Driving Test Centres in Moray: 3 DVSA Sites Ranked
3 DVSA driving test sites across Moray, part of Scotland. Car pass rate 44.5% (2024-25 DVSA data), UK car average 48.7%.
DVSA data last updated June 2026
About Moray
Moray hosts 3 DVSA practical test sites in total. Catchment runs through McPherson, Elgin and Buckie, with the network handling 35.0K car tests on record in the published DVSA dataset. Volume-weighted across car centres that have cleared the 1,000-test current-period floor, the county car pass rate is 44.5% (2024-25 DVSA data), against 48.7% for the UK as a whole.
That places Moray 4.2 percentage points below the UK car average (2024-25 DVSA data). Centres within a single county can still differ widely, urban routes packed with traffic-light junctions, bus lanes and complex roundabouts tend to push pass rates down, while quieter market-town centres lift them. Treat the county car figure as the network average, not a guarantee for any single centre.
The headline spread within Moray sits between McPherson (Elgin) (68.6%) at the top of the league and Elgin (44.5%) at the bottom, a gap of 24.1 percentage points. Rural Scottish and Welsh routes typically include fewer junction-controlled signals than English urban centres, which feeds through to higher pass rates.
Top 5 highest pass rates in Moray
Top 5 lowest pass rates in Moray
All test centres in Moray
Sorted by pass rate, centres with fewer than 1,000 current-period tests appear at the end.
Moray driving test: common questions
What is the average driving test pass rate in Moray?+
The car driving test pass rate across Moray is 44.5%, 4.2 points below the UK average of 48.7%. It is a volume-weighted figure from the 2 test centres in the county with enough current tests for a reliable rate.
Which Moray test centre has the highest pass rate?+
McPherson (Elgin) has the highest current car pass rate in Moray at 68.6%, ahead of Elgin on 44.5%. Pass rates reflect the routes and traffic a centre tests on, not just how candidates drive.
Which Moray test centre has the lowest pass rate?+
Among the county's busier centres, Elgin currently has the lowest car pass rate at 44.5%. A lower rate usually points to tougher, busier test routes rather than stricter examiners.
How many driving test centres are there in Moray?+
Moray has 3 DVSA driving test centres, with sites around McPherson, Elgin, Buckie. Each centre's full pass-rate history, waiting time and demographic breakdown is linked above.
Is it easier to pass your driving test in Moray?+
On average slightly less so: the 44.5% county figure sits a little below the national 48.7%. The bigger factor is the spread between centres, currently 44.5% to 68.6%, so which centre you book matters more than the county itself.
Where does the Moray 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.