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Scotland · DVSA car test centre

Aberdeen North driving test centre

Unit A4 Davidson House, Campus 1 Balgownie Road, Bridge of Don, Aberdeen, AB22 8GT · wheelchair accessible

Tests here: car, lorry and bus, ADI part 2, ADI part 3.

Waiting times to September 2026 and pass rates for 2025–26, from DVSA statistics published .

Median wait, September 2026

16.5 weeks

+6.2 wk on a year ago

Pass rate, 2025–26

48.2%

−1.8 pts vs GB 50.0%

Wait rank in Great Britain

232 of 314

1 = shortest wait; 36th of 74 Scotland

Weeks to 10% of slots free

22 weeks

GB 19.7 weeks

People who took a car test at Aberdeen North in September 2026 had booked it a median of 16.5 weeks earlier: 4.9 weeks longer than the Great Britain figure (11.6 weeks), and 1.4 weeks longer than the Scotland figure (15.1 weeks). A year earlier, in September 2025, it was 10.3 weeks, so the wait has grown by 6.2 weeks. Over the last 12 months it ranged from 9.9 weeks to 16.5 weeks.

On the last Monday of September 2026 it would have taken about 22 weeks to reach a week with at least 10% of its test slots free (Great Britain: 19.7 weeks). Across the whole 24-week window, 9.9% of standard slots were still unbooked (Great Britain: 13.3%).

Waiting time over the last two years

Median weeks between booking a test and taking it, for tests taken each month.

  • Aberdeen North
  • Scotland
  • Great Britain
Median weeks between booking and taking a test at Aberdeen North, October 2024 to September 2026Aberdeen North: 16.5 weeks in September 2026, against 11.6 weeks for Great Britain.05101520Oct 24Jan 25Apr 25Jul 25Oct 25Jan 26Apr 26Jul 2616.5Weeks05101520Jan 25Jul 25Jan 26Jul 2616.5Weeks
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Median weeks between booking and taking a test at Aberdeen North, October 2024 to September 2026
MonthAberdeen NorthScotlandGreat Britain
September 202616.515.111.6
August 202615.416.011.1
July 202615.415.611.1
June 202613.614.410.7
May 202610.413.69.7
April 202614.013.09.1
March 202611.414.79.0
February 202614.714.910.4
January 202615.015.010.1
December 202512.013.310.1
November 20259.913.710.4
October 202510.314.411.6
September 202510.315.012.4
August 20258.313.711.7
July 20259.913.612.0
June 202510.412.911.0
May 202512.713.111.3
April 202512.711.910.6
March 202511.011.310.4
February 202511.412.011.4
January 202510.911.111.0
December 20249.410.010.4
November 20246.19.69.9
October 20246.78.99.7

How far ahead people booked

Of tests taken at Aberdeen North in September 2026, 26.4% had been booked within 7 weeks and 37.3% more than 21 weeks before.

  • Within 7 weeks
  • 7 to 14 weeks
  • 14 to 21 weeks
  • Over 21 weeks
Aberdeen North
Scotland
Great Britain

At Aberdeen North, 26.4% of tests in September 2026 were booked within 7 weeks and 37.3% more than 21 weeks ahead.

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How far ahead tests taken in September 2026 were booked
Within 7 weeks7 to 14 weeks14 to 21 weeksOver 21 weeks
Aberdeen North26.4%15.8%20.6%37.3%
Scotland32.2%14.8%17.0%36.0%
Great Britain41.1%14.2%15.2%29.5%

If your test is booked here

Since 9 June 2026 a car test can only be moved to one of the three centres DVSA lists as nearest by road (or back to the centre where you first booked), and you get two changes in total. For a test booked at Aberdeen North, those three are below. Of the three, Peterhead (6.4 weeks), Aberdeen South (Cove) (9.1 weeks) and Inverurie (12.4 weeks) had median waits at least a week shorter than Aberdeen North in September 2026.

Centres a test booked at Aberdeen North can be moved to
CentreDriving distance (DVSA)Median waitvs Aberdeen NorthPass rate 2025–26
Aberdeen South (Cove)about 9 miles by roadabout 9 mi9.1 weeks−7.4 wk52.4%
Inverurieabout 17 miles by roadabout 17 mi12.4 weeks−4.1 wk61.9%
Peterheadabout 29 miles by roadabout 29 mi6.4 weeks−10.1 wk53.2%

From DVSA's list of centres you can move your test to, which it says may change. The change service shows your actual options.

Pass rates

In 2025–26 (April 2025 to March 2026), 3,906 car tests were taken here and 48.2% passed, 1.8 points below the Great Britain rate (50.0%). The year before it was 43.1%, so the rate rose by 5.1 points. First attempts did about the same: 48.5% of 1,937 first-time candidates passed, and 3.0% did it with no faults at all.

  • Aberdeen North
  • Great Britain average
  • All tests
    48.2%1.8 points below Great Britain (50.0%)
  • First attempts
    48.5%2.0 points below Great Britain (50.5%)
  • First attempt with zero faults
    3.0%about the same as Great Britain (2.9%)
  • Men
    47.4%3.4 points below Great Britain (50.8%)
  • Women
    48.9%about the same as Great Britain (49.1%)
  • 17-year-oldsGB figure is the sum of listed centres
    62.5%1.1 points below Great Britain (63.6%)
  • Automatic cars36% of tests here were in automatics
    40.7%3.9 points below Great Britain (44.6%)
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Pass rates at Aberdeen North compared with Great Britain, 2025–26
MeasureAberdeen NorthGreat Britain
All tests48.2%50.0%
First attempts48.5%50.5%
First attempt with zero faults3.0%2.9%
Men47.4%50.8%
Women48.9%49.1%
17-year-olds62.5%63.6%
Automatic cars40.7%44.6%

Pass rate by year

  • Aberdeen North
  • Great Britain
Car test pass rate at Aberdeen North by financial yearPass rate at Aberdeen North in 2025–26: 48.2%; Great Britain 50.0%.020406080100Aberdeen North, 2019–20: 50.9%51Great Britain, 2019–20: 45.9%2019–20Aberdeen North, 2020–21: 56.4%56Great Britain, 2020–21: 49.8%2020–21Aberdeen North, 2021–22: 55.7%56Great Britain, 2021–22: 48.9%2021–22Aberdeen North, 2022–23: 47.8%48Great Britain, 2022–23: 48.4%2022–23Aberdeen North, 2023–24: 43.4%43Great Britain, 2023–24: 47.9%2023–24Aberdeen North, 2024–25: 43.1%43Great Britain, 2024–25: 48.7%2024–25Aberdeen North, 2025–26: 48.2%48Great Britain, 2025–26: 50.0%2025–26Pass rate, %020406080100Aberdeen North, 2019–20: 50.9%51Great Britain, 2019–20: 45.9%’19Aberdeen North, 2020–21: 56.4%56Great Britain, 2020–21: 49.8%’20Aberdeen North, 2021–22: 55.7%56Great Britain, 2021–22: 48.9%’21Aberdeen North, 2022–23: 47.8%48Great Britain, 2022–23: 48.4%’22Aberdeen North, 2023–24: 43.4%43Great Britain, 2023–24: 47.9%’23Aberdeen North, 2024–25: 43.1%43Great Britain, 2024–25: 48.7%’24Aberdeen North, 2025–26: 48.2%48Great Britain, 2025–26: 50.0%’25Pass rate, %
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Car test pass rate at Aberdeen North by financial year
YearAberdeen NorthGreat Britain
2019–2050.9%45.9%
2020–2156.4%49.8%
2021–2255.7%48.9%
2022–2347.8%48.4%
2023–2443.4%47.9%
2024–2543.1%48.7%
2025–2648.2%50.0%

Years run April to March; ’20 is 2020–21.

By age, 17 to 25 (2025–26)

Candidates aged 17 did best here, at 62.5%. Ages with fewer than 20 tests are left out; DVSA suppresses some small groups.

  • Age 1762.5% of 565
  • Age 1851.8% of 326
  • Age 1956.8% of 192
  • Age 2054.4% of 136
  • Age 2151.1% of 139
  • Age 2251.7% of 143
  • Age 2355.7% of 115
  • Age 2451.0% of 104
  • Age 2552.4% of 103

Tests cancelled by DVSA

In 2025–26 DVSA cancelled 472 tests at Aberdeen North, about 120.8 for every 1,000 tests taken (Great Britain: 50.7). The biggest reason was weather and other acts of nature (219). These are cancellations by DVSA, not by learners; DVSA should rebook you and may owe you expenses.

  • Weather and other acts of nature219
  • Examiner leave154
  • Examiner illness99

The nearest theory test centre

The closest theory test centre DVSA publishes figures for is Aberdeen (Suite 2, First Floor, Union Point, Blaikies Quay, AB11 5PW), 2.7 mi away. In 2025–26, 47.8% of its 17,313 car theory tests were passes, 3.0 points above the Great Britain rate (44.8%). You can sit the theory test at any centre.

Nearby centres

The nearest centre with a shorter wait is Aberdeen South (Cove), 6.4 mi away, at 9.1 weeks. Within the same list, Aberdeen South (Cove) (6.4 mi) had a pass rate of 52.4%. You can book a new test at any centre in Great Britain, but once it's booked a car test can only be moved to the three centres DVSA names for that centre. Distances here are straight-line.

Centres near Aberdeen North, with median wait in September 2026 and 2025–26 pass rate
Centre24 months
Aberdeen South (Cove)Shorter waitHigher pass rate6.4 mi9.1 weeks52.4%
InverurieShorter waitHigher pass rate13 mi12.4 weeks61.9%
PeterheadShorter waitHigher pass rate24 mi6.4 weeks53.2%
HuntlyHigher pass rate31 mi15.6 weeks63.7%
MontroseHigher pass rate35 mi18.9 weeks70.0%
FraserburghHigher pass rate35 mi16 weeks64.0%
Ballater36 mi20.9 weeks–
BanffShorter waitHigher pass rate37 mi10.6 weeks57.5%
  • This centre
  • Shorter wait
  • Other nearby
Aberdeen South (Cove): 9.1 weeksInverurie: 12.4 weeksPeterhead: 6.4 weeksHuntly: 15.6 weeksMontrose: 18.9 weeksFraserburgh: 16 weeksBallater: 20.9 weeksBanff: 10.6 weeksAberdeen NorthAberdeen North

Reading these figures

  • The waiting time is a median for tests taken that month: half of candidates booked closer to their test date, half further ahead. It is not the earliest date you could book today, which can be sooner when tests are cancelled or extra ones are added.
  • DVSA marks figures from April 2025 onwards as provisional; they can be revised at the quarterly update.
  • Pass rates are published once a year; the latest cover April 2025 to March 2026. Waiting times are monthly, to September 2026.
  • The figures cover DVSA car tests only, not tests run by delegated examiners (such as some fleet and emergency service tests).

To book or move a test, use the official services: book your driving test or change your driving test on GOV.UK. DVSA explains when new tests are released. We have no link with DVSA and no access to its booking system.

Sources

DVSA, Driving test and theory test data: cars: tables DRT122F (waiting times), DRT121G (regional and national), DRT122A to DRT122E (pass rates), DRT122B (cancellations) and DRT112A (theory tests). Address and coordinates from GOV.UK's Find a driving test centre. Open Government Licence v3.0. Checked 3 November 2026.