Duns Driving Test Centre: Pass Rate & Routes
In 2025/26, DVSA examiners at Duns conducted 171 car practical tests and 120 candidates passed: a 70.2% pass rate, +20.2 points against the Great Britain average of 50.0%. With fewer than 300 tests in the year, it is not ranked.
Practise Duns routes in the app
Driving Test Routes UK has compiled practice routes near Duns, not official DVSA routes. Free to download. Full routes and turn-by-turn need Pro.
A practice route near Duns
One of 8 practice route patterns around Duns. Open the app for all 8 with spoken turn-by-turn.
This is an outline of the shape of one compiled practice route, with the start and finish marked and no streets shown. They are not official DVSA routes: examiners change routes for traffic and roadworks.
Waiting time at Duns
In September 2026 the median wait between booking and taking a car test at Duns was 21.7 weeks. Half of the people who tested there that month waited 21.7 weeks or less. DVSA counts the wait to the date the test was actually taken, so moved tests are included.
That is longer than the middle centre, where the median wait was 12.4 weeks: 287 of the 315 centres in DVSA's table had a shorter median wait and 25 a longer one (our comparison of DVSA's figures; DVSA publishes no Great Britain row in this table). Over the 12 months to September 2026 this centre's monthly median ranged from 15.1 weeks (February 2026) to 22.4 weeks (July 2026), so one month is a guide, not a promise.
Source: DVSA, car driving test availability by driving test centre (DRT122F, data to September 2026, published 14 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. Data since April 2025 is provisional and may be revised. DVSA-delivered car tests only.
Duns pass rate in 2025/26
Pass rate trend at Duns
From 2021/22 to 2025/26 the pass rate fell from 74.1% to 70.2% (-3.9 points). Test volumes changed too, from 116 to 171 tests a year.
| Year (Apr–Mar) | Tests | Passes | Duns | GB average |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021/22 | 116 | 86 | 74.1% | 48.9% |
| 2022/23 | 109 | 83 | 76.1% | 48.4% |
| 2023/24 | 135 | 91 | 67.4% | 47.9% |
| 2024/25 | 132 | 98 | 74.2% | 48.7% |
| 2025/26 | 171 | 120 | 70.2% | 50.0% |
Test centres near Duns
Distances are straight-line from the centre location. Pass rates are DVSA figures for 2025/26.
What the test at Duns involves
- About 40 minutes of driving, starting with an eyesight check and a “tell me” question.
- Around 20 minutes of independent driving, usually following a sat nav set by the examiner.
- One reversing manoeuvre: parallel park, bay park, or pull up on the right and reverse two car lengths.
- A “show me” question while you drive, and possibly an emergency stop.
Frequently asked questions
- What is the pass rate at Duns driving test centre?
- DVSA figures for 2025/26 show 120 passes from 171 car practical tests at Duns, a pass rate of 70.2%, above the Great Britain average of 50.0% for the same year.
- How many people pass first time at Duns?
- 72 of 104 first attempts passed in 2025/26 (69.2%). 4 learners passed their first test with zero driving faults.
- How long is the wait for a driving test at Duns?
- DVSA figures for September 2026 show a median wait of 21.7 weeks between booking and taking a car test at Duns: half of the people who took their test there that month waited 21.7 weeks or less. 0% of tests were taken within 7 weeks of booking. This describes tests already taken, not today's booking page, so check the live booking service for current dates.
- How many practice routes are there for Duns?
- Driving Test Routes UK has 8 compiled practice routes around Duns, not official DVSA routes. Examiners change routes for traffic and roadworks. Free to download. Full routes and turn-by-turn need Pro.
Pass rates: DVSA, car driving test data by test centre (DRT122A/C/E, April 2025 to March 2026, published June 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. Waiting times: DVSA, DRT122F (data to September 2026, published 14 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. Practice routes are compiled by Driving Test Routes UK and are not official DVSA routes. Examiners vary routes for traffic and roadworks.