England • East Midlands

Loughborough Driving Test Centre

LE11 1JP
2024/25 pass rate · all attempts
43.7%5.0 percentage points below average

Out of every 100 car tests taken at Loughborough last year, about 44 ended in a pass — 5.0 points below the 48.6% average across all UK centres, from 5,769 tests in total.

Latest figures cover March 2025, the most recent DVSA release

First-time pass

43.6%

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

Median wait

17 weeks

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

Male vs female

44.1 / 43.2

Pass rates split by the gender recorded on the booking.

Automatic pass

33.6%

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

Pass Rate · Last 12 Months41.7%
Current Waiting Time
17.1weeks

Median wait as of May 2026 · DVSA DRT122F

  • 5.7%Slots still bookable
  • 40Overtime slots added
Median wait trend
10.8
Jun
13.3
Jul
16.3
Aug
17.3
Sept
12.4
Oct
17.6
Nov
16.1
Dec
12.3
Jan
12.9
Feb
8.3
Mar
13.2
Apr
17.1
May
First-attempt rate

43.6%

From 2,622 first attempts

Passed with zero faults

48

Faultless first-time passes

First vs overall

+0.1 points

All-attempt rate vs first-attempt

First-attempt pass rate · by year43.6%
Automatic pass rate

33.6%

From 938 automatic tests

Male (automatic)

34.9%

From 392 tests

Female (automatic)

32.6%

From 546 tests

Automatic pass rate · by year33.6%
Test Reliability

48 tests cancelled by DVSA

In April 2024 - March 2025 — about 0.8% of tests attempted here. These are cancellations DVSA initiated (examiner leave, weather, sickness), not learner no-shows.

  • Acts of Nature23
    Adverse weather & bad light
  • Medical Absences16
    Examiner sickness & appointments
  • Leave9
    Annual & special leave

Source: DVSA DRT122B · April 2024 - March 2025