# Ballater Driving Test Centre — Pass Rate & Waiting Time

> Pass rate, waiting time and test route information for Ballater driving test centre in Scotland.

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

# Ballater driving test centre

Scotland

## Ballater at a glance

Pass rate

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Not published for this centre

Average wait

15.7 weeks

August 2026

Tests a year

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Not published

Slots still free

20.8%

Of the 24-week booking window

## How Ballater compares

DVSA does not publish a current pass rate for Ballater. Centres running only a handful of tests a month are suppressed to avoid identifying individual candidates. The typical wait between booking and testing is **15.7 weeks**, 2.9 weeks longer than the national average of 12.8 weeks.

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

## Trends at Ballater

Pass rate

Mar 2025: **100.0%**

Monthly car practical pass rate at Ballater driving test centre, most recent 12 published months.
| Month | Pass rate |
| --- | --- |
| March 2025 | 100% |
| February 2025 | 54.5% |
| January 2025 | 75% |
| December 2024 | 69.2% |
| November 2024 | 84.6% |
| October 2024 | 83.3% |
| September 2024 | 61.5% |
| August 2024 | 66.7% |
| July 2024 | 69.2% |
| June 2024 | 83.3% |
| May 2024 | 81.8% |
| April 2024 | 84.2% |

Waiting time

Aug 2026: **15.7w**

Average wait in weeks between booking and taking a car test at Ballater, most recent 12 published months.
| Month | Average wait |
| --- | --- |
| August 2026 | 15.7 weeks |
| July 2026 | 15.7 weeks |
| June 2026 | 15.1 weeks |
| May 2026 | 16.4 weeks |
| April 2026 | 16.4 weeks |
| March 2026 | 14.9 weeks |
| February 2026 | 13.6 weeks |
| January 2026 | 19.1 weeks |
| December 2025 | 20.7 weeks |
| November 2025 | 14.1 weeks |
| October 2025 | 17.3 weeks |
| September 2025 | 20.9 weeks |

Tests conducted each month

Apr 2024: **19**

Car practical tests conducted each month at Ballater, most recent 12 published months.
| Month | Tests conducted |
| --- | --- |
| April 2024 | 19 |
| March 2024 | 14 |
| February 2024 | 16 |
| December 2023 | 11 |
| September 2023 | 15 |
| August 2023 | 14 |
| July 2023 | 12 |
| June 2023 | 12 |
| May 2023 | 17 |
| April 2023 | 9 |
| March 2023 | 13 |
| February 2023 | 14 |

## Year by year

Car practical tests, passes and pass rate at Ballater driving test centre by DVSA financial year (April to March).
| Year | Tests | Passes | Pass rate |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2024-25 | 166 | 128 | 77.1% |
| 2023-24 | 145 | 99 | 68.3% |
| 2022-23 | 110 | 80 | 72.7% |
| 2021-22 | 112 | 95 | 84.8% |
| 2019-20 | 137 | 106 | 77.4% |
| 2018-19 | 176 | 124 | 70.5% |
| 2017-18 | 143 | 94 | 65.7% |
| 2016-17 | 217 | 154 | 71% |
| 2015-16 | 224 | 155 | 69.2% |
| 2014-15 | 176 | 120 | 68.2% |

## Where it is

## Nearby test centres

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

-   [Forfar](https://ukdrivingtestcentres.co.uk/forfar/)
    
    46 km away
    
    60.3% pass · 24.1 weeks wait
    
-   [Grantown-On-Spey](https://ukdrivingtestcentres.co.uk/grantown-on-spey/)
    
    46 km away
    
    56.9% pass · 21.6 weeks wait
    
-   [Huntly](https://ukdrivingtestcentres.co.uk/huntly/)
    
    47 km away
    
    63.7% pass · 13.3 weeks wait
    
-   [Inverurie](https://ukdrivingtestcentres.co.uk/inverurie/)
    
    48 km away
    
    61.9% pass · 17.7 weeks wait
    
-   [Montrose](https://ukdrivingtestcentres.co.uk/montrose/)
    
    51 km away
    
    70% pass · 20.2 weeks wait
    
-   [Pitlochry](https://ukdrivingtestcentres.co.uk/pitlochry/)
    
    57 km away
    
    73.3% pass · 18.1 weeks wait
    

Everything on this page describes Ballater 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.