Pass rate by year
| Year (Apr–Mar) | Tests | Pass rate |
|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | 549 | 53.4% |
| 2024/25 | 516 | 50.2% |
| 2023/24 | 462 | 54.1% |
| 2022/23 | 363 | 52.3% |
| 2021/22 | 494 | 50.6% |
| 2020/21 | 90 | 58.9% |
| 2019/20 | 354 | 46.9% |
| 2018/19 | 375 | 48.3% |
| 2017/18 | 381 | 55.4% |
| 2016/17 | 369 | 53.9% |
| 2015/16 | 458 | 53.9% |
| 2014/15 | 433 | 51.5% |
| 2013/14 | 377 | 58.1% |
| 2012/13 | 420 | 51.7% |
| 2011/12 | 470 | 51.3% |
| 2009/10 | 469 | 49.9% |
| 2008/09 | 464 | 50.9% |
| 2007/08 | 468 | 49.6% |
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 | 45 | 28 | 62.2% |
| February 2026 | 50 | 31 | 62.0% |
| January 2026 | 23 | 16 | 69.6% |
| December 2025 | 31 | 15 | 48.4% |
| November 2025 | 48 | 24 | 50.0% |
| October 2025 | 51 | 22 | 43.1% |
| September 2025 | 60 | 29 | 48.3% |
| August 2025 | 52 | 28 | 53.8% |
| July 2025 | 54 | 23 | 42.6% |
| June 2025 | 40 | 24 | 60.0% |
| May 2025 | 44 | 21 | 47.7% |
| April 2025 | 51 | 32 | 62.7% |
DVSA, DRT122A · figures for the latest months are provisional
Who passes
Men passed 50.9% of their tests at Castle Douglas in 2025/26 and women 56.7%. Of 303 learners taking their first test here, 183 passed (60.4%; Great Britain 50.5%), and 18 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 Castle Douglas in September 2026 had booked it a median of 17.1 weeks earlier; 15.7% took it within seven weeks of booking.
DVSA, DRT122F · median weeks between booking and taking the test, DVSA examiners only