Driving Test Pass Rates in Fort William
Fort William has 1 DVSA driving test centre with a volume-weighted average car pass rate of 57.6% 8.9 pp above the UK national average of 48.7%. The full ranking, gender split, first-time pass rate and centre-by-centre data is below.
About Fort William
Fort William is a Scottish city served by a single of 1 DVSA practical driving test centre. Together, these centres have processed 4.9K 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, Fort William runs notably ahead of the UK average. The volume-weighted city car pass rate of 57.6% is 8.9 percentage points above the 48.7% UK figure, which often correlates with quieter routes, fewer multi-lane roundabouts, and easier urban junctions.
Fort William is the only centre in Fort William, with a current pass rate of 57.6% (2024-25). Whether you're booking your first attempt or a retest, taking lessons on the actual Fort William test routes, not just generic local roads, is the single biggest preparation lever available to candidates here.
Fort William vs the UK average
Fort William above the UK average pass rate by 8.9 percentage points. Candidates here pass at notably higher rates than the UK average, though this often reflects quieter routes rather than easier examiners.
Easiest & hardest centres in Fort William
Pass rate by gender across Fort William
Across Fort William's test centres, men pass at 61.2% and women at 59.3% a gender gap of 1.9 percentage points in favour of male candidates. Across the UK, the gap is around 5 percentage points on average.
All test centres in Fort William
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. 3.0K passes recorded across 1 Fort William centre.