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Scotland · DVSA car test centre

Thurso driving test centre

Naver House, Naver Road, Naver Business Park, Thurso, KW14 7QA · 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 162 tests were recorded in 2025-26, too few for a steady pass rate.

Median wait, September 2026

14.5 weeks

−6.0 wk on a year ago

Pass rate, 2025–26

63.0%

+13.0 pts vs GB 50.0%

Wait rank in Great Britain

192 of 314

1 = shortest wait; 27th of 74 Scotland

Weeks to 10% of slots free

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GB 19.7 weeks

People who took a car test at Thurso in September 2026 had booked it a median of 14.5 weeks earlier: 2.9 weeks longer than the Great Britain figure (11.6 weeks), and 0.6 weeks shorter than the Scotland figure (15.1 weeks). A year earlier, in September 2025, it was 20.5 weeks, so the wait has shortened by 6 weeks. Over the last 12 months it ranged from 14.5 weeks to 24.3 weeks.

Waiting time over the last two years

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

  • Thurso
  • Scotland
  • Great Britain
Median weeks between booking and taking a test at Thurso, October 2024 to September 2026Thurso: 14.5 weeks in September 2026, against 11.6 weeks for Great Britain.0102030Oct 24Jan 25Apr 25Jul 25Oct 25Jan 26Apr 26Jul 2614.5Weeks0102030Jan 25Jul 25Jan 26Jul 2614.5Weeks
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Median weeks between booking and taking a test at Thurso, October 2024 to September 2026
MonthThursoScotlandGreat Britain
September 202614.515.111.6
August 2026–16.011.1
July 2026–15.611.1
June 202615.114.410.7
May 202622.713.69.7
April 2026–13.09.1
March 202624.314.79.0
February 202618.114.910.4
January 202623.915.010.1
December 202522.713.310.1
November 202521.913.710.4
October 202522.514.411.6
September 202520.515.012.4
August 202523.613.711.7
July 2025–13.612.0
June 202517.012.911.0
May 202515.913.111.3
April 202515.111.910.6
March 202515.311.310.4
February 202514.812.011.4
January 202514.711.111.0
December 202411.410.010.4
November 202410.79.69.9
October 20247.98.99.7

How far ahead people booked

Of tests taken at Thurso in September 2026, 14.3% had been booked within 7 weeks and 28.6% more than 21 weeks before.

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

At Thurso, 14.3% of tests in September 2026 were booked within 7 weeks and 28.6% 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
Thurso14.3%35.7%21.4%28.6%
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 Thurso, those three are below. Of the three, Orkney (11 weeks) and Wick (13.1 weeks) had median waits at least a week shorter than Thurso in September 2026.

Centres a test booked at Thurso can be moved to
CentreDriving distance (DVSA)Median waitvs ThursoPass rate 2025–26
Wickabout 21 miles by roadabout 21 mi13.1 weeks−1.4 wk59.4%
Orkneyabout 51 miles by roadabout 51 mi11 weeks−3.5 wk55.9%
Golspieabout 60 miles by roadabout 60 mi18.9 weeks+4.4 wk71.0%

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), 162 car tests were taken here and 63.0% passed, 13.0 points above the Great Britain rate (50.0%). The year before it was 58.1%, so the rate rose by 4.9 points. First attempts did better: 64.4% of 101 first-time candidates passed, and 12.9% did it with no faults at all.

  • Thurso
  • Great Britain average
  • All tests
    63.0%13.0 points above Great Britain (50.0%)
  • First attempts
    64.4%13.9 points above Great Britain (50.5%)
  • First attempt with zero faults
    12.9%10.0 points above Great Britain (2.9%)
  • Men
    69.7%18.9 points above Great Britain (50.8%)
  • Women
    57.0%7.9 points above Great Britain (49.1%)
  • 17-year-oldsGB figure is the sum of listed centres
    80.4%16.8 points above Great Britain (63.6%)
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Pass rates at Thurso compared with Great Britain, 2025–26
MeasureThursoGreat Britain
All tests63.0%50.0%
First attempts64.4%50.5%
First attempt with zero faults12.9%2.9%
Men69.7%50.8%
Women57.0%49.1%
17-year-olds80.4%63.6%

Pass rate by year

  • Thurso
  • Great Britain
Car test pass rate at Thurso by financial yearPass rate at Thurso in 2025–26: 63.0%; Great Britain 50.0%.020406080100Thurso, 2019–20: 65.8%66Great Britain, 2019–20: 45.9%2019–20Great Britain, 2020–21: 49.8%2020–21Thurso, 2021–22: 57.6%58Great Britain, 2021–22: 48.9%2021–22Thurso, 2022–23: 51.7%52Great Britain, 2022–23: 48.4%2022–23Thurso, 2023–24: 62.6%63Great Britain, 2023–24: 47.9%2023–24Thurso, 2024–25: 58.1%58Great Britain, 2024–25: 48.7%2024–25Thurso, 2025–26: 63.0%63Great Britain, 2025–26: 50.0%2025–26Pass rate, %020406080100Thurso, 2019–20: 65.8%66Great Britain, 2019–20: 45.9%’19Great Britain, 2020–21: 49.8%’20Thurso, 2021–22: 57.6%58Great Britain, 2021–22: 48.9%’21Thurso, 2022–23: 51.7%52Great Britain, 2022–23: 48.4%’22Thurso, 2023–24: 62.6%63Great Britain, 2023–24: 47.9%’23Thurso, 2024–25: 58.1%58Great Britain, 2024–25: 48.7%’24Thurso, 2025–26: 63.0%63Great Britain, 2025–26: 50.0%’25Pass rate, %
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Car test pass rate at Thurso by financial year
YearThursoGreat Britain
2019–2065.8%45.9%
2020–21–49.8%
2021–2257.6%48.9%
2022–2351.7%48.4%
2023–2462.6%47.9%
2024–2558.1%48.7%
2025–2663.0%50.0%

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

The nearest theory test centre

The closest theory test centre DVSA publishes figures for is Wick (The Smith Room, First Floor, Pulteney Centre, Huddart Street, KW1 5BA), 20 mi away. In 2025–26, 51.2% of its 336 car theory tests were passes, 6.4 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 Wick, 19 mi away, at 13.1 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 Thurso, with median wait in September 2026 and 2025–26 pass rate
Centre24 months
WickShorter wait19 mi13.1 weeks59.4%
OrkneyShorter wait34 mi11 weeks55.9%
Golspie46 mi18.9 weeks71.0%
  • This centre
  • Shorter wait
  • Other nearby
Wick: 13.1 weeksOrkney: 11 weeksGolspie: 18.9 weeksThursoThurso

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.
  • DVSA left out the median wait for 3 of the last 24 months at this centre (gaps in the chart), usually because too few tests were taken or the centre was closed.
  • With 162 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.