# Peterhead Driving Test Centre — Pass Rate & Waiting Time

> Peterhead driving test centre has a 53.2% pass rate and an average 7.4 weeks wait. Compare it with nearby DVSA centres.

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

# Peterhead driving test centre

Scotland

## Peterhead at a glance

Pass rate

53.2%

April 2025 to March 2026

Average wait

7.4 weeks

August 2026

Tests a year

2,628

April 2025 to March 2026

Slots still free

8%

Of the 24-week booking window

## How Peterhead compares

Peterhead passes **53.2%** of car tests, which is **3.1 points above the 50.1% national average**. The typical wait between booking and testing is **7.4 weeks**, 5.4 weeks shorter than the national average of 12.8 weeks. It conducted **2,628** car tests in April 2025 to March 2026. In the most recent month DVSA has published, March 2026, the rate was **45.3%** — a single month, so expect it to bounce around the annual figure.

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

## Trends at Peterhead

Pass rate

Mar 2026: **45.3%**

Monthly car practical pass rate at Peterhead driving test centre, most recent 12 published months.
| Month | Pass rate |
| --- | --- |
| March 2026 | 45.3% |
| February 2026 | 51.6% |
| January 2026 | 49.5% |
| December 2025 | 48% |
| November 2025 | 53.5% |
| October 2025 | 53.5% |
| September 2025 | 60.3% |
| August 2025 | 60.3% |
| July 2025 | 64.7% |
| June 2025 | 51.2% |
| May 2025 | 56.8% |
| April 2025 | 61.1% |

Waiting time

Aug 2026: **7.4w**

Average wait in weeks between booking and taking a car test at Peterhead, most recent 12 published months.
| Month | Average wait |
| --- | --- |
| August 2026 | 7.4 weeks |
| July 2026 | 7.4 weeks |
| June 2026 | 4.8 weeks |
| May 2026 | 4.4 weeks |
| April 2026 | 4.4 weeks |
| March 2026 | 3.6 weeks |
| February 2026 | 5 weeks |
| January 2026 | 6.6 weeks |
| December 2025 | 4.7 weeks |
| November 2025 | 5.4 weeks |
| October 2025 | 4.2 weeks |
| September 2025 | 9.3 weeks |

Tests conducted each month

Mar 2026: **353**

Car practical tests conducted each month at Peterhead, most recent 12 published months.
| Month | Tests conducted |
| --- | --- |
| March 2026 | 353 |
| February 2026 | 304 |
| January 2026 | 210 |
| December 2025 | 246 |
| November 2025 | 273 |
| October 2025 | 256 |
| September 2025 | 189 |
| August 2025 | 174 |
| July 2025 | 136 |
| June 2025 | 213 |
| May 2025 | 148 |
| April 2025 | 126 |

## Year by year

Car practical tests, passes and pass rate at Peterhead driving test centre by DVSA financial year (April to March).
| Year | Tests | Passes | Pass rate |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-26 | 2,628 | 1,399 | 53.2% |
| 2024-25 | 1,400 | 809 | 57.8% |
| 2023-24 | 1,291 | 784 | 60.7% |
| 2022-23 | 1,538 | 907 | 59% |
| 2021-22 | 1,174 | 782 | 66.6% |
| 2020-21 | 332 | 231 | 69.6% |
| 2019-20 | 1,057 | 661 | 62.5% |
| 2018-19 | 1,022 | 640 | 62.6% |
| 2017-18 | 994 | 606 | 61% |
| 2016-17 | 933 | 597 | 64% |

## Where it is

## Nearby test centres

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

-   [Aberdeen South (Cove)](https://ukdrivingtestcentres.co.uk/aberdeen-south-cove/)
    
    1 km away
    
    52.4% pass · 6.3 weeks wait
    
-   [Fraserburgh](https://ukdrivingtestcentres.co.uk/fraserburgh/)
    
    25 km away
    
    64% pass · 18.1 weeks wait
    
-   [Aberdeen North](https://ukdrivingtestcentres.co.uk/aberdeen-north/)
    
    40 km away
    
    48.2% pass · 15.4 weeks wait
    
-   [Inverurie](https://ukdrivingtestcentres.co.uk/inverurie/)
    
    43 km away
    
    61.9% pass · 17.7 weeks wait
    
-   [Banff](https://ukdrivingtestcentres.co.uk/banff/)
    
    48 km away
    
    57.5% pass · 14 weeks wait
    
-   [Huntly](https://ukdrivingtestcentres.co.uk/huntly/)
    
    60 km away
    
    63.7% pass · 13.3 weeks wait
    

Everything on this page describes Peterhead 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.