Aberdeen North driving test centre
Scotland · Cloverhill Road, Bridge of Don, Aberdeen City · AB23 8FE
Aberdeen North at a glance
- Pass rate
- 48.2%
- April 2025 to March 2026
- Average wait
- 13.6 weeks
- June 2026
- Tests a year
- 3,906
- April 2025 to March 2026
- Slots still free
- 7.1%
- Of the 24-week booking window
How Aberdeen North compares
Aberdeen North passes 48.2% of car tests, which is 1.9 points below the 50.1% national average. The typical wait between booking and testing is 13.6 weeks, 1.5 weeks longer than the national average of 12.1 weeks. It conducted 3,906 car tests in April 2025 to March 2026. In the most recent month DVSA has published, March 2026, the rate was 56.1% — a single month, so expect it to bounce around the annual figure.
Trends at Aberdeen North
Pass rate
Mar 2026: 56.1%
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| Month | Pass rate |
|---|---|
| 56.1% | |
| 52.9% | |
| 53.8% | |
| 58.2% | |
| 48.3% | |
| 42.6% | |
| 41.7% | |
| 39.6% | |
| 45.1% | |
| 45.4% | |
| 47.8% | |
| 46.9% |
Waiting time
Jun 2026: 13.6w
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| Month | Average wait |
|---|---|
| 13.6 weeks | |
| 10.4 weeks | |
| 14 weeks | |
| 11.4 weeks | |
| 14.7 weeks | |
| 15 weeks | |
| 12 weeks | |
| 9.9 weeks | |
| 10.3 weeks | |
| 10.3 weeks | |
| 8.3 weeks | |
| 9.9 weeks |
Tests conducted each month
Mar 2026: 408
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| Month | Tests conducted |
|---|---|
| 408 | |
| 367 | |
| 238 | |
| 299 | |
| 317 | |
| 270 | |
| 420 | |
| 323 | |
| 297 | |
| 357 | |
| 318 | |
| 292 |
Year by year
| Year | Tests | Passes | Pass rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 3,906 | 1,881 | 48.2% |
| 2024-25 | 1,724 | 743 | 43.1% |
| 2023-24 | 4,337 | 1,884 | 43.4% |
| 2022-23 | 4,307 | 2,057 | 47.8% |
| 2021-22 | 3,976 | 2,213 | 55.7% |
| 2020-21 | 1,003 | 566 | 56.4% |
| 2019-20 | 3,962 | 2,016 | 50.9% |
| 2018-19 | 3,671 | 2,039 | 55.5% |
| 2017-18 | 4,100 | 2,319 | 56.6% |
| 2016-17 | 3,764 | 1,873 | 49.8% |
Where it is
Nearby test centres
There is no catchment area for the practical test — you can book at any of these instead.
- Inverurie
20 km away
61.9% pass · 9.6 weeks wait
- Aberdeen South (Cove)
39 km away
52.4% pass · 5.6 weeks wait
- Peterhead
40 km away
53.2% pass · 4.8 weeks wait
- Huntly
51 km away
63.7% pass · 14.2 weeks wait
- Fraserburgh
57 km away
64% pass · 12.2 weeks wait
- Montrose
57 km away
70% pass · 15.5 weeks wait
Everything on this page describes Aberdeen North driving test centre. Figures come from the DVSA statistical data sets DRT122A and DRT122F, published under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Pass rates run to March 2026 and waiting times to June 2026. This page was last updated .
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