Driving Test Pass Rates in Elgin
Elgin has 3 DVSA driving test centres with a volume-weighted average car pass rate of 44.5% 4.2 pp below the UK national average of 48.7%. The full ranking, gender split, first-time pass rate and centre-by-centre data is below.
About Elgin
Elgin is a Scottish city served by a small group of 3 DVSA practical driving test centres. Together, these centres have processed 34.5K tests on record, every result tracked here is sourced from the DVSA's quarterly statistical release and aggregated to give a like-for-like view of how each centre performs.
As a whole, Elgin sits a little below the UK average. The city-wide car pass rate of 44.5% trails the UK figure by 4.2 percentage points, suggesting routes here may be modestly more demanding than the national norm.
Elgin is the only fully tracked centre in Elgin, with a current pass rate of 44.5% (2024-25). Whether you're booking your first attempt or a retest, taking lessons on the actual Elgin test routes, not just generic local roads, is the single biggest preparation lever available to candidates here.
Elgin vs the UK average
Elgin below the UK average pass rate by 4.2 percentage points. Pass rates in Elgin sit close to the UK norm, expect a typical level of difficulty.
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Pass rate by gender across Elgin
Across Elgin's test centres, men pass at 52.6% and women at 47.7% a gender gap of 4.9 percentage points in favour of male candidates. Across the UK, the gap is around 5 percentage points on average.
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About these statistics
Pass rates shown above are aggregated across all available years of DVSA quarterly statistical data for each centre. Rates are volume-weighted across the city, larger centres carry proportionally more weight than smaller ones. Centres with fewer than 1,000 tests in the current period are flagged as low-sample to avoid statistically noisy comparisons. Always factor in your own preparation, instructor recommendations, and route familiarity, pass rates are a useful signal, not a guarantee.
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Data: DVSA quarterly statistical release, released under the Open Government License v3.0. 17.9K passes recorded across 3 Elgin centres.