# Montrose Driving Test Centre — Pass Rate & Waiting Time

> Montrose driving test centre has a 70% pass rate and an average 20.2 weeks wait. Compare it with nearby DVSA centres.

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

# Montrose driving test centre

Scotland

## Montrose at a glance

Pass rate

70%

April 2025 to March 2026

Average wait

20.2 weeks

August 2026

Tests a year

621

April 2025 to March 2026

Slots still free

16.1%

Of the 24-week booking window

## How Montrose compares

Montrose passes **70%** of car tests, which is **19.9 points above the 50.1% national average**. The typical wait between booking and testing is **20.2 weeks**, 7.4 weeks longer than the national average of 12.8 weeks. It conducted **621** car tests in April 2025 to March 2026. In the most recent month DVSA has published, March 2026, the rate was **69.2%** — a single month, so expect it to bounce around the annual figure.

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

## Trends at Montrose

Pass rate

Mar 2026: **69.2%**

Monthly car practical pass rate at Montrose driving test centre, most recent 12 published months.
| Month | Pass rate |
| --- | --- |
| March 2026 | 69.2% |
| February 2026 | 75% |
| January 2026 | 63.6% |
| December 2025 | 63.5% |
| November 2025 | 68.5% |
| October 2025 | 74.5% |
| September 2025 | 65.7% |
| August 2025 | 84.4% |
| July 2025 | 64.8% |
| June 2025 | 69.8% |
| May 2025 | 68.2% |
| April 2025 | 71.7% |

Waiting time

Aug 2026: **20.2w**

Average wait in weeks between booking and taking a car test at Montrose, most recent 12 published months.
| Month | Average wait |
| --- | --- |
| August 2026 | 20.2 weeks |
| July 2026 | 20.2 weeks |
| June 2026 | 15.5 weeks |
| May 2026 | 19 weeks |
| April 2026 | 22.2 weeks |
| March 2026 | 22.9 weeks |
| February 2026 | 20.3 weeks |
| January 2026 | 20.7 weeks |
| December 2025 | 19.8 weeks |
| November 2025 | 22.9 weeks |
| October 2025 | 21.7 weeks |
| September 2025 | 19.7 weeks |

Tests conducted each month

Mar 2026: **65**

Car practical tests conducted each month at Montrose, most recent 12 published months.
| Month | Tests conducted |
| --- | --- |
| March 2026 | 65 |
| February 2026 | 52 |
| November 2025 | 54 |
| October 2025 | 51 |
| September 2025 | 70 |
| August 2025 | 45 |
| July 2025 | 54 |
| June 2025 | 63 |
| May 2025 | 44 |
| April 2025 | 60 |
| March 2025 | 57 |
| February 2025 | 55 |

## Year by year

Car practical tests, passes and pass rate at Montrose driving test centre by DVSA financial year (April to March).
| Year | Tests | Passes | Pass rate |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-26 | 621 | 435 | 70% |
| 2024-25 | 633 | 422 | 66.7% |
| 2023-24 | 642 | 434 | 67.6% |
| 2022-23 | 332 | 239 | 72% |
| 2021-22 | 602 | 471 | 78.2% |
| 2019-20 | 486 | 334 | 68.7% |
| 2013-14 | 561 | 313 | 55.8% |
| 2012-13 | 547 | 308 | 56.3% |
| 2011-12 | 591 | 356 | 60.2% |
| 2010-11 | 604 | 343 | 56.8% |

## Where it is

## Nearby test centres

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

-   [Arbroath](https://ukdrivingtestcentres.co.uk/arbroath/)
    
    18 km away
    
    67.4% pass · 25.9 weeks wait
    
-   [Forfar](https://ukdrivingtestcentres.co.uk/forfar/)
    
    27 km away
    
    60.3% pass · 24.1 weeks wait
    
-   [Dundee](https://ukdrivingtestcentres.co.uk/dundee/)
    
    42 km away
    
    57.3% pass · 8.8 weeks wait
    
-   [Ballater](https://ukdrivingtestcentres.co.uk/ballater/)
    
    51 km away
    
    — pass · 15.7 weeks wait
    
-   [Aberdeen North](https://ukdrivingtestcentres.co.uk/aberdeen-north/)
    
    57 km away
    
    48.2% pass · 15.4 weeks wait
    
-   [Inverurie](https://ukdrivingtestcentres.co.uk/inverurie/)
    
    64 km away
    
    61.9% pass · 17.7 weeks wait
    

Everything on this page describes Montrose 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.