testcentre.uk
Scotland

Ballater Driving Test Centre

AB35 5QW
2024/25 pass rate · all attempts
84.2%35.6 percentage points above average

Out of every 100 car tests taken at Ballater last year, about 84 ended in a pass — 35.6 points above the 48.6% average across all UK centres, from 19 tests in total.

Latest figures cover March 2025, the most recent DVSA release

First-time pass

81.3%

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

Median wait

16 weeks

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

Male vs female

77.8 / 90.0

Pass rates split by the gender recorded on the booking.

Tests taken

19

The total number of car tests conducted here in 2024/25.

Pass Rate · Last 12 Months84.2%
Current Waiting Time
16.4weeks

Median wait as of May 2026 · DVSA DRT122F

  • 1.6%Slots still bookable
  • 0Overtime slots added
Median wait trend
19.4
Jun
9.8
Jul
19.1
Aug
20.9
Sept
17.3
Oct
14.1
Nov
20.7
Dec
19.1
Jan
13.6
Feb
14.9
Mar
16.4
Apr
16.4
May

First-time pass rates

DVSA DRT122C · April 2024 - March 2025
First-attempt rate

81.3%

From 107 first attempts

Passed with zero faults

6

Faultless first-time passes

First vs overall

+2.9 points

All-attempt rate vs first-attempt

First-attempt pass rate · by year81.3%
Test Reliability

12 tests cancelled by DVSA

In April 2023 - March 2024. These are cancellations DVSA initiated (examiner leave, weather, sickness), not learner no-shows.

  • Acts of Nature12
    Adverse weather & bad light

Source: DVSA DRT122B · April 2023 - March 2024