Pass rate by year
| Year (Apr–Mar) | Tests | Pass rate |
|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | 8,086 | 51.8% |
| 2024/25 | 9,260 | 51.3% |
| 2023/24 | 9,467 | 47.3% |
| 2022/23 | 8,300 | 48.7% |
| 2021/22 | 10,242 | 51.0% |
| 2020/21 | 2,971 | 52.0% |
| 2019/20 | 9,139 | 48.0% |
| 2018/19 | 9,038 | 46.3% |
| 2017/18 | 8,949 | 46.7% |
| 2016/17 | 9,811 | 45.5% |
| 2015/16 | 8,163 | 44.5% |
| 2014/15 | 1,150 | 45.5% |
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 | 752 | 401 | 53.3% |
| February 2026 | 747 | 357 | 47.8% |
| January 2026 | 841 | 433 | 51.5% |
| December 2025 | 746 | 370 | 49.6% |
| November 2025 | 689 | 296 | 43.0% |
| October 2025 | 604 | 321 | 53.1% |
| September 2025 | 698 | 364 | 52.1% |
| August 2025 | 657 | 356 | 54.2% |
| July 2025 | 545 | 296 | 54.3% |
| June 2025 | 617 | 356 | 57.7% |
| May 2025 | 607 | 340 | 56.0% |
| April 2025 | 583 | 296 | 50.8% |
DVSA, DRT122A · figures for the latest months are provisional
Who passes
Men passed 54.4% of their tests at Derby (Alvaston) in 2025/26 and women 49.1%. Of 4,342 learners taking their first test here, 2,296 passed (52.9%; Great Britain 50.5%), and 117 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 Derby (Alvaston) in September 2026 had booked it a median of 12.3 weeks earlier; 29.4% 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% |
| Buxton | 4,904 | 58.7% |
| Chesterfield | 6,605 | 56.2% |
| 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% |