Pass rate by year
| Year (Apr–Mar) | Tests | Pass rate |
|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | 9,415 | 49.9% |
| 2024/25 | 10,561 | 43.9% |
| 2023/24 | 9,016 | 39.3% |
| 2022/23 | 7,589 | 42.5% |
| 2021/22 | 6,008 | 48.9% |
| 2020/21 | 1,753 | 52.7% |
| 2019/20 | 4,854 | 52.1% |
| 2018/19 | 5,100 | 43.1% |
| 2017/18 | 6,247 | 40.7% |
| 2016/17 | 6,213 | 41.9% |
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 | 722 | 403 | 55.8% |
| February 2026 | 841 | 472 | 56.1% |
| January 2026 | 803 | 453 | 56.4% |
| December 2025 | 782 | 407 | 52.0% |
| November 2025 | 862 | 449 | 52.1% |
| October 2025 | 820 | 373 | 45.5% |
| September 2025 | 668 | 291 | 43.6% |
| August 2025 | 765 | 369 | 48.2% |
| July 2025 | 657 | 303 | 46.1% |
| June 2025 | 896 | 419 | 46.8% |
| May 2025 | 864 | 412 | 47.7% |
| April 2025 | 735 | 346 | 47.1% |
DVSA, DRT122A · figures for the latest months are provisional
Who passes
Men passed 50.5% of their tests at Nottingham (Chilwell) in 2025/26 and women 49.1%. Of 4,888 learners taking their first test here, 2,406 passed (49.2%; Great Britain 50.5%), and 126 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 Nottingham (Chilwell) in September 2026 had booked it a median of 5.1 weeks earlier; 55.6% 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% |
| Northampton | 13,539 | 52.1% |
| Nottingham (Colwick) | 15,150 | 46.4% |
| Skegness | 2,078 | 55.9% |
| Wellingborough | 1,450 | 60.0% |
| Worksop | 5,975 | 55.2% |