England • East Midlands

Boston Driving Test Centre

PE21 8AL
2024/25 pass rate · all attempts
50.7%2.1 percentage points above average

Out of every 100 car tests taken at Boston last year, about 51 ended in a pass — 2.1 points above the 48.6% average across all UK centres, from 4,521 tests in total.

Latest figures cover March 2025, the most recent DVSA release

First-time pass

51.6%

The rate for people sitting their very first test, with no retests counted — often the fairest guide for a first attempt.

Median wait

4 weeks

Half of learners get a slot sooner than this, half wait longer. Refreshed every month from the latest DVSA figures.

Male vs female

51.3 / 50.0

Pass rates split by the gender recorded on the booking.

Automatic pass

42.3%

The pass rate for tests taken in an automatic car — useful if you are learning without a clutch.

Pass Rate · Last 12 Months48.8%
Current Waiting Time
3.9weeks

Median wait as of May 2026 · DVSA DRT122F

  • 4.3%Slots still bookable
  • 112Overtime slots added
Median wait trend
9.0
Jun
11.5
Jul
10.9
Aug
10.7
Sept
10.0
Oct
8.4
Nov
11.3
Dec
11.6
Jan
6.0
Feb
6.8
Mar
5.7
Apr
3.9
May
First-attempt rate

51.6%

From 2,202 first attempts

Passed with zero faults

29

Faultless first-time passes

First vs overall

-0.8 points

All-attempt rate vs first-attempt

First-attempt pass rate · by year51.6%
Automatic pass rate

42.3%

From 940 automatic tests

Male (automatic)

42.4%

From 384 tests

Female (automatic)

42.3%

From 556 tests

Automatic pass rate · by year42.3%
Test Reliability

46 tests cancelled by DVSA

In April 2024 - March 2025 — about 1.0% of tests attempted here. These are cancellations DVSA initiated (examiner leave, weather, sickness), not learner no-shows.

  • Medical Absences39
    Examiner sickness & appointments
  • Leave7
    Annual & special leave

Source: DVSA DRT122B · April 2024 - March 2025