74 DVSA centres · April 2025 to March 2026

Best & Worst Driving Test Centres in Scotland

Scotland spans dense city centres in the Central Belt and some of the most remote rural and island test centres in the UK. Quiet Highland and island routes tend to record higher pass rates than the busy Glasgow and Edinburgh centres. Across the 74 Scotland test centres, car pass rates ranged from 36.4% to 73.8% in April 2025 to March 2026.

Quick answer: In Scotland, Isle of Mull is the easiest by pass rate (73.8%) and Dunfermline (Vine) the hardest (36.4%). The national average is 50.0%.

Centres

Pass-rate range

36.4%–73.8%

Mean of centres

58.0%

Tests conducted

140,572

All 74 Scotland test centres, ranked

Highest pass rate first. Each centre links to its full breakdown.

#	Test centre	Pass rate	Tests	UK rank
1	Isle of Mull	73.8%	42	2 / 317
2	Gairloch	73.5%	49	3 / 317
3	Pitlochry	73.3%	146	4 / 317
4	Benbecula Island	72.9%	107	5 / 317
5	Girvan	72.0%	250	6 / 317
6	Campbeltown	71.6%	109	7 / 317
7	Dunoon	71.5%	193	8 / 317
8	Stranraer	71.2%	215	9 / 317
9	Golspie	71.0%	93	10 / 317
10	Duns	70.2%	171	11 / 317
11	Montrose	70.0%	621	12 / 317
12	Inveraray	69.4%	124	15 / 317
13	Aberfeldy	68.5%	149	17 / 317
14	Lerwick	67.8%	379	19 / 317
15	Cumnock	67.4%	760	20 / 317
16	Arbroath	67.4%	605	21 / 317
17	Brodick (Isle of Arran)	67.3%	55	22 / 317
18	Stornoway	66.6%	344	23 / 317
19	Oban	66.1%	322	24 / 317
20	Newton Stewart	65.8%	225	25 / 317
21	Fort William	65.5%	374	26 / 317
22	Hawick	64.3%	415	30 / 317
23	Mallaig	64.2%	53	32 / 317
24	Fraserburgh	64.0%	531	33 / 317
25	Huntly	63.7%	245	34 / 317
26	Alness	63.1%	783	37 / 317
27	Thurso	63.0%	162	38 / 317
28	Inverurie	61.9%	749	42 / 317
29	Ullapool	61.2%	49	46 / 317
30	Forfar	60.3%	667	49 / 317
31	Wick	59.4%	239	56 / 317
32	Kelso	59.2%	434	58 / 317
33	Kingussie	59.1%	93	59 / 317
34	Peebles	58.8%	685	62 / 317
35	Lanark	58.1%	1,914	70 / 317
36	East Kilbride	57.7%	1,976	73 / 317
37	Haddington	57.5%	2,195	76 / 317
38	Ayr	57.5%	2,189	77 / 317
39	Banff	57.5%	280	78 / 317
40	Kyle of Lochalsh	57.4%	136	79 / 317
41	Dundee	57.3%	3,742	81 / 317
42	Isle of Skye (Portree)	57.0%	128	85 / 317
43	Grantown-On-Spey	56.9%	137	87 / 317
44	Lochgilphead	56.4%	140	95 / 317
45	Orkney	55.9%	320	102 / 317
46	Irvine	55.7%	4,941	103 / 317
47	Livingston	55.7%	2,997	104 / 317
48	Dumfries	53.9%	2,267	125 / 317
49	Castle Douglas	53.4%	549	134 / 317
50	Peterhead	53.2%	2,628	139 / 317
51	Dumbarton	52.8%	1,659	150 / 317
52	Aberdeen South (Cove)	52.4%	4,858	152 / 317
53	Rothesay	52.0%	125	159 / 317
54	Buckie	51.1%	268	186 / 317
55	Kirkcaldy	50.9%	4,313	193 / 317
56	Grangemouth	50.7%	3,761	198 / 317
57	Callander	49.9%	335	208 / 317
58	Bishopbriggs	49.8%	6,186	209 / 317
59	Edinburgh (Musselburgh)	49.4%	6,850	212 / 317
60	Perth (Arran Road)	48.8%	2,642	220 / 317
61	Paisley	48.6%	7,912	222 / 317
62	Aberdeen North	48.2%	3,906	231 / 317
63	Glasgow (Baillieston)	47.4%	10,428	238 / 317
64	Airdrie	47.4%	4,599	239 / 317
65	Galashiels	47.4%	2,241	240 / 317
66	Inverness (Longman Drive)	45.8%	3,252	266 / 317
67	Glasgow (Anniesland)	44.3%	6,170	279 / 317
68	Stirling	43.0%	2,747	285 / 317
69	Elgin	42.3%	2,934	292 / 317
70	Hamilton	42.0%	6,112	293 / 317
71	Greenock	41.7%	3,547	294 / 317
72	Edinburgh (Currie)	41.6%	6,202	296 / 317
73	Glasgow (Shieldhall)	39.9%	7,019	309 / 317
74	Dunfermline (Vine)	36.4%	5,529	314 / 317

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Frequently asked questions about driving test centres in Scotland

Which is the easiest driving test centre in Scotland?

By pass rate, Isle of Mull is the easiest place to pass in Scotland, with a car practical pass rate of 73.8% for April 2025 to March 2026 (DVSA table DRT122A). It ranks 2 of all UK centres. A higher local pass rate usually reflects quieter roads, not an easier exam.

Which is the hardest driving test centre in Scotland?

Dunfermline (Vine) has the lowest car practical pass rate in Scotland at 36.4% for April 2025 to March 2026. Every examiner marks to the same national standard, so a lower rate reflects busier or more complex local roads rather than a tougher test.

What is the average driving test pass rate in Scotland?

Across the 74 DVSA car test centres in Scotland, pass rates ranged from 36.4% to 73.8% for April 2025 to March 2026. The simple mean of these centres is 58.0% — 8.0 points above the national average of 50.0%. (This mean is a GeraRide calculation across the listed centres, not an official regional figure.)

How many driving test centres are there in Scotland?

This page covers 74 DVSA car practical test centres located in Scotland, which together conducted 140,572 tests in April 2025 to March 2026. Centres are grouped by the region their town sits in; all pass-rate figures are exactly as published by the DVSA in table DRT122A.

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Source: Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA), table DRT122A — Driving test and theory test data (cars). Reporting period April 2025 to March 2026. Retrieved 2026-06-25. Centres are grouped into Scotland by the location of each test centre’s town; the mean is a GeraRide calculation across the listed centres, not an official regional figure. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.