Scotland

Newton Stewart Driving Test Centre

DG8 6JW
2024/25 pass rate · all attempts
73.7%25.0 percentage points above average

Out of every 100 car tests taken at Newton Stewart last year, about 74 ended in a pass — 25.0 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

51.9%

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

Median wait

17 weeks

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

Male vs female

88.9 / 60.0

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 Months73.7%
Current Waiting Time
16.9weeks

Median wait as of May 2026 · DVSA DRT122F

  • 0.0%Slots still bookable
  • 1Overtime slots added
Median wait trend
16.3
Jun
11.1
Jul
12.9
Aug
10.8
Sept
14.1
Oct
13.9
Nov
13.5
Dec
17.3
Jan
14.9
Feb
12.9
Mar
13.8
Apr
16.9
May
First-attempt rate

51.9%

From 108 first attempts

Passed with zero faults

1

Faultless first-time passes

First vs overall

+21.8 points

All-attempt rate vs first-attempt

First-attempt pass rate · by year51.9%
Test Reliability

16 tests cancelled by DVSA

In April 2024 - March 2025 — about 45.7% of tests attempted here. These are cancellations DVSA initiated (examiner leave, weather, sickness), not learner no-shows.

  • Medical Absences9
    Examiner sickness & appointments
  • Leave5
    Annual & special leave
  • Acts of Nature2
    Adverse weather & bad light

Source: DVSA DRT122B · April 2024 - March 2025