Driving Test Centres in Leicestershire: 3 DVSA Sites Ranked
3 DVSA driving test sites across Leicestershire, part of England. Car pass rate 49.3% (2024-25 DVSA data), UK car average 48.7%.
DVSA data last updated June 2026
About Leicestershire
Leicestershire, England runs 3 DVSA driving test sites. Melton Mowbray, Hinckley and Station Boulevard anchor the catchment, and the wider network has logged 174.3K car tests in the public DVSA release. The county's volume-weighted car pass rate is 49.3% (2024-25 DVSA data), set against the UK figure of 48.7%.
Leicestershire runs 0.6 pp above the UK car pass rate (2024-25 DVSA data). The pattern across most counties is similar, the busiest centres in the larger towns tend to under-perform the quieter centres in surrounding districts. Use the rankings below to see where individual centres sit, not just where the county car average lands.
The headline spread within Leicestershire sits between Melton Mowbray (63.9%) at the top of the league and Loughborough (43.7%) at the bottom, a gap of 20.2 percentage points. Spreads of 10 to 15 percentage points within a single county are common, the route a centre uses matters far more than the county boundary.
Top 5 highest pass rates in Leicestershire
Top 5 lowest pass rates in Leicestershire
All test centres in Leicestershire
Sorted by pass rate, centres with fewer than 1,000 current-period tests appear at the end.
Leicestershire driving test: common questions
What is the average driving test pass rate in Leicestershire?+
The car driving test pass rate across Leicestershire is 49.3%, 0.6 points above the UK average of 48.7%. It is a volume-weighted figure from the 3 test centres in the county with enough current tests for a reliable rate.
Which Leicestershire test centre has the highest pass rate?+
Melton Mowbray has the highest current car pass rate in Leicestershire at 63.9%, ahead of Hinckley on 48.3%. Pass rates reflect the routes and traffic a centre tests on, not just how candidates drive.
Which Leicestershire test centre has the lowest pass rate?+
Among the county's busier centres, Loughborough currently has the lowest car pass rate at 43.7%. A lower rate usually points to tougher, busier test routes rather than stricter examiners.
How many driving test centres are there in Leicestershire?+
Leicestershire has 3 DVSA driving test centres, with sites around Melton Mowbray, Hinckley, Station Boulevard. Each centre's full pass-rate history, waiting time and demographic breakdown is linked above.
Is it easier to pass your driving test in Leicestershire?+
On average a little, yes: the 49.3% county figure sits just above the national 48.7%. The bigger factor is the spread between centres, currently 43.7% to 63.9%, so which centre you book matters more than the county itself.
Where does the Leicestershire 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.