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Car practical driving test pass rates at Chesterfield: each year since 2007/08, by month, for men and women, and at the first attempt, compared with Great Britain as a whole. From DVSA’s published statistics.

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6,605 car tests at Chesterfield in 2025/26
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  • Pass rate, 2025/26 56.2% Great Britain 50.0%
  • Tests taken 6,605 3,712 passes
  • First-attempt pass rate 56.5% Great Britain 50.5%
  • Rank by pass rate 53 of 260 centres with 1,000+ tests
  • Women’s pass rate 56.1% GB 49.1%
  • Men’s pass rate 56.3% GB 50.8%

What is the pass rate at Chesterfield?

In April 2025 to March 2026, 56.2% of car practical tests at Chesterfield were passes (3,712 of 6,605), against 50.0% across Great Britain: 6.2 points higher. That is 53rd highest of 260 centres with 1,000 or more tests. The year before it was 54.5%.

Pass rate at Chesterfield and in Great Britain

Highest 56.2% in 2025/26, lowest 37.4% in 2007/08. +7.6 points since 2020/21.

Car practical test pass rate at Chesterfield and in Great Britain by financial year
Year ChesterfieldGreat Britain
2007/08 37.4%44.2%
2008/09 38.5%45.3%
2009/10 45.1%45.9%
2010/11 44.6%46.3%
2011/12 46.5%46.9%
2012/13 47.5%47.2%
2013/14 50.0%47.1%
2014/15 51.1%46.9%
2015/16 48.8%47.1%
2016/17 47.7%47.1%
2017/18 46.2%46.3%
2018/19 47.3%45.8%
2019/20 44.7%45.9%
2020/21 48.6%49.8%
2021/22 47.9%48.9%
2022/23 47.4%48.4%
2023/24 50.3%47.9%
2024/25 54.5%48.7%
2025/26 56.2%50.0%

Source:DVSA April 2025 to March 2026 Updated

Pass rates for men and women

In 2025/26, women passed 56.1% of tests at Chesterfield and men 56.3%. Across Great Britain the figures were 49.1% and 50.8%.

Pass rate by gender

Pass rate by gender at Chesterfield and in Great Britain, 2025/26
Candidates ChesterfieldGreat Britain
Women 56.1%49.1%
Men 56.3%50.8%
All 56.2%50.0%

Source:DVSA April 2025 to March 2026 Updated

Passing first time at Chesterfield

3,440 people took their first practical test at Chesterfield in 2025/26 and 56.5% passed, against 50.5% of first attempts across Great Britain. 224 of them passed without a single driving fault.

First-attempt pass rate

First-attempt pass rate at Chesterfield and in Great Britain by financial year
Year ChesterfieldGreat Britain
2007/08 33.8%43.3%
2008/09 34.8%45.3%
2009/10 42.8%45.7%
2010/11 42.1%46.2%
2011/12 45.1%47.5%
2012/13 46.1%47.7%
2013/14 49.1%47.9%
2014/15 50.6%47.6%
2015/16 46.9%47.5%
2016/17 46.0%47.1%
2017/18 44.1%46.7%
2018/19 46.0%46.6%
2019/20 42.5%46.4%
2020/21 46.1%51.1%
2021/22 47.6%49.3%
2022/23 45.1%48.3%
2023/24 49.7%48.1%
2024/25 56.3%48.9%
2025/26 56.5%50.5%

Source:DVSA April 2025 to March 2026 Updated

Month by month

Monthly pass rates move more than yearly ones because each month has fewer tests. DVSA withholds some monthly counts to protect candidates’ privacy; the rate is still shown.

Monthly pass rate

Monthly car test pass rate at Chesterfield
Month Chesterfield
Apr 2025 59.7%
May 2025 62.2%
Jun 2025 48.5%
Jul 2025 59.9%
Aug 2025 56.2%
Sep 2025 58.5%
Oct 2025 60.6%
Nov 2025 59.2%
Dec 2025 57.4%
Jan 2026 56.3%
Feb 2026 51.9%
Mar 2026 48.6%

Source:DVSA April 2025 to March 2026 Updated

Tests each month

Car tests each month at Chesterfield (withheld months show as zero)
Month Tests
Apr 2025 451
May 2025 455
Jun 2025 487
Jul 2025 516
Aug 2025 395
Sep 2025 533
Oct 2025 597
Nov 2025 630
Dec 2025 469
Jan 2026 604
Feb 2026 701
Mar 2026 767

Source:DVSA April 2025 to March 2026 Updated

The most common reasons for failing

DVSA publishes the most common faults for Great Britain as a whole, not for each centre. In April 2025 to March 2026 they were:

  1. Junctions - observation
  2. Mirrors - change direction
  3. Junctions - turning right
  4. Response to signs - traffic lights
  5. Control - steering
  6. Move off - safely
  7. Response to signs - road markings
  8. Response to signs - traffic signs
  9. Positioning - normal driving
  10. Maintain progress - speed

Data sources and methodology

Datasets used on this page
Figures Source Period Records Updated
Driving tests Driving test and theory test data (DRT tables) Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency April 2025 to March 2026 6,605 car tests at Chesterfield in 2025/26 15 September 2026
  • Car practical tests (categories B and B1) in financial years, April to March. Great Britain only: DVSA does not test in Northern Ireland.
  • DVSA leaves out of centre figures any centre where only one examiner tested, but counts those tests nationally, and withholds small counts (“..”) where they could identify people.
  • Centres are matched across years by name. Pass rates reflect the candidates who test at a centre as well as the centre itself.
  • DVSA’s tables give centre names only, with no address, so we do not place centres in council areas.
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