Driving Test Pass Rates in City of Nottingham
City of Nottingham has 3 DVSA driving test centres with a volume-weighted average car pass rate of 44.7% 4 pp below the UK national average of 48.7%.Below you will find every centre ranked, the gender split and the first-time pass rate, with the strongest centre on 45.5% and the lowest on 43.9%.
DVSA data last updated September 2026
About City of Nottingham
City of Nottingham has 3 DVSA driving test centres, and across its car (category B) test centres the pass rate runs from 43.9% at Nottingham (Chilwell) up to 45.5% at Nottingham (Colwick) (2024-25 DVSA data). That is a 1.6 percentage point gap between the easiest and hardest centre in the city, so the centre you book is one of the bigger factors within your control.
The city's volume-weighted car pass rate is 44.7%, 4 percentage points below the 48.7% UK average. The figures come from 206.5K tests recorded across the city's centres; the full per-centre ranking is below.
City of Nottingham vs the UK average
City of Nottingham below the UK average pass rate by 4 percentage points. Pass rates in City of Nottingham run slightly below the UK norm, suggesting routes here may be modestly more demanding.
Easiest & hardest centres in City of Nottingham
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Pass rate by gender across City of Nottingham
Across City of Nottingham's test centres, men pass at 51.5% and women at 45.9% a gender gap of 5.7 percentage points in favour of male candidates. Across the UK, the gap is around 2 percentage points on average.
By test category
All test centres in City of Nottingham
Every centre in City of Nottingham marks the same sheet, so the choice between them counts for less than whether mirrors, change direction is solid. There are 15 categories on that sheet.
DVSA publishes all 21 vehicle safety questions in advance, 14 tell me and 7 show me. You get 2 of them on the day, one at the roadside and one while you are driving. Get one wrong or both wrong and it counts as one driving fault, not two.
Verbalise MSM out loud on every lane change for two full lessons. Slow down the sequence so each step is deliberate, then speed it back up while keeping the order. Free to use, no sign up. Everything for the day itself is on the practical test hub.
About these statistics
Pass rates shown above use the latest DVSA reporting period for each centre. Rates are volume-weighted across the city, larger centres carry proportionally more weight than smaller ones. Centres with fewer than 1,000 tests in the current period are flagged as low-sample to avoid statistically noisy comparisons. The best-performing centre in City of Nottingham is Nottingham (Colwick) at 45.5% (2024-25), and the toughest is Nottingham (Chilwell) at 43.9% (2024-25). Always factor in your own preparation, instructor recommendations, and route familiarity, pass rates are a useful signal, not a guarantee.
Frequently asked questions
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Every centre in City of Nottingham needs a valid theory pass before you can book, and the certificate lasts two years from the day you sit it. Nationally 44.8% pass the theory.
Pedestrians, cyclists, horse riders and the 2022 hierarchy of road users. All 14 DVSA topics are free to practise, with no sign up. See the theory pass rate by centre or the full practice hub.
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Data: DVSA quarterly statistical release, released under the Open Government Licence v3.0. 101.6K passes recorded across 3 City of Nottingham centres.