Pass rate by year
| Year (Apr–Mar) | Tests | Pass rate |
|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | 320 | 55.9% |
| 2024/25 | 350 | 66.0% |
| 2023/24 | 373 | 60.6% |
| 2022/23 | 302 | 60.9% |
| 2021/22 | 333 | 67.6% |
| 2020/21 | 88 | 71.6% |
| 2019/20 | 311 | 68.5% |
| 2018/19 | 301 | 65.8% |
| 2017/18 | 351 | 70.7% |
| 2016/17 | 390 | 71.3% |
| 2015/16 | 361 | 74.8% |
| 2014/15 | 367 | 67.6% |
| 2013/14 | 373 | 60.1% |
| 2012/13 | 345 | 55.1% |
| 2011/12 | 322 | 60.6% |
| 2009/10 | 374 | 58.3% |
| 2008/09 | 401 | 56.9% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| February 2026 | 31 | 21 | 67.7% |
| December 2025 | 18 | 13 | 72.2% |
| October 2025 | 46 | 23 | 50.0% |
| September 2025 | 45 | 25 | 55.6% |
| August 2025 | 23 | 14 | 60.9% |
| July 2025 | 24 | 12 | 50.0% |
| June 2025 | 40 | 25 | 62.5% |
| May 2025 | 36 | 18 | 50.0% |
| March 2025 | 29 | 21 | 72.4% |
| February 2025 | 28 | 21 | 75.0% |
| December 2024 | 23 | 16 | 69.6% |
| November 2024 | 27 | 16 | 59.3% |
DVSA, DRT122A · figures for the latest months are provisional
Who passes
Men passed 59.0% of their tests at Orkney in 2025/26 and women 52.8%. Of 197 learners taking their first test here, 101 passed (51.3%; Great Britain 50.5%), and 4 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 Orkney in September 2026 had booked it a median of 11.0 weeks earlier; 32.1% took it within seven weeks of booking.
DVSA, DRT122F · median weeks between booking and taking the test, DVSA examiners only