Buckie driving test centre
Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency
Driving Test Centre Buckie
The Fire Station, East Cathcart Street
Buckie
AB56 1QJ
65.2%
2025/26 pass rate · all attempts
15.1 percentage points above averageOut of every 100 car tests at Buckie last year, about 65 passed (15.1 points above the 50.0% UK average).
DVSA DRT122A · OGL v346.3%
4.3 points below the national first-attempt average.
6 weeks
Reported in July 2026 (DRT122F); this centre median is not a booking promise.
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66 published tests in April 2025 - March 2026 · 65.2% overall pass rate
A note on Buckie's figures
Some detail is withheld in the published figures for Buckie, so we have kept comparisons out of the headline.
The pass rate was 65.2% from 66 tests in April 2025 - March 2026.
A good place to sit it
Fault snapshot
Control - steering
This was the most commonly recorded fault here in April 2025 - March 2026. It is a useful place to start a conversation, not a prediction for your test.
- Recorded
- 133 marks
- Rate
- 201.5 marks per 100 tests
Before the day, take a calm look at the parts of moving off that feel least settled: observations, control and choosing a safe gap. Your instructor can help you practise the bits that need another go.
National pass rates also move with the calendar - see UK seasonality.
Pass rate · last 12 months
Overall, male and female monthly rates for this centre. Gaps bridge months with no tests.
Men and women breakdown
Men and women here
Men have the higher published pass rate here in April 2025 - March 2026; no wider explanation is inferred from these figures. On 66 tests the difference is small enough to move year to year.
How faults are marked
Every mark is serious, dangerous, or a driving (minor) fault. Shown per 100 tests.
- Serious · 363.6
- Dangerous · 16.7
- Driving · 2121.2
Named categories
Counts per 100 tests.
| Fault | Serious / 100 | Dangerous / 100 | Driving / 100 | All / 100 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Control - steering | 24.2 | 0.0 | 177.3 | 201.5 |
| Maintain progress - undue hesitation | 15.2 | 0.0 | 184.8 | 200.0 |
| Move off - safely | 22.7 | 0.0 | 172.7 | 195.5 |
| Maintain progress - speed | 9.1 | 0.0 | 160.6 | 169.7 |
| Move off - control | 31.8 | 1.5 | 127.3 | 160.6 |
| Junctions - observation | 36.4 | 6.1 | 80.3 | 122.7 |
| Use of speed | 13.6 | 1.5 | 104.5 | 119.7 |
| Clearance / obstructions | 13.6 | 0.0 | 101.5 | 115.2 |
| Reverse park - Control | 15.2 | 0.0 | 90.9 | 106.1 |
| Positioning - normal driving | 13.6 | 1.5 | 80.3 | 95.5 |
More about this centre
Waiting time, automatic and first-attempt detail, and DVSA-initiated cancellations - only the slices this centre publishes.
Waiting time
Median wait and slot availability as of July 2026.
0.0%
As of July 2026
24 weeks
DRT122F · July 2026
0
First-time passes
First attempts in April 2025 - March 2026. Cleaner than the all-attempt rate when published.
7
Zero-fault first-time passes
+18.8 pts
All-attempt rate vs first-attempt rate