Driving Test Centres in Highland: 18 DVSA Sites Ranked
18 DVSA driving test sites across Highland, part of Scotland. Car pass rate 57.3% (2024-25 DVSA data), UK car average 48.7%.
DVSA data last updated June 2026
About Highland
Highland, Scotland runs 18 DVSA driving test sites. Inverness, Skye and Golspie anchor the catchment, and the wider network has logged 51.4K car tests in the public DVSA release. The county's volume-weighted car pass rate is 57.3% (2024-25 DVSA data), set against the UK figure of 48.7%.
Highland runs 8.6 pp above the UK car pass rate (2024-25 DVSA data). The pattern across most counties is similar, the busiest centres in the larger towns tend to under-perform the quieter centres in surrounding districts. Use the rankings below to see where individual centres sit, not just where the county car average lands.
The headline spread within Highland sits between Isle of Skye (Portree) (64.7%) at the top of the league and Inverness (Longman Drive) (45.9%) at the bottom, a gap of 18.8 percentage points. That spread is typical of Scotland, where rural routes with quieter junctions pull the headline figure higher than urban-heavy English counties.
Top 5 highest pass rates in Highland
Top 5 lowest pass rates in Highland
All test centres in Highland
Sorted by pass rate, centres with fewer than 1,000 current-period tests appear at the end.
Highland driving test: common questions
What is the average driving test pass rate in Highland?+
The car driving test pass rate across Highland is 57.3%, 8.6 points above the UK average of 48.7%. It is a volume-weighted figure from the 9 test centres in the county with enough current tests for a reliable rate.
Which Highland test centre has the highest pass rate?+
Isle of Skye (Portree) has the highest current car pass rate in Highland at 64.7%, ahead of Golspie on 64.1%. Pass rates reflect the routes and traffic a centre tests on, not just how candidates drive.
Which Highland test centre has the lowest pass rate?+
Among the county's busier centres, Inverness (Longman Drive) currently has the lowest car pass rate at 45.9%. A lower rate usually points to tougher, busier test routes rather than stricter examiners.
How many driving test centres are there in Highland?+
Highland has 18 DVSA driving test centres, with sites around Inverness, Skye, Golspie. Each centre's full pass-rate history, waiting time and demographic breakdown is linked above.
Is it easier to pass your driving test in Highland?+
On average a little, yes: the 57.3% county figure sits just above the national 48.7%. The bigger factor is the spread between centres, currently 45.9% to 64.7%, so which centre you book matters more than the county itself.
Where does the Highland pass-rate data come from?+
The figures come from the DVSA's quarterly car practical test statistics, the official UK government release. We only rank centres with at least 1,000 current-period tests, so a small sample never produces a misleading rate.