Nottingham Watnall Driving Test Centre: Pass Rate & Routes
Latest DVSA figures: 2024/25. Examiners conducted 702 car tests with a 48.9% pass rate. Those figures are not the current 2025/26 year.
DVSA's 2025/26 test data has no figures for this venue. It may have closed, moved or been renamed. Check GOV.UK for current test centres.
Practise Nottingham Watnall routes in the app
Driving Test Routes UK has compiled practice routes near Nottingham Watnall, not official DVSA routes. Free to download. Full routes and turn-by-turn need Pro.
A practice route near Nottingham Watnall
One of 14 practice route patterns around Nottingham Watnall. Open the app for all 14 with spoken turn-by-turn.
This is an outline of the shape of one compiled practice route, with the start and finish marked and no streets shown. They are not official DVSA routes: examiners change routes for traffic and roadworks.
Nottingham Watnall pass rate in 2024/25
Pass rate trend at Nottingham Watnall
From 2021/22 to 2024/25 the pass rate fell from 52.7% to 48.9% (-3.8 points). Test volumes changed too, from 4,226 to 702 tests a year.
| Year (Apr–Mar) | Tests | Passes | Nottingham Watnall | GB average |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021/22 | 4,226 | 2,228 | 52.7% | 48.9% |
| 2022/23 | 3,511 | 2,013 | 57.3% | 48.4% |
| 2023/24 | 3,607 | 1,856 | 51.5% | 47.9% |
| 2024/25 | 702 | 343 | 48.9% | 48.7% |
Nearest current test centres
Approximate straight-line distance. These are centres in the current DVSA sheet. The closest with a noticeably higher rate is Sutton-In-Ashfield (12 km, 57.3%).
What the test at Nottingham Watnall involves
- About 40 minutes of driving, starting with an eyesight check and a “tell me” question.
- Around 20 minutes of independent driving, usually following a sat nav set by the examiner.
- One reversing manoeuvre: parallel park, bay park, or pull up on the right and reverse two car lengths.
- A “show me” question while you drive, and possibly an emergency stop.
Frequently asked questions
- What is the pass rate at Nottingham Watnall driving test centre?
- DVSA figures for 2024/25 show 343 passes from 702 car practical tests at Watnall, a pass rate of 48.9%, above the Great Britain average of 48.7% for the same year.
- Is there an easier test centre near Nottingham Watnall?
- The nearest centre with a noticeably higher pass rate is Sutton-In-Ashfield, about 12 km away, at 57.3% in 2025/26. Pass rates reflect who tests there as much as the roads, so practise the routes where you will actually take your test.
- How many practice routes are there for Nottingham Watnall?
- Driving Test Routes UK has 14 compiled practice routes around Nottingham Watnall, not official DVSA routes. Examiners change routes for traffic and roadworks. Free to download. Full routes and turn-by-turn need Pro.
Pass rates: DVSA, car driving test data by test centre (DRT122A/C/E, April 2025 to March 2026, published June 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. Practice routes are compiled by Driving Test Routes UK and are not official DVSA routes. Examiners vary routes for traffic and roadworks.