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Islay Island driving test centre

Scotland

Islay Island at a glance

Pass rate
—
Not published for this centre
Average wait
22 weeks
May 2026
Tests a year
—
Not published
Slots still free
0%
Of the 24-week booking window

How Islay Island compares

DVSA does not publish a current pass rate for Islay Island. Centres running only a handful of tests a month are suppressed to avoid identifying individual candidates. The typical wait between booking and testing is 22 weeks, 9.9 weeks longer than the national average of 12.1 weeks.

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

Trends at Islay Island

Pass rate

Mar 2023: 57.1%

46%72%99%GB averageNov 17Jul 18May 19Jan 20Nov 21May 22Mar 23
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Monthly car practical pass rate at Islay Island driving test centre, most recent 12 published months.
Month Pass rate
57.1%
60%
75%
84.6%
60%
45.5%
75%
85.7%
77.8%
90%
90.9%
44.4%

Waiting time

May 2026: 22.0w

4w13w22wGB averageApr 24Aug 24Apr 25Nov 25May 26
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Average wait in weeks between booking and taking a car test at Islay Island, most recent 12 published months.
Month Average wait
22 weeks
16.3 weeks
3.7 weeks
19.7 weeks
18.1 weeks
4.4 weeks
19.6 weeks
10.9 weeks
8.5 weeks
14.6 weeks
17.5 weeks
13 weeks

Tests conducted each month

Mar 2023: 14

61014Jan 18Nov 18Jul 19Jun 21Dec 21Mar 23
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Car practical tests conducted each month at Islay Island, most recent 12 published months.
Month Tests conducted
14
13
8
7
9
10
8
11
9
11
11
9

Year by year

Car practical tests, passes and pass rate at Islay Island driving test centre by DVSA financial year (April to March).
Year Tests Passes Pass rate
2022-23 40 28 70%
2021-22 50 36 72%
2019-20 59 44 74.6%
2018-19 49 37 75.5%
2017-18 49 35 71.4%
2015-16 62 39 62.9%
2013-14 57 37 64.9%
2009-10 44 22 50%
2008-09 56 38 67.9%
2007-08 69 41 59.4%

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 Islay Island 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 Islay Island test routes before you go

Driving Test Routes App UK maps the roads examiners actually use, across driving test centres in England, Scotland and Wales — so your practice hours go on the roundabouts and junctions that show up on the day.

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