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East Kilbride driving test centre

Scotland

East Kilbride at a glance

Pass rate
57.7%
April 2025 to March 2026
Average wait
20 weeks
June 2026
Tests a year
1,976
April 2025 to March 2026
Slots still free
0.8%
Of the 24-week booking window

How East Kilbride compares

East Kilbride passes 57.7% of car tests, which is 7.6 points above the 50.1% national average. The typical wait between booking and testing is 20 weeks, 7.9 weeks longer than the national average of 12.1 weeks. It conducted 1,976 car tests in April 2025 to March 2026. In the most recent month DVSA has published, March 2026, the rate was 58.4% — a single month, so expect it to bounce around the annual figure.

The map below shows the East Kilbride area rather than a pinpointed building. Confirm the exact address on your booking confirmation or via GOV.UK before you travel.

Trends at East Kilbride

Pass rate

Mar 2026: 58.4%

39%54%68%GB averageApr 24Aug 24Dec 24Apr 25Aug 25Dec 25Mar 26
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Monthly car practical pass rate at East Kilbride driving test centre, most recent 12 published months.
Month Pass rate
58.4%
54.1%
53.3%
62.2%
60.1%
59.2%
51.1%
55.3%
64.5%
63.3%
61.8%
61.4%

Waiting time

Jun 2026: 20.0w

8w14w21wGB averageJul 24Nov 24Mar 25Jul 25Nov 25Mar 26Jun 26
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Average wait in weeks between booking and taking a car test at East Kilbride, most recent 12 published months.
Month Average wait
20 weeks
21.6 weeks
12.9 weeks
17.9 weeks
18.4 weeks
18.3 weeks
14 weeks
11.8 weeks
17.9 weeks
11.6 weeks
11.4 weeks
21.3 weeks

Tests conducted each month

Mar 2026: 202

103222341Apr 24Aug 24Dec 24Apr 25Aug 25Dec 25Mar 26
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Car practical tests conducted each month at East Kilbride, most recent 12 published months.
Month Tests conducted
202
133
105
98
138
130
311
338
121
158
102
140

Year by year

Car practical tests, passes and pass rate at East Kilbride driving test centre by DVSA financial year (April to March).
Year Tests Passes Pass rate
2025-26 1,976 1,140 57.7%
2024-25 2,451 1,138 46.4%
2023-24 3,466 1,579 45.6%
2022-23 3,312 1,553 46.9%
2021-22 2,762 1,284 46.5%
2020-21 217 84 38.7%
2019-20 1,755 827 47.1%
2018-19 1,690 706 41.8%
2017-18 1,078 476 44.2%
2016-17 341 159 46.6%

Where it is

Nearby test centres

There is no catchment area for the practical test — you can book at any of these instead.

Everything on this page describes East Kilbride 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 .

Practice makes perfect

Learn the East Kilbride test routes before you go

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