Pass rate by year
| Year (Apr–Mar) | Tests | Pass rate |
|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | 6,605 | 56.2% |
| 2024/25 | 4,608 | 54.5% |
| 2023/24 | 4,701 | 50.3% |
| 2022/23 | 3,795 | 47.4% |
| 2021/22 | 3,659 | 47.9% |
| 2020/21 | 955 | 48.6% |
| 2019/20 | 3,322 | 44.7% |
| 2018/19 | 3,265 | 47.3% |
| 2017/18 | 3,498 | 46.2% |
| 2016/17 | 4,034 | 47.6% |
| 2015/16 | 2,952 | 48.8% |
| 2014/15 | 2,944 | 51.1% |
| 2013/14 | 2,929 | 49.9% |
| 2012/13 | 2,957 | 47.5% |
| 2011/12 | 3,291 | 46.5% |
| 2010/11 | 3,815 | 44.6% |
| 2009/10 | 3,426 | 45.1% |
| 2008/09 | 3,971 | 38.5% |
| 2007/08 | 4,581 | 37.4% |
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 | 767 | 373 | 48.6% |
| February 2026 | 701 | 364 | 51.9% |
| January 2026 | 604 | 340 | 56.3% |
| December 2025 | 469 | 269 | 57.4% |
| November 2025 | 630 | 373 | 59.2% |
| October 2025 | 597 | 362 | 60.6% |
| September 2025 | 533 | 312 | 58.5% |
| August 2025 | 395 | 222 | 56.2% |
| July 2025 | 516 | 309 | 59.9% |
| June 2025 | 487 | 236 | 48.5% |
| May 2025 | 455 | 283 | 62.2% |
| April 2025 | 451 | 269 | 59.6% |
DVSA, DRT122A · figures for the latest months are provisional
Who passes
Men passed 56.3% of their tests at Chesterfield in 2025/26 and women 56.1%. Of 3,440 learners taking their first test here, 1,945 passed (56.5%; Great Britain 50.5%), and 224 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 Chesterfield in September 2026 had booked it a median of 7.9 weeks earlier; 47.6% 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% |
| Buxton | 4,904 | 58.7% |
| 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% |