Pass rate by year
| Year (Apr–Mar) | Tests | Pass rate |
|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | 18,868 | 51.2% |
| 2024/25 | 16,361 | 43.9% |
| 2023/24 | 16,050 | 43.7% |
| 2022/23 | 14,944 | 42.3% |
| 2021/22 | 13,411 | 42.7% |
| 2020/21 | 2,905 | 43.2% |
| 2019/20 | 12,070 | 41.9% |
| 2018/19 | 10,312 | 42.6% |
| 2017/18 | 10,368 | 43.4% |
| 2016/17 | 9,009 | 44.9% |
| 2015/16 | 7,750 | 45.6% |
| 2014/15 | 8,152 | 44.9% |
| 2013/14 | 8,346 | 41.3% |
| 2012/13 | 8,178 | 41.4% |
| 2011/12 | 8,082 | 41.2% |
| 2009/10 | 5,064 | 43.2% |
| 2008/09 | 6,707 | 41.2% |
| 2007/08 | 7,007 | 41.6% |
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 | 1,875 | 1,009 | 53.8% |
| February 2026 | 1,718 | 910 | 53.0% |
| January 2026 | 1,640 | 910 | 55.5% |
| December 2025 | 1,443 | 786 | 54.5% |
| November 2025 | 1,576 | 819 | 52.0% |
| October 2025 | 1,580 | 819 | 51.8% |
| September 2025 | 1,545 | 766 | 49.6% |
| August 2025 | 1,373 | 716 | 52.1% |
| July 2025 | 1,536 | 725 | 47.2% |
| June 2025 | 1,696 | 825 | 48.6% |
| May 2025 | 1,484 | 736 | 49.6% |
| April 2025 | 1,402 | 645 | 46.0% |
DVSA, DRT122A · figures for the latest months are provisional
Who passes
Men passed 53.0% of their tests at Leicester (Wigston) in 2025/26 and women 48.8%. Of 8,783 learners taking their first test here, 4,413 passed (50.2%; Great Britain 50.5%), and 177 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 (Wigston) in September 2026 had booked it a median of 12.7 weeks earlier; 35.5% 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 (Cannock Street) | 14,198 | 40.2% |
| 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% |