Pass rate by year
| Year (Apr–Mar) | Tests | Pass rate |
|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | 6,192 | 52.1% |
| 2024/25 | 6,345 | 49.8% |
| 2023/24 | 8,043 | 48.3% |
| 2022/23 | 7,151 | 50.8% |
| 2021/22 | 6,029 | 51.7% |
| 2020/21 | 1,398 | 50.9% |
| 2019/20 | 5,824 | 45.4% |
| 2018/19 | 5,779 | 48.0% |
| 2017/18 | 6,140 | 49.6% |
| 2016/17 | 6,800 | 49.5% |
| 2015/16 | 5,700 | 49.2% |
| 2014/15 | 5,562 | 49.5% |
| 2013/14 | 5,061 | 53.5% |
| 2012/13 | 4,679 | 53.5% |
| 2011/12 | 5,333 | 53.8% |
| 2009/10 | 5,606 | 48.2% |
| 2008/09 | 2,908 | 50.0% |
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 | 515 | 277 | 53.8% |
| February 2026 | 539 | 260 | 48.2% |
| January 2026 | 626 | 331 | 52.9% |
| December 2025 | 597 | 296 | 49.6% |
| November 2025 | 580 | 301 | 51.9% |
| October 2025 | 630 | 343 | 54.4% |
| September 2025 | 446 | 240 | 53.8% |
| August 2025 | 405 | 214 | 52.8% |
| July 2025 | 504 | 265 | 52.6% |
| June 2025 | 375 | 204 | 54.4% |
| May 2025 | 496 | 253 | 51.0% |
| April 2025 | 479 | 241 | 50.3% |
DVSA, DRT122A · figures for the latest months are provisional
Who passes
Men passed 53.6% of their tests at Lincoln in 2025/26 and women 50.4%. Of 3,315 learners taking their first test here, 1,742 passed (52.5%; Great Britain 50.5%), and 122 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 Lincoln in September 2026 had booked it a median of 12.7 weeks earlier; 40.2% 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% |
| Leicester (Wigston) | 18,868 | 51.2% |
| 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% |