# Orkney Driving Test Centre — Pass Rate & Waiting Time

> Orkney driving test centre has a 55.9% pass rate and an average 6.9 weeks wait. Compare it with nearby DVSA centres.

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

# Orkney driving test centre

Scotland

## Orkney at a glance

Pass rate

55.9%

April 2025 to March 2026

Average wait

6.9 weeks

August 2026

Tests a year

320

April 2025 to March 2026

Slots still free

0%

Of the 24-week booking window

## How Orkney compares

Orkney passes **55.9%** of car tests, which is **5.8 points above the 50.1% national average**. The typical wait between booking and testing is **6.9 weeks**, 5.9 weeks shorter than the national average of 12.8 weeks. It conducted **320** car tests in April 2025 to March 2026. In the most recent month DVSA has published, March 2026, the rate was **38.5%** — a single month, so expect it to bounce around the annual figure.

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

## Trends at Orkney

Pass rate

Mar 2026: **38.5%**

Monthly car practical pass rate at Orkney driving test centre, most recent 12 published months.
| Month | Pass rate |
| --- | --- |
| March 2026 | 38.5% |
| February 2026 | 67.7% |
| January 2026 | 42.9% |
| December 2025 | 72.2% |
| November 2025 | 61.5% |
| October 2025 | 50% |
| September 2025 | 55.6% |
| August 2025 | 60.9% |
| July 2025 | 50% |
| June 2025 | 62.5% |
| May 2025 | 50% |
| April 2025 | 63.6% |

Waiting time

Aug 2026: **6.9w**

Average wait in weeks between booking and taking a car test at Orkney, most recent 12 published months.
| Month | Average wait |
| --- | --- |
| August 2026 | 6.9 weeks |
| July 2026 | 6.9 weeks |
| June 2026 | 6.7 weeks |
| May 2026 | 7.6 weeks |
| April 2026 | 9.1 weeks |
| March 2026 | 19.4 weeks |
| February 2026 | 14.9 weeks |
| January 2026 | 3.3 weeks |
| December 2025 | 6.2 weeks |
| November 2025 | 6 weeks |
| October 2025 | 7 weeks |
| September 2025 | 10.1 weeks |

Tests conducted each month

Feb 2026: **31**

Car practical tests conducted each month at Orkney, most recent 12 published months.
| Month | Tests conducted |
| --- | --- |
| February 2026 | 31 |
| December 2025 | 18 |
| October 2025 | 46 |
| September 2025 | 45 |
| August 2025 | 23 |
| July 2025 | 24 |
| June 2025 | 40 |
| May 2025 | 36 |
| March 2025 | 29 |
| February 2025 | 28 |
| December 2024 | 23 |
| November 2024 | 27 |

## Year by year

Car practical tests, passes and pass rate at Orkney driving test centre by DVSA financial year (April to March).
| Year | Tests | Passes | Pass rate |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-26 | 320 | 179 | 55.9% |
| 2024-25 | 350 | 231 | 66% |
| 2023-24 | 373 | 226 | 60.6% |
| 2022-23 | 302 | 184 | 60.9% |
| 2021-22 | 333 | 225 | 67.6% |
| 2020-21 | 88 | 63 | 71.6% |
| 2019-20 | 311 | 213 | 68.5% |
| 2018-19 | 301 | 198 | 65.8% |
| 2017-18 | 351 | 248 | 70.7% |
| 2016-17 | 390 | 278 | 71.3% |

## Where it is

## Nearby test centres

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

-   [Thurso](https://ukdrivingtestcentres.co.uk/thurso/)
    
    45 km away
    
    63% pass · 15.1 weeks wait
    
-   [Wick](https://ukdrivingtestcentres.co.uk/wick/)
    
    56 km away
    
    59.4% pass · 11.4 weeks wait
    
-   [Golspie](https://ukdrivingtestcentres.co.uk/golspie/)
    
    118 km away
    
    71% pass · 15.6 weeks wait
    
-   [Buckie](https://ukdrivingtestcentres.co.uk/buckie/)
    
    141 km away
    
    51.1% pass · 6 weeks wait
    
-   [Elgin](https://ukdrivingtestcentres.co.uk/elgin/)
    
    144 km away
    
    42.3% pass · 10.7 weeks wait
    
-   [Banff](https://ukdrivingtestcentres.co.uk/banff/)
    
    146 km away
    
    57.5% pass · 14 weeks wait
    

Everything on this page describes Orkney 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.