# Kelso Driving Test Centre — Pass Rate & Waiting Time

> Kelso driving test centre has a 59.2% pass rate and an average 22.9 weeks wait. Compare it with nearby DVSA centres.

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

# Kelso driving test centre

Scotland

## Kelso at a glance

Pass rate

59.2%

April 2025 to March 2026

Average wait

22.9 weeks

August 2026

Tests a year

434

April 2025 to March 2026

Slots still free

57.6%

Of the 24-week booking window

## How Kelso compares

Kelso passes **59.2%** of car tests, which is **9.1 points above the 50.1% national average**. The typical wait between booking and testing is **22.9 weeks**, 10.1 weeks longer than the national average of 12.8 weeks. It conducted **434** car tests in April 2025 to March 2026. In the most recent month DVSA has published, March 2026, the rate was **54.1%** — a single month, so expect it to bounce around the annual figure.

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

## Trends at Kelso

Pass rate

Mar 2026: **54.1%**

Monthly car practical pass rate at Kelso driving test centre, most recent 12 published months.
| Month | Pass rate |
| --- | --- |
| March 2026 | 54.1% |
| February 2026 | 56.2% |
| January 2026 | 72.1% |
| December 2025 | 54.5% |
| November 2025 | 55.3% |
| October 2025 | 62.8% |
| September 2025 | 53.8% |
| August 2025 | 66.7% |
| July 2025 | 51.1% |
| June 2025 | 56.8% |
| May 2025 | 61.8% |
| April 2025 | 65.6% |

Waiting time

Aug 2026: **22.9w**

Average wait in weeks between booking and taking a car test at Kelso, most recent 12 published months.
| Month | Average wait |
| --- | --- |
| August 2026 | 22.9 weeks |
| July 2026 | 22.9 weeks |
| June 2026 | 19.9 weeks |
| May 2026 | 21.4 weeks |
| April 2026 | 21.7 weeks |
| March 2026 | 19.3 weeks |
| February 2026 | 23.8 weeks |
| January 2026 | 18 weeks |
| December 2025 | 18.3 weeks |
| November 2025 | 19.7 weeks |
| October 2025 | 15.7 weeks |
| September 2025 | 19.1 weeks |

Tests conducted each month

Mar 2026: **37**

Car practical tests conducted each month at Kelso, most recent 12 published months.
| Month | Tests conducted |
| --- | --- |
| March 2026 | 37 |
| February 2026 | 32 |
| January 2026 | 43 |
| December 2025 | 33 |
| November 2025 | 38 |
| October 2025 | 43 |
| September 2025 | 26 |
| August 2025 | 27 |
| July 2025 | 45 |
| June 2025 | 44 |
| May 2025 | 34 |
| April 2025 | 32 |

## Year by year

Car practical tests, passes and pass rate at Kelso driving test centre by DVSA financial year (April to March).
| Year | Tests | Passes | Pass rate |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-26 | 434 | 257 | 59.2% |
| 2024-25 | 381 | 217 | 57% |
| 2023-24 | 381 | 250 | 65.6% |
| 2022-23 | 247 | 184 | 74.5% |
| 2021-22 | 244 | 171 | 70.1% |
| 2020-21 | 14 | 10 | 71.4% |
| 2019-20 | 235 | 133 | 56.6% |
| 2018-19 | 243 | 135 | 55.6% |
| 2017-18 | 257 | 144 | 56% |
| 2016-17 | 249 | 151 | 60.6% |

## Where it is

## Nearby test centres

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

-   [Duns](https://ukdrivingtestcentres.co.uk/duns/)
    
    21 km away
    
    70.2% pass · 22.4 weeks wait
    
-   [Galashiels](https://ukdrivingtestcentres.co.uk/galashiels/)
    
    23 km away
    
    47.4% pass · 7.4 weeks wait
    
-   [Hawick](https://ukdrivingtestcentres.co.uk/hawick/)
    
    30 km away
    
    64.3% pass · 24.9 weeks wait
    
-   [Berwick-On-Tweed](https://ukdrivingtestcentres.co.uk/berwick-on-tweed/)
    
    33 km away
    
    53.9% pass · 20.3 weeks wait
    
-   [Haddington](https://ukdrivingtestcentres.co.uk/haddington/)
    
    46 km away
    
    57.5% pass · 23.3 weeks wait
    
-   [Peebles](https://ukdrivingtestcentres.co.uk/peebles/)
    
    48 km away
    
    58.8% pass · 22 weeks wait
    

Everything on this page describes Kelso 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.