Pass rate by year
| Year (Apr–Mar) | Tests | Pass rate |
|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | 1,450 | 60.0% |
| 2024/25 | 1,477 | 55.1% |
| 2023/24 | 1,310 | 53.0% |
| 2022/23 | 1,146 | 54.1% |
| 2021/22 | 1,110 | 65.1% |
| 2019/20 | 1,099 | 60.8% |
| 2018/19 | 1,278 | 61.0% |
| 2017/18 | 1,204 | 59.3% |
| 2016/17 | 729 | 60.5% |
| 2015/16 | 1,258 | 55.5% |
| 2014/15 | 1,262 | 47.5% |
| 2013/14 | 1,208 | 53.1% |
| 2012/13 | 186 | 50.0% |
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 | 139 | 75 | 54.0% |
| February 2026 | 120 | 71 | 59.2% |
| January 2026 | 110 | 61 | 55.5% |
| December 2025 | 110 | 63 | 57.3% |
| November 2025 | 139 | 86 | 61.9% |
| October 2025 | 139 | 83 | 59.7% |
| September 2025 | 139 | 74 | 53.2% |
| August 2025 | 85 | 52 | 61.2% |
| July 2025 | 131 | 84 | 64.1% |
| June 2025 | 126 | 88 | 69.8% |
| May 2025 | 111 | 68 | 61.3% |
| April 2025 | 101 | 65 | 64.4% |
DVSA, DRT122A · figures for the latest months are provisional
Who passes
Men passed 57.5% of their tests at Wellingborough in 2025/26 and women 62.3%. Of 786 learners taking their first test here, 467 passed (59.4%; Great Britain 50.5%), and 28 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 Wellingborough in September 2026 had booked it a median of 18.0 weeks earlier; 25.7% 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% |
| Northampton | 13,539 | 52.1% |
| Nottingham (Chilwell) | 9,415 | 49.9% |
| Nottingham (Colwick) | 15,150 | 46.4% |
| Skegness | 2,078 | 55.9% |
| Worksop | 5,975 | 55.2% |