Scotland

Banff Driving Test Centre

AB45 1DL
2024/25 pass rate · all attempts
54.9%6.3 percentage points above average

Out of every 100 car tests taken at Banff last year, about 55 ended in a pass — 6.3 points above the 48.6% average across all UK centres, from 182 tests in total.

Latest figures cover March 2025, the most recent DVSA release

First-time pass

47.8%

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

Median wait

10 weeks

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

Male vs female

59.3 / 51.0

Pass rates split by the gender recorded on the booking.

Tests taken

182

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

Pass Rate · Last 12 Months58.3%
Current Waiting Time
10.0weeks

Median wait as of May 2026 · DVSA DRT122F

  • 5.0%Slots still bookable
  • 2Overtime slots added
Median wait trend
13.0
Jun
11.9
Jul
5.0
Aug
12.4
Sept
7.1
Oct
9.1
Nov
5.3
Dec
15.9
Jan
4.0
Feb
17.2
Mar
7.1
Apr
10.0
May
First-attempt rate

47.8%

From 136 first attempts

Passed with zero faults

4

Faultless first-time passes

First vs overall

+7.2 points

All-attempt rate vs first-attempt

First-attempt pass rate · by year47.8%
Test Reliability

10 tests cancelled by DVSA

In April 2024 - March 2025 — about 5.2% of tests attempted here. These are cancellations DVSA initiated (examiner leave, weather, sickness), not learner no-shows.

  • Acts of Nature5
    Adverse weather & bad light
  • Medical Absences5
    Examiner sickness & appointments

Source: DVSA DRT122B · April 2024 - March 2025