Test Centre Stats

East Midlands, England · DVSA car test centre

Melton Mowbray driving test centre

Melton Mowbray Driving Test Centre, Phoenix House Nottingham Road, Melton Mowbray, LE13 0UL

Tests here: car.

Waiting times to September 2026 and pass rates for 2025–26, from DVSA statistics published .

Median wait, September 2026

20 weeks

−1.1 wk on a year ago

Pass rate, 2025–26

69.7%

+19.7 pts vs GB 50.0%

Wait rank in Great Britain

272 of 314

1 = shortest wait; 20th of 20 East Midlands

Weeks to 10% of slots free

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GB 19.7 weeks

People who took a car test at Melton Mowbray in September 2026 had booked it a median of 20 weeks earlier: 8.4 weeks longer than the Great Britain figure (11.6 weeks), and 9 weeks longer than the East Midlands figure (11 weeks). A year earlier, in September 2025, it was 21.1 weeks, so the wait has shortened by 1.1 weeks. Over the last 12 months it ranged from 13.9 weeks to 23.3 weeks.

Waiting time over the last two years

Median weeks between booking a test and taking it, for tests taken each month.

  • Melton Mowbray
  • East Midlands
  • Great Britain
Median weeks between booking and taking a test at Melton Mowbray, October 2024 to September 2026Melton Mowbray: 20 weeks in September 2026, against 11.6 weeks for Great Britain.0102030Oct 24Jan 25Apr 25Jul 25Oct 25Jan 26Apr 26Jul 2620.0Weeks0102030Jan 25Jul 25Jan 26Jul 2620.0Weeks
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Median weeks between booking and taking a test at Melton Mowbray, October 2024 to September 2026
MonthMelton MowbrayEast MidlandsGreat Britain
September 202620.011.011.6
August 202623.39.611.1
July 202623.310.011.1
June 202621.711.010.7
May 202621.310.39.7
April 202619.49.39.1
March 202618.18.49.0
February 202613.99.610.4
January 202616.09.410.1
December 202516.09.910.1
November 202522.111.310.4
October 202520.014.111.6
September 202521.114.012.4
August 202520.012.911.7
July 202519.613.112.0
June 202518.411.411.0
May 202516.911.411.3
April 202513.311.010.6
March 202510.711.110.4
February 20259.411.111.4
January 202510.311.111.0
December 20249.710.110.4
November 20249.19.79.9
October 20247.69.49.7

How far ahead people booked

Of tests taken at Melton Mowbray in September 2026, 17.9% had been booked within 7 weeks and 37.8% more than 21 weeks before.

  • Within 7 weeks
  • 7 to 14 weeks
  • 14 to 21 weeks
  • Over 21 weeks
Melton Mowbray
East Midlands
Great Britain

At Melton Mowbray, 17.9% of tests in September 2026 were booked within 7 weeks and 37.8% more than 21 weeks ahead.

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How far ahead tests taken in September 2026 were booked
Within 7 weeks7 to 14 weeks14 to 21 weeksOver 21 weeks
Melton Mowbray17.9%15.3%29.1%37.8%
East Midlands41.9%15.1%14.4%28.5%
Great Britain41.1%14.2%15.2%29.5%

If your test is booked here

Since 9 June 2026 a car test can only be moved to one of the three centres DVSA lists as nearest by road (or back to the centre where you first booked), and you get two changes in total. For a test booked at Melton Mowbray, those three are below. Of the three, Leicester (Cannock Street) (7.9 weeks), Loughborough (10.5 weeks) and Grantham (Somerby) (18.4 weeks) had median waits at least a week shorter than Melton Mowbray in September 2026.

Centres a test booked at Melton Mowbray can be moved to
CentreDriving distance (DVSA)Median waitvs Melton MowbrayPass rate 2025–26
Leicester (Cannock Street)about 13 miles by roadabout 13 mi7.9 weeks−12.1 wk40.2%
Loughboroughabout 15 miles by roadabout 15 mi10.5 weeks−9.5 wk42.3%
Grantham (Somerby)about 19 miles by roadabout 19 mi18.4 weeks−1.6 wk57.9%

From DVSA's list of centres you can move your test to, which it says may change. The change service shows your actual options.

Pass rates

In 2025–26 (April 2025 to March 2026), 1,984 car tests were taken here and 69.7% passed, 19.7 points above the Great Britain rate (50.0%). The year before it was 63.9%, so the rate rose by 5.8 points. First attempts did better: 71.2% of 1,215 first-time candidates passed, and 9.9% did it with no faults at all.

  • Melton Mowbray
  • Great Britain average
  • All tests
    69.7%19.7 points above Great Britain (50.0%)
  • First attempts
    71.2%20.7 points above Great Britain (50.5%)
  • First attempt with zero faults
    9.9%7.0 points above Great Britain (2.9%)
  • Men
    71.2%20.4 points above Great Britain (50.8%)
  • Women
    68.1%19.0 points above Great Britain (49.1%)
  • 17-year-oldsGB figure is the sum of listed centres
    77.5%13.9 points above Great Britain (63.6%)
  • Automatic cars19% of tests here were in automatics
    62.6%18.0 points above Great Britain (44.6%)
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Pass rates at Melton Mowbray compared with Great Britain, 2025–26
MeasureMelton MowbrayGreat Britain
All tests69.7%50.0%
First attempts71.2%50.5%
First attempt with zero faults9.9%2.9%
Men71.2%50.8%
Women68.1%49.1%
17-year-olds77.5%63.6%
Automatic cars62.6%44.6%

Pass rate by year

  • Melton Mowbray
  • Great Britain
Car test pass rate at Melton Mowbray by financial yearPass rate at Melton Mowbray in 2025–26: 69.7%; Great Britain 50.0%.020406080100Melton Mowbray, 2019–20: 58.6%59Great Britain, 2019–20: 45.9%2019–20Melton Mowbray, 2020–21: 58.2%58Great Britain, 2020–21: 49.8%2020–21Melton Mowbray, 2021–22: 62.7%63Great Britain, 2021–22: 48.9%2021–22Melton Mowbray, 2022–23: 61.9%62Great Britain, 2022–23: 48.4%2022–23Melton Mowbray, 2023–24: 59.8%60Great Britain, 2023–24: 47.9%2023–24Melton Mowbray, 2024–25: 63.9%64Great Britain, 2024–25: 48.7%2024–25Melton Mowbray, 2025–26: 69.7%70Great Britain, 2025–26: 50.0%2025–26Pass rate, %020406080100Melton Mowbray, 2019–20: 58.6%59Great Britain, 2019–20: 45.9%’19Melton Mowbray, 2020–21: 58.2%58Great Britain, 2020–21: 49.8%’20Melton Mowbray, 2021–22: 62.7%63Great Britain, 2021–22: 48.9%’21Melton Mowbray, 2022–23: 61.9%62Great Britain, 2022–23: 48.4%’22Melton Mowbray, 2023–24: 59.8%60Great Britain, 2023–24: 47.9%’23Melton Mowbray, 2024–25: 63.9%64Great Britain, 2024–25: 48.7%’24Melton Mowbray, 2025–26: 69.7%70Great Britain, 2025–26: 50.0%’25Pass rate, %
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Car test pass rate at Melton Mowbray by financial year
YearMelton MowbrayGreat Britain
2019–2058.6%45.9%
2020–2158.2%49.8%
2021–2262.7%48.9%
2022–2361.9%48.4%
2023–2459.8%47.9%
2024–2563.9%48.7%
2025–2669.7%50.0%

Years run April to March; ’20 is 2020–21.

By age, 17 to 25 (2025–26)

Candidates aged 22 did best here, at 78.3%. Ages with fewer than 20 tests are left out; DVSA suppresses some small groups.

  • Age 1777.5% of 550
  • Age 1872.9% of 358
  • Age 1969.6% of 138
  • Age 2065.9% of 82
  • Age 2167.7% of 62
  • Age 2278.3% of 69
  • Age 2360.4% of 53
  • Age 2463.6% of 44
  • Age 2565.9% of 44

Tests cancelled by DVSA

In 2025–26 DVSA cancelled 34 tests at Melton Mowbray, about 17.1 for every 1,000 tests taken (Great Britain: 50.7). The biggest reason was examiner leave (26). These are cancellations by DVSA, not by learners; DVSA should rebook you and may owe you expenses.

  • Examiner leave26
  • Examiner illness6
  • Weather and other acts of nature2

The nearest theory test centre

The closest theory test centre DVSA publishes figures for is Leicester (Third Floor, Block A, Phoenix Yard, Upper Brown Street, LE1 5AG), 14 mi away. In 2025–26, 40.4% of its 61,224 car theory tests were passes, 4.4 points below the Great Britain rate (44.8%). You can sit the theory test at any centre.

Nearby centres

The nearest centre with a shorter wait is Leicester (Cannock Street), 11 mi away, at 7.9 weeks. No nearby centre had a pass rate more than 2 points higher. You can book a new test at any centre in Great Britain, but once it's booked a car test can only be moved to the three centres DVSA names for that centre. Distances here are straight-line.

Centres near Melton Mowbray, with median wait in September 2026 and 2025–26 pass rate
Centre24 months
Leicester (Cannock Street)Shorter wait11 mi7.9 weeks40.2%
LoughboroughShorter wait13 mi10.5 weeks42.3%
Nottingham (Colwick)Shorter wait15 mi13.3 weeks46.4%
Grantham (Somerby)Shorter wait16 mi18.4 weeks57.9%
Leicester (Wigston)Shorter wait17 mi12.7 weeks51.2%
Nottingham (Chilwell)Shorter wait17 mi5.1 weeks49.9%
Derby (Alvaston)Shorter wait24 mi12.3 weeks51.8%
HinckleyShorter wait26 mi9.6 weeks46.4%
  • This centre
  • Shorter wait
  • Other nearby
Leicester (Cannock Street): 7.9 weeksLoughborough: 10.5 weeksNottingham (Colwick): 13.3 weeksGrantham (Somerby): 18.4 weeksLeicester (Wigston): 12.7 weeksNottingham (Chilwell): 5.1 weeksDerby (Alvaston): 12.3 weeksHinckley: 9.6 weeksMelton MowbrayMelton Mowbray

Reading these figures

  • The waiting time is a median for tests taken that month: half of candidates booked closer to their test date, half further ahead. It is not the earliest date you could book today, which can be sooner when tests are cancelled or extra ones are added.
  • DVSA marks figures from April 2025 onwards as provisional; they can be revised at the quarterly update.
  • Pass rates are published once a year; the latest cover April 2025 to March 2026. Waiting times are monthly, to September 2026.
  • The figures cover DVSA car tests only, not tests run by delegated examiners (such as some fleet and emergency service tests).

To book or move a test, use the official services: book your driving test or change your driving test on GOV.UK. DVSA explains when new tests are released. We have no link with DVSA and no access to its booking system.

Sources

DVSA, Driving test and theory test data: cars: tables DRT122F (waiting times), DRT121G (regional and national), DRT122A to DRT122E (pass rates), DRT122B (cancellations) and DRT112A (theory tests). Address and coordinates from GOV.UK's Find a driving test centre. Open Government Licence v3.0. Checked 3 November 2026.