# Loughborough Driving Test Centre — Pass Rate & Waiting Time

> Loughborough driving test centre has a 42.3% pass rate and an average 23 weeks wait. Compare it with nearby DVSA centres.

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

# Loughborough driving test centre

East Midlands, England · Station Boulevard, Loughborough, Charnwood · LE11 1FJ

## Loughborough at a glance

Pass rate

42.3%

April 2025 to March 2026

Average wait

23 weeks

August 2026

Tests a year

5,502

April 2025 to March 2026

Slots still free

36.6%

Of the 24-week booking window

## How Loughborough compares

Loughborough passes **42.3%** of car tests, which is **7.8 points below the 50.1% national average**. The typical wait between booking and testing is **23 weeks**, 10.2 weeks longer than the national average of 12.8 weeks. It conducted **5,502** car tests in April 2025 to March 2026. In the most recent month DVSA has published, March 2026, the rate was **43.5%** — a single month, so expect it to bounce around the annual figure.

## Trends at Loughborough

Pass rate

Mar 2026: **43.5%**

Monthly car practical pass rate at Loughborough driving test centre, most recent 12 published months.
| Month | Pass rate |
| --- | --- |
| March 2026 | 43.5% |
| February 2026 | 43.8% |
| January 2026 | 43.9% |
| December 2025 | 38.8% |
| November 2025 | 41.5% |
| October 2025 | 50.5% |
| September 2025 | 43% |
| August 2025 | 44.9% |
| July 2025 | 42.5% |
| June 2025 | 38.5% |
| May 2025 | 39.2% |
| April 2025 | 40.3% |

Waiting time

Aug 2026: **23.0w**

Average wait in weeks between booking and taking a car test at Loughborough, most recent 12 published months.
| Month | Average wait |
| --- | --- |
| August 2026 | 23 weeks |
| July 2026 | 23 weeks |
| June 2026 | 18 weeks |
| May 2026 | 17.1 weeks |
| April 2026 | 13.2 weeks |
| March 2026 | 8.3 weeks |
| February 2026 | 12.9 weeks |
| January 2026 | 12.3 weeks |
| December 2025 | 16.1 weeks |
| November 2025 | 17.6 weeks |
| October 2025 | 12.4 weeks |
| September 2025 | 17.3 weeks |

Tests conducted each month

Mar 2026: **467**

Car practical tests conducted each month at Loughborough, most recent 12 published months.
| Month | Tests conducted |
| --- | --- |
| March 2026 | 467 |
| February 2026 | 418 |
| January 2026 | 465 |
| December 2025 | 469 |
| November 2025 | 455 |
| October 2025 | 434 |
| September 2025 | 416 |
| August 2025 | 336 |
| July 2025 | 534 |
| June 2025 | 496 |
| May 2025 | 523 |
| April 2025 | 489 |

## Year by year

Car practical tests, passes and pass rate at Loughborough driving test centre by DVSA financial year (April to March).
| Year | Tests | Passes | Pass rate |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-26 | 5,502 | 2,330 | 42.3% |
| 2024-25 | 5,769 | 2,520 | 43.7% |
| 2023-24 | 5,824 | 2,364 | 40.6% |
| 2022-23 | 4,455 | 1,908 | 42.8% |
| 2021-22 | 4,984 | 2,349 | 47.1% |
| 2020-21 | 1,326 | 730 | 55.1% |
| 2019-20 | 5,193 | 2,580 | 49.7% |
| 2018-19 | 5,601 | 2,757 | 49.2% |
| 2017-18 | 5,192 | 2,638 | 50.8% |
| 2016-17 | 4,706 | 2,621 | 55.7% |

## Where it is

## Nearby test centres

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

-   [Rochdale (Manchester)](https://ukdrivingtestcentres.co.uk/rochdale-manchester/)
    
    11 km away
    
    48.3% pass · 9.1 weeks wait
    
-   [Leicester (Cannock Street)](https://ukdrivingtestcentres.co.uk/leicester-cannock-street/)
    
    17 km away
    
    40.2% pass · 6.4 weeks wait
    
-   [Lincoln](https://ukdrivingtestcentres.co.uk/lincoln/)
    
    18 km away
    
    52.1% pass · 17.1 weeks wait
    
-   [Boston](https://ukdrivingtestcentres.co.uk/boston/)
    
    20 km away
    
    50.7% pass · 4.5 weeks wait
    
-   [Derby (Alvaston)](https://ukdrivingtestcentres.co.uk/derby-alvaston/)
    
    20 km away
    
    51.8% pass · 7.4 weeks wait
    
-   [Northampton](https://ukdrivingtestcentres.co.uk/northampton/)
    
    21 km away
    
    52.1% pass · 7.9 weeks wait
    

Everything on this page describes Loughborough 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.