# Islay Island Driving Test Centre — Pass Rate & Waiting Time

> Pass rate, waiting time and test route information for Islay Island driving test centre in Scotland.

Source: https://ukdrivingtestcentres.co.uk/islay-island/

# Islay Island driving test centre

Scotland

## Islay Island at a glance

Pass rate

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Not published for this centre

Average wait

22 weeks

May 2026

Tests a year

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Not published

Slots still free

87.5%

Of the 24-week booking window

## How Islay Island compares

DVSA does not publish a current pass rate for Islay Island. Centres running only a handful of tests a month are suppressed to avoid identifying individual candidates. The typical wait between booking and testing is **22 weeks**, 9.2 weeks longer than the national average of 12.8 weeks.

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

## Trends at Islay Island

Pass rate

Mar 2023: **57.1%**

Monthly car practical pass rate at Islay Island driving test centre, most recent 12 published months.
| Month | Pass rate |
| --- | --- |
| March 2023 | 57.1% |
| October 2022 | 60% |
| August 2022 | 75% |
| May 2022 | 84.6% |
| March 2022 | 60% |
| February 2022 | 45.5% |
| December 2021 | 75% |
| November 2021 | 85.7% |
| August 2021 | 77.8% |
| June 2021 | 90% |
| March 2020 | 90.9% |
| January 2020 | 44.4% |

Waiting time

May 2026: **22.0w**

Average wait in weeks between booking and taking a car test at Islay Island, most recent 12 published months.
| Month | Average wait |
| --- | --- |
| May 2026 | 22 weeks |
| March 2026 | 16.3 weeks |
| November 2025 | 3.7 weeks |
| July 2025 | 19.7 weeks |
| April 2025 | 18.1 weeks |
| October 2024 | 4.4 weeks |
| August 2024 | 19.6 weeks |
| June 2024 | 10.9 weeks |
| April 2024 | 8.5 weeks |
| October 2023 | 14.6 weeks |
| August 2023 | 17.5 weeks |
| June 2023 | 13 weeks |

Tests conducted each month

Mar 2023: **14**

Car practical tests conducted each month at Islay Island, most recent 12 published months.
| Month | Tests conducted |
| --- | --- |
| March 2023 | 14 |
| May 2022 | 13 |
| December 2021 | 8 |
| November 2021 | 7 |
| August 2021 | 9 |
| June 2021 | 10 |
| November 2019 | 8 |
| September 2019 | 11 |
| July 2019 | 9 |
| May 2019 | 11 |
| March 2019 | 11 |
| November 2018 | 9 |

## Year by year

Car practical tests, passes and pass rate at Islay Island driving test centre by DVSA financial year (April to March).
| Year | Tests | Passes | Pass rate |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2022-23 | 40 | 28 | 70% |
| 2021-22 | 50 | 36 | 72% |
| 2019-20 | 59 | 44 | 74.6% |
| 2018-19 | 49 | 37 | 75.5% |
| 2017-18 | 49 | 35 | 71.4% |
| 2015-16 | 62 | 39 | 62.9% |
| 2013-14 | 57 | 37 | 64.9% |
| 2009-10 | 44 | 22 | 50% |
| 2008-09 | 56 | 38 | 67.9% |
| 2007-08 | 69 | 41 | 59.4% |

## Where it is

## Nearby test centres

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

-   [Campbeltown](https://ukdrivingtestcentres.co.uk/campbeltown/)
    
    57 km away
    
    71.6% pass · 26.9 weeks wait
    
-   [Lochgilphead](https://ukdrivingtestcentres.co.uk/lochgilphead/)
    
    62 km away
    
    56.4% pass · 14.3 weeks wait
    
-   [Brodick (Isle of Arran)](https://ukdrivingtestcentres.co.uk/brodick-isle-of-arran/)
    
    75 km away
    
    67.3% pass · 19.1 weeks wait
    
-   [Rothesay](https://ukdrivingtestcentres.co.uk/rothesay/)
    
    78 km away
    
    52% pass · 23.6 weeks wait
    
-   [Isle of Mull](https://ukdrivingtestcentres.co.uk/isle-of-mull/)
    
    82 km away
    
    73.8% pass · 21.6 weeks wait
    
-   [Dunoon](https://ukdrivingtestcentres.co.uk/dunoon/)
    
    88 km away
    
    71.5% pass · 21.1 weeks wait
    

Everything on this page describes Islay Island 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.