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Scotland · DVSA car test centre

Kirkcaldy driving test centre

10 Randolph Place, Kirkcaldy, Fife, KY1 2YX · wheelchair accessible

Tests here: car, motorcycle module 1 (off-road), motorcycle module 2 (on-road), ADI part 2, ADI part 3.

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

Median wait, September 2026

15.3 weeks

−4.0 wk on a year ago

Pass rate, 2025–26

50.9%

+0.9 pts vs GB 50.0%

Wait rank in Great Britain

200 of 314

1 = shortest wait; 30th of 74 Scotland

Weeks to 10% of slots free

24+ weeks

GB 19.7 weeks

People who took a car test at Kirkcaldy in September 2026 had booked it a median of 15.3 weeks earlier: 3.7 weeks longer than the Great Britain figure (11.6 weeks), and about the same as the Scotland figure (15.1 weeks). A year earlier, in September 2025, it was 19.3 weeks, so the wait has shortened by 4 weeks. Over the last 12 months it ranged from 12.4 weeks to 19.9 weeks.

When DVSA took its snapshot on the last Monday of September 2026, no week in the next 24 had even 10% of its slots free. DVSA caps this measure at 24 weeks, so the true figure could be longer. Across the whole 24-week window, 3.9% 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.

  • Kirkcaldy
  • Scotland
  • Great Britain
Median weeks between booking and taking a test at Kirkcaldy, October 2024 to September 2026Kirkcaldy: 15.3 weeks in September 2026, against 11.6 weeks for Great Britain.0510152025Oct 24Jan 25Apr 25Jul 25Oct 25Jan 26Apr 26Jul 2615.3Weeks0510152025Jan 25Jul 25Jan 26Jul 2615.3Weeks
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Median weeks between booking and taking a test at Kirkcaldy, October 2024 to September 2026
MonthKirkcaldyScotlandGreat Britain
September 202615.315.111.6
August 202617.416.011.1
July 202617.415.611.1
June 202612.414.410.7
May 202613.613.69.7
April 202618.613.09.1
March 202615.914.79.0
February 202617.914.910.4
January 202619.915.010.1
December 202516.713.310.1
November 202516.413.710.4
October 202516.614.411.6
September 202519.315.012.4
August 202516.013.711.7
July 202517.713.612.0
June 202512.912.911.0
May 20259.713.111.3
April 202511.411.910.6
March 20256.511.310.4
February 20258.412.011.4
January 20257.711.111.0
December 20247.310.010.4
November 20245.89.69.9
October 20249.48.99.7

How far ahead people booked

Of tests taken at Kirkcaldy in September 2026, 27.0% had been booked within 7 weeks and 36.9% more than 21 weeks before.

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

At Kirkcaldy, 27.0% of tests in September 2026 were booked within 7 weeks and 36.9% 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
Kirkcaldy27.0%16.8%19.3%36.9%
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 Kirkcaldy, those three are below. Of the three, Dunfermline (Vine) (11.6 weeks) and Perth (Arran Road) (11.6 weeks) had median waits at least a week shorter than Kirkcaldy in September 2026.

Centres a test booked at Kirkcaldy can be moved to
CentreDriving distance (DVSA)Median waitvs KirkcaldyPass rate 2025–26
Dunfermline (Vine)about 14 miles by roadabout 14 mi11.6 weeks−3.7 wk36.4%
Perth (Arran Road)about 29 miles by roadabout 29 mi11.6 weeks−3.7 wk48.8%
Dundeeabout 31 miles by roadabout 31 mi14.6 weeks−0.7 wk57.3%

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), 4,313 car tests were taken here and 50.9% passed, close to the Great Britain rate (50.0%). The year before it was 47.5%, so the rate rose by 3.4 points. First attempts did worse: 49.7% of 2,369 first-time candidates passed, and 4.1% did it with no faults at all.

  • Kirkcaldy
  • Great Britain average
  • All tests
    50.9%about the same as Great Britain (50.0%)
  • First attempts
    49.7%about the same as Great Britain (50.5%)
  • First attempt with zero faults
    4.1%1.2 points above Great Britain (2.9%)
  • Men
    52.5%1.7 points above Great Britain (50.8%)
  • Women
    49.1%about the same as Great Britain (49.1%)
  • 17-year-oldsGB figure is the sum of listed centres
    62.5%1.1 points below Great Britain (63.6%)
  • Automatic cars17% of tests here were in automatics
    44.1%about the same as Great Britain (44.6%)
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Pass rates at Kirkcaldy compared with Great Britain, 2025–26
MeasureKirkcaldyGreat Britain
All tests50.9%50.0%
First attempts49.7%50.5%
First attempt with zero faults4.1%2.9%
Men52.5%50.8%
Women49.1%49.1%
17-year-olds62.5%63.6%
Automatic cars44.1%44.6%

Pass rate by year

  • Kirkcaldy
  • Great Britain
Car test pass rate at Kirkcaldy by financial yearPass rate at Kirkcaldy in 2025–26: 50.9%; Great Britain 50.0%.020406080100Kirkcaldy, 2019–20: 49.4%49Great Britain, 2019–20: 45.9%2019–20Kirkcaldy, 2020–21: 51.5%51Great Britain, 2020–21: 49.8%2020–21Kirkcaldy, 2021–22: 47.6%48Great Britain, 2021–22: 48.9%2021–22Kirkcaldy, 2022–23: 46.6%47Great Britain, 2022–23: 48.4%2022–23Kirkcaldy, 2023–24: 44.6%45Great Britain, 2023–24: 47.9%2023–24Kirkcaldy, 2024–25: 47.5%48Great Britain, 2024–25: 48.7%2024–25Kirkcaldy, 2025–26: 50.9%51Great Britain, 2025–26: 50.0%2025–26Pass rate, %020406080100Kirkcaldy, 2019–20: 49.4%49Great Britain, 2019–20: 45.9%’19Kirkcaldy, 2020–21: 51.5%51Great Britain, 2020–21: 49.8%’20Kirkcaldy, 2021–22: 47.6%48Great Britain, 2021–22: 48.9%’21Kirkcaldy, 2022–23: 46.6%47Great Britain, 2022–23: 48.4%’22Kirkcaldy, 2023–24: 44.6%45Great Britain, 2023–24: 47.9%’23Kirkcaldy, 2024–25: 47.5%48Great Britain, 2024–25: 48.7%’24Kirkcaldy, 2025–26: 50.9%51Great Britain, 2025–26: 50.0%’25Pass rate, %
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Car test pass rate at Kirkcaldy by financial year
YearKirkcaldyGreat Britain
2019–2049.4%45.9%
2020–2151.5%49.8%
2021–2247.6%48.9%
2022–2346.6%48.4%
2023–2444.6%47.9%
2024–2547.5%48.7%
2025–2650.9%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 62.5%. Ages with fewer than 20 tests are left out; DVSA suppresses some small groups.

  • Age 1762.5% of 930
  • Age 1855.4% of 632
  • Age 1949.3% of 296
  • Age 2052.3% of 193
  • Age 2142.3% of 163
  • Age 2256.9% of 137
  • Age 2350.8% of 130
  • Age 2445.8% of 131
  • Age 2550.4% of 127

Tests cancelled by DVSA

In 2025–26 DVSA cancelled 357 tests at Kirkcaldy, about 82.8 for every 1,000 tests taken (Great Britain: 50.7). The biggest reason was examiner illness (214). These are cancellations by DVSA, not by learners; DVSA should rebook you and may owe you expenses.

  • Examiner illness214
  • Examiner leave96
  • Weather and other acts of nature47

The nearest theory test centre

The closest theory test centre DVSA publishes figures for is Leven (First Floor, Fife Renewables Innovation Centre, Ajax Way, KY8 3RS), 6.0 mi away. In 2025–26, 41.6% of its 423 car theory tests were passes, 3.2 points below 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 Dunfermline (Vine), 12 mi away, at 11.6 weeks. Within the same list, Haddington (18 mi) had a pass rate of 57.5%. 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 Kirkcaldy, with median wait in September 2026 and 2025–26 pass rate
Centre24 months
Dunfermline (Vine)Shorter wait12 mi11.6 weeks36.4%
Edinburgh (Musselburgh)13 mi19.7 weeks49.4%
Edinburgh (Currie)18 mi20.3 weeks41.6%
HaddingtonHigher pass rate18 mi23.9 weeks57.5%
LivingstonShorter waitHigher pass rate21 mi8.2 weeks55.7%
Perth (Arran Road)Shorter wait23 mi11.6 weeks48.8%
DundeeHigher pass rate24 mi14.6 weeks57.3%
Grangemouth25 mi21.9 weeks50.7%
  • This centre
  • Shorter wait
  • Other nearby
Dunfermline (Vine): 11.6 weeksEdinburgh (Musselburgh): 19.7 weeksEdinburgh (Currie): 20.3 weeksHaddington: 23.9 weeksLivingston: 8.2 weeksPerth (Arran Road): 11.6 weeksDundee: 14.6 weeksGrangemouth: 21.9 weeksKirkcaldyKirkcaldy

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.
  • "Weeks to 10% availability" stops at 24 because DVSA only releases tests 24 weeks ahead. A figure of 24 means "24 or more".
  • 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.