# Irvine Driving Test Centre — Pass Rate & Waiting Time

> Irvine driving test centre has a 55.7% pass rate and an average 18.3 weeks wait. Compare it with nearby DVSA centres.

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

# Irvine driving test centre

Scotland

## Irvine at a glance

Pass rate

55.7%

April 2025 to March 2026

Average wait

18.3 weeks

August 2026

Tests a year

4,941

April 2025 to March 2026

Slots still free

45.7%

Of the 24-week booking window

## How Irvine compares

Irvine passes **55.7%** of car tests, which is **5.6 points above the 50.1% national average**. The typical wait between booking and testing is **18.3 weeks**, 5.5 weeks longer than the national average of 12.8 weeks. It conducted **4,941** car tests in April 2025 to March 2026. In the most recent month DVSA has published, March 2026, the rate was **57.9%** — a single month, so expect it to bounce around the annual figure.

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

## Trends at Irvine

Pass rate

Mar 2026: **57.9%**

Monthly car practical pass rate at Irvine driving test centre, most recent 12 published months.
| Month | Pass rate |
| --- | --- |
| March 2026 | 57.9% |
| February 2026 | 56.6% |
| January 2026 | 58% |
| December 2025 | 54.3% |
| November 2025 | 58.1% |
| October 2025 | 57.5% |
| September 2025 | 56.4% |
| August 2025 | 55.5% |
| July 2025 | 52.9% |
| June 2025 | 52.1% |
| May 2025 | 51.1% |
| April 2025 | 54.7% |

Waiting time

Aug 2026: **18.3w**

Average wait in weeks between booking and taking a car test at Irvine, most recent 12 published months.
| Month | Average wait |
| --- | --- |
| August 2026 | 18.3 weeks |
| July 2026 | 18.3 weeks |
| June 2026 | 18.3 weeks |
| May 2026 | 16 weeks |
| April 2026 | 11 weeks |
| March 2026 | 14.5 weeks |
| February 2026 | 12.3 weeks |
| January 2026 | 10.1 weeks |
| December 2025 | 8.7 weeks |
| November 2025 | 10.1 weeks |
| October 2025 | 10.9 weeks |
| September 2025 | 15.6 weeks |

Tests conducted each month

Mar 2026: **416**

Car practical tests conducted each month at Irvine, most recent 12 published months.
| Month | Tests conducted |
| --- | --- |
| March 2026 | 416 |
| February 2026 | 424 |
| January 2026 | 483 |
| December 2025 | 495 |
| November 2025 | 494 |
| October 2025 | 499 |
| September 2025 | 381 |
| August 2025 | 335 |
| July 2025 | 306 |
| June 2025 | 351 |
| May 2025 | 331 |
| April 2025 | 426 |

## Year by year

Car practical tests, passes and pass rate at Irvine driving test centre by DVSA financial year (April to March).
| Year | Tests | Passes | Pass rate |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-26 | 4,941 | 2,752 | 55.7% |
| 2024-25 | 5,306 | 2,610 | 49.2% |
| 2023-24 | 6,622 | 3,229 | 48.8% |
| 2022-23 | 5,555 | 2,935 | 52.8% |
| 2021-22 | 4,336 | 2,182 | 50.3% |
| 2020-21 | 1,048 | 577 | 55.1% |
| 2019-20 | 4,257 | 2,195 | 51.6% |
| 2018-19 | 4,334 | 2,348 | 54.2% |
| 2017-18 | 4,522 | 2,402 | 53.1% |
| 2016-17 | 4,828 | 2,510 | 52% |

## Where it is

## Nearby test centres

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

-   [Ayr](https://ukdrivingtestcentres.co.uk/ayr/)
    
    17 km away
    
    57.5% pass · 13.1 weeks wait
    
-   [Paisley](https://ukdrivingtestcentres.co.uk/paisley/)
    
    30 km away
    
    48.6% pass · 13.7 weeks wait
    
-   [Brodick (Isle of Arran)](https://ukdrivingtestcentres.co.uk/brodick-isle-of-arran/)
    
    30 km away
    
    67.3% pass · 19.1 weeks wait
    
-   [Cumnock](https://ukdrivingtestcentres.co.uk/cumnock/)
    
    31 km away
    
    67.4% pass · 21.6 weeks wait
    
-   [Hastings (Ore)](https://ukdrivingtestcentres.co.uk/hastings-ore/)
    
    33 km away
    
    52.4% pass · 17.1 weeks wait
    
-   [Rothesay](https://ukdrivingtestcentres.co.uk/rothesay/)
    
    35 km away
    
    52% pass · 23.6 weeks wait
    

Everything on this page describes Irvine 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.