England • East Midlands

Leicester (Wigston) Driving Test Centre

LE18 4WS
2024/25 pass rate · all attempts
43.9%4.7 percentage points below average

Out of every 100 car tests taken at Leicester (Wigston) last year, about 44 ended in a pass — 4.7 points below the 48.6% average across all UK centres, from 16,360 tests in total.

Latest figures cover March 2025, the most recent DVSA release

First-time pass

42.6%

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

44.4 / 43.2

Pass rates split by the gender recorded on the booking.

Automatic pass

40.2%

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

Pass Rate · Last 12 Months46.1%
Current Waiting Time
5.6weeks

Median wait as of May 2026 · DVSA DRT122F

  • 4.8%Slots still bookable
  • 371Overtime slots added
Median wait trend
8.0
Jun
12.0
Jul
9.4
Aug
13.6
Sept
14.0
Oct
9.4
Nov
5.9
Dec
8.1
Jan
6.6
Feb
5.7
Mar
5.9
Apr
5.6
May
First-attempt rate

42.6%

From 7,577 first attempts

Passed with zero faults

81

Faultless first-time passes

First vs overall

+1.3 points

All-attempt rate vs first-attempt

First-attempt pass rate · by year42.6%
Automatic pass rate

40.2%

From 4,406 automatic tests

Male (automatic)

43.0%

From 1,596 tests

Female (automatic)

38.6%

From 2,809 tests

Automatic pass rate · by year40.2%
Test Reliability

547 tests cancelled by DVSA

In April 2024 - March 2025 — about 3.2% of tests attempted here. These are cancellations DVSA initiated (examiner leave, weather, sickness), not learner no-shows.

  • Medical Absences406
    Examiner sickness & appointments
  • Leave90
    Annual & special leave
  • Acts of Nature51
    Adverse weather & bad light

Source: DVSA DRT122B · April 2024 - March 2025