# Elgin Driving Test Centre — Pass Rate & Waiting Time

> Elgin driving test centre has a 42.3% pass rate and an average 10.7 weeks wait. Compare it with nearby DVSA centres.

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

# Elgin driving test centre

Scotland · Trinity Road, Bishopmill, Moray · IV30 1EU

## Elgin at a glance

Pass rate

42.3%

April 2025 to March 2026

Average wait

10.7 weeks

August 2026

Tests a year

2,934

April 2025 to March 2026

Slots still free

12.2%

Of the 24-week booking window

## How Elgin compares

Elgin passes **42.3%** of car tests, which is **7.8 points below the 50.1% national average**. The typical wait between booking and testing is **10.7 weeks**, 2.1 weeks shorter than the national average of 12.8 weeks. It conducted **2,934** car tests in April 2025 to March 2026. In the most recent month DVSA has published, March 2026, the rate was **44.7%** — a single month, so expect it to bounce around the annual figure.

## Trends at Elgin

Pass rate

Mar 2026: **44.7%**

Monthly car practical pass rate at Elgin driving test centre, most recent 12 published months.
| Month | Pass rate |
| --- | --- |
| March 2026 | 44.7% |
| February 2026 | 43.5% |
| January 2026 | 35.7% |
| December 2025 | 44.4% |
| November 2025 | 37.9% |
| October 2025 | 37.7% |
| September 2025 | 45.6% |
| August 2025 | 43.6% |
| July 2025 | 44.2% |
| June 2025 | 41.7% |
| May 2025 | 45.7% |
| April 2025 | 45.3% |

Waiting time

Aug 2026: **10.7w**

Average wait in weeks between booking and taking a car test at Elgin, most recent 12 published months.
| Month | Average wait |
| --- | --- |
| August 2026 | 10.7 weeks |
| July 2026 | 10.7 weeks |
| June 2026 | 7.6 weeks |
| May 2026 | 3.4 weeks |
| April 2026 | 5.7 weeks |
| March 2026 | 5.6 weeks |
| February 2026 | 3 weeks |
| January 2026 | 5.4 weeks |
| December 2025 | 3.4 weeks |
| November 2025 | 3.1 weeks |
| October 2025 | 5.3 weeks |
| September 2025 | 4.8 weeks |

Tests conducted each month

Mar 2026: **255**

Car practical tests conducted each month at Elgin, most recent 12 published months.
| Month | Tests conducted |
| --- | --- |
| March 2026 | 255 |
| February 2026 | 285 |
| January 2026 | 252 |
| December 2025 | 329 |
| November 2025 | 309 |
| October 2025 | 268 |
| September 2025 | 226 |
| August 2025 | 220 |
| July 2025 | 269 |
| June 2025 | 180 |
| May 2025 | 162 |
| April 2025 | 179 |

## Year by year

Car practical tests, passes and pass rate at Elgin driving test centre by DVSA financial year (April to March).
| Year | Tests | Passes | Pass rate |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-26 | 2,934 | 1,240 | 42.3% |
| 2024-25 | 2,184 | 971 | 44.5% |
| 2023-24 | 1,942 | 877 | 45.2% |
| 2022-23 | 1,917 | 856 | 44.7% |
| 2021-22 | 2,358 | 1,066 | 45.2% |
| 2020-21 | 644 | 336 | 52.2% |
| 2019-20 | 1,919 | 936 | 48.8% |
| 2018-19 | 1,942 | 940 | 48.4% |
| 2017-18 | 2,107 | 1,106 | 52.5% |
| 2016-17 | 2,139 | 1,158 | 54.1% |

## 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/)
    
    21 km away
    
    51.1% pass · 6 weeks wait
    
-   [Huntly](https://ukdrivingtestcentres.co.uk/huntly/)
    
    39 km away
    
    63.7% pass · 13.3 weeks wait
    
-   [Grantown-On-Spey](https://ukdrivingtestcentres.co.uk/grantown-on-spey/)
    
    40 km away
    
    56.9% pass · 21.6 weeks wait
    
-   [Banff](https://ukdrivingtestcentres.co.uk/banff/)
    
    47 km away
    
    57.5% pass · 14 weeks wait
    
-   [Golspie](https://ukdrivingtestcentres.co.uk/golspie/)
    
    53 km away
    
    71% pass · 15.6 weeks wait
    
-   [Alness](https://ukdrivingtestcentres.co.uk/alness/)
    
    57 km away
    
    63.1% pass · 14.9 weeks wait
    

Everything on this page describes Elgin 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.