Pass rate by year
| Year (Apr–Mar) | Tests | Pass rate |
|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | 4,866 | 46.4% |
| 2024/25 | 3,465 | 48.3% |
| 2023/24 | 2,876 | 51.0% |
| 2022/23 | 3,511 | 50.2% |
| 2021/22 | 3,082 | 48.5% |
| 2020/21 | 852 | 50.1% |
| 2019/20 | 2,851 | 45.9% |
| 2018/19 | 3,253 | 42.5% |
| 2017/18 | 3,263 | 43.8% |
| 2016/17 | 3,701 | 44.1% |
| 2015/16 | 3,329 | 55.0% |
| 2014/15 | 2,834 | 60.3% |
| 2013/14 | 2,798 | 58.5% |
| 2012/13 | 2,436 | 56.2% |
| 2011/12 | 3,692 | 52.4% |
| 2010/11 | 3,039 | 55.8% |
| 2009/10 | 2,805 | 53.5% |
| 2008/09 | 3,423 | 51.4% |
| 2007/08 | 3,384 | 52.1% |
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 | 465 | 213 | 45.8% |
| February 2026 | 466 | 223 | 47.9% |
| January 2026 | 485 | 230 | 47.4% |
| December 2025 | 461 | 206 | 44.7% |
| November 2025 | 437 | 193 | 44.2% |
| October 2025 | 506 | 226 | 44.7% |
| September 2025 | 479 | 213 | 44.5% |
| August 2025 | 311 | 157 | 50.5% |
| July 2025 | 318 | 153 | 48.1% |
| June 2025 | 315 | 156 | 49.5% |
| May 2025 | 336 | 149 | 44.3% |
| April 2025 | 287 | 139 | 48.4% |
DVSA, DRT122A · figures for the latest months are provisional
Who passes
Men passed 46.5% of their tests at Hinckley in 2025/26 and women 46.2%. Of 2,087 learners taking their first test here, 965 passed (46.2%; Great Britain 50.5%), and 54 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 Hinckley in September 2026 had booked it a median of 9.6 weeks earlier; 43.1% 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% |
| Derby (Alvaston) | 8,086 | 51.8% |
| Grantham (Somerby) | 7,318 | 57.9% |
| 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% |