Driving Test Pass Rates by Region in Scotland

Scotland is home to 140 DVSA practical driving test centres, from busy urban assessment hubs in Glasgow, Inverness and Livingston to rural and small-town centres serving wider catchment areas. Across the full network, 2.0M car tests have been recorded in the published DVSA dataset, producing a volume-weighted average pass rate of 50.3%.

That puts Scotland 1.6 percentage points above the UK national average of 48.7%. The gap between Scotland's highest- and lowest-passing car centres is wide: Arbroath sits at 72.6% (2024-25), while Glasgow (Shieldhall) records just 37.7%, a spread of 34.9 percentage points. Rural centres with quieter test routes typically outperform dense urban centres where multi-lane junctions, bus lanes and complex roundabouts dominate the route map.

Use the data below to compare every centre in Scotland, see which cities have the deepest choice of testing locations, and read how Scotland's pass rate has trended over recent years. Pass rates are influenced by many factors, the route a centre uses, the local instructor community, candidate preparation, and seasonal traffic, so treat any single number as a rough guide, not a verdict.