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Buckie Driving Test Centre

AB56 1QJ
2024/25 pass rate · all attempts
58.2%9.5 percentage points above average

Out of every 100 car tests taken at Buckie last year, about 58 ended in a pass — 9.5 points above the 48.6% average across all UK centres, from 98 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

14 weeks

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

Male vs female

52.8 / 64.4

Pass rates split by the gender recorded on the booking.

Tests taken

98

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

Pass Rate · Last 12 Months55.6%
Current Waiting Time
14.0weeks

Median wait as of May 2026 · DVSA DRT122F

  • 4Overtime slots added
Median wait trend
10.3
Jun
18.1
Jul
15.1
Aug
16.6
Sept
5.9
Oct
17.3
Nov
14.6
Dec
9.1
Jan
15.0
Feb
20.1
Mar
18.0
Apr
14.0
May

First-time pass rates

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

47.8%

From 134 first attempts

Passed with zero faults

3

Faultless first-time passes

First vs overall

+10.4 points

All-attempt rate vs first-attempt

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

20 tests cancelled by DVSA

In April 2024 - March 2025 — about 16.9% of tests attempted here. These are cancellations DVSA initiated (examiner leave, weather, sickness), not learner no-shows.

  • Medical Absences10
    Examiner sickness & appointments
  • Acts of Nature9
    Adverse weather & bad light
  • Leave1
    Annual & special leave

Source: DVSA DRT122B · April 2024 - March 2025