Driving Test Centres in City of Leicester: 5 DVSA Sites Ranked
5 DVSA driving test sites across City of Leicester, part of England. Car pass rate 41.3% (2024-25 DVSA data), UK car average 48.7%.
DVSA data last updated June 2026
About City of Leicester
City of Leicester hosts 5 DVSA practical test sites in total. Catchment runs through Leicester and Kirby Frith, with the network handling 262.8K car tests on record in the published DVSA dataset. Volume-weighted across car centres that have cleared the 1,000-test current-period floor, the county car pass rate is 41.3% (2024-25 DVSA data), against 48.7% for the UK as a whole.
That places City of Leicester 7.4 percentage points below the UK car average (2024-25 DVSA data). Centres within a single county can still differ widely, urban routes packed with traffic-light junctions, bus lanes and complex roundabouts tend to push pass rates down, while quieter market-town centres lift them. Treat the county car figure as the network average, not a guarantee for any single centre.
The headline spread within City of Leicester sits between Data Academy (59%) at the top of the league and Leicester (Cannock Street) (37.7%) at the bottom, a gap of 21.3 percentage points. Urban-heavy routes with multi-lane roundabouts, bus lanes and dense pedestrian traffic typically drag the bottom-of-county figure down, even within a single county.
Top 5 highest pass rates in City of Leicester
Top 5 lowest pass rates in City of Leicester
All test centres in City of Leicester
Sorted by pass rate, centres with fewer than 1,000 current-period tests appear at the end.
City of Leicester driving test: common questions
What is the average driving test pass rate in City of Leicester?+
The car driving test pass rate across City of Leicester is 41.3%, 7.4 points below the UK average of 48.7%. It is a volume-weighted figure from the 5 test centres in the county with enough current tests for a reliable rate.
Which City of Leicester test centre has the highest pass rate?+
Data Academy has the highest current car pass rate in City of Leicester at 59%, ahead of Leicester (Wigston) on 43.9%. Pass rates reflect the routes and traffic a centre tests on, not just how candidates drive.
Which City of Leicester test centre has the lowest pass rate?+
Among the county's busier centres, Leicester (Cannock Street) currently has the lowest car pass rate at 37.7%. A lower rate usually points to tougher, busier test routes rather than stricter examiners.
How many driving test centres are there in City of Leicester?+
City of Leicester has 5 DVSA driving test centres, with sites around Leicester, Kirby Frith. Each centre's full pass-rate history, waiting time and demographic breakdown is linked above.
Is it easier to pass your driving test in City of Leicester?+
On average slightly less so: the 41.3% county figure sits a little below the national 48.7%. The bigger factor is the spread between centres, currently 37.7% to 59%, so which centre you book matters more than the county itself.
Where does the City of Leicester pass-rate data come from?+
The figures come from the DVSA's quarterly car practical test statistics, the official UK government release. We only rank centres with at least 1,000 current-period tests, so a small sample never produces a misleading rate.