Pass rate by year
| Year (Apr–Mar) | Tests | Pass rate |
|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | 13,539 | 52.1% |
| 2024/25 | 12,825 | 50.4% |
| 2023/24 | 12,392 | 49.2% |
| 2022/23 | 11,804 | 47.7% |
| 2021/22 | 9,732 | 47.8% |
| 2020/21 | 2,650 | 48.9% |
| 2019/20 | 9,659 | 44.8% |
| 2018/19 | 9,005 | 48.7% |
| 2017/18 | 8,272 | 51.2% |
| 2016/17 | 8,537 | 52.8% |
| 2015/16 | 7,401 | 50.1% |
| 2014/15 | 8,604 | 46.9% |
| 2013/14 | 8,246 | 46.2% |
| 2012/13 | 7,348 | 48.7% |
| 2011/12 | 7,907 | 49.2% |
| 2010/11 | 7,847 | 48.0% |
| 2009/10 | 7,850 | 47.8% |
| 2008/09 | 8,213 | 47.4% |
| 2007/08 | 8,161 | 47.2% |
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 | 1,439 | 763 | 53.0% |
| February 2026 | 1,229 | 663 | 53.9% |
| January 2026 | 1,184 | 636 | 53.7% |
| December 2025 | 1,193 | 604 | 50.6% |
| November 2025 | 1,109 | 555 | 50.0% |
| October 2025 | 1,131 | 543 | 48.0% |
| September 2025 | 1,099 | 566 | 51.5% |
| August 2025 | 1,030 | 532 | 51.7% |
| July 2025 | 1,214 | 625 | 51.5% |
| June 2025 | 1,004 | 543 | 54.1% |
| May 2025 | 988 | 529 | 53.5% |
| April 2025 | 919 | 491 | 53.4% |
DVSA, DRT122A · figures for the latest months are provisional
Who passes
Men passed 52.9% of their tests at Northampton in 2025/26 and women 51.0%. Of 6,892 learners taking their first test here, 3,571 passed (51.8%; Great Britain 50.5%), and 335 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 Northampton in September 2026 had booked it a median of 8.6 weeks earlier; 47.7% 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% |
| Loughborough | 5,502 | 42.3% |
| Louth | 740 | 53.9% |
| Melton Mowbray | 1,984 | 69.7% |
| 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% |