Test Centre Stats

Scotland · DVSA car test centre

Dumbarton driving test centre

Strathleven House Suite A4, Vale of Leven Industrial Estate, Dumbarton, G82 3PD

Tests here: car.

Waiting times to September 2026 and pass rates for 2025–26, from DVSA statistics published .

Median wait, September 2026

4.4 weeks

−9.0 wk on a year ago

Pass rate, 2025–26

52.8%

+2.8 pts vs GB 50.0%

Wait rank in Great Britain

19 of 314

1 = shortest wait; 2nd of 74 Scotland

Weeks to 10% of slots free

10.5 weeks

GB 19.7 weeks

People who took a car test at Dumbarton in September 2026 had booked it a median of 4.4 weeks earlier: 7.2 weeks shorter than the Great Britain figure (11.6 weeks), and 10.7 weeks shorter than the Scotland figure (15.1 weeks). A year earlier, in September 2025, it was 13.4 weeks, so the wait has shortened by 9 weeks. Over the last 12 months it ranged from 4.4 weeks to 18.1 weeks.

On the last Monday of September 2026 it would have taken about 10.5 weeks to reach a week with at least 10% of its test slots free (Great Britain: 19.7 weeks). Across the whole 24-week window, 10.9% of standard slots were still unbooked (Great Britain: 13.3%).

Waiting time over the last two years

Median weeks between booking a test and taking it, for tests taken each month.

  • Dumbarton
  • Scotland
  • Great Britain
Median weeks between booking and taking a test at Dumbarton, October 2024 to September 2026Dumbarton: 4.4 weeks in September 2026, against 11.6 weeks for Great Britain.0510152025Oct 24Jan 25Apr 25Jul 25Oct 25Jan 26Apr 26Jul 264.4Weeks0510152025Jan 25Jul 25Jan 26Jul 264.4Weeks
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Median weeks between booking and taking a test at Dumbarton, October 2024 to September 2026
MonthDumbartonScotlandGreat Britain
September 20264.415.111.6
August 202612.916.011.1
July 202612.915.611.1
June 202615.414.410.7
May 202611.713.69.7
April 202612.013.09.1
March 202615.214.79.0
February 202614.114.910.4
January 202611.715.010.1
December 202513.413.310.1
November 202512.113.710.4
October 202518.114.411.6
September 202513.415.012.4
August 202518.613.711.7
July 202512.913.612.0
June 202514.012.911.0
May 202512.013.111.3
April 20257.411.910.6
March 20257.111.310.4
February 202510.212.011.4
January 20258.411.111.0
December 202412.710.010.4
November 202413.49.69.9
October 202413.48.99.7

How far ahead people booked

Of tests taken at Dumbarton in September 2026, 54.2% had been booked within 7 weeks and 26.2% more than 21 weeks before.

  • Within 7 weeks
  • 7 to 14 weeks
  • 14 to 21 weeks
  • Over 21 weeks
Dumbarton
Scotland
Great Britain

At Dumbarton, 54.2% of tests in September 2026 were booked within 7 weeks and 26.2% more than 21 weeks ahead.

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How far ahead tests taken in September 2026 were booked
Within 7 weeks7 to 14 weeks14 to 21 weeksOver 21 weeks
Dumbarton54.2%10.1%9.5%26.2%
Scotland32.2%14.8%17.0%36.0%
Great Britain41.1%14.2%15.2%29.5%

If your test is booked here

Since 9 June 2026 a car test can only be moved to one of the three centres DVSA lists as nearest by road (or back to the centre where you first booked), and you get two changes in total. For a test booked at Dumbarton, those three are below. All three had longer median waits than Dumbarton in September 2026, so moving away from here is unlikely to help.

Centres a test booked at Dumbarton can be moved to
CentreDriving distance (DVSA)Median waitvs DumbartonPass rate 2025–26
Glasgow (Anniesland)about 12 miles by roadabout 12 mi21.6 weeks+17.2 wk44.3%
Glasgow (Shieldhall)about 13 miles by roadabout 13 mi18 weeks+13.6 wk39.9%
Paisleyabout 15 miles by roadabout 15 mi18.1 weeks+13.7 wk48.6%

From DVSA's list of centres you can move your test to, which it says may change. The change service shows your actual options.

Pass rates

In 2025–26 (April 2025 to March 2026), 1,659 car tests were taken here and 52.8% passed, 2.8 points above the Great Britain rate (50.0%). That's close to the year before (53.5%). First attempts did worse: 51.4% of 878 first-time candidates passed, and 0.3% did it with no faults at all.

  • Dumbarton
  • Great Britain average
  • All tests
    52.8%2.8 points above Great Britain (50.0%)
  • First attempts
    51.4%about the same as Great Britain (50.5%)
  • First attempt with zero faults
    0.3%2.6 points below Great Britain (2.9%)
  • Men
    52.6%1.8 points above Great Britain (50.8%)
  • Women
    53.1%4.0 points above Great Britain (49.1%)
  • 17-year-oldsGB figure is the sum of listed centres
    65.5%1.9 points above Great Britain (63.6%)
  • Automatic cars16% of tests here were in automatics
    46.7%2.1 points above Great Britain (44.6%)
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Pass rates at Dumbarton compared with Great Britain, 2025–26
MeasureDumbartonGreat Britain
All tests52.8%50.0%
First attempts51.4%50.5%
First attempt with zero faults0.3%2.9%
Men52.6%50.8%
Women53.1%49.1%
17-year-olds65.5%63.6%
Automatic cars46.7%44.6%

Pass rate by year

  • Dumbarton
  • Great Britain
Car test pass rate at Dumbarton by financial yearPass rate at Dumbarton in 2025–26: 52.8%; Great Britain 50.0%.020406080100Dumbarton, 2019–20: 48.3%48Great Britain, 2019–20: 45.9%2019–20Dumbarton, 2020–21: 47.8%48Great Britain, 2020–21: 49.8%2020–21Dumbarton, 2021–22: 46.1%46Great Britain, 2021–22: 48.9%2021–22Dumbarton, 2022–23: 46.0%46Great Britain, 2022–23: 48.4%2022–23Dumbarton, 2023–24: 51.1%51Great Britain, 2023–24: 47.9%2023–24Dumbarton, 2024–25: 53.5%54Great Britain, 2024–25: 48.7%2024–25Dumbarton, 2025–26: 52.8%53Great Britain, 2025–26: 50.0%2025–26Pass rate, %020406080100Dumbarton, 2019–20: 48.3%48Great Britain, 2019–20: 45.9%’19Dumbarton, 2020–21: 47.8%48Great Britain, 2020–21: 49.8%’20Dumbarton, 2021–22: 46.1%46Great Britain, 2021–22: 48.9%’21Dumbarton, 2022–23: 46.0%46Great Britain, 2022–23: 48.4%’22Dumbarton, 2023–24: 51.1%51Great Britain, 2023–24: 47.9%’23Dumbarton, 2024–25: 53.5%54Great Britain, 2024–25: 48.7%’24Dumbarton, 2025–26: 52.8%53Great Britain, 2025–26: 50.0%’25Pass rate, %
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Car test pass rate at Dumbarton by financial year
YearDumbartonGreat Britain
2019–2048.3%45.9%
2020–2147.8%49.8%
2021–2246.1%48.9%
2022–2346.0%48.4%
2023–2451.1%47.9%
2024–2553.5%48.7%
2025–2652.8%50.0%

Years run April to March; ’20 is 2020–21.

By age, 17 to 25 (2025–26)

Candidates aged 17 did best here, at 65.5%. Ages with fewer than 20 tests are left out; DVSA suppresses some small groups.

  • Age 1765.5% of 287
  • Age 1854.3% of 311
  • Age 1953.3% of 122
  • Age 2049.3% of 71
  • Age 2156.3% of 64
  • Age 2256.1% of 57
  • Age 2451.7% of 58

Tests cancelled by DVSA

In 2025–26 DVSA cancelled 69 tests at Dumbarton, about 41.6 for every 1,000 tests taken (Great Britain: 50.7). The biggest reason was examiner illness (38). These are cancellations by DVSA, not by learners; DVSA should rebook you and may owe you expenses.

  • Examiner illness38
  • Examiner leave20
  • Weather and other acts of nature11

The nearest theory test centre

The closest theory test centre DVSA publishes figures for is Dumbarton (86-88 High Street, G82 1PQ), 1.7 mi away. In 2025–26, 42.5% of its 5,242 car theory tests were passes, 2.3 points below the Great Britain rate (44.8%). You can sit the theory test at any centre.

Nearby centres

None of the 8 nearest centres had a wait at least a week shorter than Dumbarton in September 2026. No nearby centre had a pass rate more than 2 points higher. You can book a new test at any centre in Great Britain, but once it's booked a car test can only be moved to the three centres DVSA names for that centre. Distances here are straight-line.

Centres near Dumbarton, with median wait in September 2026 and 2025–26 pass rate
Centre24 months
Greenock7.6 mi7.9 weeks41.7%
Paisley9.4 mi18.1 weeks48.6%
Glasgow (Anniesland)11 mi21.6 weeks44.3%
Glasgow (Shieldhall)11 mi18 weeks39.9%
Dunoon14 mi21.9 weeks71.5%
Bishopbriggs15 mi21 weeks49.8%
Glasgow (Baillieston)19 mi20 weeks47.4%
Rothesay21 mi21.7 weeks52.0%
  • This centre
  • Shorter wait
  • Other nearby
Greenock: 7.9 weeksPaisley: 18.1 weeksGlasgow (Anniesland): 21.6 weeksGlasgow (Shieldhall): 18 weeksDunoon: 21.9 weeksBishopbriggs: 21 weeksGlasgow (Baillieston): 20 weeksRothesay: 21.7 weeksDumbartonDumbarton

Reading these figures

  • The waiting time is a median for tests taken that month: half of candidates booked closer to their test date, half further ahead. It is not the earliest date you could book today, which can be sooner when tests are cancelled or extra ones are added.
  • DVSA marks figures from April 2025 onwards as provisional; they can be revised at the quarterly update.
  • Pass rates are published once a year; the latest cover April 2025 to March 2026. Waiting times are monthly, to September 2026.
  • The figures cover DVSA car tests only, not tests run by delegated examiners (such as some fleet and emergency service tests).

To book or move a test, use the official services: book your driving test or change your driving test on GOV.UK. DVSA explains when new tests are released. We have no link with DVSA and no access to its booking system.

Sources

DVSA, Driving test and theory test data: cars: tables DRT122F (waiting times), DRT121G (regional and national), DRT122A to DRT122E (pass rates), DRT122B (cancellations) and DRT112A (theory tests). Address and coordinates from GOV.UK's Find a driving test centre. Open Government Licence v3.0. Checked 3 November 2026.