England • East Midlands

Chesterfield Driving Test Centre

S41 7LT
2024/25 pass rate · all attempts
54.5%5.8 percentage points above average

Out of every 100 car tests taken at Chesterfield last year, about 54 ended in a pass — 5.8 points above the 48.6% average across all UK centres, from 4,608 tests in total.

Latest figures cover March 2025, the most recent DVSA release

First-time pass

56.3%

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

Median wait

6 weeks

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

Male vs female

55.8 / 52.8

Pass rates split by the gender recorded on the booking.

Automatic pass

43.8%

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

Pass Rate · Last 12 Months59.1%
Current Waiting Time
6.1weeks

Median wait as of May 2026 · DVSA DRT122F

  • 6.1%Slots still bookable
  • 213Overtime slots added
Median wait trend
10.4
Jun
13.1
Jul
12.1
Aug
10.7
Sept
8.3
Oct
8.0
Nov
7.9
Dec
8.0
Jan
6.3
Feb
6.4
Mar
6.1
Apr
6.1
May
First-attempt rate

56.3%

From 2,459 first attempts

Passed with zero faults

185

Faultless first-time passes

First vs overall

-1.9 points

All-attempt rate vs first-attempt

First-attempt pass rate · by year56.3%
Automatic pass rate

43.8%

From 1,024 automatic tests

Male (automatic)

42.2%

From 415 tests

Female (automatic)

45.0%

From 609 tests

Automatic pass rate · by year43.8%
Test Reliability

634 tests cancelled by DVSA

In April 2024 - March 2025 — about 12.1% of tests attempted here. These are cancellations DVSA initiated (examiner leave, weather, sickness), not learner no-shows.

  • Medical Absences338
    Examiner sickness & appointments
  • Leave169
    Annual & special leave
  • Acts of Nature127
    Adverse weather & bad light

Source: DVSA DRT122B · April 2024 - March 2025