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Scotland · DVSA car test centre

Girvan driving test centre

The Carrick Buildings Learning Centre, Henrietta Street, Girvan, KA26 9AL

Tests here: car, ADI part 3.

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

Median wait, September 2026

15.9 weeks

−4.0 wk on a year ago

Pass rate, 2025–26

72.0%

+22.0 pts vs GB 50.0%

Wait rank in Great Britain

208 of 314

1 = shortest wait; joint 32nd of 74 Scotland

Weeks to 10% of slots free

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GB 19.7 weeks

People who took a car test at Girvan in September 2026 had booked it a median of 15.9 weeks earlier: 4.3 weeks longer than the Great Britain figure (11.6 weeks), and 0.8 weeks longer than the Scotland figure (15.1 weeks). A year earlier, in September 2025, it was 19.9 weeks, so the wait has shortened by 4 weeks. Over the last 12 months it ranged from 12.9 weeks to 25.1 weeks.

Waiting time over the last two years

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

  • Girvan
  • Scotland
  • Great Britain
Median weeks between booking and taking a test at Girvan, October 2024 to September 2026Girvan: 15.9 weeks in September 2026, against 11.6 weeks for Great Britain.0102030Oct 24Jan 25Apr 25Jul 25Oct 25Jan 26Apr 26Jul 2615.9Weeks0102030Jan 25Jul 25Jan 26Jul 2615.9Weeks
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Median weeks between booking and taking a test at Girvan, October 2024 to September 2026
MonthGirvanScotlandGreat Britain
September 202615.915.111.6
August 202619.916.011.1
July 202619.915.611.1
June 202615.714.410.7
May 202620.913.69.7
April 202622.613.09.1
March 202625.114.79.0
February 202624.014.910.4
January 202622.415.010.1
December 202522.913.310.1
November 202521.813.710.4
October 202512.914.411.6
September 202519.915.012.4
August 202514.713.711.7
July 202514.713.612.0
June 202512.912.911.0
May 202515.013.111.3
April 202512.411.910.6
March 20259.711.310.4
February 202514.012.011.4
January 202514.111.111.0
December 20249.610.010.4
November 202412.19.69.9
October 202414.78.99.7

How far ahead people booked

Of tests taken at Girvan in September 2026, 23.5% had been booked within 7 weeks and 29.4% more than 21 weeks before.

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

At Girvan, 23.5% of tests in September 2026 were booked within 7 weeks and 29.4% 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
Girvan23.5%26.5%20.6%29.4%
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 Girvan, those three are below. Of the three, Ayr (8 weeks) had a median wait at least a week shorter than Girvan in September 2026.

Centres a test booked at Girvan can be moved to
CentreDriving distance (DVSA)Median waitvs GirvanPass rate 2025–26
Ayrabout 23 miles by roadabout 23 mi8 weeks−7.9 wk57.5%
Stranraerabout 29 miles by roadabout 29 mi20.3 weeks+4.4 wk71.2%
Newton Stewartabout 30 miles by roadabout 30 mi18.1 weeks+2.2 wk65.8%

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), 250 car tests were taken here and 72.0% passed, 22.0 points above the Great Britain rate (50.0%). The year before it was 68.7%, so the rate rose by 3.3 points. First attempts did worse: 70.3% of 158 first-time candidates passed, and 3.2% did it with no faults at all.

  • Girvan
  • Great Britain average
  • All tests
    72.0%22.0 points above Great Britain (50.0%)
  • First attempts
    70.3%19.8 points above Great Britain (50.5%)
  • First attempt with zero faults
    3.2%about the same as Great Britain (2.9%)
  • Men
    69.8%19.0 points above Great Britain (50.8%)
  • Women
    74.2%25.1 points above Great Britain (49.1%)
  • 17-year-oldsGB figure is the sum of listed centres
    81.7%18.1 points above Great Britain (63.6%)
  • Automatic cars26% of tests here were in automatics
    66.7%22.1 points above Great Britain (44.6%)
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Pass rates at Girvan compared with Great Britain, 2025–26
MeasureGirvanGreat Britain
All tests72.0%50.0%
First attempts70.3%50.5%
First attempt with zero faults3.2%2.9%
Men69.8%50.8%
Women74.2%49.1%
17-year-olds81.7%63.6%
Automatic cars66.7%44.6%

Pass rate by year

  • Girvan
  • Great Britain
Car test pass rate at Girvan by financial yearPass rate at Girvan in 2025–26: 72.0%; Great Britain 50.0%.020406080100Girvan, 2019–20: 65.1%65Great Britain, 2019–20: 45.9%2019–20Girvan, 2020–21: 63.6%64Great Britain, 2020–21: 49.8%2020–21Girvan, 2021–22: 59.8%60Great Britain, 2021–22: 48.9%2021–22Girvan, 2022–23: 66.5%66Great Britain, 2022–23: 48.4%2022–23Girvan, 2023–24: 63.5%64Great Britain, 2023–24: 47.9%2023–24Girvan, 2024–25: 68.7%69Great Britain, 2024–25: 48.7%2024–25Girvan, 2025–26: 72.0%72Great Britain, 2025–26: 50.0%2025–26Pass rate, %020406080100Girvan, 2019–20: 65.1%65Great Britain, 2019–20: 45.9%’19Girvan, 2020–21: 63.6%64Great Britain, 2020–21: 49.8%’20Girvan, 2021–22: 59.8%60Great Britain, 2021–22: 48.9%’21Girvan, 2022–23: 66.5%66Great Britain, 2022–23: 48.4%’22Girvan, 2023–24: 63.5%64Great Britain, 2023–24: 47.9%’23Girvan, 2024–25: 68.7%69Great Britain, 2024–25: 48.7%’24Girvan, 2025–26: 72.0%72Great Britain, 2025–26: 50.0%’25Pass rate, %
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Car test pass rate at Girvan by financial year
YearGirvanGreat Britain
2019–2065.1%45.9%
2020–2163.6%49.8%
2021–2259.8%48.9%
2022–2366.5%48.4%
2023–2463.5%47.9%
2024–2568.7%48.7%
2025–2672.0%50.0%

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

Tests cancelled by DVSA

In 2025–26 DVSA cancelled 12 tests at Girvan, about 48.0 for every 1,000 tests taken (Great Britain: 50.7). The biggest reason was examiner leave (6). These are cancellations by DVSA, not by learners; DVSA should rebook you and may owe you expenses.

  • Examiner leave6
  • Examiner illness6

The nearest theory test centre

The closest theory test centre DVSA publishes figures for is Ayr (Suite 1b, 7B Boswell Park, KA7 1NP), 18 mi away. In 2025–26, 44.1% of its 11,227 car theory tests were passes, close to 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 Ayr, 19 mi away, at 8 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 Girvan, with median wait in September 2026 and 2025–26 pass rate
Centre24 months
AyrShorter wait19 mi8 weeks57.5%
Stranraer24 mi20.3 weeks71.2%
Newton Stewart25 mi18.1 weeks65.8%
Brodick (Isle of Arran)26 mi23.9 weeks67.3%
Irvine26 mi17.6 weeks55.7%
Cumnock27 mi23 weeks67.4%
Campbeltown32 mi25.7 weeks71.6%
Rothesay42 mi21.7 weeks52.0%
  • This centre
  • Shorter wait
  • Other nearby
Ayr: 8 weeksStranraer: 20.3 weeksNewton Stewart: 18.1 weeksBrodick (Isle of Arran): 23.9 weeksIrvine: 17.6 weeksCumnock: 23 weeksCampbeltown: 25.7 weeksRothesay: 21.7 weeksGirvanGirvan

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 250 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.