England • East Midlands

Nottingham (Colwick) Driving Test Centre

NG4 2JU
2024/25 pass rate · all attempts
45.5%3.1 percentage points below average

Out of every 100 car tests taken at Nottingham (Colwick) last year, about 46 ended in a pass — 3.1 points below the 48.6% average across all UK centres, from 11,849 tests in total.

Latest figures cover March 2025, the most recent DVSA release

First-time pass

47.0%

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

45.3 / 45.8

Pass rates split by the gender recorded on the booking.

Automatic pass

41.6%

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

Pass Rate · Last 12 Months46.8%
Current Waiting Time
14.9weeks

Median wait as of May 2026 · DVSA DRT122F

  • 5.2%Slots still bookable
  • 281Overtime slots added
Median wait trend
10.0
Jun
11.3
Jul
12.6
Aug
16.7
Sept
17.3
Oct
11.6
Nov
14.3
Dec
10.9
Jan
8.6
Feb
10.7
Mar
12.0
Apr
14.9
May
First-attempt rate

47.0%

From 5,261 first attempts

Passed with zero faults

72

Faultless first-time passes

First vs overall

-1.5 points

All-attempt rate vs first-attempt

First-attempt pass rate · by year47.0%
Automatic pass rate

41.6%

From 3,852 automatic tests

Male (automatic)

42.9%

From 1,532 tests

Female (automatic)

40.7%

From 2,320 tests

Automatic pass rate · by year41.6%
Test Reliability

716 tests cancelled by DVSA

In April 2024 - March 2025 — about 5.7% of tests attempted here. These are cancellations DVSA initiated (examiner leave, weather, sickness), not learner no-shows.

  • Medical Absences672
    Examiner sickness & appointments
  • Leave26
    Annual & special leave
  • Acts of Nature18
    Adverse weather & bad light

Source: DVSA DRT122B · April 2024 - March 2025