Pass rate by year
| Year (Apr–Mar) | Tests | Pass rate |
|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | 5,502 | 42.3% |
| 2024/25 | 5,769 | 43.7% |
| 2023/24 | 5,824 | 40.6% |
| 2022/23 | 4,455 | 42.8% |
| 2021/22 | 4,984 | 47.1% |
| 2020/21 | 1,326 | 55.1% |
| 2019/20 | 5,193 | 49.7% |
| 2018/19 | 5,601 | 49.2% |
| 2017/18 | 5,192 | 50.8% |
| 2016/17 | 4,706 | 55.7% |
| 2015/16 | 5,436 | 52.1% |
| 2014/15 | 4,381 | 54.6% |
| 2013/14 | 3,958 | 52.3% |
| 2012/13 | 3,716 | 50.6% |
| 2011/12 | 4,269 | 50.2% |
| 2010/11 | 4,314 | 50.7% |
| 2009/10 | 4,497 | 47.2% |
| 2008/09 | 5,132 | 45.8% |
| 2007/08 | 5,532 | 43.0% |
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 | 467 | 203 | 43.5% |
| February 2026 | 418 | 183 | 43.8% |
| January 2026 | 465 | 204 | 43.9% |
| December 2025 | 469 | 182 | 38.8% |
| November 2025 | 455 | 189 | 41.5% |
| October 2025 | 434 | 219 | 50.5% |
| September 2025 | 416 | 179 | 43.0% |
| August 2025 | 336 | 151 | 44.9% |
| July 2025 | 534 | 227 | 42.5% |
| June 2025 | 496 | 191 | 38.5% |
| May 2025 | 523 | 205 | 39.2% |
| April 2025 | 489 | 197 | 40.3% |
DVSA, DRT122A · figures for the latest months are provisional
Who passes
Men passed 42.4% of their tests at Loughborough in 2025/26 and women 42.3%. Of 2,577 learners taking their first test here, 1,098 passed (42.6%; Great Britain 50.5%), and 77 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 Loughborough in September 2026 had booked it a median of 10.5 weeks earlier; 44.7% 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% |
| Lincoln | 6,192 | 52.1% |
| 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% |