Dundee Driving Test Centre
Dundee in Dundee, Scotland has a current pass rate of 60.3%, 11.6 points above the UK average of 48.7%. This page breaks down the multi-year trend, the first-time and gender pass rates, the waiting time and how it compares with the rest of the UK, all from the DVSA quarterly data.
DVSA data last updated July 2026
Dundee sits in the top quarter of car pass rates nationally (Top 16%, rank #52 of 323). The strongest car alternative nearby is Arbroath, about 16.3 miles away.
Pass vs fail at a glance
All-time 36.7K passed, 28.9K failed, 65.6K total
How Dundee compares
Dundee clears the UK average by 11.6 points and sits ranked 52 of 323 in its category. That margin says more about its route mix than about marking, the DVSA standard is identical everywhere.
Where Dundee ranks among 323 centres
Pass-rate trend by year
Stability is the story at Dundee: 58.6% in 2017-18, 60.3% now, and every year in between inside a 5-point band.
Pass rate by demographic
Waiting time at Dundee
The headline figure for reaching 10% availability is 24 weeks, but the typical (median) learner who took their test at Dundee in May 2026 had waited 12.7 weeks from booking to test day.
Official DVSA data, May 2026. The median is the time between booking and taking the test; for live availability use the DVSA booking service.
Centre details
Address
Source: DVSA find a driving test centre (Open Government Licence v3.0), captured 2026-05-12.
Tests offered at Dundee
- car
- motorcycle module 1 (off-road)
- motorcycle module 2 (on-road)
- ADI part 2
- ADI part 3
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 DD2 3QH, or call DVSA Customer Services on 0300 200 1122.
About this test centre
Where do you actually take your car test if you book Dundee? You start in Dundee, Dundee City (DD1 3BZ), and the examiner takes you through whatever mix of urban and outlying roads sits within a roughly twenty-minute drive of the centre. Volume is not the issue at Dundee. 65.6K tests sit on the record across 2017-18-2024-25, so the trend line below reflects real movement, not sample noise.
How does Dundee compare nationally? 60.3% pass rate, #52 of 323 car centres in the DVSA network, 11.6 points clear of the UK average of 48.7%. The top quarter of the country, in other words. The DVSA's first-attempt figure for Dundee sits at 60.2%, 11.2 points clear of the 49% UK average. The gap is wide enough to matter when you're deciding which local centre to book.
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 Dundee
- Dundee passes higher than the UK average, but the marking sheet is identical to every other DVSA centre. The bias is in the local road mix (less traffic, simpler junction geometry); the standard is national.
- First-time pass rate of 60.2% at Dundee 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.
- 65.6K tests through this centre over the published window. At that throughput, competition for short-notice slots is constant, so make a habit of checking the official booking page often.
- Practising the roads around the centre is the preparation that most reliably pays off. Most ADI instructors in Dundee will know the road types and junctions learners commonly meet near the centre.
- Book through the official DVSA service (gov.uk/book-driving-test). Third-party "fast-track" sites charge a premium for the same booking; the official DVSA booking service is free.
Other test centres nearby
On the day at Dundee
Plan to arrive at Dundee 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 DD1 3BZ) a day or two ahead. With demand running high here and waits near 12 to 16 weeks, it is worth holding any earlier cancellation slot you are offered. 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 Forfar is fully booked, Dundee is the next closest centre, roughly 13 miles away.
Once underway the test takes around 40 minutes and is the same wherever you sit it. The examiner verifies your eyesight at 20 metres, puts one tell-me question to you, then accompanies the drive and asks one show-me question while you are driving. About 20 minutes is independent driving, sat nav or road signs to a named destination, with one of the set manoeuvres and an emergency stop on roughly one test in seven. The drive works through whatever mix of urban and outlying roads sits within about a twenty-minute radius, and at a centre this busy that usually means heavier traffic to read. Across DVSA marking nationally, the fault recorded most often on car tests is junctions - observation, worth drilling on the local routes before your date.
Results come immediately on return to the centre. The examiner talks you through any faults marked, prints the DL25 feedback form, and (if you passed) takes your provisional licence so the full one can be issued by post. A pass needs no more than 15 driving faults and zero serious or dangerous faults, the standard 60.3% of candidates at Dundee meet under current DVSA marking.
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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.