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Hinckley driving test centre

England • East MidlandsAbout 8 weeks

Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency

Driving Test Centre Hinckley

33 Brookside

Hinckley

LE10 2TG

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46.4%

2025/26 pass rate · all attempts

3.6 percentage points below average

Out of every 100 car tests at Hinckley last year, about 46 passed (3.6 points below the 50.0% UK average).

DVSA DRT122A · OGL v3
First-time pass

46.2%

4.3 points below the national first-attempt average.

Reported wait

8 weeks

Reported in July 2026 (DRT122F); this centre median is not a booking promise.

This centre in numbers

43

4,866 published tests in April 2025 - March 2026 · 46.4% overall pass rate

Waiting times at Hinckley

The reported wait was 8 weeks in July 2026. It is a reported centre figure, not a promise of when a test will be available.

The pass rate was 46.4% from 4,866 tests in April 2025 - March 2026.

DVSA DRT122A · OGL v3

What a lower rate actually means

Busier roads and trickier junctions push the rate down. About 43 people still pass here every week, and they practised the same roads you can.

Fault snapshot

Move off - safely

This was the most commonly recorded fault here in April 2025 - March 2026. It is a useful place to start a conversation, not a prediction for your test.

Recorded
2,738
marks
Rate
56.3
marks per 100 tests

Before the day, take a calm look at the parts of moving off that feel least settled: observations, control and choosing a safe gap. Your instructor can help you practise the bits that need another go.

Explore the full fault breakdown

National pass rates also move with the calendar - see UK seasonality.

Across the region

East Midlands centres by current pass rate.

  • Melton Mowbray69.7%
  • Wellingborough60%
  • Buxton58.7%
  • Grantham (Somerby)57.9%
  • Ashfield57.3%
  • Chesterfield56.2%
  • Skegness55.9%
  • Hinckley46.4%

Pass rate · last 12 months

Overall, male and female monthly rates for this centre. Gaps bridge months with no tests.

Men and women breakdown

Men and women here

Men have the higher published pass rate here in April 2025 - March 2026; no wider explanation is inferred from these figures. On 4,866 tests the difference is small enough to move year to year.

Axis starts at 44%.

How faults are marked

Every mark is serious, dangerous, or a driving (minor) fault. Shown per 100 tests.

  • Serious · 84.7
  • Dangerous · 5.1
  • Driving · 443.4

Faults that end tests

Top categories by total marks in April 2025 - March 2026. Colour shows severity mix within each bar.

  • Move off - safely2,738
  • Maintain progress - undue hesitation2,235
  • Control - steering1,765
  • Junctions - observation1,392
  • Move off - control1,303
  • Maintain progress - speed1,270
  • Reverse park - Control1,085
  • Judgement - meeting1,083
Serious Dangerous Driving

Named categories

Counts per 100 tests.

Top 10 fault categories
FaultSerious / 100Dangerous / 100Driving / 100All / 100
Move off - safely6.10.249.956.3
Maintain progress - undue hesitation2.20.043.745.9
Control - steering3.20.632.436.3
Junctions - observation9.41.218.028.6
Move off - control1.60.125.126.8
Maintain progress - speed1.50.024.626.1
Reverse park - Control2.00.320.022.3
Judgement - meeting7.10.214.922.3
Position - normal stops0.90.017.218.1
Clearance / obstructions3.10.413.917.4
About these figures
Fault categories are self-reported by DVSA examiners; a single test can record more than one fault, so these describe examiner records, not route difficulty.
DVSA FOI · April 2025 - March 2026

More about this centre

Waiting time, automatic and first-attempt detail, and DVSA-initiated cancellations - only the slices this centre publishes.

Waiting time

Median wait and slot availability as of July 2026.

Slots still bookable

6.7%

As of July 2026

Weeks to 10%+ availability

24 weeks

DRT122F · July 2026

Overtime slots added

116

Automatic transmission

920 automatic tests in April 2025 - March 2026.

Pass rate

37.5%

920 automatic tests

Male

37.0%

384 tests

Female

37.9%

536 tests

First-time passes

First attempts in April 2025 - March 2026. Cleaner than the all-attempt rate when published.

Faultless passes

54

Zero-fault first-time passes

First vs overall

+0.2 pts

All-attempt rate vs first-attempt rate

DVSA cancellations

About 1.6% of tests attempted here. DVSA-initiated, not learner no-shows.

Tests cancelled

80

DRT122B · April 2025 - March 2026

  • Acts of nature33
  • Medical absences28
  • Leave19

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