# Forfar Driving Test Centre — Pass Rate & Waiting Time

> Forfar driving test centre has a 60.3% pass rate and an average 24.1 weeks wait. Compare it with nearby DVSA centres.

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

# Forfar driving test centre

Scotland

## Forfar at a glance

Pass rate

60.3%

April 2025 to March 2026

Average wait

24.1 weeks

August 2026

Tests a year

667

April 2025 to March 2026

Slots still free

60.4%

Of the 24-week booking window

## How Forfar compares

Forfar passes **60.3%** of car tests, which is **10.2 points above the 50.1% national average**. The typical wait between booking and testing is **24.1 weeks**, 11.3 weeks longer than the national average of 12.8 weeks. It conducted **667** car tests in April 2025 to March 2026. In the most recent month DVSA has published, March 2026, the rate was **60.5%** — a single month, so expect it to bounce around the annual figure.

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

## Trends at Forfar

Pass rate

Mar 2026: **60.5%**

Monthly car practical pass rate at Forfar driving test centre, most recent 12 published months.
| Month | Pass rate |
| --- | --- |
| March 2026 | 60.5% |
| February 2026 | 57.1% |
| January 2026 | 62.5% |
| December 2025 | 57.4% |
| November 2025 | 57.6% |
| October 2025 | 54.5% |
| September 2025 | 51.4% |
| August 2025 | 67.2% |
| July 2025 | 61.7% |
| June 2025 | 69.8% |
| May 2025 | 62.5% |
| April 2025 | 71.1% |

Waiting time

Aug 2026: **24.1w**

Average wait in weeks between booking and taking a car test at Forfar, most recent 12 published months.
| Month | Average wait |
| --- | --- |
| August 2026 | 24.1 weeks |
| July 2026 | 24.1 weeks |
| June 2026 | 29.7 weeks |
| May 2026 | 22 weeks |
| April 2026 | 22 weeks |
| March 2026 | 20.1 weeks |
| February 2026 | 21.4 weeks |
| January 2026 | 19 weeks |
| December 2025 | 21.1 weeks |
| November 2025 | 19.9 weeks |
| October 2025 | 17.1 weeks |
| September 2025 | 21.7 weeks |

Tests conducted each month

Mar 2026: **76**

Car practical tests conducted each month at Forfar, most recent 12 published months.
| Month | Tests conducted |
| --- | --- |
| March 2026 | 76 |
| February 2026 | 63 |
| January 2026 | 56 |
| December 2025 | 47 |
| November 2025 | 66 |
| October 2025 | 66 |
| September 2025 | 74 |
| August 2025 | 67 |
| July 2025 | 47 |
| June 2025 | 43 |
| May 2025 | 24 |
| April 2025 | 38 |

## Year by year

Car practical tests, passes and pass rate at Forfar driving test centre by DVSA financial year (April to March).
| Year | Tests | Passes | Pass rate |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-26 | 667 | 402 | 60.3% |
| 2024-25 | 356 | 244 | 68.5% |
| 2023-24 | 692 | 488 | 70.5% |
| 2022-23 | 352 | 259 | 73.6% |
| 2021-22 | 449 | 309 | 68.8% |
| 2020-21 | 159 | 110 | 69.2% |
| 2019-20 | 579 | 380 | 65.6% |
| 2018-19 | 595 | 388 | 65.2% |
| 2017-18 | 596 | 405 | 68% |
| 2016-17 | 660 | 389 | 58.9% |

## Where it is

## Nearby test centres

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

-   [Dundee](https://ukdrivingtestcentres.co.uk/dundee/)
    
    21 km away
    
    57.3% pass · 8.8 weeks wait
    
-   [Arbroath](https://ukdrivingtestcentres.co.uk/arbroath/)
    
    21 km away
    
    67.4% pass · 25.9 weeks wait
    
-   [Montrose](https://ukdrivingtestcentres.co.uk/montrose/)
    
    27 km away
    
    70% pass · 20.2 weeks wait
    
-   [Perth (Arran Road)](https://ukdrivingtestcentres.co.uk/perth-arran-road/)
    
    43 km away
    
    48.8% pass · 12.9 weeks wait
    
-   [Ballater](https://ukdrivingtestcentres.co.uk/ballater/)
    
    46 km away
    
    — pass · 15.7 weeks wait
    
-   [Pitlochry](https://ukdrivingtestcentres.co.uk/pitlochry/)
    
    52 km away
    
    73.3% pass · 18.1 weeks wait
    

Everything on this page describes Forfar 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.