England • East Midlands

Ashfield Driving Test Centre

NG17 5LA
2024/25 pass rate · all attempts
51.2%2.5 percentage points above average

Out of every 100 car tests taken at Ashfield last year, about 51 ended in a pass — 2.5 points above the 48.6% average across all UK centres, from 9,507 tests in total.

Latest figures cover March 2025, the most recent DVSA release

First-time pass

52.0%

The rate for people sitting their very first test, with no retests counted — often the fairest guide for a first attempt.

Median wait

10 weeks

Half of learners get a slot sooner than this, half wait longer. Refreshed every month from the latest DVSA figures.

Male vs female

52.9 / 49.3

Pass rates split by the gender recorded on the booking.

Automatic pass

43.2%

The pass rate for tests taken in an automatic car — useful if you are learning without a clutch.

Pass Rate · Last 12 Months56.2%
Current Waiting Time
10.4weeks

Median wait as of May 2026 · DVSA DRT122F

  • 5.0%Slots still bookable
  • 187Overtime slots added
Median wait trend
14.6
Jun
12.4
Jul
10.0
Aug
12.1
Sept
9.4
Oct
7.7
Nov
8.9
Dec
8.6
Jan
11.3
Feb
9.0
Mar
9.4
Apr
10.4
May
First-attempt rate

52.0%

From 4,895 first attempts

Passed with zero faults

181

Faultless first-time passes

First vs overall

-0.8 points

All-attempt rate vs first-attempt

First-attempt pass rate · by year52.0%
Automatic pass rate

43.2%

From 2,045 automatic tests

Male (automatic)

43.7%

From 808 tests

Female (automatic)

42.8%

From 1,237 tests

Automatic pass rate · by year43.2%
Test Reliability

491 tests cancelled by DVSA

In April 2024 - March 2025 — about 4.9% of tests attempted here. These are cancellations DVSA initiated (examiner leave, weather, sickness), not learner no-shows.

  • Medical Absences319
    Examiner sickness & appointments
  • Leave93
    Annual & special leave
  • Acts of Nature78
    Adverse weather & bad light
  • Disputes1
    Industrial action

Source: DVSA DRT122B · April 2024 - March 2025