Grangemouth Driving Test Centre
At Grangemouth, 46.4% of candidates pass, one of the 323 test centres we rank from the DVSA data. Below you will find the full pass-rate history, the demographic split, the official DVSA waiting time and a comparison with the nearest centres.
DVSA data last updated July 2026
Grangemouth sits in the bottom quarter of car pass rates nationally (Bottom 24%, rank #247 of 323). The strongest car alternative nearby is Crieff, about 24.9 miles away.
Pass vs fail at a glance
All-time 22.7K passed, 22.4K failed, 45.1K total
How Grangemouth compares
Grangemouth is 2.3 points behind the national figure and ranked 247 of 323 in its category, a difference most candidates will not feel on the day.
Where Grangemouth ranks among 323 centres
Pass-rate trend by year
Across the recorded years Grangemouth has drifted from 52.1% to 46.4%, down 5.7 points, with the best year at 58.5% in 2020-21.
Pass rate by demographic
Waiting time at Grangemouth
The headline figure for reaching 10% availability is 24 weeks, but the typical (median) learner who took their test at Grangemouth in May 2026 had waited 20.3 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 Grangemouth
- car
- 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 FK3 8WJ, or call DVSA Customer Services on 0300 200 1122.
About this test centre
Drivers booked at Grangemouth report to a DVSA centre in Grangemouth, Falkirk. The car routes used here are drawn from the streets the centre's examiners drive every week, so the test reflects local conditions rather than a generic syllabus. Over 2017-18-2024-25, 45.1K candidates sat tests here. The figures are statistically usable for centre-to-centre comparisons, which is most of what people land on this page wanting to do.
By raw pass rate Grangemouth sits at 46.4%, with the DVSA's national car average over the same window running at 48.7%. The gap (2.3 points below the UK figure) places the centre at rank #247 of 323, inside the bottom quarter of the country's car test centres. First-attempt pass rate: 47.1%, against the UK figure of 49%. Effectively level, the gap between candidates who pass first time at Grangemouth and those who pass first time nationally is preparation, not the centre.
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 Grangemouth
- Grangemouth doesn't deviate much from the national curve, so generic preparation advice (mock tests, mirror discipline, junction observation) applies here in the same shape it would anywhere.
- Ask any instructor working Grangemouth 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.
- 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 Grangemouth
Aim to be at Grangemouth ten minutes early. Because parking and waiting facilities are not the same at every DVSA centre, check the approach on the DVSA centre finder before the day. At moderate demand and about 10 to 14 weeks' wait, securing a convenient date here is usually less of a scramble. The examiner needs to see your provisional photocard licence to begin, and the car you bring must be roadworthy, fitted with L plates and a working interior mirror. If Stirling is fully booked, Grangemouth is the next closest centre, roughly 11 miles away.
The test runs for around 40 minutes and follows the same DVSA format used at every centre. The examiner checks your eyesight at 20 metres, asks you a tell-me safety question, then sits in for the drive, with one show-me question while you are driving. About 20 minutes of it is independent driving, either following a sat nav the examiner sets up or following road signs to a named place. You will do one of four set manoeuvres, and roughly one in seven candidates is asked to perform an emergency stop. The drive covers the local mix of road types within roughly a twenty-minute radius of the centre. Across DVSA marking nationally, the fault recorded most often on car tests is junctions - observation, worth drilling on the local routes before your date.
You find out there and then, back at Grangemouth. The examiner runs through the faults on the DL25 feedback form and, on a pass, keeps your provisional licence so a full licence follows in the post. Clearing the test means staying under 16 driving faults, that is 15 or fewer, with no serious or dangerous fault; 46.4% of candidates here manage it on the current 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.