Driving Test Pass Rates in Greenock
Greenock has 1 DVSA driving test centre with a volume-weighted average car pass rate of 42.4% 6.3 pp below the UK national average of 48.7%.Read on for the centre-by-centre ranking, the gender split, first-time pass rates and how Greenock compares with the UK national average.
DVSA data last updated September 2026
About Greenock
Greenock is the only DVSA driving test centre tracked in Greenock, with a current pass rate of 42.4% (2024-25 DVSA data).
The city's volume-weighted car pass rate is 42.4%, 6.3 percentage points below the 48.7% UK average. The figures come from 37.5K tests recorded across the city's centres; the full per-centre ranking is below.
Greenock vs the UK average
Greenock below the UK average pass rate by 6.3 percentage points. Candidates here face a tougher-than-average pass rate, which usually correlates with busier urban routes and complex junction layouts.
Easiest & hardest centres in Greenock
Pass rate by gender across Greenock
Across Greenock's test centres, men pass at 47.3% and women at 44.4% a gender gap of 2.9 percentage points in favour of male candidates. Across the UK, the gap is around 2 percentage points on average.
All test centres in Greenock
Every centre in Greenock marks the same sheet, so the choice between them counts for less than whether control, steering is solid. There are 15 categories on that sheet.
DVSA publishes all 21 vehicle safety questions in advance, 14 tell me and 7 show me. You get 2 of them on the day, one at the roadside and one while you are driving. Get one wrong or both wrong and it counts as one driving fault, not two.
Look further ahead. Practise pull-push on a quiet residential loop with a continuous commentary. never steer while stationary; always inch forward first. Free to use, no sign up. Everything for the day itself is on the practical test hub.
About these statistics
Pass rates shown above use the latest DVSA reporting period 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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Every centre in Greenock needs a valid theory pass before you can book, and the certificate lasts two years from the day you sit it. Nationally 44.8% pass the theory.
Lane discipline, speed limits, the hard shoulder and smart-motorway signals. All 14 DVSA topics are free to practise, with no sign up. See the theory pass rate by centre or the full practice hub.
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Data: DVSA quarterly statistical release, released under the Open Government Licence v3.0. 17.2K passes recorded across 1 Greenock centre.