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Car practical driving test pass rates at Nottingham (Colwick): each year since 2008/09, 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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15,150 car tests at Nottingham (Colwick) in 2025/26
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  • Pass rate, 2025/26 46.4% Great Britain 50.0%
  • Tests taken 15,150 7,032 passes
  • First-attempt pass rate 47.6% Great Britain 50.5%
  • Rank by pass rate 199 of 260 centres with 1,000+ tests
  • Women’s pass rate 47.3% GB 49.1%
  • Men’s pass rate 45.8% GB 50.8%

What is the pass rate at Nottingham (Colwick)?

In April 2025 to March 2026, 46.4% of car practical tests at Nottingham (Colwick) were passes (7,032 of 15,150), against 50.0% across Great Britain: 3.6 points lower. That is 62nd lowest of 260 centres with 1,000 or more tests. The year before it was 45.5%.

Pass rate at Nottingham (Colwick) and in Great Britain

Highest 49.1% in 2020/21, lowest 40.6% in 2008/09. −2.7 points since 2020/21.

Car practical test pass rate at Nottingham (Colwick) and in Great Britain by financial year
Year Nottingham (Colwick)Great Britain
2008/09 40.6%45.3%
2009/10 42.3%45.9%
2010/11 –46.3%
2011/12 49.1%46.9%
2012/13 44.6%47.2%
2013/14 47.0%47.1%
2014/15 48.7%46.9%
2015/16 47.3%47.1%
2016/17 48.5%47.1%
2017/18 46.5%46.3%
2018/19 47.3%45.8%
2019/20 44.6%45.9%
2020/21 49.1%49.8%
2021/22 48.5%48.9%
2022/23 47.7%48.4%
2023/24 45.3%47.9%
2024/25 45.5%48.7%
2025/26 46.4%50.0%

Source:DVSA April 2025 to March 2026 Updated

Pass rates for men and women

In 2025/26, women passed 47.3% of tests at Nottingham (Colwick) and men 45.8%. Across Great Britain the figures were 49.1% and 50.8%.

Pass rate by gender

Pass rate by gender at Nottingham (Colwick) and in Great Britain, 2025/26
Candidates Nottingham (Colwick)Great Britain
Women 47.3%49.1%
Men 45.8%50.8%
All 46.4%50.0%

Source:DVSA April 2025 to March 2026 Updated

Passing first time at Nottingham (Colwick)

7,214 people took their first practical test at Nottingham (Colwick) in 2025/26 and 47.6% passed, against 50.5% of first attempts across Great Britain. 141 of them passed without a single driving fault.

First-attempt pass rate

First-attempt pass rate at Nottingham (Colwick) and in Great Britain by financial year
Year Nottingham (Colwick)Great Britain
2008/09 39.5%45.3%
2009/10 42.5%45.7%
2010/11 –46.2%
2011/12 49.8%47.5%
2012/13 45.8%47.7%
2013/14 47.7%47.9%
2014/15 49.7%47.6%
2015/16 48.3%47.5%
2016/17 47.4%47.1%
2017/18 47.1%46.7%
2018/19 48.2%46.6%
2019/20 46.8%46.4%
2020/21 50.6%51.1%
2021/22 50.5%49.3%
2022/23 48.2%48.3%
2023/24 45.4%48.1%
2024/25 47.0%48.9%
2025/26 47.6%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 Nottingham (Colwick)
Month Nottingham (Colwick)
Apr 2025 50.5%
May 2025 48.5%
Jun 2025 43.7%
Jul 2025 47.4%
Aug 2025 47.4%
Sep 2025 46.9%
Oct 2025 40.5%
Nov 2025 46.2%
Dec 2025 47.7%
Jan 2026 48.4%
Feb 2026 45.0%
Mar 2026 46.4%

Source:DVSA April 2025 to March 2026 Updated

Tests each month

Car tests each month at Nottingham (Colwick) (withheld months show as zero)
Month Tests
Apr 2025 995
May 2025 1,003
Jun 2025 1,382
Jul 2025 1,359
Aug 2025 1,041
Sep 2025 1,103
Oct 2025 1,197
Nov 2025 1,422
Dec 2025 1,169
Jan 2026 1,452
Feb 2026 1,517
Mar 2026 1,510

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 15,150 car tests at Nottingham (Colwick) 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. Nottingham (Colwick) appears under this name from 2008/09; an earlier name would count as a different centre. 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.
How we calculate these figures All data sources

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