Scotland

Oban Driving Test Centre

PA34 4AE
2024/25 pass rate · all attempts
62.6%14.0 percentage points above average

Out of every 100 car tests taken at Oban last year, about 63 ended in a pass — 14.0 points above the 48.6% average across all UK centres, from 222 tests in total.

Latest figures cover March 2025, the most recent DVSA release

First-time pass

61.7%

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

68.6 / 57.5

Pass rates split by the gender recorded on the booking.

Tests taken

222

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

Pass Rate · Last 12 Months66.7%
Current Waiting Time
16.7weeks

Median wait as of May 2026 · DVSA DRT122F

  • 3.8%Slots still bookable
  • 0Overtime slots added
Median wait trend
14.3
Jun
12.4
Jul
22.1
Aug
15.4
Sept
20.0
Oct
22.7
Nov
20.3
Dec
17.4
Jan
15.7
Feb
14.6
Mar
16.6
Apr
16.7
May
First-attempt rate

61.7%

From 183 first attempts

Passed with zero faults

2

Faultless first-time passes

First vs overall

+0.9 points

All-attempt rate vs first-attempt

First-attempt pass rate · by year61.7%
Test Reliability

22 tests cancelled by DVSA

In April 2024 - March 2025 — about 9.0% of tests attempted here. These are cancellations DVSA initiated (examiner leave, weather, sickness), not learner no-shows.

  • Leave22
    Annual & special leave

Source: DVSA DRT122B · April 2024 - March 2025