# Barra Driving Test Centre — Pass Rate & Waiting Time

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

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

# Barra driving test centre

Scotland

## Barra at a glance

Pass rate

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Not published for this centre

Average wait

11.1 weeks

July 2026

Tests a year

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Not published

Slots still free

0%

Of the 24-week booking window

## How Barra compares

DVSA does not publish a current pass rate for Barra. Centres running only a handful of tests a month are suppressed to avoid identifying individual candidates. The typical wait between booking and testing is **11.1 weeks**, 1.7 weeks shorter than the national average of 12.8 weeks.

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

## Trends at Barra

Pass rate

Mar 2025: **50.0%**

Monthly car practical pass rate at Barra driving test centre, most recent 12 published months.
| Month | Pass rate |
| --- | --- |
| March 2025 | 50% |
| September 2024 | 66.7% |
| July 2024 | 60% |
| March 2024 | 100% |
| September 2023 | 100% |
| August 2023 | 100% |
| June 2023 | 50% |
| May 2023 | 100% |
| April 2023 | 87.5% |
| November 2022 | 66.7% |
| August 2022 | 66.7% |
| June 2022 | 75% |

Waiting time

Jul 2026: **11.1w**

Average wait in weeks between booking and taking a car test at Barra, most recent 12 published months.
| Month | Average wait |
| --- | --- |
| July 2026 | 11.1 weeks |
| June 2026 | 9 weeks |
| April 2026 | 7.4 weeks |
| March 2026 | 18.3 weeks |
| October 2025 | 6.3 weeks |
| September 2025 | 17.5 weeks |
| July 2025 | 14.3 weeks |
| March 2025 | 4.1 weeks |
| July 2024 | 14.1 weeks |
| March 2024 | 6.4 weeks |
| September 2023 | 14.7 weeks |
| August 2023 | 16.5 weeks |

Not enough published data to chart tests conducted each month.

Car practical tests conducted each month at Barra, most recent 12 published months.
| Month | Tests conducted |
| --- | --- |
| April 2023 | 8 |

## Year by year

Car practical tests, passes and pass rate at Barra driving test centre by DVSA financial year (April to March).
| Year | Tests | Passes | Pass rate |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2024-25 | 10 | 6 | 60% |
| 2023-24 | 20 | 18 | 90% |
| 2022-23 | 12 | 9 | 75% |
| 2016-17 | 35 | 24 | 68.6% |
| 2014-15 | 16 | 13 | 81.2% |
| 2013-14 | 9 | 7 | 77.8% |
| 2012-13 | 23 | 19 | 82.6% |
| 2008-09 | 27 | 19 | 70.4% |
| 2007-08 | 33 | 13 | 39.4% |

## Where it is

## Nearby test centres

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

-   [Benbecula Island](https://ukdrivingtestcentres.co.uk/benbecula-island/)
    
    51 km away
    
    72.9% pass · 10.6 weeks wait
    
-   [Isle of Tiree](https://ukdrivingtestcentres.co.uk/isle-of-tiree/)
    
    66 km away
    
    — pass · 16.3 weeks wait
    
-   [Isle of Skye (Portree)](https://ukdrivingtestcentres.co.uk/isle-of-skye-portree/)
    
    82 km away
    
    57% pass · 8.3 weeks wait
    
-   [Mallaig](https://ukdrivingtestcentres.co.uk/mallaig/)
    
    100 km away
    
    64.2% pass · 10.9 weeks wait
    
-   [Kyle of Lochalsh](https://ukdrivingtestcentres.co.uk/kyle-of-lochalsh/)
    
    111 km away
    
    57.4% pass · 14.1 weeks wait
    
-   [Isle of Mull](https://ukdrivingtestcentres.co.uk/isle-of-mull/)
    
    115 km away
    
    73.8% pass · 21.6 weeks wait
    

Everything on this page describes Barra 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.