Perth (Arran Road) driving test centre

ScotlandAbout 13 weeks

Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency

Driving Test Centre Perth

Arran Road, North Muirton Ind Estate

Perth

PH1 3DZ

48.8%

2025/26 pass rate · all attempts

About the 50.0% national average

Out of every 100 car tests at Perth (Arran Road) last year, about 49 passed (1.2 points below the 50.0% UK average).

DVSA DRT122A · OGL v3
First-time pass

47.2%

3.4 points below the national first-attempt average.

Reported wait

13 weeks

Reported in July 2026 (DRT122F); this centre median is not a booking promise.

This centre in numbers

25

2,642 published tests in April 2025 - March 2026 · 48.8% overall pass rate

Perth (Arran Road)'s pass rate has changed

Perth (Arran Road)'s pass rate was 2.9 points higher than the previous financial year. The pass rate was 48.8% from 2,642 tests in April 2025 - March 2026.

The reported wait was 13 weeks in July 2026.

What a lower rate actually means

Busier roads and trickier junctions push the rate down. About 25 people still pass here every week, and they practised the same roads you can.

Fault snapshot

Maintain progress - undue hesitation

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
1,491
marks
Rate
56.4
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.

Explore the full fault breakdown

National pass rates also move with the calendar - see UK seasonality.

Across the region

Scotland centres by current pass rate.

  • Inveraray90% · 20 tests
  • Isle of Skye (Portree)85.7% · 21 tests
  • Thurso84.6% · 26 tests
  • Benbecula Island82.4% · 17 tests
  • Duns81% · 21 tests
  • Golspie80% · 20 tests
  • Stranraer77.5% · 80 tests
  • Perth (Arran Road)48.8%

Centres with under 100 tests are thin samples.

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 2,642 tests the difference is small enough to move year to year.

Axis starts at 41%.

How faults are marked

Every mark is serious, dangerous, or a driving (minor) fault. Shown per 100 tests.

  • Serious · 99.4
  • Dangerous · 4.2
  • Driving · 568.0

Faults that end tests

Top categories by total marks in April 2025 - March 2026. Colour shows severity mix within each bar.

  • Maintain progress - undue hesitation1,491
  • Control - steering1,321
  • Move off - safely1,293
  • Mirrors - change direction1,193
  • Junctions - observation1,043
  • Move off - control1,025
  • Maintain progress - speed1,007
  • Positioning - normal driving788
Serious Dangerous Driving

Named categories

Counts per 100 tests.

Top 10 fault categories
FaultSerious / 100Dangerous / 100Driving / 100All / 100
Maintain progress - undue hesitation3.40.053.056.4
Control - steering5.60.444.050.0
Move off - safely4.00.144.948.9
Mirrors - change direction16.01.128.045.2
Junctions - observation10.31.427.839.5
Move off - control4.50.134.238.8
Maintain progress - speed2.70.035.438.1
Positioning - normal driving5.80.223.829.8
Use of speed3.60.023.226.9
Signals - correctly0.90.022.323.2
About these figures
Fault categories are self-reported by DVSA examiners; a single test can record more than one fault, so these describe examiner records, not route difficulty.

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.

Slots still bookable

4.4%

As of July 2026

Weeks to 10%+ availability

24 weeks

DRT122F · July 2026

Overtime slots added

0

Automatic transmission

491 automatic tests in April 2025 - March 2026.

Pass rate

38.5%

491 automatic tests

Male

41.8%

194 tests

Female

36.4%

297 tests

First-time passes

First attempts in April 2025 - March 2026. Cleaner than the all-attempt rate when published.

Faultless passes

35

Zero-fault first-time passes

First vs overall

+1.7 pts

All-attempt rate vs first-attempt rate

DVSA cancellations

About 4.3% of tests attempted here. DVSA-initiated, not learner no-shows.

Tests cancelled

118

DRT122B · April 2025 - March 2026

  • Medical absences55
  • Leave47
  • Acts of nature16

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