Test Centre Stats

East Midlands, England · DVSA car test centre

Chesterfield driving test centre

Bus Garage, Approach Road, Stonegravels, Chesterfield, S41 7LT · wheelchair accessible

Tests here: car, motorcycle module 2 (on-road), 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

7.9 weeks

−2.8 wk on a year ago

Pass rate, 2025–26

56.2%

+6.2 pts vs GB 50.0%

Wait rank in Great Britain

83 of 314

1 = shortest wait; joint 4th of 20 East Midlands

Weeks to 10% of slots free

20.3 weeks

GB 19.7 weeks

People who took a car test at Chesterfield in September 2026 had booked it a median of 7.9 weeks earlier: 3.7 weeks shorter than the Great Britain figure (11.6 weeks), and 3.1 weeks shorter than the East Midlands figure (11 weeks). A year earlier, in September 2025, it was 10.7 weeks, so the wait has shortened by 2.8 weeks. Over the last 12 months it ranged from 4.9 weeks to 8.3 weeks.

On the last Monday of September 2026 it would have taken about 20.3 weeks to reach a week with at least 10% of its test slots free (Great Britain: 19.7 weeks). Across the whole 24-week window, 20.3% 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.

  • Chesterfield
  • East Midlands
  • Great Britain
Median weeks between booking and taking a test at Chesterfield, October 2024 to September 2026Chesterfield: 7.9 weeks in September 2026, against 11.6 weeks for Great Britain.05101520Oct 24Jan 25Apr 25Jul 25Oct 25Jan 26Apr 26Jul 267.9Weeks05101520Jan 25Jul 25Jan 26Jul 267.9Weeks
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Median weeks between booking and taking a test at Chesterfield, October 2024 to September 2026
MonthChesterfieldEast MidlandsGreat Britain
September 20267.911.011.6
August 20264.99.611.1
July 20264.910.011.1
June 20268.011.010.7
May 20266.110.39.7
April 20266.19.39.1
March 20266.48.49.0
February 20266.39.610.4
January 20268.09.410.1
December 20257.99.910.1
November 20258.011.310.4
October 20258.314.111.6
September 202510.714.012.4
August 202512.112.911.7
July 202513.113.112.0
June 202510.411.411.0
May 20259.411.411.3
April 202510.711.010.6
March 202511.911.110.4
February 202511.111.111.4
January 202511.311.111.0
December 20248.210.110.4
November 20246.79.79.9
October 20248.99.49.7

How far ahead people booked

Of tests taken at Chesterfield in September 2026, 47.6% had been booked within 7 weeks and 22.3% more than 21 weeks before.

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

At Chesterfield, 47.6% of tests in September 2026 were booked within 7 weeks and 22.3% 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
Chesterfield47.6%13.8%16.3%22.3%
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 Chesterfield, those three are below. Of the three, Sheffield (Handsworth) (6.1 weeks) had a median wait at least a week shorter than Chesterfield in September 2026.

Centres a test booked at Chesterfield can be moved to
CentreDriving distance (DVSA)Median waitvs ChesterfieldPass rate 2025–26
Sheffield (Handsworth)about 14 miles by roadabout 14 mi6.1 weeks−1.8 wk44.1%
Ashfieldabout 14 miles by roadabout 14 mi15.3 weeks+7.4 wk57.3%
Sheffield (Middlewood Road)about 14 miles by roadabout 14 mi17.3 weeks+9.4 wk48.7%

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), 6,605 car tests were taken here and 56.2% passed, 6.2 points above the Great Britain rate (50.0%). The year before it was 54.5%, so the rate rose by 1.7 points. First attempts did about the same: 56.5% of 3,440 first-time candidates passed, and 6.5% did it with no faults at all.

  • Chesterfield
  • Great Britain average
  • All tests
    56.2%6.2 points above Great Britain (50.0%)
  • First attempts
    56.5%6.0 points above Great Britain (50.5%)
  • First attempt with zero faults
    6.5%3.6 points above Great Britain (2.9%)
  • Men
    56.3%5.5 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
    67.6%4.0 points above Great Britain (63.6%)
  • Automatic cars25% of tests here were in automatics
    48.0%3.4 points above Great Britain (44.6%)
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Pass rates at Chesterfield compared with Great Britain, 2025–26
MeasureChesterfieldGreat Britain
All tests56.2%50.0%
First attempts56.5%50.5%
First attempt with zero faults6.5%2.9%
Men56.3%50.8%
Women56.1%49.1%
17-year-olds67.6%63.6%
Automatic cars48.0%44.6%

Pass rate by year

  • Chesterfield
  • Great Britain
Car test pass rate at Chesterfield by financial yearPass rate at Chesterfield in 2025–26: 56.2%; Great Britain 50.0%.020406080100Chesterfield, 2019–20: 44.7%45Great Britain, 2019–20: 45.9%2019–20Chesterfield, 2020–21: 48.6%49Great Britain, 2020–21: 49.8%2020–21Chesterfield, 2021–22: 47.9%48Great Britain, 2021–22: 48.9%2021–22Chesterfield, 2022–23: 47.4%47Great Britain, 2022–23: 48.4%2022–23Chesterfield, 2023–24: 50.3%50Great Britain, 2023–24: 47.9%2023–24Chesterfield, 2024–25: 54.5%54Great Britain, 2024–25: 48.7%2024–25Chesterfield, 2025–26: 56.2%56Great Britain, 2025–26: 50.0%2025–26Pass rate, %020406080100Chesterfield, 2019–20: 44.7%45Great Britain, 2019–20: 45.9%’19Chesterfield, 2020–21: 48.6%49Great Britain, 2020–21: 49.8%’20Chesterfield, 2021–22: 47.9%48Great Britain, 2021–22: 48.9%’21Chesterfield, 2022–23: 47.4%47Great Britain, 2022–23: 48.4%’22Chesterfield, 2023–24: 50.3%50Great Britain, 2023–24: 47.9%’23Chesterfield, 2024–25: 54.5%54Great Britain, 2024–25: 48.7%’24Chesterfield, 2025–26: 56.2%56Great Britain, 2025–26: 50.0%’25Pass rate, %
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Car test pass rate at Chesterfield by financial year
YearChesterfieldGreat Britain
2019–2044.7%45.9%
2020–2148.6%49.8%
2021–2247.9%48.9%
2022–2347.4%48.4%
2023–2450.3%47.9%
2024–2554.5%48.7%
2025–2656.2%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 67.6%. Ages with fewer than 20 tests are left out; DVSA suppresses some small groups.

  • Age 1767.6% of 1,292
  • Age 1862.1% of 978
  • Age 1957.4% of 427
  • Age 2061.7% of 222
  • Age 2157.0% of 272
  • Age 2261.5% of 192
  • Age 2362.4% of 189
  • Age 2554.2% of 190

Tests cancelled by DVSA

In 2025–26 DVSA cancelled 249 tests at Chesterfield, about 37.7 for every 1,000 tests taken (Great Britain: 50.7). The biggest reason was examiner illness (126). These are cancellations by DVSA, not by learners; DVSA should rebook you and may owe you expenses.

  • Examiner illness126
  • Examiner leave80
  • Weather and other acts of nature43

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), 0.9 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 Sheffield (Handsworth), 8.9 mi away, at 6.1 weeks. Within the same list, Buxton (20 mi) had a pass rate of 58.7%. 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 Chesterfield, with median wait in September 2026 and 2025–26 pass rate
Centre24 months
Sheffield (Handsworth)Shorter wait8.9 mi6.1 weeks44.1%
Ashfield11 mi15.3 weeks57.3%
Worksop12 mi12.1 weeks55.2%
Sheffield (Middlewood Road)13 mi17.3 weeks48.7%
Rotherham14 mi7.1 weeks53.1%
BuxtonHigher pass rate20 mi17.4 weeks58.7%
BarnsleyHigher pass rate22 mi7.3 weeks58.5%
Derby (Alvaston)24 mi12.3 weeks51.8%
  • This centre
  • Shorter wait
  • Other nearby
Sheffield (Handsworth): 6.1 weeksAshfield: 15.3 weeksWorksop: 12.1 weeksSheffield (Middlewood Road): 17.3 weeksRotherham: 7.1 weeksBuxton: 17.4 weeksBarnsley: 7.3 weeksDerby (Alvaston): 12.3 weeksChesterfieldChesterfield

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.