# Ashfield Driving Test Centre — Pass Rate & Waiting Time

> Ashfield driving test centre has a 57.3% pass rate and an average 18.2 weeks wait. Compare it with nearby DVSA centres.

Source: https://ukdrivingtestcentres.co.uk/ashfield/

# Ashfield driving test centre

East Midlands, England

## Ashfield at a glance

Pass rate

57.3%

April 2025 to March 2026

Average wait

18.2 weeks

August 2026

Tests a year

8,144

April 2025 to March 2026

Slots still free

40.4%

Of the 24-week booking window

## How Ashfield compares

Ashfield passes **57.3%** of car tests, which is **7.2 points above the 50.1% national average**. The typical wait between booking and testing is **18.2 weeks**, 5.4 weeks longer than the national average of 12.8 weeks. It conducted **8,144** car tests in April 2025 to March 2026. In the most recent month DVSA has published, March 2026, the rate was **60.1%** — a single month, so expect it to bounce around the annual figure.

The map below shows the Ashfield area rather than a pinpointed building. Confirm the exact address on your booking confirmation or via GOV.UK before you travel.

## Trends at Ashfield

Pass rate

Mar 2026: **60.1%**

Monthly car practical pass rate at Ashfield driving test centre, most recent 12 published months.
| Month | Pass rate |
| --- | --- |
| March 2026 | 60.1% |
| February 2026 | 55.5% |
| January 2026 | 55.6% |
| December 2025 | 57.4% |
| November 2025 | 55.2% |
| October 2025 | 58.2% |
| September 2025 | 59% |
| August 2025 | 58.8% |
| July 2025 | 55.5% |
| June 2025 | 60.6% |
| May 2025 | 60.2% |
| April 2025 | 53.2% |

Waiting time

Aug 2026: **18.2w**

Average wait in weeks between booking and taking a car test at Ashfield, most recent 12 published months.
| Month | Average wait |
| --- | --- |
| August 2026 | 18.2 weeks |
| July 2026 | 18.2 weeks |
| June 2026 | 17.1 weeks |
| May 2026 | 10.4 weeks |
| April 2026 | 9.4 weeks |
| March 2026 | 9 weeks |
| February 2026 | 11.3 weeks |
| January 2026 | 8.6 weeks |
| December 2025 | 8.9 weeks |
| November 2025 | 7.7 weeks |
| October 2025 | 9.4 weeks |
| September 2025 | 12.1 weeks |

Tests conducted each month

Mar 2026: **727**

Car practical tests conducted each month at Ashfield, most recent 12 published months.
| Month | Tests conducted |
| --- | --- |
| March 2026 | 727 |
| February 2026 | 822 |
| January 2026 | 822 |
| December 2025 | 601 |
| November 2025 | 661 |
| October 2025 | 668 |
| September 2025 | 656 |
| August 2025 | 709 |
| July 2025 | 820 |
| June 2025 | 520 |
| May 2025 | 538 |
| April 2025 | 600 |

## Year by year

Car practical tests, passes and pass rate at Ashfield driving test centre by DVSA financial year (April to March).
| Year | Tests | Passes | Pass rate |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-26 | 8,144 | 4,666 | 57.3% |
| 2024-25 | 9,507 | 4,866 | 51.2% |
| 2023-24 | 10,894 | 5,556 | 51% |
| 2022-23 | 8,327 | 4,774 | 57.3% |
| 2021-22 | 6,319 | 3,733 | 59.1% |
| 2020-21 | 1,530 | 910 | 59.5% |
| 2019-20 | 7,111 | 4,003 | 56.3% |
| 2018-19 | 7,217 | 4,199 | 58.2% |
| 2017-18 | 8,064 | 4,675 | 58% |
| 2016-17 | 7,961 | 4,741 | 59.6% |

## Where it is

## Nearby test centres

There is no catchment area for the practical test — you can book at any of these instead.

-   [Nottingham (Chilwell)](https://ukdrivingtestcentres.co.uk/nottingham-chilwell/)
    
    9 km away
    
    49.9% pass · 7.7 weeks wait
    
-   [Nottingham (Colwick)](https://ukdrivingtestcentres.co.uk/nottingham-colwick/)
    
    9 km away
    
    46.4% pass · 8.3 weeks wait
    
-   [Northampton](https://ukdrivingtestcentres.co.uk/northampton/)
    
    16 km away
    
    52.1% pass · 7.9 weeks wait
    
-   [Lincoln](https://ukdrivingtestcentres.co.uk/lincoln/)
    
    17 km away
    
    52.1% pass · 17.1 weeks wait
    
-   [Boston](https://ukdrivingtestcentres.co.uk/boston/)
    
    17 km away
    
    50.7% pass · 4.5 weeks wait
    
-   [Chesterfield](https://ukdrivingtestcentres.co.uk/chesterfield/)
    
    20 km away
    
    56.2% pass · 4.9 weeks wait
    

Everything on this page describes Ashfield driving test centre. Figures come from the DVSA statistical data sets [DRT122A and DRT122F](https://www.gov.uk/government/statistical-data-sets/driving-test-and-theory-test-data-cars), published under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Pass rates run to March 2026 and waiting times to August 2026. This page was last updated 14 September 2026.