# Scarborough Driving Test Centre — Pass Rate & Waiting Time

> Scarborough driving test centre has a 45.1% pass rate and an average 7 weeks wait. Compare it with nearby DVSA centres.

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

# Scarborough driving test centre

Yorkshire and The Humber, England

## Scarborough at a glance

Pass rate

45.1%

April 2025 to March 2026

Average wait

7 weeks

August 2026

Tests a year

3,595

April 2025 to March 2026

Slots still free

16.3%

Of the 24-week booking window

## How Scarborough compares

Scarborough passes **45.1%** of car tests, which is **5 points below the 50.1% national average**. The typical wait between booking and testing is **7 weeks**, 5.8 weeks shorter than the national average of 12.8 weeks. It conducted **3,595** car tests in April 2025 to March 2026. In the most recent month DVSA has published, March 2026, the rate was **43.2%** — a single month, so expect it to bounce around the annual figure.

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

## Trends at Scarborough

Pass rate

Mar 2026: **43.2%**

Monthly car practical pass rate at Scarborough driving test centre, most recent 12 published months.
| Month | Pass rate |
| --- | --- |
| March 2026 | 43.2% |
| February 2026 | 44.7% |
| January 2026 | 45.7% |
| December 2025 | 42.9% |
| November 2025 | 39.1% |
| October 2025 | 44.1% |
| September 2025 | 43.5% |
| August 2025 | 48.4% |
| July 2025 | 52.1% |
| June 2025 | 46.4% |
| May 2025 | 51.8% |
| April 2025 | 42.6% |

Waiting time

Aug 2026: **7.0w**

Average wait in weeks between booking and taking a car test at Scarborough, most recent 12 published months.
| Month | Average wait |
| --- | --- |
| August 2026 | 7 weeks |
| July 2026 | 7 weeks |
| June 2026 | 7.6 weeks |
| May 2026 | 7.3 weeks |
| April 2026 | 9.4 weeks |
| March 2026 | 8.6 weeks |
| February 2026 | 7.6 weeks |
| January 2026 | 7.6 weeks |
| December 2025 | 5.3 weeks |
| November 2025 | 6.7 weeks |
| October 2025 | 8.9 weeks |
| September 2025 | 10.1 weeks |

Tests conducted each month

Mar 2026: **229**

Car practical tests conducted each month at Scarborough, most recent 12 published months.
| Month | Tests conducted |
| --- | --- |
| March 2026 | 229 |
| February 2026 | 329 |
| January 2026 | 315 |
| December 2025 | 424 |
| November 2025 | 304 |
| October 2025 | 388 |
| September 2025 | 331 |
| August 2025 | 128 |
| July 2025 | 349 |
| June 2025 | 317 |
| May 2025 | 199 |
| April 2025 | 282 |

## Year by year

Car practical tests, passes and pass rate at Scarborough driving test centre by DVSA financial year (April to March).
| Year | Tests | Passes | Pass rate |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-26 | 3,595 | 1,620 | 45.1% |
| 2024-25 | 2,658 | 1,375 | 51.7% |
| 2023-24 | 2,483 | 1,278 | 51.5% |
| 2022-23 | 2,942 | 1,346 | 45.8% |
| 2021-22 | 2,366 | 1,106 | 46.7% |
| 2020-21 | 551 | 296 | 53.7% |
| 2019-20 | 1,812 | 935 | 51.6% |
| 2018-19 | 1,956 | 1,023 | 52.3% |
| 2017-18 | 1,822 | 1,061 | 58.2% |
| 2016-17 | 2,278 | 1,524 | 66.9% |

## Where it is

## Nearby test centres

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

-   [Bridlington](https://ukdrivingtestcentres.co.uk/bridlington/)
    
    26 km away
    
    55.5% pass · 11.9 weeks wait
    
-   [Whitby](https://ukdrivingtestcentres.co.uk/whitby/)
    
    27 km away
    
    56.7% pass · 19 weeks wait
    
-   [Malton](https://ukdrivingtestcentres.co.uk/malton/)
    
    30 km away
    
    64.3% pass · 10 weeks wait
    
-   [Brentwood (London)](https://ukdrivingtestcentres.co.uk/brentwood-london/)
    
    48 km away
    
    48.5% pass · 3.6 weeks wait
    
-   [York](https://ukdrivingtestcentres.co.uk/york/)
    
    53 km away
    
    54.4% pass · 15.1 weeks wait
    
-   [Hull](https://ukdrivingtestcentres.co.uk/hull/)
    
    60 km away
    
    47.9% pass · 14 weeks wait
    

Everything on this page describes Scarborough 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.