# Gairloch Driving Test Centre — Pass Rate & Waiting Time

> Gairloch driving test centre has a 73.5% pass rate and an average 6.3 weeks wait. Compare it with nearby DVSA centres.

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

# Gairloch driving test centre

Scotland

## Gairloch at a glance

Pass rate

73.5%

April 2025 to March 2026

Average wait

6.3 weeks

August 2026

Tests a year

49

April 2025 to March 2026

Slots still free

0%

Of the 24-week booking window

## How Gairloch compares

Gairloch passes **73.5%** of car tests, which is **23.4 points above the 50.1% national average**. The typical wait between booking and testing is **6.3 weeks**, 6.5 weeks shorter than the national average of 12.8 weeks. It conducted **49** car tests in April 2025 to March 2026. In the most recent month DVSA has published, March 2026, the rate was **80%** — a single month, so expect it to bounce around the annual figure.

Gairloch 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 Gairloch area rather than a pinpointed building. Confirm the exact address on your booking confirmation or via GOV.UK before you travel.

## Trends at Gairloch

Pass rate

Mar 2026: **80.0%**

Monthly car practical pass rate at Gairloch driving test centre, most recent 12 published months.
| Month | Pass rate |
| --- | --- |
| March 2026 | 80% |
| February 2026 | 80% |
| January 2026 | 60% |
| November 2025 | 60% |
| October 2025 | 66.7% |
| May 2025 | 77.8% |
| April 2025 | 75% |
| March 2025 | 60% |
| February 2025 | 50% |
| January 2025 | 100% |
| December 2024 | 75% |
| November 2024 | 100% |

Waiting time

Aug 2026: **6.3w**

Average wait in weeks between booking and taking a car test at Gairloch, most recent 12 published months.
| Month | Average wait |
| --- | --- |
| August 2026 | 6.3 weeks |
| July 2026 | 6.3 weeks |
| June 2026 | 3 weeks |
| May 2026 | 10.6 weeks |
| April 2026 | 6.8 weeks |
| March 2026 | 15.9 weeks |
| February 2026 | 13.4 weeks |
| January 2026 | 17 weeks |
| December 2025 | 9.7 weeks |
| November 2025 | 27.1 weeks |
| October 2025 | 9.1 weeks |
| May 2025 | 11.9 weeks |

Not enough published data to chart tests conducted each month.

Car practical tests conducted each month at Gairloch, most recent 12 published months.
| Month | Tests conducted |
| --- | --- |
| January 2023 | 8 |
| December 2022 | 8 |
| October 2022 | 9 |
| September 2022 | 7 |

## Year by year

Car practical tests, passes and pass rate at Gairloch driving test centre by DVSA financial year (April to March).
| Year | Tests | Passes | Pass rate |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-26 | 49 | 36 | 73.5% |
| 2024-25 | 52 | 36 | 69.2% |
| 2023-24 | 49 | 36 | 73.5% |
| 2022-23 | 59 | 46 | 78% |
| 2021-22 | 37 | 25 | 67.6% |
| 2019-20 | 58 | 42 | 72.4% |
| 2018-19 | 37 | 32 | 86.5% |
| 2017-18 | 36 | 25 | 69.4% |
| 2016-17 | 41 | 29 | 70.7% |
| 2015-16 | 51 | 39 | 76.5% |

## Where it is

## Nearby test centres

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

-   [Ullapool](https://ukdrivingtestcentres.co.uk/ullapool/)
    
    37 km away
    
    61.2% pass · 8.4 weeks wait
    
-   [Kyle of Lochalsh](https://ukdrivingtestcentres.co.uk/kyle-of-lochalsh/)
    
    50 km away
    
    57.4% pass · 14.1 weeks wait
    
-   [Isle of Skye (Portree)](https://ukdrivingtestcentres.co.uk/isle-of-skye-portree/)
    
    55 km away
    
    57% pass · 8.3 weeks wait
    
-   [Stornoway](https://ukdrivingtestcentres.co.uk/stornoway/)
    
    69 km away
    
    66.6% pass · 8.1 weeks wait
    
-   [Mallaig](https://ukdrivingtestcentres.co.uk/mallaig/)
    
    81 km away
    
    64.2% pass · 10.9 weeks wait
    
-   [Alness](https://ukdrivingtestcentres.co.uk/alness/)
    
    85 km away
    
    63.1% pass · 14.9 weeks wait
    

Everything on this page describes Gairloch 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.