Pass rate by year
| Year (Apr–Mar) | Tests | Pass rate |
|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | 9,107 | 55.4% |
| 2013/14 | 6,682 | 40.9% |
| 2012/13 | 6,863 | 39.3% |
| 2011/12 | 8,019 | 39.9% |
| 2010/11 | 8,388 | 38.7% |
| 2009/10 | 7,891 | 39.0% |
| 2008/09 | 8,664 | 38.8% |
| 2007/08 | 8,162 | 34.9% |
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 | 941 | 537 | 57.1% |
| February 2026 | 836 | 495 | 59.2% |
| January 2026 | 841 | 497 | 59.1% |
| December 2025 | 610 | 343 | 56.2% |
| November 2025 | 859 | 468 | 54.5% |
| October 2025 | 785 | 420 | 53.5% |
| September 2025 | 792 | 431 | 54.4% |
| August 2025 | 533 | 298 | 55.9% |
| July 2025 | 898 | 477 | 53.1% |
| June 2025 | 744 | 422 | 56.7% |
| May 2025 | 642 | 361 | 56.2% |
| April 2025 | 626 | 295 | 47.1% |
DVSA, DRT122A · figures for the latest months are provisional
Who passes
Men passed 56.9% of their tests at Chelmsford in 2025/26 and women 53.7%. Of 4,702 learners taking their first test here, 2,586 passed (55.0%; Great Britain 50.5%), and 138 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 Chelmsford in September 2026 had booked it a median of 20.9 weeks earlier; 24.4% 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 of England
| Test centre | Tests | Pass rate |
|---|---|---|
| Basildon | 8,359 | 49.1% |
| Bedford | 8,854 | 53.7% |
| Bishops Stortford | 6,409 | 51.3% |
| Borehamwood (London) | 7,195 | 50.8% |
| Brentwood (London) | 5,791 | 48.5% |
| Bury St Edmunds | 8,702 | 46.2% |
| Cambridge (Brookmount Court) | 13,689 | 53.8% |
| Clacton-on-Sea | 4,840 | 48.2% |
| Colchester | 7,756 | 50.6% |
| Ipswich | 11,466 | 62.3% |
| Kings Lynn | 6,694 | 51.9% |
| Leighton Buzzard (Stanbridge Road) | 7,667 | 49.9% |
| Letchworth | 5,243 | 57.5% |
| Loughton (London) | 7,376 | 47.0% |
| Lowestoft(Mobbs Way) | 7,603 | 43.3% |
| Luton | 7,759 | 39.2% |
| Norwich (Peachman Way) | 12,541 | 61.7% |
| Peterborough | 10,551 | 52.8% |
| Southend-on-Sea | 7,526 | 47.0% |
| St Albans | 7,336 | 50.7% |
| Stevenage | 4,622 | 55.3% |
| Tilbury | 5,083 | 50.4% |
| Watford | 12,939 | 46.2% |