Driving test centre

Grangemouth driving test centre

Car practical driving test pass rates at Grangemouth: each year since 2012/13, 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
3,761 car tests at Grangemouth in 2025/26
Methodology
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  • Pass rate, 2025/26 50.7% Great Britain 50.0%
  • Tests taken 3,761 1,906 passes
  • First-attempt pass rate 50.4% Great Britain 50.5%
  • Rank by pass rate 145 of 260 centres with 1,000+ tests
  • Women’s pass rate 50.2% GB 49.1%
  • Men’s pass rate 51.1% GB 50.8%

What is the pass rate at Grangemouth?

In April 2025 to March 2026, 50.7% of car practical tests at Grangemouth were passes (1,906 of 3,761), against 50.0% across Great Britain: 0.6 points higher. That is 116th lowest of 260 centres with 1,000 or more tests. The year before it was 46.4%.

Pass rate at Grangemouth and in Great Britain

Highest 58.5% in 2020/21, lowest 46.2% in 2023/24. −7.8 points since 2020/21.

Car practical test pass rate at Grangemouth and in Great Britain by financial year
Year GrangemouthGreat Britain
2012/13 47.3%47.2%
2013/14 48.3%47.1%
2014/15 48.7%46.9%
2015/16 50.3%47.1%
2016/17 51.3%47.1%
2017/18 52.1%46.3%
2018/19 54.4%45.8%
2019/20 54.6%45.9%
2020/21 58.5%49.8%
2021/22 52.8%48.9%
2022/23 52.4%48.4%
2023/24 46.2%47.9%
2024/25 46.4%48.7%
2025/26 50.7%50.0%

Source:DVSA April 2025 to March 2026 Updated

Pass rates for men and women

In 2025/26, women passed 50.2% of tests at Grangemouth and men 51.1%. Across Great Britain the figures were 49.1% and 50.8%.

Pass rate by gender

Pass rate by gender at Grangemouth and in Great Britain, 2025/26
Candidates GrangemouthGreat Britain
Women 50.2%49.1%
Men 51.1%50.8%
All 50.7%50.0%

Source:DVSA April 2025 to March 2026 Updated

Passing first time at Grangemouth

2,127 people took their first practical test at Grangemouth in 2025/26 and 50.4% passed, against 50.5% of first attempts across Great Britain. 73 of them passed without a single driving fault.

First-attempt pass rate

First-attempt pass rate at Grangemouth and in Great Britain by financial year
Year GrangemouthGreat Britain
2012/13 44.8%47.7%
2013/14 48.3%47.9%
2014/15 46.9%47.6%
2015/16 48.7%47.5%
2016/17 50.8%47.1%
2017/18 51.1%46.7%
2018/19 53.2%46.6%
2019/20 55.4%46.4%
2020/21 59.8%51.1%
2021/22 52.6%49.3%
2022/23 52.2%48.3%
2023/24 45.9%48.1%
2024/25 47.1%48.9%
2025/26 50.4%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 Grangemouth
Month Grangemouth
Apr 2025 52.9%
May 2025 50.4%
Jun 2025 48.1%
Jul 2025 46.9%
Aug 2025 49.8%
Sep 2025 48.8%
Oct 2025 50.3%
Nov 2025 53.9%
Dec 2025 54.5%
Jan 2026 52.8%
Feb 2026 53.6%
Mar 2026 47.6%

Source:DVSA April 2025 to March 2026 Updated

Tests each month

Car tests each month at Grangemouth (withheld months show as zero)
Month Tests
Apr 2025 378
May 2025 413
Jun 2025 399
Jul 2025 292
Aug 2025 279
Sep 2025 320
Oct 2025 294
Nov 2025 247
Dec 2025 268
Jan 2026 273
Feb 2026 308
Mar 2026 290

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 3,761 car tests at Grangemouth 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. Grangemouth appears under this name from 2012/13; 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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