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Driving Test Pass Rates in East Midlands

Pass rates at 24 DVSA test centres across East Midlands. 0.2% above the national average.

50.8%
Avg Pass Rate
24
Test Centres
232,400
Tests/Year
6
Counties

Counties in East Midlands

49.3%

Derbyshire

4 centres

 48.8%

Leicestershire

4 centres

 54.2%

Lincolnshire

7 centres

 50.3%

Northamptonshire

4 centres

 49.1%

Nottinghamshire

4 centres

 51%

Staffordshire

4 centres

All Test Centres in East Midlands

Centre County Pass Rate Trend Tests/Year
Boston Lincolnshire 58.9% +0.5% 5,200
Grantham Lincolnshire 56.7% +0.5% 6,700
Skegness Lincolnshire 56.4% +0.7% 4,100
Loughborough Leicestershire 54.6% +0.5% 7,600
Mansfield Nottinghamshire 54.2% +0.5% 7,900
Lincoln Lincolnshire 53.7% +0.5% 9,100
Kettering Northamptonshire 53.4% +0.5% 8,300
Chesterfield Derbyshire 52.8% -0.5% 8,800
Boston Lincolnshire 52.7% +0.7% 6,400
Grantham Lincolnshire 51.3% +0.7% 6,800
Northampton Northamptonshire 50.9% +0.5% 11,600
Lincoln Lincolnshire 49.8% +0.7% 9,200
Corby Northamptonshire 49.6% +0.7% 7,900
Derby Derbyshire 49.5% +0.5% 12,700
Loughborough Leicestershire 49.2% +0.7% 8,600
Mansfield Nottinghamshire 48.7% +0.7% 8,700
Newcastle-under-Lyme Staffordshire 48.4% +0.7% 9,600
Nottingham Nottinghamshire 48.3% +0.5% 14,800
Chesterfield Derbyshire 48.1% +0.7% 9,400
Northampton Northamptonshire 47.3% +0.7% 12,400
Derby Derbyshire 46.9% +0.7% 13,800
Leicester Leicestershire 46.8% +0.5% 15,100
Nottingham North Nottinghamshire 45.3% +0.7% 14,100
Leicester South Leicestershire 44.7% +0.7% 13,600

About Driving Tests in East Midlands

The East Midlands region has 24 DVSA practical driving test centres with an average pass rate of 50.8%. The easiest centre is Boston with a pass rate of 58.9%, while Leicester South is the most challenging at 44.7%.

Overall, East Midlands performs above the national average of 50.6%, which may reflect less congested roads and more straightforward test routes compared to heavily urbanised areas.