Test Centre Stats

Yorkshire and The Humber, England · DVSA car test centre

Scarborough driving test centre

10/11 Falsegrave Community Resource Centre, Scarborough, YO12 4AY · wheelchair accessible

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

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

Median wait, September 2026

2.9 weeks

−7.2 wk on a year ago

Pass rate, 2025–26

45.1%

−4.9 pts vs GB 50.0%

Wait rank in Great Britain

5 of 314

1 = shortest wait; 1st of 27 Yorkshire and The Humber

Weeks to 10% of slots free

2.8 weeks

GB 19.7 weeks

People who took a car test at Scarborough in September 2026 had booked it a median of 2.9 weeks earlier: 8.7 weeks shorter than the Great Britain figure (11.6 weeks), and 8 weeks shorter than the Yorkshire and The Humber figure (10.9 weeks). A year earlier, in September 2025, it was 10.1 weeks, so the wait has shortened by 7.2 weeks. Over the last 12 months it ranged from 2.9 weeks to 9.4 weeks.

On the last Monday of September 2026 it would have taken about 2.8 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, 20.6% 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.

  • Scarborough
  • Yorkshire and The Humber
  • Great Britain
Median weeks between booking and taking a test at Scarborough, October 2024 to September 2026Scarborough: 2.9 weeks in September 2026, against 11.6 weeks for Great Britain.051015Oct 24Jan 25Apr 25Jul 25Oct 25Jan 26Apr 26Jul 262.9Weeks051015Jan 25Jul 25Jan 26Jul 262.9Weeks
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Median weeks between booking and taking a test at Scarborough, October 2024 to September 2026
MonthScarboroughYorkshire and The HumberGreat Britain
September 20262.910.911.6
August 20267.010.011.1
July 20267.010.111.1
June 20267.69.110.7
May 20267.38.49.7
April 20269.48.09.1
March 20268.67.99.0
February 20267.69.110.4
January 20267.69.010.1
December 20255.39.010.1
November 20256.710.610.4
October 20258.911.011.6
September 202510.112.112.4
August 20259.111.911.7
July 20256.411.412.0
June 20256.711.011.0
May 20255.411.611.3
April 20257.111.710.6
March 20253.512.410.4
February 20253.113.411.4
January 20257.913.011.0
December 202410.011.710.4
November 20249.811.79.9
October 202411.911.49.7

How far ahead people booked

Of tests taken at Scarborough in September 2026, 68.5% had been booked within 7 weeks and 8.9% more than 21 weeks before.

  • Within 7 weeks
  • 7 to 14 weeks
  • 14 to 21 weeks
  • Over 21 weeks
Scarborough
Yorkshire and The Humber
Great Britain

At Scarborough, 68.5% of tests in September 2026 were booked within 7 weeks and 8.9% 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
Scarborough68.5%12.0%10.6%8.9%
Yorkshire and The Humber42.2%15.8%20.7%21.4%
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 Scarborough, those three are below. All three had longer median waits than Scarborough in September 2026, so moving away from here is unlikely to help.

Centres a test booked at Scarborough can be moved to
CentreDriving distance (DVSA)Median waitvs ScarboroughPass rate 2025–26
Bridlingtonabout 15 miles by roadabout 15 mi13 weeks+10.1 wk55.5%
Maltonabout 20 miles by roadabout 20 mi12.6 weeks+9.7 wk64.3%
Whitbyabout 23 miles by roadabout 23 mi15 weeks+12.1 wk56.7%

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), 3,595 car tests were taken here and 45.1% passed, 4.9 points below the Great Britain rate (50.0%). The year before it was 51.7%, so the rate fell by 6.6 points. First attempts did about the same: 45.2% of 1,586 first-time candidates passed, and 1.1% did it with no faults at all.

  • Scarborough
  • Great Britain average
  • All tests
    45.1%4.9 points below Great Britain (50.0%)
  • First attempts
    45.2%5.3 points below Great Britain (50.5%)
  • First attempt with zero faults
    1.1%1.8 points below Great Britain (2.9%)
  • Men
    44.8%6.0 points below Great Britain (50.8%)
  • Women
    45.4%3.7 points below Great Britain (49.1%)
  • 17-year-oldsGB figure is the sum of listed centres
    59.2%4.4 points below Great Britain (63.6%)
  • Automatic cars20% of tests here were in automatics
    36.4%8.2 points below Great Britain (44.6%)
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Pass rates at Scarborough compared with Great Britain, 2025–26
MeasureScarboroughGreat Britain
All tests45.1%50.0%
First attempts45.2%50.5%
First attempt with zero faults1.1%2.9%
Men44.8%50.8%
Women45.4%49.1%
17-year-olds59.2%63.6%
Automatic cars36.4%44.6%

Pass rate by year

  • Scarborough
  • Great Britain
Car test pass rate at Scarborough by financial yearPass rate at Scarborough in 2025–26: 45.1%; Great Britain 50.0%.020406080100Scarborough, 2019–20: 51.6%52Great Britain, 2019–20: 45.9%2019–20Scarborough, 2020–21: 53.7%54Great Britain, 2020–21: 49.8%2020–21Scarborough, 2021–22: 46.7%47Great Britain, 2021–22: 48.9%2021–22Scarborough, 2022–23: 45.8%46Great Britain, 2022–23: 48.4%2022–23Scarborough, 2023–24: 51.5%51Great Britain, 2023–24: 47.9%2023–24Scarborough, 2024–25: 51.7%52Great Britain, 2024–25: 48.7%2024–25Scarborough, 2025–26: 45.1%45Great Britain, 2025–26: 50.0%2025–26Pass rate, %020406080100Scarborough, 2019–20: 51.6%52Great Britain, 2019–20: 45.9%’19Scarborough, 2020–21: 53.7%54Great Britain, 2020–21: 49.8%’20Scarborough, 2021–22: 46.7%47Great Britain, 2021–22: 48.9%’21Scarborough, 2022–23: 45.8%46Great Britain, 2022–23: 48.4%’22Scarborough, 2023–24: 51.5%51Great Britain, 2023–24: 47.9%’23Scarborough, 2024–25: 51.7%52Great Britain, 2024–25: 48.7%’24Scarborough, 2025–26: 45.1%45Great Britain, 2025–26: 50.0%’25Pass rate, %
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Car test pass rate at Scarborough by financial year
YearScarboroughGreat Britain
2019–2051.6%45.9%
2020–2153.7%49.8%
2021–2246.7%48.9%
2022–2345.8%48.4%
2023–2451.5%47.9%
2024–2551.7%48.7%
2025–2645.1%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 59.2%. Ages with fewer than 20 tests are left out; DVSA suppresses some small groups.

  • Age 1759.2% of 809
  • Age 1854.8% of 330
  • Age 1947.9% of 163
  • Age 2044.5% of 146
  • Age 2142.5% of 106
  • Age 2252.6% of 137
  • Age 2345.8% of 120
  • Age 2444.9% of 127
  • Age 2547.2% of 108

Tests cancelled by DVSA

In 2025–26 DVSA cancelled 344 tests at Scarborough, about 95.7 for every 1,000 tests taken (Great Britain: 50.7). The biggest reason was examiner illness (160). These are cancellations by DVSA, not by learners; DVSA should rebook you and may owe you expenses.

  • Examiner illness160
  • Weather and other acts of nature144
  • Examiner leave40

The nearest theory test centre

The closest theory test centre DVSA publishes figures for is Scarborough (Ground Floor, 49 Westborough, YO11 1UN), 1.4 mi away. In 2025–26, 44.6% of its 5,544 car theory tests were passes, close to 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 Scarborough in September 2026. Within the same list, Bridlington (15 mi) had a pass rate of 55.5%. 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 Scarborough, with median wait in September 2026 and 2025–26 pass rate
Centre24 months
BridlingtonHigher pass rate15 mi13 weeks55.5%
WhitbyHigher pass rate17 mi15 weeks56.7%
MaltonHigher pass rate17 mi12.6 weeks64.3%
Beverley LGV29 mi–54.1%
YorkHigher pass rate32 mi16.3 weeks54.4%
HullHigher pass rate34 mi4.4 weeks47.9%
MiddlesbroughHigher pass rate38 mi15.9 weeks47.7%
NorthallertonHigher pass rate41 mi14.3 weeks60.4%
  • This centre
  • Shorter wait
  • Other nearby
Bridlington: 13 weeksWhitby: 15 weeksMalton: 12.6 weeksBeverley LGV: –York: 16.3 weeksHull: 4.4 weeksMiddlesbrough: 15.9 weeksNorthallerton: 14.3 weeksScarboroughScarborough

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.