# Derby (Alvaston) Driving Test Centre — Pass Rate & Waiting Time

> Derby (Alvaston) driving test centre has a 51.8% pass rate and an average 7.4 weeks wait. Compare it with nearby DVSA centres.

Source: https://ukdrivingtestcentres.co.uk/derby-alvaston/

# Derby (Alvaston) driving test centre

East Midlands, England · Quintin Road, Alvaston, Derby · DE21 7BX

## Derby (Alvaston) at a glance

Pass rate

51.8%

April 2025 to March 2026

Average wait

7.4 weeks

August 2026

Tests a year

8,086

April 2025 to March 2026

Slots still free

38.1%

Of the 24-week booking window

## How Derby (Alvaston) compares

Derby (Alvaston) passes **51.8%** of car tests, which is **1.7 points above the 50.1% national average**. The typical wait between booking and testing is **7.4 weeks**, 5.4 weeks shorter than the national average of 12.8 weeks. It conducted **8,086** car tests in April 2025 to March 2026. In the most recent month DVSA has published, March 2026, the rate was **53.3%** — a single month, so expect it to bounce around the annual figure.

## Trends at Derby (Alvaston)

Pass rate

Mar 2026: **53.3%**

Monthly car practical pass rate at Derby (Alvaston) driving test centre, most recent 12 published months.
| Month | Pass rate |
| --- | --- |
| March 2026 | 53.3% |
| February 2026 | 47.8% |
| January 2026 | 51.5% |
| December 2025 | 49.6% |
| November 2025 | 43% |
| October 2025 | 53.1% |
| September 2025 | 52.1% |
| August 2025 | 54.2% |
| July 2025 | 54.3% |
| June 2025 | 57.7% |
| May 2025 | 56% |
| April 2025 | 50.8% |

Waiting time

Aug 2026: **7.4w**

Average wait in weeks between booking and taking a car test at Derby (Alvaston), most recent 12 published months.
| Month | Average wait |
| --- | --- |
| August 2026 | 7.4 weeks |
| July 2026 | 7.4 weeks |
| June 2026 | 13.4 weeks |
| May 2026 | 14.9 weeks |
| April 2026 | 12.7 weeks |
| March 2026 | 10.1 weeks |
| February 2026 | 12.4 weeks |
| January 2026 | 11 weeks |
| December 2025 | 9 weeks |
| November 2025 | 13.6 weeks |
| October 2025 | 17 weeks |
| September 2025 | 14.2 weeks |

Tests conducted each month

Mar 2026: **752**

Car practical tests conducted each month at Derby (Alvaston), most recent 12 published months.
| Month | Tests conducted |
| --- | --- |
| March 2026 | 752 |
| February 2026 | 747 |
| January 2026 | 841 |
| December 2025 | 746 |
| November 2025 | 689 |
| October 2025 | 604 |
| September 2025 | 698 |
| August 2025 | 657 |
| July 2025 | 545 |
| June 2025 | 617 |
| May 2025 | 607 |
| April 2025 | 583 |

## Year by year

Car practical tests, passes and pass rate at Derby (Alvaston) driving test centre by DVSA financial year (April to March).
| Year | Tests | Passes | Pass rate |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-26 | 8,086 | 4,186 | 51.8% |
| 2024-25 | 9,260 | 4,751 | 51.3% |
| 2023-24 | 9,467 | 4,479 | 47.3% |
| 2022-23 | 8,300 | 4,041 | 48.7% |
| 2021-22 | 10,242 | 5,219 | 51% |
| 2020-21 | 2,971 | 1,546 | 52% |
| 2019-20 | 9,139 | 4,391 | 48% |
| 2018-19 | 9,038 | 4,189 | 46.3% |
| 2017-18 | 8,949 | 4,178 | 46.7% |
| 2016-17 | 9,811 | 4,462 | 45.5% |

## Where it is

## Nearby test centres

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

-   [Lincoln](https://ukdrivingtestcentres.co.uk/lincoln/)
    
    16 km away
    
    52.1% pass · 17.1 weeks wait
    
-   [Nottingham (Chilwell)](https://ukdrivingtestcentres.co.uk/nottingham-chilwell/)
    
    17 km away
    
    49.9% pass · 7.7 weeks wait
    
-   [Nottingham (Colwick)](https://ukdrivingtestcentres.co.uk/nottingham-colwick/)
    
    17 km away
    
    46.4% pass · 8.3 weeks wait
    
-   [Burton on Trent](https://ukdrivingtestcentres.co.uk/burton-on-trent/)
    
    17 km away
    
    54.7% pass · 17 weeks wait
    
-   [Portsmouth](https://ukdrivingtestcentres.co.uk/portsmouth/)
    
    18 km away
    
    52.8% pass · 13 weeks wait
    
-   [Boston](https://ukdrivingtestcentres.co.uk/boston/)
    
    20 km away
    
    50.7% pass · 4.5 weeks wait
    

Everything on this page describes Derby (Alvaston) 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.