Pass rate by year
| Year (Apr–Mar) | Tests | Pass rate |
|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | 15,150 | 46.4% |
| 2024/25 | 11,849 | 45.5% |
| 2023/24 | 10,453 | 45.3% |
| 2022/23 | 9,323 | 47.7% |
| 2021/22 | 7,957 | 48.5% |
| 2020/21 | 2,513 | 49.1% |
| 2019/20 | 8,584 | 44.6% |
| 2018/19 | 8,923 | 47.3% |
| 2017/18 | 8,888 | 46.5% |
| 2016/17 | 7,773 | 48.5% |
| 2015/16 | 6,434 | 47.3% |
| 2014/15 | 6,926 | 48.7% |
| 2013/14 | 8,308 | 47.0% |
| 2012/13 | 7,745 | 44.6% |
| 2011/12 | 7,975 | 49.1% |
| 2009/10 | 8,072 | 42.3% |
| 2008/09 | 7,140 | 40.6% |
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 | 1,510 | 701 | 46.4% |
| February 2026 | 1,517 | 683 | 45.0% |
| January 2026 | 1,452 | 703 | 48.4% |
| December 2025 | 1,169 | 557 | 47.6% |
| November 2025 | 1,422 | 657 | 46.2% |
| October 2025 | 1,197 | 485 | 40.5% |
| September 2025 | 1,103 | 517 | 46.9% |
| August 2025 | 1,041 | 493 | 47.4% |
| July 2025 | 1,359 | 644 | 47.4% |
| June 2025 | 1,382 | 604 | 43.7% |
| May 2025 | 1,003 | 486 | 48.5% |
| April 2025 | 995 | 502 | 50.5% |
DVSA, DRT122A · figures for the latest months are provisional
Who passes
Men passed 45.8% of their tests at Nottingham (Colwick) in 2025/26 and women 47.3%. Of 7,214 learners taking their first test here, 3,432 passed (47.6%; Great Britain 50.5%), and 141 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 (Colwick) in September 2026 had booked it a median of 13.3 weeks earlier; 36.2% 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 (Chilwell) | 9,415 | 49.9% |
| Skegness | 2,078 | 55.9% |
| Wellingborough | 1,450 | 60.0% |
| Worksop | 5,975 | 55.2% |