Driving test centre

Bishopbriggs driving test centre

Car practical driving test pass rates at Bishopbriggs: each year since 2014/15, 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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Records analysed
6,186 car tests at Bishopbriggs in 2025/26
Methodology
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  • Pass rate, 2025/26 49.8% Great Britain 50.0%
  • Tests taken 6,186 3,080 passes
  • First-attempt pass rate 53.6% Great Britain 50.5%
  • Rank by pass rate 155 of 260 centres with 1,000+ tests
  • Women’s pass rate 53.3% GB 49.1%
  • Men’s pass rate 47.2% GB 50.8%

What is the pass rate at Bishopbriggs?

In April 2025 to March 2026, 49.8% of car practical tests at Bishopbriggs were passes (3,080 of 6,186), against 50.0% across Great Britain: about the same. That is 106th lowest of 260 centres with 1,000 or more tests. The year before it was 50.5%.

Pass rate at Bishopbriggs and in Great Britain

Highest 51.6% in 2022/23, lowest 44.0% in 2020/21. +5.8 points since 2020/21.

Car practical test pass rate at Bishopbriggs and in Great Britain by financial year
Year BishopbriggsGreat Britain
2014/15 46.1%46.9%
2015/16 46.7%47.1%
2016/17 50.0%47.1%
2017/18 49.1%46.3%
2018/19 48.2%45.8%
2019/20 45.5%45.9%
2020/21 44.0%49.8%
2021/22 50.6%48.9%
2022/23 51.6%48.4%
2023/24 51.2%47.9%
2024/25 50.5%48.7%
2025/26 49.8%50.0%

Source:DVSA April 2025 to March 2026 Updated

Pass rates for men and women

In 2025/26, women passed 53.3% of tests at Bishopbriggs and men 47.2%. Across Great Britain the figures were 49.1% and 50.8%.

Pass rate by gender

Pass rate by gender at Bishopbriggs and in Great Britain, 2025/26
Candidates BishopbriggsGreat Britain
Women 53.3%49.1%
Men 47.2%50.8%
All 49.8%50.0%

Source:DVSA April 2025 to March 2026 Updated

Passing first time at Bishopbriggs

3,005 people took their first practical test at Bishopbriggs in 2025/26 and 53.6% passed, against 50.5% of first attempts across Great Britain. 122 of them passed without a single driving fault.

First-attempt pass rate

First-attempt pass rate at Bishopbriggs and in Great Britain by financial year
Year BishopbriggsGreat Britain
2014/15 45.0%47.6%
2015/16 45.7%47.5%
2016/17 48.5%47.1%
2017/18 50.6%46.7%
2018/19 48.0%46.6%
2019/20 46.4%46.4%
2020/21 45.4%51.1%
2021/22 52.4%49.3%
2022/23 51.4%48.3%
2023/24 53.4%48.1%
2024/25 53.8%48.9%
2025/26 53.6%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 Bishopbriggs
Month Bishopbriggs
Apr 2025 50.5%
May 2025 51.5%
Jun 2025 52.2%
Jul 2025 45.6%
Aug 2025 49.0%
Sep 2025 51.1%
Oct 2025 48.0%
Nov 2025 48.9%
Dec 2025 48.4%
Jan 2026 52.6%
Feb 2026 52.4%
Mar 2026 47.2%

Source:DVSA April 2025 to March 2026 Updated

Tests each month

Car tests each month at Bishopbriggs (withheld months show as zero)
Month Tests
Apr 2025 493
May 2025 552
Jun 2025 527
Jul 2025 452
Aug 2025 463
Sep 2025 370
Oct 2025 481
Nov 2025 487
Dec 2025 494
Jan 2026 609
Feb 2026 552
Mar 2026 706

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 6,186 car tests at Bishopbriggs 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. Bishopbriggs appears under this name from 2014/15; 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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