Test Centre Stats

Scotland · DVSA car test centre

Huntly driving test centre

Huntly Fire Station, Depot Road, Huntly, AB54 8JX

Tests here: car.

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

Median wait, September 2026

15.6 weeks

−3.8 wk on a year ago

Pass rate, 2025–26

63.7%

+13.7 pts vs GB 50.0%

Wait rank in Great Britain

203 of 314

1 = shortest wait; 31st of 74 Scotland

Weeks to 10% of slots free

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GB 19.7 weeks

People who took a car test at Huntly in September 2026 had booked it a median of 15.6 weeks earlier: 4 weeks longer than the Great Britain figure (11.6 weeks), and 0.5 weeks longer than the Scotland figure (15.1 weeks). A year earlier, in September 2025, it was 19.4 weeks, so the wait has shortened by 3.8 weeks. Over the last 12 months it ranged from 3.4 weeks to 22.2 weeks.

Waiting time over the last two years

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

  • Huntly
  • Scotland
  • Great Britain
Median weeks between booking and taking a test at Huntly, October 2024 to September 2026Huntly: 15.6 weeks in September 2026, against 11.6 weeks for Great Britain.0102030Oct 24Jan 25Apr 25Jul 25Oct 25Jan 26Apr 26Jul 2615.6Weeks0102030Jan 25Jul 25Jan 26Jul 2615.6Weeks
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Median weeks between booking and taking a test at Huntly, October 2024 to September 2026
MonthHuntlyScotlandGreat Britain
September 202615.615.111.6
August 202613.316.011.1
July 202613.315.611.1
June 202614.214.410.7
May 202616.913.69.7
April 202618.113.09.1
March 202615.114.79.0
February 202622.014.910.4
January 20263.415.010.1
December 202519.313.310.1
November 202522.213.710.4
October 202515.414.411.6
September 202519.415.012.4
August 202515.613.711.7
July 202514.813.612.0
June 202510.012.911.0
May 202514.513.111.3
April 202512.711.910.6
March 20256.011.310.4
February 202515.412.011.4
January 20257.911.111.0
December 202412.610.010.4
November 20249.49.69.9
October 20248.98.99.7

How far ahead people booked

Of tests taken at Huntly in September 2026, 18.8% had been booked within 7 weeks and 18.8% more than 21 weeks before.

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

At Huntly, 18.8% of tests in September 2026 were booked within 7 weeks and 18.8% 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
Huntly18.8%6.3%56.3%18.8%
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 Huntly, those three are below. Of the three, Buckie (9.4 weeks), Banff (10.6 weeks) and Inverurie (12.4 weeks) had median waits at least a week shorter than Huntly in September 2026.

Centres a test booked at Huntly can be moved to
CentreDriving distance (DVSA)Median waitvs HuntlyPass rate 2025–26
Banffabout 21 miles by roadabout 21 mi10.6 weeks−5.0 wk57.5%
Inverurieabout 22 miles by roadabout 22 mi12.4 weeks−3.2 wk61.9%
Buckieabout 24 miles by roadabout 24 mi9.4 weeks−6.2 wk51.1%

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), 245 car tests were taken here and 63.7% passed, 13.7 points above the Great Britain rate (50.0%). The year before it was 62.5%, so the rate rose by 1.2 points. First attempts did about the same: 62.8% of 156 first-time candidates passed, and 1.3% did it with no faults at all.

  • Huntly
  • Great Britain average
  • All tests
    63.7%13.7 points above Great Britain (50.0%)
  • First attempts
    62.8%12.3 points above Great Britain (50.5%)
  • First attempt with zero faults
    1.3%1.6 points below Great Britain (2.9%)
  • Men
    63.5%12.7 points above Great Britain (50.8%)
  • Women
    63.9%14.8 points above Great Britain (49.1%)
  • 17-year-oldsGB figure is the sum of listed centres
    67.9%4.3 points above Great Britain (63.6%)
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Pass rates at Huntly compared with Great Britain, 2025–26
MeasureHuntlyGreat Britain
All tests63.7%50.0%
First attempts62.8%50.5%
First attempt with zero faults1.3%2.9%
Men63.5%50.8%
Women63.9%49.1%
17-year-olds67.9%63.6%

Pass rate by year

  • Huntly
  • Great Britain
Car test pass rate at Huntly by financial yearPass rate at Huntly in 2025–26: 63.7%; Great Britain 50.0%.020406080100Huntly, 2019–20: 57.2%57Great Britain, 2019–20: 45.9%2019–20Great Britain, 2020–21: 49.8%2020–21Huntly, 2021–22: 61.3%61Great Britain, 2021–22: 48.9%2021–22Huntly, 2022–23: 56.2%56Great Britain, 2022–23: 48.4%2022–23Huntly, 2023–24: 66.9%67Great Britain, 2023–24: 47.9%2023–24Huntly, 2024–25: 62.5%63Great Britain, 2024–25: 48.7%2024–25Huntly, 2025–26: 63.7%64Great Britain, 2025–26: 50.0%2025–26Pass rate, %020406080100Huntly, 2019–20: 57.2%57Great Britain, 2019–20: 45.9%’19Great Britain, 2020–21: 49.8%’20Huntly, 2021–22: 61.3%61Great Britain, 2021–22: 48.9%’21Huntly, 2022–23: 56.2%56Great Britain, 2022–23: 48.4%’22Huntly, 2023–24: 66.9%67Great Britain, 2023–24: 47.9%’23Huntly, 2024–25: 62.5%63Great Britain, 2024–25: 48.7%’24Huntly, 2025–26: 63.7%64Great Britain, 2025–26: 50.0%’25Pass rate, %
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Car test pass rate at Huntly by financial year
YearHuntlyGreat Britain
2019–2057.2%45.9%
2020–21–49.8%
2021–2261.3%48.9%
2022–2356.2%48.4%
2023–2466.9%47.9%
2024–2562.5%48.7%
2025–2663.7%50.0%

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

Tests cancelled by DVSA

In 2025–26 DVSA cancelled 44 tests at Huntly, about 179.6 for every 1,000 tests taken (Great Britain: 50.7). The biggest reason was weather and other acts of nature (35). These are cancellations by DVSA, not by learners; DVSA should rebook you and may owe you expenses.

  • Weather and other acts of nature35
  • Examiner leave9

The nearest theory test centre

The closest theory test centre DVSA publishes figures for is Huntly (Ground Floor, The Linden Centre, Castle Street, AB54 4SE), 0.6 mi away. In 2025–26, 49.0% of its 200 car theory tests were passes, 4.2 points above the Great Britain rate (44.8%). You can sit the theory test at any centre.

Nearby centres

The nearest centre with a shorter wait is Buckie, 17 mi away, at 9.4 weeks. 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 Huntly, with median wait in September 2026 and 2025–26 pass rate
Centre24 months
BuckieShorter wait17 mi9.4 weeks51.1%
BanffShorter wait18 mi10.6 weeks57.5%
InverurieShorter wait18 mi12.4 weeks61.9%
ElginShorter wait24 mi9.7 weeks42.3%
Ballater29 mi20.9 weeks–
Aberdeen North31 mi16.5 weeks48.2%
Grantown-On-Spey31 mi18.9 weeks56.9%
Fraserburgh34 mi16 weeks64.0%
  • This centre
  • Shorter wait
  • Other nearby
Buckie: 9.4 weeksBanff: 10.6 weeksInverurie: 12.4 weeksElgin: 9.7 weeksBallater: 20.9 weeksAberdeen North: 16.5 weeksGrantown-On-Spey: 18.9 weeksFraserburgh: 16 weeksHuntlyHuntly

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.
  • With 245 tests in a year, a handful of results moves the pass rate by several points. Treat small differences with caution.
  • 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.