testcentreKettering Driving Test Centre
NN15 6NLOut of every 100 car tests taken at Kettering last year, about 46 ended in a pass — 2.7 points below the 48.6% average across all UK centres, from 8,489 tests in total.
Latest figures cover March 2025, the most recent DVSA release
46.2%
The rate for people sitting their very first test, with no retests counted — often the fairest guide for a first attempt.
13 weeks
Half of learners get a slot sooner than this, half wait longer. Refreshed every month from the latest DVSA figures.
45.7 / 46.3
Pass rates split by the gender recorded on the booking.
40.8%
The pass rate for tests taken in an automatic car — useful if you are learning without a clutch.
Median wait as of May 2026 · DVSA DRT122F
- 4.5%Slots still bookable
- 199Overtime slots added
First-time pass rates
DVSA DRT122C · April 2024 - March 202546.2%
From 4,169 first attempts
80
Faultless first-time passes
-0.2 points
All-attempt rate vs first-attempt
Automatic transmission
DVSA DRT122E · April 2024 - March 202540.8%
From 2,096 automatic tests
42.3%
From 809 tests
39.9%
From 1,287 tests
817 tests cancelled by DVSA
In April 2024 - March 2025 — about 8.8% of tests attempted here. These are cancellations DVSA initiated (examiner leave, weather, sickness), not learner no-shows.
- Medical Absences613Examiner sickness & appointments
- Leave131Annual & special leave
- Acts of Nature73Adverse weather & bad light
Source: DVSA DRT122B · April 2024 - March 2025