# Thurso Driving Test Centre — Pass Rate & Waiting Time

> Thurso driving test centre has a 63% pass rate and an average 15.1 weeks wait. Compare it with nearby DVSA centres.

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

# Thurso driving test centre

Scotland

## Thurso at a glance

Pass rate

63%

April 2025 to March 2026

Average wait

15.1 weeks

June 2026

Tests a year

162

April 2025 to March 2026

Slots still free

66.7%

Of the 24-week booking window

## How Thurso compares

Thurso passes **63%** of car tests, which is **12.9 points above the 50.1% national average**. The typical wait between booking and testing is **15.1 weeks**, 2.3 weeks longer than the national average of 12.8 weeks. It conducted **162** car tests in April 2025 to March 2026. In the most recent month DVSA has published, March 2026, the rate was **63.6%** — a single month, so expect it to bounce around the annual figure.

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

## Trends at Thurso

Pass rate

Mar 2026: **63.6%**

Monthly car practical pass rate at Thurso driving test centre, most recent 12 published months.
| Month | Pass rate |
| --- | --- |
| March 2026 | 63.6% |
| February 2026 | 50% |
| January 2026 | 57.1% |
| December 2025 | 60% |
| November 2025 | 61.5% |
| October 2025 | 57.1% |
| September 2025 | 84.6% |
| August 2025 | 76.9% |
| June 2025 | 64.3% |
| May 2025 | 57.9% |
| April 2025 | 33.3% |
| March 2025 | 50% |

Waiting time

Jun 2026: **15.1w**

Average wait in weeks between booking and taking a car test at Thurso, most recent 12 published months.
| Month | Average wait |
| --- | --- |
| June 2026 | 15.1 weeks |
| May 2026 | 22.7 weeks |
| March 2026 | 24.3 weeks |
| February 2026 | 18.1 weeks |
| January 2026 | 23.9 weeks |
| December 2025 | 22.7 weeks |
| November 2025 | 21.9 weeks |
| October 2025 | 22.5 weeks |
| September 2025 | 20.5 weeks |
| August 2025 | 23.6 weeks |
| June 2025 | 17 weeks |
| May 2025 | 15.9 weeks |

Tests conducted each month

Sep 2025: **26**

Car practical tests conducted each month at Thurso, most recent 12 published months.
| Month | Tests conducted |
| --- | --- |
| September 2025 | 26 |
| March 2024 | 16 |
| February 2024 | 43 |
| December 2023 | 24 |
| October 2023 | 29 |
| September 2023 | 35 |
| August 2023 | 10 |
| July 2023 | 11 |
| June 2023 | 11 |
| May 2023 | 11 |
| March 2023 | 12 |
| January 2023 | 9 |

## Year by year

Car practical tests, passes and pass rate at Thurso driving test centre by DVSA financial year (April to March).
| Year | Tests | Passes | Pass rate |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-26 | 162 | 102 | 63% |
| 2024-25 | 167 | 97 | 58.1% |
| 2023-24 | 206 | 129 | 62.6% |
| 2022-23 | 203 | 105 | 51.7% |
| 2021-22 | 125 | 72 | 57.6% |
| 2019-20 | 193 | 127 | 65.8% |
| 2018-19 | 203 | 125 | 61.6% |
| 2017-18 | 214 | 138 | 64.5% |
| 2016-17 | 236 | 169 | 71.6% |
| 2015-16 | 276 | 181 | 65.6% |

## Where it is

## Nearby test centres

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

-   [Wick](https://ukdrivingtestcentres.co.uk/wick/)
    
    30 km away
    
    59.4% pass · 11.4 weeks wait
    
-   [Orkney](https://ukdrivingtestcentres.co.uk/orkney/)
    
    45 km away
    
    55.9% pass · 6.9 weeks wait
    
-   [Golspie](https://ukdrivingtestcentres.co.uk/golspie/)
    
    74 km away
    
    71% pass · 15.6 weeks wait
    
-   [Elgin](https://ukdrivingtestcentres.co.uk/elgin/)
    
    106 km away
    
    42.3% pass · 10.7 weeks wait
    
-   [Buckie](https://ukdrivingtestcentres.co.uk/buckie/)
    
    107 km away
    
    51.1% pass · 6 weeks wait
    
-   [Alness](https://ukdrivingtestcentres.co.uk/alness/)
    
    110 km away
    
    63.1% pass · 14.9 weeks wait
    

Everything on this page describes Thurso 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.