England • East Midlands

Derby (Alvaston) Driving Test Centre

DE21 7AY
2024/25 pass rate · all attempts
51.3%2.7 percentage points above average

Out of every 100 car tests taken at Derby (Alvaston) last year, about 51 ended in a pass — 2.7 points above the 48.6% average across all UK centres, from 9,260 tests in total.

Latest figures cover March 2025, the most recent DVSA release

First-time pass

50.9%

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

Median wait

15 weeks

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

Male vs female

52.7 / 49.6

Pass rates split by the gender recorded on the booking.

Automatic pass

46.5%

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

Pass Rate · Last 12 Months51.1%
Current Waiting Time
14.9weeks

Median wait as of May 2026 · DVSA DRT122F

  • 3.5%Slots still bookable
  • 174Overtime slots added
Median wait trend
22.6
Jun
23.1
Jul
21.6
Aug
14.2
Sept
17.0
Oct
13.6
Nov
9.0
Dec
11.0
Jan
12.4
Feb
10.1
Mar
12.7
Apr
14.9
May
First-attempt rate

50.9%

From 4,999 first attempts

Passed with zero faults

161

Faultless first-time passes

First vs overall

+0.4 points

All-attempt rate vs first-attempt

First-attempt pass rate · by year50.9%
Automatic pass rate

46.5%

From 2,486 automatic tests

Male (automatic)

48.7%

From 866 tests

Female (automatic)

45.3%

From 1,620 tests

Automatic pass rate · by year46.5%
Test Reliability

142 tests cancelled by DVSA

In April 2024 - March 2025 — about 1.5% of tests attempted here. These are cancellations DVSA initiated (examiner leave, weather, sickness), not learner no-shows.

  • Medical Absences87
    Examiner sickness & appointments
  • Leave42
    Annual & special leave
  • Acts of Nature13
    Adverse weather & bad light

Source: DVSA DRT122B · April 2024 - March 2025