Pass rate by year
| Year (Apr–Mar) | Tests | Pass rate |
|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | 740 | 53.9% |
| 2024/25 | 829 | 54.4% |
| 2023/24 | 684 | 56.4% |
| 2022/23 | 671 | 56.8% |
| 2021/22 | 551 | 57.2% |
| 2020/21 | 136 | 61.0% |
| 2019/20 | 765 | 54.0% |
| 2018/19 | 834 | 56.4% |
| 2017/18 | 940 | 53.9% |
| 2016/17 | 883 | 56.5% |
| 2015/16 | 841 | 58.6% |
| 2014/15 | 738 | 54.1% |
| 2013/14 | 813 | 55.7% |
| 2012/13 | 669 | 55.2% |
| 2011/12 | 645 | 59.7% |
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 | 52 | 29 | 55.8% |
| February 2026 | 81 | 39 | 48.1% |
| January 2026 | 59 | 33 | 55.9% |
| December 2025 | 37 | 20 | 54.1% |
| November 2025 | 59 | 33 | 55.9% |
| October 2025 | 76 | 41 | 53.9% |
| September 2025 | 93 | 47 | 50.5% |
| August 2025 | 43 | 19 | 44.2% |
| July 2025 | 67 | 45 | 67.2% |
| June 2025 | 97 | 49 | 50.5% |
| May 2025 | 45 | 25 | 55.6% |
| April 2025 | 31 | 19 | 61.3% |
DVSA, DRT122A · figures for the latest months are provisional
Who passes
Men passed 56.5% of their tests at Louth in 2025/26 and women 51.3%. Of 414 learners taking their first test here, 232 passed (56.0%; Great Britain 50.5%), and 20 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 Louth in September 2026 had booked it a median of 9.0 weeks earlier; 45.0% 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% |
| Loughborough | 5,502 | 42.3% |
| 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% |