# Ayr Driving Test Centre — Pass Rate & Waiting Time

> Ayr driving test centre has a 57.5% pass rate and an average 13.1 weeks wait. Compare it with nearby DVSA centres.

Source: https://ukdrivingtestcentres.co.uk/ayr/

# Ayr driving test centre

Scotland

## Ayr at a glance

Pass rate

57.5%

April 2025 to March 2026

Average wait

13.1 weeks

August 2026

Tests a year

2,189

April 2025 to March 2026

Slots still free

29.3%

Of the 24-week booking window

## How Ayr compares

Ayr passes **57.5%** of car tests, which is **7.4 points above the 50.1% national average**. The typical wait between booking and testing is **13.1 weeks**, 0.3 weeks longer than the national average of 12.8 weeks. It conducted **2,189** car tests in April 2025 to March 2026. In the most recent month DVSA has published, March 2026, the rate was **56.2%** — a single month, so expect it to bounce around the annual figure.

The map below shows the Ayr area rather than a pinpointed building. Confirm the exact address on your booking confirmation or via GOV.UK before you travel.

## Trends at Ayr

Pass rate

Mar 2026: **56.2%**

Monthly car practical pass rate at Ayr driving test centre, most recent 12 published months.
| Month | Pass rate |
| --- | --- |
| March 2026 | 56.2% |
| February 2026 | 53.4% |
| January 2026 | 57.6% |
| December 2025 | 77.9% |
| November 2025 | 67.2% |
| October 2025 | 60% |
| September 2025 | 58.1% |
| August 2025 | 59.4% |
| July 2025 | 55.8% |
| June 2025 | 54.5% |
| May 2025 | 49% |
| April 2025 | 52.2% |

Waiting time

Aug 2026: **13.1w**

Average wait in weeks between booking and taking a car test at Ayr, most recent 12 published months.
| Month | Average wait |
| --- | --- |
| August 2026 | 13.1 weeks |
| July 2026 | 13.1 weeks |
| June 2026 | 10.6 weeks |
| May 2026 | 8.9 weeks |
| April 2026 | 9.1 weeks |
| March 2026 | 7.6 weeks |
| February 2026 | 6.3 weeks |
| January 2026 | 8.3 weeks |
| December 2025 | 15.4 weeks |
| November 2025 | 13 weeks |
| October 2025 | 21.1 weeks |
| September 2025 | 15.9 weeks |

Tests conducted each month

Mar 2026: **288**

Car practical tests conducted each month at Ayr, most recent 12 published months.
| Month | Tests conducted |
| --- | --- |
| March 2026 | 288 |
| February 2026 | 337 |
| January 2026 | 278 |
| December 2025 | 140 |
| November 2025 | 137 |
| October 2025 | 125 |
| September 2025 | 74 |
| August 2025 | 128 |
| July 2025 | 156 |
| June 2025 | 189 |
| May 2025 | 153 |
| April 2025 | 184 |

## Year by year

Car practical tests, passes and pass rate at Ayr driving test centre by DVSA financial year (April to March).
| Year | Tests | Passes | Pass rate |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-26 | 2,189 | 1,258 | 57.5% |
| 2024-25 | 2,015 | 1,144 | 56.8% |
| 2023-24 | 2,672 | 1,445 | 54.1% |
| 2022-23 | 1,925 | 1,052 | 54.6% |
| 2021-22 | 1,734 | 919 | 53% |
| 2020-21 | 494 | 251 | 50.8% |
| 2019-20 | 2,074 | 985 | 47.5% |
| 2018-19 | 2,036 | 957 | 47% |
| 2017-18 | 2,519 | 1,146 | 45.5% |
| 2016-17 | 2,947 | 1,293 | 43.9% |

## Where it is

## Nearby test centres

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

-   [Irvine](https://ukdrivingtestcentres.co.uk/irvine/)
    
    17 km away
    
    55.7% pass · 18.3 weeks wait
    
-   [Cumnock](https://ukdrivingtestcentres.co.uk/cumnock/)
    
    23 km away
    
    67.4% pass · 21.6 weeks wait
    
-   [Girvan](https://ukdrivingtestcentres.co.uk/girvan/)
    
    28 km away
    
    72% pass · 19.9 weeks wait
    
-   [Brodick (Isle of Arran)](https://ukdrivingtestcentres.co.uk/brodick-isle-of-arran/)
    
    35 km away
    
    67.3% pass · 19.1 weeks wait
    
-   [Hastings (Ore)](https://ukdrivingtestcentres.co.uk/hastings-ore/)
    
    42 km away
    
    52.4% pass · 17.1 weeks wait
    
-   [East Kilbride](https://ukdrivingtestcentres.co.uk/east-kilbride/)
    
    44 km away
    
    57.7% pass · 18.3 weeks wait
    

Everything on this page describes Ayr 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.