4,081 | 57.9% |
| 2014/15 | 3,962 | 59.2% |
| 2013/14 | 3,740 | 62.2% |
| 2012/13 | 3,464 | 61.4% |
| 2011/12 | 3,758 | 60.6% |
| 2010/11 | 4,804 | 56.1% |
| 2009/10 | 3,990 | 54.6% |
| 2008/09 | 5,402 | 50.6% |
| 2007/08 | 5,567 | 48.6% |
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 | 577 | 322 | 55.8% |
| February 2026 | 487 | 280 | 57.5% |
| January 2026 | 359 | 221 | 61.6% |
| December 2025 | 438 | 274 | 62.6% |
| November 2025 | 571 | 322 | 56.4% |
| October 2025 | 504 | 293 | 58.1% |
| September 2025 | 511 | 318 | 62.2% |
| August 2025 | 410 | 251 | 61.2% |
| July 2025 | 396 | 240 | 60.6% |
| June 2025 | 242 | 133 | 55.0% |
| May 2025 | 183 | 89 | 48.6% |
| April 2025 | 226 | 135 | 59.7% |
DVSA, DRT122A · figures for the latest months are provisional
Who passes
Men passed 58.4% of their tests at Buxton in 2025/26 and women 59.1%. Of 2,278 learners taking their first test here, 1,398 passed (61.4%; Great Britain 50.5%), and 68 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 Buxton in September 2026 had booked it a median of 17.4 weeks earlier; 32.4% 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% |
| Boston | 4,784 | 50.7% |
| 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% |