Pass rate by year
| Year (Apr–Mar) | Tests | Pass rate |
|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | 1,984 | 69.7% |
| 2024/25 | 2,486 | 63.9% |
| 2023/24 | 2,427 | 59.8% |
| 2022/23 | 2,159 | 61.9% |
| 2021/22 | 1,873 | 62.7% |
| 2020/21 | 479 | 58.2% |
| 2019/20 | 1,960 | 58.6% |
| 2018/19 | 2,203 | 56.0% |
| 2017/18 | 2,267 | 55.4% |
| 2016/17 | 1,755 | 58.1% |
| 2015/16 | 2,134 | 61.3% |
| 2014/15 | 2,180 | 60.2% |
| 2013/14 | 1,738 | 61.0% |
| 2012/13 | 1,965 | 65.0% |
| 2011/12 | 2,463 | 60.6% |
| 2010/11 | 2,412 | 54.8% |
| 2009/10 | 2,331 | 48.6% |
| 2008/09 | 2,346 | 47.0% |
| 2007/08 | 2,416 | 49.1% |
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 | 239 | 156 | 65.3% |
| February 2026 | 238 | 165 | 69.3% |
| January 2026 | 211 | 155 | 73.5% |
| December 2025 | 192 | 128 | 66.7% |
| November 2025 | 155 | 115 | 74.2% |
| October 2025 | 137 | 106 | 77.4% |
| September 2025 | 137 | 97 | 70.8% |
| August 2025 | 125 | 90 | 72.0% |
| July 2025 | 158 | 106 | 67.1% |
| June 2025 | 144 | 96 | 66.7% |
| May 2025 | 122 | 86 | 70.5% |
| April 2025 | 126 | 82 | 65.1% |
DVSA, DRT122A · figures for the latest months are provisional
Who passes
Men passed 71.2% of their tests at Melton Mowbray in 2025/26 and women 68.1%. Of 1,215 learners taking their first test here, 865 passed (71.2%; Great Britain 50.5%), and 120 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 Melton Mowbray in September 2026 had booked it a median of 20.0 weeks earlier; 17.9% 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% |
| Louth | 740 | 53.9% |
| 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% |