# Nottingham (Colwick) Driving Test Centre Pass Rates

> Nottingham (Colwick) driving test centre has a 46.4% pass rate and an average 8.3 weeks wait. Compare it with nearby DVSA centres.

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

# Nottingham (Colwick) driving test centre

East Midlands, England · Greasley, City of Nottingham

## Nottingham (Colwick) at a glance

Pass rate

46.4%

April 2025 to March 2026

Average wait

8.3 weeks

August 2026

Tests a year

15,150

April 2025 to March 2026

Slots still free

30.1%

Of the 24-week booking window

## How Nottingham (Colwick) compares

Nottingham (Colwick) passes **46.4%** of car tests, which is **3.7 points below the 50.1% national average**. The typical wait between booking and testing is **8.3 weeks**, 4.5 weeks shorter than the national average of 12.8 weeks. It conducted **15,150** car tests in April 2025 to March 2026. In the most recent month DVSA has published, March 2026, the rate was **46.4%** — a single month, so expect it to bounce around the annual figure.

## Trends at Nottingham (Colwick)

Pass rate

Mar 2026: **46.4%**

Monthly car practical pass rate at Nottingham (Colwick) driving test centre, most recent 12 published months.
| Month | Pass rate |
| --- | --- |
| March 2026 | 46.4% |
| February 2026 | 45% |
| January 2026 | 48.4% |
| December 2025 | 47.6% |
| November 2025 | 46.2% |
| October 2025 | 40.5% |
| September 2025 | 46.9% |
| August 2025 | 47.4% |
| July 2025 | 47.4% |
| June 2025 | 43.7% |
| May 2025 | 48.5% |
| April 2025 | 50.5% |

Waiting time

Aug 2026: **8.3w**

Average wait in weeks between booking and taking a car test at Nottingham (Colwick), most recent 12 published months.
| Month | Average wait |
| --- | --- |
| August 2026 | 8.3 weeks |
| July 2026 | 8.3 weeks |
| June 2026 | 13.3 weeks |
| May 2026 | 14.9 weeks |
| April 2026 | 12 weeks |
| March 2026 | 10.7 weeks |
| February 2026 | 8.6 weeks |
| January 2026 | 10.9 weeks |
| December 2025 | 14.3 weeks |
| November 2025 | 11.6 weeks |
| October 2025 | 17.3 weeks |
| September 2025 | 16.7 weeks |

Tests conducted each month

Mar 2026: **1510**

Car practical tests conducted each month at Nottingham (Colwick), most recent 12 published months.
| Month | Tests conducted |
| --- | --- |
| March 2026 | 1,510 |
| February 2026 | 1,517 |
| January 2026 | 1,452 |
| December 2025 | 1,169 |
| November 2025 | 1,422 |
| October 2025 | 1,197 |
| September 2025 | 1,103 |
| August 2025 | 1,041 |
| July 2025 | 1,359 |
| June 2025 | 1,382 |
| May 2025 | 1,003 |
| April 2025 | 995 |

## Year by year

Car practical tests, passes and pass rate at Nottingham (Colwick) driving test centre by DVSA financial year (April to March).
| Year | Tests | Passes | Pass rate |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-26 | 15,150 | 7,032 | 46.4% |
| 2024-25 | 11,849 | 5,395 | 45.5% |
| 2023-24 | 10,453 | 4,737 | 45.3% |
| 2022-23 | 9,323 | 4,443 | 47.7% |
| 2021-22 | 7,957 | 3,862 | 48.5% |
| 2020-21 | 2,513 | 1,235 | 49.1% |
| 2019-20 | 8,584 | 3,831 | 44.6% |
| 2018-19 | 8,923 | 4,224 | 47.3% |
| 2017-18 | 8,888 | 4,134 | 46.5% |
| 2016-17 | 7,773 | 3,771 | 48.5% |

## 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/)
    
    0 km away
    
    49.9% pass · 7.7 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 (Colwick) 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.