Pass rate by year
| Year (Apr–Mar) | Tests | Pass rate |
|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | 14,198 | 40.2% |
| 2024/25 | 11,638 | 37.7% |
| 2023/24 | 15,189 | 37.0% |
| 2022/23 | 12,045 | 39.1% |
| 2021/22 | 8,251 | 39.2% |
| 2020/21 | 1,864 | 44.5% |
| 2019/20 | 10,073 | 40.8% |
| 2018/19 | 11,555 | 35.0% |
| 2017/18 | 10,790 | 36.5% |
| 2016/17 | 11,134 | 45.1% |
| 2015/16 | 8,910 | 43.0% |
| 2014/15 | 1,382 | 35.5% |
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 | 1,265 | 552 | 43.6% |
| February 2026 | 1,507 | 577 | 38.3% |
| January 2026 | 1,355 | 506 | 37.3% |
| December 2025 | 1,262 | 496 | 39.3% |
| November 2025 | 1,298 | 527 | 40.6% |
| October 2025 | 1,348 | 534 | 39.6% |
| September 2025 | 1,178 | 488 | 41.4% |
| August 2025 | 1,088 | 445 | 40.9% |
| July 2025 | 1,038 | 441 | 42.5% |
| June 2025 | 968 | 402 | 41.5% |
| May 2025 | 1,054 | 427 | 40.5% |
| April 2025 | 837 | 313 | 37.4% |
DVSA, DRT122A · figures for the latest months are provisional
Who passes
Men passed 42.3% of their tests at Leicester (Cannock Street) in 2025/26 and women 37.3%. Of 5,632 learners taking their first test here, 2,166 passed (38.5%; Great Britain 50.5%), and 96 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 Leicester (Cannock Street) in September 2026 had booked it a median of 7.9 weeks earlier; 48.4% 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% |
| Derby (Alvaston) | 8,086 | 51.8% |
| Grantham (Somerby) | 7,318 | 57.9% |
| Hinckley | 4,866 | 46.4% |
| Kettering | 11,876 | 49.1% |
| 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% |