Test Centre Stats

Scotland · DVSA car test centre

Grangemouth driving test centre

Unit 7, Grangemouth Business Centre, 3 Roseland Hall, Grangemouth, FK3 8WJ

Tests here: car, motorcycle module 2 (on-road), 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

21.9 weeks

+2.6 wk on a year ago

Pass rate, 2025–26

50.7%

+0.7 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

20.8 weeks

GB 19.7 weeks

People who took a car test at Grangemouth 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 19.3 weeks, so the wait has grown by 2.6 weeks. Over the last 12 months it ranged from 18.4 weeks to 23.1 weeks.

On the last Monday of September 2026 it would have taken about 20.8 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, 3.6% 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.

  • Grangemouth
  • Scotland
  • Great Britain
Median weeks between booking and taking a test at Grangemouth, October 2024 to September 2026Grangemouth: 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 Grangemouth, October 2024 to September 2026
MonthGrangemouthScotlandGreat Britain
September 202621.915.111.6
August 202623.116.011.1
July 202623.115.611.1
June 202618.414.410.7
May 202620.313.69.7
April 202622.213.09.1
March 202622.614.79.0
February 202623.114.910.4
January 202623.015.010.1
December 202523.013.310.1
November 202521.013.710.4
October 202520.514.411.6
September 202519.315.012.4
August 202518.313.711.7
July 202518.213.612.0
June 202511.612.911.0
May 202515.613.111.3
April 202514.411.910.6
March 202513.711.310.4
February 202512.612.011.4
January 202512.011.111.0
December 20249.910.010.4
November 20249.49.69.9
October 20248.98.99.7

How far ahead people booked

Of tests taken at Grangemouth in September 2026, 26.8% had been booked within 7 weeks and 52.0% more than 21 weeks before.

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

At Grangemouth, 26.8% of tests in September 2026 were booked within 7 weeks and 52.0% 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
Grangemouth26.8%11.5%9.7%52.0%
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 Grangemouth, those three are below. Of the three, Airdrie (7.1 weeks), Livingston (8.2 weeks) and Stirling (12.4 weeks) had median waits at least a week shorter than Grangemouth in September 2026.

Centres a test booked at Grangemouth can be moved to
CentreDriving distance (DVSA)Median waitvs GrangemouthPass rate 2025–26
Stirlingabout 13 miles by roadabout 13 mi12.4 weeks−9.5 wk43.0%
Airdrieabout 18 miles by roadabout 18 mi7.1 weeks−14.8 wk47.4%
Livingstonabout 19 miles by roadabout 19 mi8.2 weeks−13.7 wk55.7%

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), 3,761 car tests were taken here and 50.7% passed, close to the Great Britain rate (50.0%). The year before it was 46.4%, so the rate rose by 4.3 points. First attempts did about the same: 50.4% of 2,127 first-time candidates passed, and 3.4% did it with no faults at all.

  • Grangemouth
  • Great Britain average
  • All tests
    50.7%about the same as Great Britain (50.0%)
  • First attempts
    50.4%about the same as Great Britain (50.5%)
  • First attempt with zero faults
    3.4%about the same as Great Britain (2.9%)
  • Men
    51.1%about the same as Great Britain (50.8%)
  • Women
    50.2%1.1 points above Great Britain (49.1%)
  • 17-year-oldsGB figure is the sum of listed centres
    63.1%about the same as Great Britain (63.6%)
  • Automatic cars14% of tests here were in automatics
    40.0%4.6 points below Great Britain (44.6%)
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Pass rates at Grangemouth compared with Great Britain, 2025–26
MeasureGrangemouthGreat Britain
All tests50.7%50.0%
First attempts50.4%50.5%
First attempt with zero faults3.4%2.9%
Men51.1%50.8%
Women50.2%49.1%
17-year-olds63.1%63.6%
Automatic cars40.0%44.6%

Pass rate by year

  • Grangemouth
  • Great Britain
Car test pass rate at Grangemouth by financial yearPass rate at Grangemouth in 2025–26: 50.7%; Great Britain 50.0%.020406080100Grangemouth, 2019–20: 54.6%55Great Britain, 2019–20: 45.9%2019–20Grangemouth, 2020–21: 58.5%59Great Britain, 2020–21: 49.8%2020–21Grangemouth, 2021–22: 52.8%53Great Britain, 2021–22: 48.9%2021–22Grangemouth, 2022–23: 52.4%52Great Britain, 2022–23: 48.4%2022–23Grangemouth, 2023–24: 46.2%46Great Britain, 2023–24: 47.9%2023–24Grangemouth, 2024–25: 46.4%46Great Britain, 2024–25: 48.7%2024–25Grangemouth, 2025–26: 50.7%51Great Britain, 2025–26: 50.0%2025–26Pass rate, %020406080100Grangemouth, 2019–20: 54.6%55Great Britain, 2019–20: 45.9%’19Grangemouth, 2020–21: 58.5%59Great Britain, 2020–21: 49.8%’20Grangemouth, 2021–22: 52.8%53Great Britain, 2021–22: 48.9%’21Grangemouth, 2022–23: 52.4%52Great Britain, 2022–23: 48.4%’22Grangemouth, 2023–24: 46.2%46Great Britain, 2023–24: 47.9%’23Grangemouth, 2024–25: 46.4%46Great Britain, 2024–25: 48.7%’24Grangemouth, 2025–26: 50.7%51Great Britain, 2025–26: 50.0%’25Pass rate, %
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Car test pass rate at Grangemouth by financial year
YearGrangemouthGreat Britain
2019–2054.6%45.9%
2020–2158.5%49.8%
2021–2252.8%48.9%
2022–2352.4%48.4%
2023–2446.2%47.9%
2024–2546.4%48.7%
2025–2650.7%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 63.1%. Ages with fewer than 20 tests are left out; DVSA suppresses some small groups.

  • Age 1763.1% of 916
  • Age 1851.4% of 662
  • Age 1952.1% of 261
  • Age 2047.5% of 177
  • Age 2157.8% of 102
  • Age 2250.4% of 121
  • Age 2362.3% of 114
  • Age 2452.0% of 98
  • Age 2541.8% of 91

Tests cancelled by DVSA

In 2025–26 DVSA cancelled 380 tests at Grangemouth, about 101.0 for every 1,000 tests taken (Great Britain: 50.7). The biggest reason was examiner illness (170). These are cancellations by DVSA, not by learners; DVSA should rebook you and may owe you expenses.

  • Examiner illness170
  • Examiner leave127
  • Weather and other acts of nature83

The nearest theory test centre

The closest theory test centre DVSA publishes figures for is Stirling (Suite 2, Part of Unit 1, Ground Floor, Lomond Court, Castle Business Park, FK9 4TU), 12 mi away. In 2025–26, 45.7% of its 13,655 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 Stirling, 10 mi away, at 12.4 weeks. Within the same list, Livingston (12 mi) had a pass rate of 55.7%. 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 Grangemouth, with median wait in September 2026 and 2025–26 pass rate
Centre24 months
StirlingShorter wait10 mi12.4 weeks43.0%
LivingstonShorter waitHigher pass rate12 mi8.2 weeks55.7%
Dunfermline (Vine)Shorter wait13 mi11.6 weeks36.4%
AirdrieShorter wait14 mi7.1 weeks47.4%
Glasgow (Baillieston)Shorter wait18 mi20 weeks47.4%
Edinburgh (Currie)Shorter wait18 mi20.3 weeks41.6%
Bishopbriggs19 mi21 weeks49.8%
HamiltonShorter wait20 mi19.3 weeks42.0%
  • This centre
  • Shorter wait
  • Other nearby
Stirling: 12.4 weeksLivingston: 8.2 weeksDunfermline (Vine): 11.6 weeksAirdrie: 7.1 weeksGlasgow (Baillieston): 20 weeksEdinburgh (Currie): 20.3 weeksBishopbriggs: 21 weeksHamilton: 19.3 weeksGrangemouthGrangemouth

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.