Brodick (Isle of Arran) Driving Test Centre
The Brodick (Isle of Arran) driving test centre is located in Brodick, Scotland (KA27 8AL). Below are the official pass-rate statistics, multi-year trend, demographic breakdown, and how this centre compares against the UK average and its neighbours, all drawn from the DVSA quarterly statistical release.
Pass vs fail at a glance
404 passed, 243 failed, 647 total
How Brodick (Isle of Arran) compares
Brodick (Isle of Arran) performs well above the UK average. Learners passing here are more likely to pass than at most other UK centres, though this can also reflect quieter test routes and fewer challenging junctions.
Where Brodick (Isle of Arran) ranks among 323 centres
Pass-rate trend by year
Most common faults at this centre
The fault categories most frequently recorded against learners on test. Knowing them lets you target practice on the things examiners are most likely to penalise.
- 1Junctions - observation10
- 2Mirrors - change direction9
- 3Move off - safely8
- 4Junctions - turning right7
- 5Response to signs - traffic lights6
Per-centre fault breakdowns are derived from the DVSA national fault distribution applied to centre-level test outcomes.
Pass rate by demographic
Estimated wait time and demand
Wait times at Brodick (Isle of Arran) have been gradually shortening as DVSA recovers post-pandemic capacity. Booking is comparatively quick: learners booking at Brodick (Isle of Arran) typically wait around 8 weeks from booking to test day.
Wait time is estimated from regional demand patterns reported in the National Audit Office investigation into car driving test waiting times (Dec 2024) and the DVSA Despatch blog updates, combined with this centre's test volume. Real availability fluctuates with examiner staffing and cancellations, always check the official DVSA booking service for live slots.
Centre details
Address
Source: DVSA find a driving test centre (Open Government Licence v3.0), captured 2026-05-12.
Tests offered at Brodick (Isle of Arran)
- car
Accessibility & facilities
Parking and toilet details aren't included in DVSA's published feed. For the current on-site facilities, check the DVSA find a driving test centre tool with postcode KA27 8AU, or call DVSA Customer Services on 0300 200 1122.
About this test centre
If you've got a test booked at KA27 8AL, that's Brodick (Isle of Arran) in Brodick, North Ayrshire. Examiners use a small set of fixed routes built around the roads immediately surrounding the centre. Small sample warning: 647 tests across 2017-18-2024-25. The headline rate on this page is the multi-year aggregate, which is the only version of the number worth trusting at this volume.
Rank: #37 of 323. Pass rate: 62.4%. UK average: 48.7%. That's a top quartile centre by the DVSA's own published figures. First-attempt pass rate at Brodick (Isle of Arran): 60%, against 49% nationally. That's a 11-point lead. Well-prepared candidates with no prior test attempts pass here at a noticeably higher rate than the UK average.
All figures shown are aggregated from the DVSA quarterly statistical release covering the most recent reporting periods available. Pass-rate calculations exclude tests cancelled by the candidate or examiner. Sample sizes and methodology are described in the source attribution at the foot of this page.
What learners should know about Brodick (Isle of Arran)
- Brodick (Isle of Arran) passes higher than the UK average, but the marking sheet is identical to every other DVSA centre. The bias is in the routes (less traffic, simpler junction geometry); the standard is national.
- First-time pass rate of 60% at Brodick (Isle of Arran) is on the forgiving side. A well-prepared first booking has a reasonable shot; don't over-correct by booking a "practice" test you don't actually need.
- With 647 tests on record at Brodick (Isle of Arran), the per-quarter pass rates are noisy. The trend chart on this page is more informative than any specific number from a specific period.
- Ask any instructor working Brodick (Isle of Arran) about the centre's "usual fails", they'll have two or three specific junctions or manoeuvres in mind. Practise those until they're automatic before your date.
- Don't pay third-party sites for booking access at Brodick (Isle of Arran). Use gov.uk/book-driving-test directly; cancellations show up on the same booking flow.
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On the day at Brodick (Isle of Arran)
Plan to arrive at Brodick (Isle of Arran) about ten minutes before your slot. Parking varies between DVSA centres, so check the route and the surrounding streets on the DVSA centre finder (postcode KA27 8AL) a day or two ahead. Demand here is low with waits around 8 weeks, so there is usually a little more slot choice than at the busiest urban centres. Bring your provisional photocard licence; the examiner will not start without it, and you will need a roadworthy car with L plates and a working interior mirror. If Rothesay is fully booked, Brodick (Isle of Arran) is the next closest centre, roughly 18 miles away.
Plan for a drive of roughly 40 minutes, identical in structure to every other DVSA centre. First comes the 20-metre eyesight check and a pair of vehicle-safety questions, one show-me, one tell-me, then the examiner joins you for the road section. About 20 minutes is independent driving by sat nav or by following signs to a named target, you tackle one of four set manoeuvres, and around a third of candidates get an emergency stop. The drive covers the local mix of road types within roughly a twenty-minute radius of the centre. Across recent DVSA marking, the fault logged most often at this centre is junctions - observation, worth drilling on the local routes before your date.
There is no wait for the verdict, the examiner delivers it at the centre. They go over each fault recorded, hand you the DL25 feedback form, and on a pass retain your provisional licence so the full version arrives by post. To pass you need no more than 15 driving faults and not a single serious or dangerous one; 62.4% of candidates at Brodick (Isle of Arran) currently clear that.
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Data: DVSA quarterly statistical release, released under the Open Government Licence v3.0. PassRates.uk aggregates DVSA centre-level totals across reporting periods.
Edited by Vikas. DVSA data period: 2024-25.