Scotland · practical testing
Thurso
Driving test centre.
Official results, the context behind them and a practical way to plan your next step.
63.0%
All-car pass rate · 2025/26 162
Tests taken · 2025/26 Not published
Median completed wait 24.0 weeks
Forward availability measure Results: official source tables. Waiting measures: August 2026, DRT122F. Missing values are not zero. Definitions and limitations.
Plan the practicalities
Address and visiting information
- Agree readiness and test-day car use with your instructor.
- Check the current venue address, facilities and offered services.
- Use the correct official booking service for your nation.
- Check any support or adjustments before the appointment.
Published address: Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency, Driving Test Centre Thurso, Naver House, Naver Road, Naver Business Park, KW14 7QA Official instructions and service notes: DVSA venue list dated 26 June 2026. Check the official finder and your booking confirmation for subsequent moves and test-specific instructions.
Services in the published venue record: Car · ADI part 3
Venue information dated 2026-06-26. Read the venue source These services and the historical results above refer to different dates.
A centre’s statistical name may not identify the latest building. Any address must be checked against your booking confirmation.
The wider picture
Pass rates over time
Compare the same test group across published periods.
View annual results and test counts
| Period | Tests | Passes | Pass rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019/20 | 193 | 127 | 65.8% |
| 2021/22 | 125 | 72 | 57.6% |
| 2022/23 | 203 | 105 | 51.7% |
| 2023/24 | 206 | 129 | 62.6% |
| 2024/25 | 167 | 97 | 58.1% |
| 2025/26 | 162 | 102 | 63.0% |
Candidate mix and repeated attempts affect these figures. The highest rate does not identify the easiest test for you.
Where can you move your car test?
Explore permitted movesDVSA publishes these destinations for Thurso. Your original booked centre may also be an option. The booking service confirms the choices available for your booking.
DVSA permitted destination list · checked 2026-09-29. These are directed permission relationships, not a straight-line nearest-centre calculation or live appointments.
Two different measures
Understand the wait.
A completed wait describes past test takers. The availability measure describes the published booking outlook at that time.
Explore the last 12 published months
| Month | Median completed wait | Forward availability | Completed within 7 weeks | Completed after 21 weeks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 2025 | 23.6 weeks | 20.8 weeks | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| September 2025 | 20.5 weeks | 16.4 weeks | 11.5% | 50.0% |
| October 2025 | 22.5 weeks | 24.0 weeks | 14.3% | 64.3% |
| November 2025 | 21.9 weeks | 24.0 weeks | 15.4% | 53.8% |
| December 2025 | 22.7 weeks | 21.8 weeks | 0.0% | 70.0% |
| January 2026 | 23.9 weeks | 24.0 weeks | 7.1% | 71.4% |
| February 2026 | 18.1 weeks | 24.0 weeks | 18.2% | 50.0% |
| March 2026 | 24.3 weeks | 24.0 weeks | 18.2% | 63.6% |
| April 2026 | Not published | 24.0 weeks | Not published | Not published |
| May 2026 | 22.7 weeks | 24.0 weeks | 7.1% | 71.4% |
| June 2026 | 15.1 weeks | 24.0 weeks | 14.3% | 18.4% |
| August 2026 | Not published | 24.0 weeks | 11.1% | 66.7% |
This is not a live appointment search. The
forward measure concerns when at least 10% of weekly appointments
are available in the published snapshot. It is not the earliest
slot. Use the official booking service for current appointments.
Automatic transmission
A separate candidate group.
Automatic pass rate · 2023/24
64.7%
Automatic tests
17
Automatic-only outcomes use a different group of tests from the all-car rate. They do not establish which transmission is easier for you. Source: DRT122E.
Choosing manual or automaticFirst-attempt results
These figures describe people recorded as taking their first car test. They are a different test group from the all-attempt results above.
First-attempt pass rate
64.4%
2025/26 · 65 passes from 101 tests.
First tests with zero faults
13
Published count for 2025/26. A zero-fault test is a separate measure from passing.
Use the right comparison
A centre’s candidate mix, experience and repeated attempts affect its overall rate. Neither figure measures an individual instructor’s performance or predicts your result.
Assess your readinessFirst-attempt history and source definitions
| Period | First attempts | Passes | Pass rate | Zero-fault first tests |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020/21 | Not published | Not published | 66.7% | 1 |
| 2021/22 | 74 | 36 | 48.6% | 3 |
| 2022/23 | 108 | 49 | 45.4% | 4 |
| 2023/24 | 120 | 70 | 58.3% | 7 |
| 2024/25 | 93 | 51 | 54.8% | 7 |
| 2025/26 | 101 | 65 | 64.4% | 13 |
Suppressed values remain unavailable. DVSA notes that licence-number changes can affect first-attempt identification. Single-examiner centres may be withheld from centre-level tables; published national totals include additional withheld records.
Read DRT122C and its notesSource: DVSA DRT122C, total columns. These are source figures, not an inferred first-time pass rate.
Recorded driving faults: what to practise
Source months: January 2026 and February 2026. These are fault counts from tests at this centre, grouped by the examiner’s recorded category. Start a discussion with your instructor about the skills behind the figures.
| Source category | Serious faults | Dangerous faults | Driving faults |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maintain progress - undue hesitation | 4 | 0 | 21 |
| Move off - control | 3 | 0 | 6 |
| Control - steering | 2 | 1 | 10 |
| Junctions - turning right | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Move off - safely | 2 | 0 | 14 |
| Awareness/planning | 1 | 0 | 7 |
| Control - Footbrake | 1 | 0 | 8 |
| Control - gears | 1 | 0 | 13 |
A test can contain multiple faults. These counts are not failed-test totals, fault rates or a prediction of your result. Learn the full syllabus; this is not a list of test routes or shortcuts.
Source: DVSA FOI 2606-112694, Annex H, released July 2026. Only clearly labelled January–February rows are included; later or unlabelled blocks are excluded. Category names are retained from the source and may include legacy labels.
Build a realistic budget
Include lessons, official fees and test-day car use.
Check your readiness
Use a structured conversation with your instructor.
Plan travel and conditions
Official road, public transport and weather sources.
Suggest a correction to this record. For a booking issue, contact the official test authority.
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