# Dumfries Driving Test Centre — Pass Rate & Waiting Time

> Dumfries driving test centre has a 53.9% pass rate and an average 11.9 weeks wait. Compare it with nearby DVSA centres.

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

# Dumfries driving test centre

Scotland

## Dumfries at a glance

Pass rate

53.9%

April 2025 to March 2026

Average wait

11.9 weeks

August 2026

Tests a year

2,267

April 2025 to March 2026

Slots still free

32.8%

Of the 24-week booking window

## How Dumfries compares

Dumfries passes **53.9%** of car tests, which is **3.8 points above the 50.1% national average**. The typical wait between booking and testing is **11.9 weeks**, 0.9 weeks shorter than the national average of 12.8 weeks. It conducted **2,267** car tests in April 2025 to March 2026. In the most recent month DVSA has published, March 2026, the rate was **59%** — a single month, so expect it to bounce around the annual figure.

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

## Trends at Dumfries

Pass rate

Mar 2026: **59.0%**

Monthly car practical pass rate at Dumfries driving test centre, most recent 12 published months.
| Month | Pass rate |
| --- | --- |
| March 2026 | 59% |
| February 2026 | 59.1% |
| January 2026 | 65.6% |
| December 2025 | 55.4% |
| November 2025 | 59.7% |
| October 2025 | 58.2% |
| September 2025 | 51.3% |
| August 2025 | 47.9% |
| July 2025 | 56.2% |
| June 2025 | 47.7% |
| May 2025 | 48.9% |
| April 2025 | 47.8% |

Waiting time

Aug 2026: **11.9w**

Average wait in weeks between booking and taking a car test at Dumfries, most recent 12 published months.
| Month | Average wait |
| --- | --- |
| August 2026 | 11.9 weeks |
| July 2026 | 11.9 weeks |
| June 2026 | 8.5 weeks |
| May 2026 | 7.3 weeks |
| April 2026 | 9.2 weeks |
| March 2026 | 9.1 weeks |
| February 2026 | 10.9 weeks |
| January 2026 | 13 weeks |
| December 2025 | 10 weeks |
| November 2025 | 7.7 weeks |
| October 2025 | 7.9 weeks |
| September 2025 | 5.4 weeks |

Tests conducted each month

Mar 2026: **178**

Car practical tests conducted each month at Dumfries, most recent 12 published months.
| Month | Tests conducted |
| --- | --- |
| March 2026 | 178 |
| February 2026 | 137 |
| January 2026 | 131 |
| December 2025 | 130 |
| November 2025 | 154 |
| October 2025 | 194 |
| September 2025 | 199 |
| August 2025 | 219 |
| July 2025 | 276 |
| June 2025 | 262 |
| May 2025 | 182 |
| April 2025 | 205 |

## Year by year

Car practical tests, passes and pass rate at Dumfries driving test centre by DVSA financial year (April to March).
| Year | Tests | Passes | Pass rate |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-26 | 2,267 | 1,223 | 53.9% |
| 2024-25 | 2,798 | 1,316 | 47% |
| 2023-24 | 2,342 | 1,194 | 51% |
| 2022-23 | 1,977 | 1,115 | 56.4% |
| 2021-22 | 1,794 | 930 | 51.8% |
| 2020-21 | 367 | 194 | 52.9% |
| 2019-20 | 1,753 | 819 | 46.7% |
| 2018-19 | 1,632 | 753 | 46.1% |
| 2017-18 | 1,716 | 871 | 50.8% |
| 2016-17 | 1,901 | 950 | 50% |

## Where it is

## Nearby test centres

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

-   [Castle Douglas](https://ukdrivingtestcentres.co.uk/castle-douglas/)
    
    25 km away
    
    53.4% pass · 18.1 weeks wait
    
-   [Carlisle LGV (Cars)](https://ukdrivingtestcentres.co.uk/carlisle-lgv-cars/)
    
    47 km away
    
    44.7% pass · 0.3 weeks wait
    
-   [Workington](https://ukdrivingtestcentres.co.uk/workington/)
    
    48 km away
    
    61.9% pass · 10.9 weeks wait
    
-   [Newton Stewart](https://ukdrivingtestcentres.co.uk/newton-stewart/)
    
    57 km away
    
    65.8% pass · 19.6 weeks wait
    
-   [Cumnock](https://ukdrivingtestcentres.co.uk/cumnock/)
    
    60 km away
    
    67.4% pass · 21.6 weeks wait
    
-   [Hawick](https://ukdrivingtestcentres.co.uk/hawick/)
    
    65 km away
    
    64.3% pass · 24.9 weeks wait
    

Everything on this page describes Dumfries 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.