# Banff Driving Test Centre — Pass Rate & Waiting Time

> Banff driving test centre has a 57.5% pass rate and an average 14 weeks wait. Compare it with nearby DVSA centres.

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

# Banff driving test centre

Scotland

## Banff at a glance

Pass rate

57.5%

April 2025 to March 2026

Average wait

14 weeks

August 2026

Tests a year

280

April 2025 to March 2026

Slots still free

0%

Of the 24-week booking window

## How Banff compares

Banff 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 **14 weeks**, 1.2 weeks longer than the national average of 12.8 weeks. It conducted **280** car tests in April 2025 to March 2026. In the most recent month DVSA has published, March 2026, the rate was **61.1%** — a single month, so expect it to bounce around the annual figure.

Banff conducts fewer than 500 tests a year, so its pass rate moves sharply on a small number of results. It is excluded from the site's rankings for that reason, though the figures above are exactly as DVSA published them.

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

## Trends at Banff

Pass rate

Mar 2026: **61.1%**

Monthly car practical pass rate at Banff driving test centre, most recent 12 published months.
| Month | Pass rate |
| --- | --- |
| March 2026 | 61.1% |
| February 2026 | 46.3% |
| January 2026 | 68.4% |
| December 2025 | 52.4% |
| November 2025 | 63.2% |
| October 2025 | 54.2% |
| September 2025 | 59.1% |
| August 2025 | 70% |
| July 2025 | 54.2% |
| June 2025 | 60% |
| May 2025 | 60% |
| April 2025 | 57.9% |

Waiting time

Aug 2026: **14.0w**

Average wait in weeks between booking and taking a car test at Banff, most recent 12 published months.
| Month | Average wait |
| --- | --- |
| August 2026 | 14 weeks |
| July 2026 | 14 weeks |
| June 2026 | 6.1 weeks |
| May 2026 | 10 weeks |
| April 2026 | 7.1 weeks |
| March 2026 | 17.2 weeks |
| February 2026 | 4 weeks |
| January 2026 | 15.9 weeks |
| December 2025 | 5.3 weeks |
| November 2025 | 9.1 weeks |
| October 2025 | 7.1 weeks |
| September 2025 | 12.4 weeks |

Tests conducted each month

Nov 2025: **19**

Car practical tests conducted each month at Banff, most recent 12 published months.
| Month | Tests conducted |
| --- | --- |
| November 2025 | 19 |
| October 2025 | 24 |
| September 2025 | 22 |
| July 2025 | 24 |
| June 2025 | 25 |
| May 2025 | 20 |
| February 2025 | 24 |
| November 2024 | 27 |
| October 2024 | 37 |
| September 2024 | 37 |
| August 2024 | 27 |
| June 2024 | 30 |

## Year by year

Car practical tests, passes and pass rate at Banff driving test centre by DVSA financial year (April to March).
| Year | Tests | Passes | Pass rate |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-26 | 280 | 161 | 57.5% |
| 2024-25 | 253 | 128 | 50.6% |
| 2023-24 | 227 | 122 | 53.7% |
| 2022-23 | 246 | 141 | 57.3% |
| 2021-22 | 217 | 143 | 65.9% |
| 2020-21 | 24 | 15 | 62.5% |
| 2019-20 | 232 | 153 | 65.9% |
| 2018-19 | 248 | 156 | 62.9% |
| 2017-18 | 264 | 151 | 57.2% |
| 2016-17 | 393 | 216 | 55% |

## Where it is

## Nearby test centres

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

-   [Buckie](https://ukdrivingtestcentres.co.uk/buckie/)
    
    26 km away
    
    51.1% pass · 6 weeks wait
    
-   [Huntly](https://ukdrivingtestcentres.co.uk/huntly/)
    
    29 km away
    
    63.7% pass · 13.3 weeks wait
    
-   [Fraserburgh](https://ukdrivingtestcentres.co.uk/fraserburgh/)
    
    31 km away
    
    64% pass · 18.1 weeks wait
    
-   [Inverurie](https://ukdrivingtestcentres.co.uk/inverurie/)
    
    43 km away
    
    61.9% pass · 17.7 weeks wait
    
-   [Aberdeen South (Cove)](https://ukdrivingtestcentres.co.uk/aberdeen-south-cove/)
    
    47 km away
    
    52.4% pass · 6.3 weeks wait
    
-   [Elgin](https://ukdrivingtestcentres.co.uk/elgin/)
    
    47 km away
    
    42.3% pass · 10.7 weeks wait
    

Everything on this page describes Banff 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.