# Aberdeen North Driving Test Centre — Pass Rate & Waiting Time

> Aberdeen North driving test centre has a 48.2% pass rate and an average 15.4 weeks wait. Compare it with nearby DVSA centres.

Source: https://ukdrivingtestcentres.co.uk/aberdeen-north/

# Aberdeen North driving test centre

Scotland · Cloverhill Road, Bridge of Don, Aberdeen City · AB23 8FE

## Aberdeen North at a glance

Pass rate

48.2%

April 2025 to March 2026

Average wait

15.4 weeks

August 2026

Tests a year

3,906

April 2025 to March 2026

Slots still free

26.8%

Of the 24-week booking window

## How Aberdeen North compares

Aberdeen North passes **48.2%** of car tests, which is **1.9 points below the 50.1% national average**. The typical wait between booking and testing is **15.4 weeks**, 2.6 weeks longer than the national average of 12.8 weeks. It conducted **3,906** car tests in April 2025 to March 2026. In the most recent month DVSA has published, March 2026, the rate was **56.1%** — a single month, so expect it to bounce around the annual figure.

## Trends at Aberdeen North

Pass rate

Mar 2026: **56.1%**

Monthly car practical pass rate at Aberdeen North driving test centre, most recent 12 published months.
| Month | Pass rate |
| --- | --- |
| March 2026 | 56.1% |
| February 2026 | 52.9% |
| January 2026 | 53.8% |
| December 2025 | 58.2% |
| November 2025 | 48.3% |
| October 2025 | 42.6% |
| September 2025 | 41.7% |
| August 2025 | 39.6% |
| July 2025 | 45.1% |
| June 2025 | 45.4% |
| May 2025 | 47.8% |
| April 2025 | 46.9% |

Waiting time

Aug 2026: **15.4w**

Average wait in weeks between booking and taking a car test at Aberdeen North, most recent 12 published months.
| Month | Average wait |
| --- | --- |
| August 2026 | 15.4 weeks |
| July 2026 | 15.4 weeks |
| June 2026 | 13.6 weeks |
| May 2026 | 10.4 weeks |
| April 2026 | 14 weeks |
| March 2026 | 11.4 weeks |
| February 2026 | 14.7 weeks |
| January 2026 | 15 weeks |
| December 2025 | 12 weeks |
| November 2025 | 9.9 weeks |
| October 2025 | 10.3 weeks |
| September 2025 | 10.3 weeks |

Tests conducted each month

Mar 2026: **408**

Car practical tests conducted each month at Aberdeen North, most recent 12 published months.
| Month | Tests conducted |
| --- | --- |
| March 2026 | 408 |
| February 2026 | 367 |
| January 2026 | 238 |
| December 2025 | 299 |
| November 2025 | 317 |
| October 2025 | 270 |
| September 2025 | 420 |
| August 2025 | 323 |
| July 2025 | 297 |
| June 2025 | 357 |
| May 2025 | 318 |
| April 2025 | 292 |

## Year by year

Car practical tests, passes and pass rate at Aberdeen North driving test centre by DVSA financial year (April to March).
| Year | Tests | Passes | Pass rate |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-26 | 3,906 | 1,881 | 48.2% |
| 2024-25 | 1,724 | 743 | 43.1% |
| 2023-24 | 4,337 | 1,884 | 43.4% |
| 2022-23 | 4,307 | 2,057 | 47.8% |
| 2021-22 | 3,976 | 2,213 | 55.7% |
| 2020-21 | 1,003 | 566 | 56.4% |
| 2019-20 | 3,962 | 2,016 | 50.9% |
| 2018-19 | 3,671 | 2,039 | 55.5% |
| 2017-18 | 4,100 | 2,319 | 56.6% |
| 2016-17 | 3,764 | 1,873 | 49.8% |

## Where it is

## Nearby test centres

There is no catchment area for the practical test — you can book at any of these instead.

-   [Inverurie](https://ukdrivingtestcentres.co.uk/inverurie/)
    
    20 km away
    
    61.9% pass · 17.7 weeks wait
    
-   [Aberdeen South (Cove)](https://ukdrivingtestcentres.co.uk/aberdeen-south-cove/)
    
    39 km away
    
    52.4% pass · 6.3 weeks wait
    
-   [Peterhead](https://ukdrivingtestcentres.co.uk/peterhead/)
    
    40 km away
    
    53.2% pass · 7.4 weeks wait
    
-   [Huntly](https://ukdrivingtestcentres.co.uk/huntly/)
    
    51 km away
    
    63.7% pass · 13.3 weeks wait
    
-   [Fraserburgh](https://ukdrivingtestcentres.co.uk/fraserburgh/)
    
    57 km away
    
    64% pass · 18.1 weeks wait
    
-   [Montrose](https://ukdrivingtestcentres.co.uk/montrose/)
    
    57 km away
    
    70% pass · 20.2 weeks wait
    

Everything on this page describes Aberdeen North driving test centre. Figures come from the DVSA statistical data sets [DRT122A and DRT122F](https://www.gov.uk/government/statistical-data-sets/driving-test-and-theory-test-data-cars), published under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Pass rates run to March 2026 and waiting times to August 2026. This page was last updated 14 September 2026.