Ballater driving test centre
Scotland
Ballater at a glance
- Pass rate
- —
- Not published for this centre
- Average wait
- 15.1 weeks
- June 2026
- Tests a year
- —
- Not published
- Slots still free
- 1.4%
- 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 15.1 weeks, 3 weeks longer than the national average of 12.1 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%
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| Month | Pass rate |
|---|---|
| 100% | |
| 54.5% | |
| 75% | |
| 69.2% | |
| 84.6% | |
| 83.3% | |
| 61.5% | |
| 66.7% | |
| 69.2% | |
| 83.3% | |
| 81.8% | |
| 84.2% |
Waiting time
Jun 2026: 15.1w
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| Month | Average wait |
|---|---|
| 15.1 weeks | |
| 16.4 weeks | |
| 16.4 weeks | |
| 14.9 weeks | |
| 13.6 weeks | |
| 19.1 weeks | |
| 20.7 weeks | |
| 14.1 weeks | |
| 17.3 weeks | |
| 20.9 weeks | |
| 19.1 weeks | |
| 9.8 weeks |
Tests conducted each month
Apr 2024: 19
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| Month | Tests conducted |
|---|---|
| 19 | |
| 14 | |
| 16 | |
| 11 | |
| 15 | |
| 14 | |
| 12 | |
| 12 | |
| 17 | |
| 9 | |
| 13 | |
| 14 |
Year by year
| 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.
Everything on this page describes Ballater driving test centre. Figures come from the DVSA statistical data sets DRT122A and DRT122F, published under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Pass rates run to March 2026 and waiting times to June 2026. This page was last updated .
Practice makes perfect
Learn the Ballater test routes before you go
Driving Test Routes App UK maps the roads examiners actually use, across driving test centres in England, Scotland and Wales — so your practice hours go on the roundabouts and junctions that show up on the day.
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