Pass rate by year
| Year (Apr–Mar) | Tests | Pass rate |
|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | 4,858 | 52.4% |
| 2024/25 | 4,807 | 51.4% |
| 2023/24 | 4,845 | 51.5% |
| 2022/23 | 4,002 | 53.9% |
| 2021/22 | 3,385 | 60.6% |
| 2020/21 | 1,337 | 62.8% |
| 2019/20 | 2,985 | 56.7% |
| 2018/19 | 3,368 | 51.7% |
| 2017/18 | 3,448 | 57.7% |
| 2016/17 | 4,545 | 53.8% |
| 2015/16 | 4,194 | 50.0% |
| 2014/15 | 4,536 | 47.2% |
| 2013/14 | 4,956 | 46.8% |
| 2012/13 | 3,919 | 50.9% |
| 2011/12 | 4,705 | 52.8% |
| 2009/10 | 3,547 | 54.4% |
| 2008/09 | 495 | 54.9% |
DVSA, DRT122A · centres where only one examiner tested in a year are left out of that year by DVSA
Month by month
| Month | Tests | Passes | Pass rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| March 2026 | 409 | 201 | 49.1% |
| February 2026 | 285 | 138 | 48.4% |
| January 2026 | 145 | 70 | 48.3% |
| December 2025 | 305 | 148 | 48.5% |
| November 2025 | 243 | 126 | 51.9% |
| October 2025 | 447 | 248 | 55.5% |
| September 2025 | 542 | 293 | 54.1% |
| August 2025 | 472 | 251 | 53.2% |
| July 2025 | 538 | 285 | 53.0% |
| June 2025 | 526 | 271 | 51.5% |
| May 2025 | 458 | 249 | 54.4% |
| April 2025 | 488 | 266 | 54.5% |
DVSA, DRT122A · figures for the latest months are provisional
Who passes
Men passed 51.0% of their tests at Aberdeen South (Cove) in 2025/26 and women 54.2%. Of 2,472 learners taking their first test here, 1,270 passed (51.4%; Great Britain 50.5%), and 148 of them did it without a single driving fault.
DVSA, DRT122A and DRT122C, 2025/26
Waiting for a test
People who took their test at Aberdeen South (Cove) in September 2026 had booked it a median of 9.1 weeks earlier; 44.7% took it within seven weeks of booking.
DVSA, DRT122F · median weeks between booking and taking the test, DVSA examiners only