# Nottingham (Chilwell) Driving Test Centre Pass Rates

> Nottingham (Chilwell) driving test centre has a 49.9% pass rate and an average 7.7 weeks wait. Compare it with nearby DVSA centres.

Source: https://ukdrivingtestcentres.co.uk/nottingham-chilwell/

# Nottingham (Chilwell) driving test centre

East Midlands, England · Greasley, City of Nottingham

## Nottingham (Chilwell) at a glance

Pass rate

49.9%

April 2025 to March 2026

Average wait

7.7 weeks

August 2026

Tests a year

9,415

April 2025 to March 2026

Slots still free

30.4%

Of the 24-week booking window

## How Nottingham (Chilwell) compares

Nottingham (Chilwell) passes **49.9%** of car tests, which is **0.2 points below the 50.1% national average**. The typical wait between booking and testing is **7.7 weeks**, 5.1 weeks shorter than the national average of 12.8 weeks. It conducted **9,415** car tests in April 2025 to March 2026. In the most recent month DVSA has published, March 2026, the rate was **55.8%** — a single month, so expect it to bounce around the annual figure.

## Trends at Nottingham (Chilwell)

Pass rate

Mar 2026: **55.8%**

Monthly car practical pass rate at Nottingham (Chilwell) driving test centre, most recent 12 published months.
| Month | Pass rate |
| --- | --- |
| March 2026 | 55.8% |
| February 2026 | 56.1% |
| January 2026 | 56.4% |
| December 2025 | 52% |
| November 2025 | 52.1% |
| October 2025 | 45.5% |
| September 2025 | 43.6% |
| August 2025 | 48.2% |
| July 2025 | 46.1% |
| June 2025 | 46.8% |
| May 2025 | 47.7% |
| April 2025 | 47.1% |

Waiting time

Aug 2026: **7.7w**

Average wait in weeks between booking and taking a car test at Nottingham (Chilwell), most recent 12 published months.
| Month | Average wait |
| --- | --- |
| August 2026 | 7.7 weeks |
| July 2026 | 7.7 weeks |
| June 2026 | 11.6 weeks |
| May 2026 | 14.4 weeks |
| April 2026 | 10.4 weeks |
| March 2026 | 14.4 weeks |
| February 2026 | 16 weeks |
| January 2026 | 16.6 weeks |
| December 2025 | 15.3 weeks |
| November 2025 | 19.9 weeks |
| October 2025 | 20.4 weeks |
| September 2025 | 18.9 weeks |

Tests conducted each month

Mar 2026: **722**

Car practical tests conducted each month at Nottingham (Chilwell), most recent 12 published months.
| Month | Tests conducted |
| --- | --- |
| March 2026 | 722 |
| February 2026 | 841 |
| January 2026 | 803 |
| December 2025 | 782 |
| November 2025 | 862 |
| October 2025 | 820 |
| September 2025 | 668 |
| August 2025 | 765 |
| July 2025 | 657 |
| June 2025 | 896 |
| May 2025 | 864 |
| April 2025 | 735 |

## Year by year

Car practical tests, passes and pass rate at Nottingham (Chilwell) driving test centre by DVSA financial year (April to March).
| Year | Tests | Passes | Pass rate |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-26 | 9,415 | 4,697 | 49.9% |
| 2024-25 | 10,561 | 4,639 | 43.9% |
| 2023-24 | 9,016 | 3,542 | 39.3% |
| 2022-23 | 7,589 | 3,226 | 42.5% |
| 2021-22 | 6,008 | 2,940 | 48.9% |
| 2020-21 | 1,753 | 923 | 52.7% |
| 2019-20 | 4,854 | 2,531 | 52.1% |
| 2018-19 | 5,100 | 2,198 | 43.1% |
| 2017-18 | 6,247 | 2,541 | 40.7% |
| 2016-17 | 6,213 | 2,604 | 41.9% |

## Where it is

## Nearby test centres

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

-   [Nottingham (Colwick)](https://ukdrivingtestcentres.co.uk/nottingham-colwick/)
    
    0 km away
    
    46.4% pass · 8.3 weeks wait
    
-   [Lincoln](https://ukdrivingtestcentres.co.uk/lincoln/)
    
    8 km away
    
    52.1% pass · 17.1 weeks wait
    
-   [Ashfield](https://ukdrivingtestcentres.co.uk/ashfield/)
    
    9 km away
    
    57.3% pass · 18.2 weeks wait
    
-   [Northampton](https://ukdrivingtestcentres.co.uk/northampton/)
    
    9 km away
    
    52.1% pass · 7.9 weeks wait
    
-   [Boston](https://ukdrivingtestcentres.co.uk/boston/)
    
    9 km away
    
    50.7% pass · 4.5 weeks wait
    
-   [Derby (Alvaston)](https://ukdrivingtestcentres.co.uk/derby-alvaston/)
    
    17 km away
    
    51.8% pass · 7.4 weeks wait
    

Everything on this page describes Nottingham (Chilwell) 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.