Driving Test Pass Rates in Peterhead
Peterhead has 1 DVSA driving test centre with a volume-weighted average car pass rate of 57.8% 9.1 pp above the UK national average of 48.7%.Read on for the centre-by-centre ranking, the gender split, first-time pass rates and how Peterhead compares with the UK national average.
DVSA data last updated September 2026
About Peterhead
Peterhead is the only DVSA driving test centre tracked in Peterhead, with a current pass rate of 57.8% (2024-25 DVSA data).
The city's volume-weighted car pass rate is 57.8%, 9.1 percentage points above the 48.7% UK average. The figures come from 19.5K tests recorded across the city's centres; the full per-centre ranking is below.
Peterhead vs the UK average
Peterhead above the UK average pass rate by 9.1 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 Peterhead
Pass rate by gender across Peterhead
Across Peterhead's test centres, men pass at 63.1% and women at 56.4% a gender gap of 6.7 percentage points in favour of male candidates. Across the UK, the gap is around 2 percentage points on average.
By test category
All test centres in Peterhead
Every centre in Peterhead marks the same sheet, so the choice between them counts for less than whether response, traffic signs 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.
Drive your local test routes specifically scanning for signs. Have the instructor cover unusual signs on country roads (national speed limit on single carriageway = 60 mph, not 70). 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.
Frequently asked questions
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Every centre in Peterhead 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.
Sign shapes and colours, road markings and what each one tells you to do. 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. 11.7K passes recorded across 1 Peterhead centre.