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Scotland · DVSA car test centre

Stirling driving test centre

Government Buildings, 2 St Ninians Road, Stirling, FK8 2HF · wheelchair accessible

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

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

Median wait, September 2026

12.4 weeks

−2.0 wk on a year ago

Pass rate, 2025–26

43.0%

−7.0 pts vs GB 50.0%

Wait rank in Great Britain

156 of 314

1 = shortest wait; joint 22nd of 74 Scotland

Weeks to 10% of slots free

18.8 weeks

GB 19.7 weeks

People who took a car test at Stirling in September 2026 had booked it a median of 12.4 weeks earlier: 0.8 weeks longer than the Great Britain figure (11.6 weeks), and 2.7 weeks shorter than the Scotland figure (15.1 weeks). A year earlier, in September 2025, it was 14.4 weeks, so the wait has shortened by 2 weeks. Over the last 12 months it ranged from 12.4 weeks to 23 weeks.

On the last Monday of September 2026 it would have taken about 18.8 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, 9.3% 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.

  • Stirling
  • Scotland
  • Great Britain
Median weeks between booking and taking a test at Stirling, October 2024 to September 2026Stirling: 12.4 weeks in September 2026, against 11.6 weeks for Great Britain.0102030Oct 24Jan 25Apr 25Jul 25Oct 25Jan 26Apr 26Jul 2612.4Weeks0102030Jan 25Jul 25Jan 26Jul 2612.4Weeks
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Median weeks between booking and taking a test at Stirling, October 2024 to September 2026
MonthStirlingScotlandGreat Britain
September 202612.415.111.6
August 202612.516.011.1
July 202612.515.611.1
June 202618.614.410.7
May 202619.613.69.7
April 202619.313.09.1
March 202621.714.79.0
February 202619.614.910.4
January 202622.715.010.1
December 202520.113.310.1
November 202523.013.710.4
October 202514.614.411.6
September 202514.415.012.4
August 202510.113.711.7
July 202521.513.612.0
June 202517.512.911.0
May 202514.813.111.3
April 202510.711.910.6
March 202512.111.310.4
February 202516.112.011.4
January 202513.911.111.0
December 202410.410.010.4
November 202410.39.69.9
October 202411.18.99.7

How far ahead people booked

Of tests taken at Stirling in September 2026, 39.7% had been booked within 7 weeks and 27.9% more than 21 weeks before.

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

At Stirling, 39.7% of tests in September 2026 were booked within 7 weeks and 27.9% 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
Stirling39.7%18.4%14.0%27.9%
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 Stirling, those three are below. All three had longer median waits than Stirling in September 2026, so moving away from here is unlikely to help.

Centres a test booked at Stirling can be moved to
CentreDriving distance (DVSA)Median waitvs StirlingPass rate 2025–26
Grangemouthabout 13 miles by roadabout 13 mi21.9 weeks+9.5 wk50.7%
Callanderabout 16 miles by roadabout 16 mi29.7 weeks+17.3 wk49.9%
Bishopbriggsabout 20 miles by roadabout 20 mi21 weeks+8.6 wk49.8%

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), 2,747 car tests were taken here and 43.0% passed, 7.0 points below the Great Britain rate (50.0%). The year before it was 38.7%, so the rate rose by 4.3 points. First attempts did better: 44.3% of 1,414 first-time candidates passed, and 2.4% did it with no faults at all.

  • Stirling
  • Great Britain average
  • All tests
    43.0%7.0 points below Great Britain (50.0%)
  • First attempts
    44.3%6.2 points below Great Britain (50.5%)
  • First attempt with zero faults
    2.4%about the same as Great Britain (2.9%)
  • Men
    43.6%7.2 points below Great Britain (50.8%)
  • Women
    42.5%6.6 points below Great Britain (49.1%)
  • 17-year-oldsGB figure is the sum of listed centres
    57.6%6.0 points below Great Britain (63.6%)
  • Automatic cars13% of tests here were in automatics
    33.7%10.9 points below Great Britain (44.6%)
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Pass rates at Stirling compared with Great Britain, 2025–26
MeasureStirlingGreat Britain
All tests43.0%50.0%
First attempts44.3%50.5%
First attempt with zero faults2.4%2.9%
Men43.6%50.8%
Women42.5%49.1%
17-year-olds57.6%63.6%
Automatic cars33.7%44.6%

Pass rate by year

  • Stirling
  • Great Britain
Car test pass rate at Stirling by financial yearPass rate at Stirling in 2025–26: 43.0%; Great Britain 50.0%.020406080100Stirling, 2019–20: 45.4%45Great Britain, 2019–20: 45.9%2019–20Stirling, 2020–21: 50.6%51Great Britain, 2020–21: 49.8%2020–21Stirling, 2021–22: 50.5%51Great Britain, 2021–22: 48.9%2021–22Stirling, 2022–23: 46.5%46Great Britain, 2022–23: 48.4%2022–23Stirling, 2023–24: 47.4%47Great Britain, 2023–24: 47.9%2023–24Stirling, 2024–25: 38.7%39Great Britain, 2024–25: 48.7%2024–25Stirling, 2025–26: 43.0%43Great Britain, 2025–26: 50.0%2025–26Pass rate, %020406080100Stirling, 2019–20: 45.4%45Great Britain, 2019–20: 45.9%’19Stirling, 2020–21: 50.6%51Great Britain, 2020–21: 49.8%’20Stirling, 2021–22: 50.5%51Great Britain, 2021–22: 48.9%’21Stirling, 2022–23: 46.5%46Great Britain, 2022–23: 48.4%’22Stirling, 2023–24: 47.4%47Great Britain, 2023–24: 47.9%’23Stirling, 2024–25: 38.7%39Great Britain, 2024–25: 48.7%’24Stirling, 2025–26: 43.0%43Great Britain, 2025–26: 50.0%’25Pass rate, %
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Car test pass rate at Stirling by financial year
YearStirlingGreat Britain
2019–2045.4%45.9%
2020–2150.6%49.8%
2021–2250.5%48.9%
2022–2346.5%48.4%
2023–2447.4%47.9%
2024–2538.7%48.7%
2025–2643.0%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 57.6%. Ages with fewer than 20 tests are left out; DVSA suppresses some small groups.

  • Age 1757.6% of 609
  • Age 1843.8% of 477
  • Age 1940.7% of 231
  • Age 2043.0% of 121
  • Age 2143.9% of 114
  • Age 2250.5% of 97
  • Age 2337.4% of 91
  • Age 2444.9% of 89
  • Age 2531.0% of 71

Tests cancelled by DVSA

In 2025–26 DVSA cancelled 387 tests at Stirling, about 140.9 for every 1,000 tests taken (Great Britain: 50.7). The biggest reason was examiner leave (190). These are cancellations by DVSA, not by learners; DVSA should rebook you and may owe you expenses.

  • Examiner leave190
  • Examiner illness161
  • Weather and other acts of nature36

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), 1.4 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 Airdrie, 17 mi away, at 7.1 weeks. Within the same list, Grangemouth (10 mi) had a pass rate of 50.7%. 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 Stirling, with median wait in September 2026 and 2025–26 pass rate
Centre24 months
GrangemouthHigher pass rate10 mi21.9 weeks50.7%
CallanderHigher pass rate14 mi29.7 weeks49.9%
BishopbriggsHigher pass rate16 mi21 weeks49.8%
AirdrieShorter waitHigher pass rate17 mi7.1 weeks47.4%
Crieff18 mi29 weeks–
Glasgow (Baillieston)Higher pass rate19 mi20 weeks47.4%
Dunfermline (Vine)20 mi11.6 weeks36.4%
Glasgow (Anniesland)22 mi21.6 weeks44.3%
  • This centre
  • Shorter wait
  • Other nearby
Grangemouth: 21.9 weeksCallander: 29.7 weeksBishopbriggs: 21 weeksAirdrie: 7.1 weeksCrieff: 29 weeksGlasgow (Baillieston): 20 weeksDunfermline (Vine): 11.6 weeksGlasgow (Anniesland): 21.6 weeksStirlingStirling

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.