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Dunoon driving test centre

Dunoon Business Centre, Unit 20 Highland Avenue, Sandbank Business Park, Dunoon, PA23 8BP · wheelchair accessible

Tests here: car.

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

Limited data for this centre. Only 193 tests were recorded in 2025-26, too few for a steady pass rate.

Median wait, September 2026

21.9 weeks

−1.2 wk on a year ago

Pass rate, 2025–26

71.5%

+21.5 pts vs GB 50.0%

Wait rank in Great Britain

290 of 314

1 = shortest wait; joint 58th of 74 Scotland

Weeks to 10% of slots free

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GB 19.7 weeks

People who took a car test at Dunoon in September 2026 had booked it a median of 21.9 weeks earlier: 10.3 weeks longer than the Great Britain figure (11.6 weeks), and 6.8 weeks longer than the Scotland figure (15.1 weeks). A year earlier, in September 2025, it was 23.1 weeks, so the wait has shortened by 1.2 weeks. Over the last 12 months it ranged from 20.1 weeks to 25.6 weeks.

Waiting time over the last two years

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

  • Dunoon
  • Scotland
  • Great Britain
Median weeks between booking and taking a test at Dunoon, October 2024 to September 2026Dunoon: 21.9 weeks in September 2026, against 11.6 weeks for Great Britain.0102030Oct 24Jan 25Apr 25Jul 25Oct 25Jan 26Apr 26Jul 2621.9Weeks0102030Jan 25Jul 25Jan 26Jul 2621.9Weeks
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Median weeks between booking and taking a test at Dunoon, October 2024 to September 2026
MonthDunoonScotlandGreat Britain
September 202621.915.111.6
August 202621.116.011.1
July 202621.115.611.1
June 202623.914.410.7
May 202625.613.69.7
April 202625.313.09.1
March 202624.114.79.0
February 202624.014.910.4
January 202623.915.010.1
December 202521.213.310.1
November 202522.913.710.4
October 202520.114.411.6
September 202523.115.012.4
August 202523.713.711.7
July 202523.313.612.0
June 202517.012.911.0
May 202523.013.111.3
April 202521.611.910.6
March 202519.811.310.4
February 202519.912.011.4
January 202520.011.111.0
December 202415.910.010.4
November 202416.69.69.9
October 202418.68.99.7

How far ahead people booked

Of tests taken at Dunoon in September 2026, 11.1% had been booked within 7 weeks and 55.6% more than 21 weeks before.

  • Within 7 weeks
  • 7 to 14 weeks
  • 14 to 21 weeks
  • Over 21 weeks
Dunoon
Scotland
Great Britain

At Dunoon, 11.1% of tests in September 2026 were booked within 7 weeks and 55.6% 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
Dunoon11.1%0.0%33.3%55.6%
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 Dunoon, those three are below. Of the three, Greenock (7.9 weeks) and Paisley (18.1 weeks) had median waits at least a week shorter than Dunoon in September 2026.

Centres a test booked at Dunoon can be moved to
CentreDriving distance (DVSA)Median waitvs DunoonPass rate 2025–26
Greenockabout 7 miles by roadabout 7 mi7.9 weeks−14.0 wk41.7%
Paisleyabout 24 miles by roadabout 24 mi18.1 weeks−3.8 wk48.6%
Inverarayabout 39 miles by roadabout 39 mi23.3 weeks+1.4 wk69.4%

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), 193 car tests were taken here and 71.5% passed, 21.5 points above the Great Britain rate (50.0%). The year before it was 62.8%, so the rate rose by 8.7 points. First attempts did about the same: 72.2% of 133 first-time candidates passed, and 3.8% did it with no faults at all.

  • Dunoon
  • Great Britain average
  • All tests
    71.5%21.5 points above Great Britain (50.0%)
  • First attempts
    72.2%21.7 points above Great Britain (50.5%)
  • First attempt with zero faults
    3.8%about the same as Great Britain (2.9%)
  • Men
    67.6%16.8 points above Great Britain (50.8%)
  • Women
    76.8%27.7 points above Great Britain (49.1%)
  • 17-year-oldsGB figure is the sum of listed centres
    84.1%20.5 points above Great Britain (63.6%)
  • Automatic cars20% of tests here were in automatics
    60.5%15.9 points above Great Britain (44.6%)
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Pass rates at Dunoon compared with Great Britain, 2025–26
MeasureDunoonGreat Britain
All tests71.5%50.0%
First attempts72.2%50.5%
First attempt with zero faults3.8%2.9%
Men67.6%50.8%
Women76.8%49.1%
17-year-olds84.1%63.6%
Automatic cars60.5%44.6%

Pass rate by year

  • Dunoon
  • Great Britain
Car test pass rate at Dunoon by financial yearPass rate at Dunoon in 2025–26: 71.5%; Great Britain 50.0%.020406080100Dunoon, 2019–20: 61.2%61Great Britain, 2019–20: 45.9%2019–20Dunoon, 2020–21: 62.7%63Great Britain, 2020–21: 49.8%2020–21Dunoon, 2021–22: 58.6%59Great Britain, 2021–22: 48.9%2021–22Dunoon, 2022–23: 56.0%56Great Britain, 2022–23: 48.4%2022–23Dunoon, 2023–24: 55.4%55Great Britain, 2023–24: 47.9%2023–24Dunoon, 2024–25: 62.8%63Great Britain, 2024–25: 48.7%2024–25Dunoon, 2025–26: 71.5%72Great Britain, 2025–26: 50.0%2025–26Pass rate, %020406080100Dunoon, 2019–20: 61.2%61Great Britain, 2019–20: 45.9%’19Dunoon, 2020–21: 62.7%63Great Britain, 2020–21: 49.8%’20Dunoon, 2021–22: 58.6%59Great Britain, 2021–22: 48.9%’21Dunoon, 2022–23: 56.0%56Great Britain, 2022–23: 48.4%’22Dunoon, 2023–24: 55.4%55Great Britain, 2023–24: 47.9%’23Dunoon, 2024–25: 62.8%63Great Britain, 2024–25: 48.7%’24Dunoon, 2025–26: 71.5%72Great Britain, 2025–26: 50.0%’25Pass rate, %
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Car test pass rate at Dunoon by financial year
YearDunoonGreat Britain
2019–2061.2%45.9%
2020–2162.7%49.8%
2021–2258.6%48.9%
2022–2356.0%48.4%
2023–2455.4%47.9%
2024–2562.8%48.7%
2025–2671.5%50.0%

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

Tests cancelled by DVSA

In 2025–26 DVSA cancelled 5 tests at Dunoon, about 25.9 for every 1,000 tests taken (Great Britain: 50.7). The biggest reason was weather and other acts of nature (5). These are cancellations by DVSA, not by learners; DVSA should rebook you and may owe you expenses.

  • Weather and other acts of nature5

The nearest theory test centre

The closest theory test centre DVSA publishes figures for is Dunoon (The Green Room, First Floor, Dunoon Burgh Hall, 195 Argyll Street, PA23 7DD), 0.2 mi away. In 2025–26, 51.5% of its 33 car theory tests were passes, 6.7 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 Greenock, 5.9 mi away, at 7.9 weeks. No nearby centre had a pass rate more than 2 points higher. 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 Dunoon, with median wait in September 2026 and 2025–26 pass rate
Centre24 months
GreenockShorter wait5.9 mi7.9 weeks41.7%
Rothesay9.6 mi21.7 weeks52.0%
DumbartonShorter wait14 mi4.4 weeks52.8%
PaisleyShorter wait19 mi18.1 weeks48.6%
Inveraray20 mi23.3 weeks69.4%
Lochgilphead20 mi23.1 weeks56.4%
Glasgow (Anniesland)23 mi21.6 weeks44.3%
Glasgow (Shieldhall)Shorter wait23 mi18 weeks39.9%
  • This centre
  • Shorter wait
  • Other nearby
Greenock: 7.9 weeksRothesay: 21.7 weeksDumbarton: 4.4 weeksPaisley: 18.1 weeksInveraray: 23.3 weeksLochgilphead: 23.1 weeksGlasgow (Anniesland): 21.6 weeksGlasgow (Shieldhall): 18 weeksDunoonDunoon

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.
  • With 193 tests in a year, a handful of results moves the pass rate by several points. Treat small differences with caution.
  • 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.