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Car practical driving test pass rates at Aberdeen South (Cove): each year since 2008/09, by month, for men and women, and at the first attempt, compared with Great Britain as a whole. From DVSA’s published statistics.

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4,858 car tests at Aberdeen South (Cove) in 2025/26
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  • Pass rate, 2025/26 52.4% Great Britain 50.0%
  • Tests taken 4,858 2,546 passes
  • First-attempt pass rate 51.4% Great Britain 50.5%
  • Rank by pass rate 101 of 260 centres with 1,000+ tests
  • Women’s pass rate 54.2% GB 49.1%
  • Men’s pass rate 51.0% GB 50.8%

What is the pass rate at Aberdeen South (Cove)?

In April 2025 to March 2026, 52.4% of car practical tests at Aberdeen South (Cove) were passes (2,546 of 4,858), against 50.0% across Great Britain: 2.4 points higher. That is 101st highest of 260 centres with 1,000 or more tests. The year before it was 51.4%.

Pass rate at Aberdeen South (Cove) and in Great Britain

Highest 62.8% in 2020/21, lowest 46.8% in 2013/14. −10.4 points since 2020/21.

Car practical test pass rate at Aberdeen South (Cove) and in Great Britain by financial year
Year Aberdeen South (Cove)Great Britain
2008/09 55.0%45.3%
2009/10 54.4%45.9%
2010/11 –46.3%
2011/12 52.8%46.9%
2012/13 50.9%47.2%
2013/14 46.8%47.1%
2014/15 47.2%46.9%
2015/16 50.1%47.1%
2016/17 53.8%47.1%
2017/18 57.7%46.3%
2018/19 51.7%45.8%
2019/20 56.7%45.9%
2020/21 62.8%49.8%
2021/22 60.6%48.9%
2022/23 53.9%48.4%
2023/24 51.5%47.9%
2024/25 51.4%48.7%
2025/26 52.4%50.0%

Source:DVSA April 2025 to March 2026 Updated

Pass rates for men and women

In 2025/26, women passed 54.2% of tests at Aberdeen South (Cove) and men 51.0%. Across Great Britain the figures were 49.1% and 50.8%.

Pass rate by gender

Pass rate by gender at Aberdeen South (Cove) and in Great Britain, 2025/26
Candidates Aberdeen South (Cove)Great Britain
Women 54.2%49.1%
Men 51.0%50.8%
All 52.4%50.0%

Source:DVSA April 2025 to March 2026 Updated

Passing first time at Aberdeen South (Cove)

2,472 people took their first practical test at Aberdeen South (Cove) in 2025/26 and 51.4% passed, against 50.5% of first attempts across Great Britain. 148 of them passed without a single driving fault.

First-attempt pass rate

First-attempt pass rate at Aberdeen South (Cove) and in Great Britain by financial year
Year Aberdeen South (Cove)Great Britain
2008/09 61.2%45.3%
2009/10 55.2%45.7%
2010/11 –46.2%
2011/12 52.5%47.5%
2012/13 50.4%47.7%
2013/14 46.1%47.9%
2014/15 47.2%47.6%
2015/16 51.8%47.5%
2016/17 55.3%47.1%
2017/18 58.3%46.7%
2018/19 52.0%46.6%
2019/20 56.3%46.4%
2020/21 64.5%51.1%
2021/22 62.2%49.3%
2022/23 54.9%48.3%
2023/24 52.0%48.1%
2024/25 52.2%48.9%
2025/26 51.4%50.5%

Source:DVSA April 2025 to March 2026 Updated

Month by month

Monthly pass rates move more than yearly ones because each month has fewer tests. DVSA withholds some monthly counts to protect candidates’ privacy; the rate is still shown.

Monthly pass rate

Monthly car test pass rate at Aberdeen South (Cove)
Month Aberdeen South (Cove)
Apr 2025 54.5%
May 2025 54.4%
Jun 2025 51.5%
Jul 2025 53.0%
Aug 2025 53.2%
Sep 2025 54.1%
Oct 2025 55.5%
Nov 2025 51.9%
Dec 2025 48.5%
Jan 2026 48.3%
Feb 2026 48.4%
Mar 2026 49.1%

Source:DVSA April 2025 to March 2026 Updated

Tests each month

Car tests each month at Aberdeen South (Cove) (withheld months show as zero)
Month Tests
Apr 2025 488
May 2025 458
Jun 2025 526
Jul 2025 538
Aug 2025 472
Sep 2025 542
Oct 2025 447
Nov 2025 243
Dec 2025 305
Jan 2026 145
Feb 2026 285
Mar 2026 409

Source:DVSA April 2025 to March 2026 Updated

The most common reasons for failing

DVSA publishes the most common faults for Great Britain as a whole, not for each centre. In April 2025 to March 2026 they were:

  1. Junctions - observation
  2. Mirrors - change direction
  3. Junctions - turning right
  4. Response to signs - traffic lights
  5. Control - steering
  6. Move off - safely
  7. Response to signs - road markings
  8. Response to signs - traffic signs
  9. Positioning - normal driving
  10. Maintain progress - speed

Data sources and methodology

Datasets used on this page
Figures Source Period Records Updated
Driving tests Driving test and theory test data (DRT tables) Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency April 2025 to March 2026 4,858 car tests at Aberdeen South (Cove) in 2025/26 15 September 2026
  • Car practical tests (categories B and B1) in financial years, April to March. Great Britain only: DVSA does not test in Northern Ireland.
  • DVSA leaves out of centre figures any centre where only one examiner tested, but counts those tests nationally, and withholds small counts (“..”) where they could identify people.
  • Centres are matched across years by name. Aberdeen South (Cove) appears under this name from 2008/09; an earlier name would count as a different centre. Pass rates reflect the candidates who test at a centre as well as the centre itself.
  • DVSA’s tables give centre names only, with no address, so we do not place centres in council areas.
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