Loughborough Driving Test Centre
Loughborough in Station Boulevard, England has a current pass rate of 43.7%, 5 points below the UK average of 48.7%. This page breaks down the multi-year trend, the first-time and gender pass rates, the waiting time and how it compares with the rest of the UK, all from the DVSA quarterly data.
DVSA data last updated July 2026
Loughborough sits in the bottom quarter of car pass rates nationally (Bottom 13%, rank #283 of 323). The strongest car alternative nearby is Watnall, about 15.7 miles away.
Pass vs fail at a glance
All-time 40.1K passed, 42.9K failed, 83.0K total
How Loughborough compares
Loughborough sits 5 points under the national average, ranked 283 of 323 in its category. Routes here are likely more demanding than at rural centres; extra time on the local roads pays back directly.
Where Loughborough ranks among 323 centres
Pass-rate trend by year
Across the recorded years Loughborough has drifted from 50.8% to 43.7%, down 7.1 points, with the best year at 50.8% in 2017-18.
Pass rate by demographic
Waiting time at Loughborough
The headline figure for reaching 10% availability is 24 weeks, but the typical (median) learner who took their test at Loughborough in May 2026 had waited 17.1 weeks from booking to test day.
Official DVSA data, May 2026. The median is the time between booking and taking the test; for live availability use the DVSA booking service.
Centre details
Address
Source: DVSA find a driving test centre (Open Government Licence v3.0), captured 2026-05-12.
Tests offered at Loughborough
- car
Accessibility & facilities
Parking and toilet details aren't included in DVSA's published feed. For the current on-site facilities, check the DVSA find a driving test centre tool with postcode LE11 1JP, or call DVSA Customer Services on 0300 200 1122.
About this test centre
If you've got a test booked at LE11 1FJ, that's Loughborough in Station Boulevard, Leicestershire. Examiners drive a mix of the roads immediately surrounding the centre; the DVSA does not publish its test routes. Loughborough runs at high volume: 83.0K tests across 2017-18-2024-25 put it among the busier DVSA centres in the country. The headline numbers carry weight because the sample carries weight.
Rank: #283 of 323. Pass rate: 43.7%. UK average: 48.7%. That's a bottom quartile centre by the DVSA's own published figures. First-attempt figure: 43.6%. UK first-attempt average: 49%. Loughborough runs 5.4 points behind, candidates who succeed here on the first try are usually the ones who've practised the local road mix.
All figures shown are aggregated from the DVSA quarterly statistical release covering the most recent reporting periods available. Pass-rate calculations exclude tests cancelled by the candidate or examiner. Sample sizes and methodology are described in the source attribution at the foot of this page.
What learners should know about Loughborough
- Loughborough is in the lower tier of pass rates nationally. That isn't an indictment of the examiners, it reflects road layout, traffic density, and route mix. Prepare specifically for the centre, not generically.
- Volume at Loughborough is among the highest in the network. Don't take the first available date on faith, refreshing the DVSA booking page across a few days regularly turns up cancellations.
- If you can, take at least one lesson with an instructor who specifically works the Loughborough area. Local instructors know which nearby junctions are demanding and will drill them.
- Don't pay third-party sites for booking access at Loughborough. Use gov.uk/book-driving-test directly; cancellations show up on the same booking flow.
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On the day at Loughborough
Ten minutes early is the right target at Loughborough. Parking differs between DVSA centres, so it pays to scout the route on the DVSA centre finder (postcode LE11 1FJ) the day before. This centre sees high demand, modelled at roughly 16 to 20 weeks to a slot; booking well ahead and watching for cancellations both help. Bring the provisional photocard licence, the examiner checks for it first, and make sure your car is roadworthy with L plates and a working interior mirror. If Nottingham (Chilwell) is fully booked, Loughborough is the next closest centre, roughly 9 miles away.
The practical lasts about 40 minutes and uses the standard DVSA format nationwide. After an eyesight check at 20 metres and one show-me and one tell-me question, the examiner sits in for the drive. Roughly 20 minutes of that is independent driving, either following a sat nav set by the examiner or following road signs, and you will complete one of four set manoeuvres; about one in seven tests includes an emergency stop, a frequency the DVSA reduced in late 2025. The drive works through whatever mix of urban and outlying roads sits within about a twenty-minute radius, and at a centre this busy that usually means heavier traffic to read. Across DVSA marking nationally, the fault recorded most often on car tests is junctions - observation, worth drilling on the local routes before your date.
You will know the result before you leave Loughborough. The examiner explains the faults marked on your DL25 feedback form and, if you have passed, takes the provisional licence so a full one can be posted out. The pass standard is fixed nationally, 15 driving faults maximum and zero serious or dangerous faults, and 43.7% of candidates here meet it under current DVSA marking.
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Data: DVSA quarterly statistical release, released under the Open Government Licence v3.0. PassRates.uk aggregates DVSA centre-level totals across reporting periods.
Edited by Vikas. DVSA data period: 2024-25.