Test Centre Stats

East Midlands, England · DVSA car test centre

Ashfield driving test centre

Ground Floor, Sherwood House, Off Coxmoor Road, Sutton-in-Ashfield, NG17 5LA · wheelchair accessible

Tests here: car, ADI part 2, ADI part 3.

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

Median wait, September 2026

15.3 weeks

+3.2 wk on a year ago

Pass rate, 2025–26

57.3%

+7.3 pts vs GB 50.0%

Wait rank in Great Britain

200 of 314

1 = shortest wait; 15th of 20 East Midlands

Weeks to 10% of slots free

24+ weeks

GB 19.7 weeks

People who took a car test at Ashfield in September 2026 had booked it a median of 15.3 weeks earlier: 3.7 weeks longer than the Great Britain figure (11.6 weeks), and 4.3 weeks longer than the East Midlands figure (11 weeks). A year earlier, in September 2025, it was 12.1 weeks, so the wait has grown by 3.2 weeks. Over the last 12 months it ranged from 7.7 weeks to 18.2 weeks.

When DVSA took its snapshot on the last Monday of September 2026, no week in the next 24 had even 10% of its slots free. DVSA caps this measure at 24 weeks, so the true figure could be longer. Across the whole 24-week window, 4.9% of standard slots were still unbooked (Great Britain: 13.3%).

Waiting time over the last two years

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

  • Ashfield
  • East Midlands
  • Great Britain
Median weeks between booking and taking a test at Ashfield, October 2024 to September 2026Ashfield: 15.3 weeks in September 2026, against 11.6 weeks for Great Britain.05101520Oct 24Jan 25Apr 25Jul 25Oct 25Jan 26Apr 26Jul 2615.3Weeks05101520Jan 25Jul 25Jan 26Jul 2615.3Weeks
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Median weeks between booking and taking a test at Ashfield, October 2024 to September 2026
MonthAshfieldEast MidlandsGreat Britain
September 202615.311.011.6
August 202618.29.611.1
July 202618.210.011.1
June 202617.111.010.7
May 202610.410.39.7
April 20269.49.39.1
March 20269.08.49.0
February 202611.39.610.4
January 20268.69.410.1
December 20258.99.910.1
November 20257.711.310.4
October 20259.414.111.6
September 202512.114.012.4
August 202510.012.911.7
July 202512.413.112.0
June 202514.611.411.0
May 202513.211.411.3
April 202510.311.010.6
March 202510.111.110.4
February 202513.311.111.4
January 202515.911.111.0
December 202415.710.110.4
November 202412.99.79.9
October 20248.49.49.7

How far ahead people booked

Of tests taken at Ashfield in September 2026, 36.5% had been booked within 7 weeks and 39.6% more than 21 weeks before.

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

At Ashfield, 36.5% of tests in September 2026 were booked within 7 weeks and 39.6% 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
Ashfield36.5%12.1%11.8%39.6%
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 Ashfield, those three are below. Of the three, Chesterfield (7.9 weeks), Worksop (12.1 weeks) and Nottingham (Colwick) (13.3 weeks) had median waits at least a week shorter than Ashfield in September 2026.

Centres a test booked at Ashfield can be moved to
CentreDriving distance (DVSA)Median waitvs AshfieldPass rate 2025–26
Chesterfieldabout 14 miles by roadabout 14 mi7.9 weeks−7.4 wk56.2%
Nottingham (Colwick)about 17 miles by roadabout 17 mi13.3 weeks−2.0 wk46.4%
Worksopabout 17 miles by roadabout 17 mi12.1 weeks−3.2 wk55.2%

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), 8,144 car tests were taken here and 57.3% passed, 7.3 points above the Great Britain rate (50.0%). The year before it was 51.2%, so the rate rose by 6.1 points. First attempts did better: 59.2% of 4,283 first-time candidates passed, and 5.8% did it with no faults at all.

  • Ashfield
  • Great Britain average
  • All tests
    57.3%7.3 points above Great Britain (50.0%)
  • First attempts
    59.2%8.7 points above Great Britain (50.5%)
  • First attempt with zero faults
    5.8%2.9 points above Great Britain (2.9%)
  • Men
    58.4%7.6 points above Great Britain (50.8%)
  • Women
    56.1%7.0 points above Great Britain (49.1%)
  • 17-year-oldsGB figure is the sum of listed centres
    69.3%5.7 points above Great Britain (63.6%)
  • Automatic cars25% of tests here were in automatics
    49.6%5.0 points above Great Britain (44.6%)
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Pass rates at Ashfield compared with Great Britain, 2025–26
MeasureAshfieldGreat Britain
All tests57.3%50.0%
First attempts59.2%50.5%
First attempt with zero faults5.8%2.9%
Men58.4%50.8%
Women56.1%49.1%
17-year-olds69.3%63.6%
Automatic cars49.6%44.6%

Pass rate by year

  • Ashfield
  • Great Britain
Car test pass rate at Ashfield by financial yearPass rate at Ashfield in 2025–26: 57.3%; Great Britain 50.0%.020406080100Ashfield, 2019–20: 56.3%56Great Britain, 2019–20: 45.9%2019–20Ashfield, 2020–21: 59.5%59Great Britain, 2020–21: 49.8%2020–21Ashfield, 2021–22: 59.1%59Great Britain, 2021–22: 48.9%2021–22Ashfield, 2022–23: 57.3%57Great Britain, 2022–23: 48.4%2022–23Ashfield, 2023–24: 51.0%51Great Britain, 2023–24: 47.9%2023–24Ashfield, 2024–25: 51.2%51Great Britain, 2024–25: 48.7%2024–25Ashfield, 2025–26: 57.3%57Great Britain, 2025–26: 50.0%2025–26Pass rate, %020406080100Ashfield, 2019–20: 56.3%56Great Britain, 2019–20: 45.9%’19Ashfield, 2020–21: 59.5%59Great Britain, 2020–21: 49.8%’20Ashfield, 2021–22: 59.1%59Great Britain, 2021–22: 48.9%’21Ashfield, 2022–23: 57.3%57Great Britain, 2022–23: 48.4%’22Ashfield, 2023–24: 51.0%51Great Britain, 2023–24: 47.9%’23Ashfield, 2024–25: 51.2%51Great Britain, 2024–25: 48.7%’24Ashfield, 2025–26: 57.3%57Great Britain, 2025–26: 50.0%’25Pass rate, %
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Car test pass rate at Ashfield by financial year
YearAshfieldGreat Britain
2019–2056.3%45.9%
2020–2159.5%49.8%
2021–2259.1%48.9%
2022–2357.3%48.4%
2023–2451.0%47.9%
2024–2551.2%48.7%
2025–2657.3%50.0%

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

By age, 17 to 25 (2025–26)

Candidates aged 17 did best here, at 69.3%. Ages with fewer than 20 tests are left out; DVSA suppresses some small groups.

  • Age 1769.3% of 1,639
  • Age 1861.6% of 1,365
  • Age 1957.6% of 590
  • Age 2058.5% of 359
  • Age 2159.0% of 288
  • Age 2257.4% of 263
  • Age 2356.7% of 245
  • Age 2461.7% of 188
  • Age 2568.0% of 169

Tests cancelled by DVSA

In 2025–26 DVSA cancelled 522 tests at Ashfield, about 64.1 for every 1,000 tests taken (Great Britain: 50.7). The biggest reason was examiner illness (358). These are cancellations by DVSA, not by learners; DVSA should rebook you and may owe you expenses.

  • Examiner illness358
  • Examiner leave88
  • Weather and other acts of nature76

The nearest theory test centre

The closest theory test centre DVSA publishes figures for is Chesterfield (Room 3, Ground Floor, The HQ Building, Boythorpe Road, S49 1HQ), 11 mi away. In 2025–26, 45.3% of its 16,248 car theory tests were passes, close to 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 Chesterfield, 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 Ashfield, with median wait in September 2026 and 2025–26 pass rate
Centre24 months
ChesterfieldShorter wait11 mi7.9 weeks56.2%
Nottingham (Colwick)Shorter wait14 mi13.3 weeks46.4%
WorksopShorter wait14 mi12.1 weeks55.2%
Nottingham (Chilwell)Shorter wait15 mi5.1 weeks49.9%
Derby (Alvaston)Shorter wait17 mi12.3 weeks51.8%
Sheffield (Handsworth)Shorter wait18 mi6.1 weeks44.1%
RotherhamShorter wait22 mi7.1 weeks53.1%
Sheffield (Middlewood Road)23 mi17.3 weeks48.7%
  • This centre
  • Shorter wait
  • Other nearby
Chesterfield: 7.9 weeksNottingham (Colwick): 13.3 weeksWorksop: 12.1 weeksNottingham (Chilwell): 5.1 weeksDerby (Alvaston): 12.3 weeksSheffield (Handsworth): 6.1 weeksRotherham: 7.1 weeksSheffield (Middlewood Road): 17.3 weeksAshfieldAshfield

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.
  • "Weeks to 10% availability" stops at 24 because DVSA only releases tests 24 weeks ahead. A figure of 24 means "24 or more".
  • 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.