Pass rate by year
| Year (Apr–Mar) | Tests | Pass rate |
|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | 2,628 | 53.2% |
| 2024/25 | 1,400 | 57.8% |
| 2023/24 | 1,291 | 60.7% |
| 2022/23 | 1,538 | 59.0% |
| 2021/22 | 1,174 | 66.6% |
| 2020/21 | 332 | 69.6% |
| 2019/20 | 1,057 | 62.5% |
| 2018/19 | 1,022 | 62.6% |
| 2017/18 | 994 | 61.0% |
| 2016/17 | 933 | 64.0% |
| 2015/16 | 876 | 62.3% |
| 2014/15 | 1,184 | 57.9% |
| 2013/14 | 1,185 | 58.7% |
| 2012/13 | 1,038 | 59.2% |
| 2011/12 | 1,203 | 57.3% |
| 2010/11 | 1,198 | 56.3% |
| 2009/10 | 1,059 | 61.4% |
| 2008/09 | 1,134 | 57.4% |
| 2007/08 | 1,471 | 51.1% |
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 | 353 | 160 | 45.3% |
| February 2026 | 304 | 157 | 51.6% |
| January 2026 | 210 | 104 | 49.5% |
| December 2025 | 246 | 118 | 48.0% |
| November 2025 | 273 | 146 | 53.5% |
| October 2025 | 256 | 137 | 53.5% |
| September 2025 | 189 | 114 | 60.3% |
| August 2025 | 174 | 105 | 60.3% |
| July 2025 | 136 | 88 | 64.7% |
| June 2025 | 213 | 109 | 51.2% |
| May 2025 | 148 | 84 | 56.8% |
| April 2025 | 126 | 77 | 61.1% |
DVSA, DRT122A · figures for the latest months are provisional
Who passes
Men passed 52.2% of their tests at Peterhead in 2025/26 and women 54.9%. Of 1,179 learners taking their first test here, 628 passed (53.3%; Great Britain 50.5%), and 67 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 Peterhead in September 2026 had booked it a median of 6.4 weeks earlier; 53.5% took it within seven weeks of booking.
DVSA, DRT122F · median weeks between booking and taking the test, DVSA examiners only