Driving Test Pass Rates in Low Waters
Low Waters has 2 DVSA driving test centres with a volume-weighted average car pass rate of 39.5% 9.2 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 Low Waters
Low Waters is a small group of 2 DVSA practical driving test centres in Scottish territory. Together, these centres have processed 96.5K 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, Low Waters runs noticeably behind the UK average. The volume-weighted city car pass rate of 39.5% trails the UK figure by 9.2 percentage points, a pattern typical of busy urban centres where complex routes, traffic and tight manoeuvring make the practical test harder.
Hamilton is the only fully tracked centre in Low Waters, with a current pass rate of 39.5% (2024-25). Whether you're booking your first attempt or a retest, taking lessons on the actual Low Waters test routes, not just generic local roads, is the single biggest preparation lever available to candidates here.
Low Waters vs the UK average
Low Waters below the UK average pass rate by 9.2 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 Low Waters
Pass rate by gender across Low Waters
Across Low Waters's test centres, men pass at 45.6% and women at 40.4% a gender gap of 5.2 percentage points in favour of male candidates. Across the UK, the gap is around 5 percentage points on average.
By test category
All test centres in Low Waters
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. 42.2K passes recorded across 2 Low Waters centres.