Aberdeen North (Bridge of Don) Driving Test Centre

· Aberdeen City

45.9%
final pass rate 4,297 tests/year · 6 years of data · DVSA data: 2013-14

Key Statistics

45.9% Overall Pass Rate ▼ -1.8pp
52.0% Male Pass Rate
40.6% Female Pass Rate
22,728 Total Tests (6 years)

Historical Pass Rate Trend

Aberdeen North (Bridge of Don) pass rate over 6 years

45% 47% 49% 51% 53% 55% 2007 2008 2009 2011 2012 2013 2007: 49.8% 2008: 51.7% 2009: 48.1% 2011: 48.5% 2012: 47.7% 2013: 45.9%

Monthly Breakdown (2013-14)

Month Tests Passes Pass Rate Male Rate Female Rate
Apr 285 130 45.6% 47.0% 44.4%
May 363 166 45.7% 55.3% 38.1%
Jun 347 173 49.9% 52.4% 47.5%
Jul 384 176 45.8% 49.4% 43.2%
Aug 344 165 48.0% 55.9% 41.7%
Sep 202 96 47.5% 51.1% 44.7%
Oct 421 207 49.2% 55.5% 42.9%
Nov 343 133 38.8% 47.3% 30.7%
Dec 322 134 41.6% 48.0% 36.2%
Jan 425 202 47.5% 54.1% 41.9%
Feb 372 174 46.8% 50.0% 43.6%
Mar 489 218 44.6% 54.4% 35.2%

Gender Comparison

Male candidates pass at a 11.4pp higher rate than female candidates at Aberdeen North (Bridge of Don).

40% 44% 48% 52% 56% 60% 2007 2008 2009 2011 2012 2013 2007: 46.3% 2008: 47.9% 2009: 45.4% 2011: 45.4% 2012: 43.0% 2013: 40.6% 2007: 53.6% 2008: 55.5% 2009: 50.8% 2011: 52.0% 2012: 53.0% 2013: 52.0%
Male Female

Pass Rate by Age

How do different age groups perform at Aberdeen North (Bridge of Don)? The chart below shows pass rates for candidates aged 17 to 25, who account for 427.347 of the tests conducted here.

17: 562.0% 18: 411.0% 19: 232.0% 20: 184.0% 21: 172.0% 22: 166.0% 23: 178.0% 24: 153.0% 25: 144.0% 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25
Age of candidate at test

17-year-olds have the highest pass rate at Aberdeen North (Bridge of Don) with 562.0% from 49.61832061068702 tests, while 25-year-olds have the lowest at 144.0%. This is unusual. Nationally, 17-year-olds often have lower pass rates due to less driving experience. The 418.0 percentage point gap between the best and worst age groups is significant.

AgeTestsPass RateMale RateFemale Rate
1749.618562.0%63.3%130.0%
1851.643411.0%53.0%110.0%
1948.031232.0%58.1%61.0%
2044.231184.0%51.3%46.0%
2144.545172.0%54.8%49.0%
2249.495166.0%52.2%49.0%
2352.688178.0%44.7%49.0%
2442.5153.0%65.8%34.0%
2544.595144.0%54.3%33.0%

Automatic vs Manual

36.2%Automatic Pass Rate
45.9%Overall Pass Rate
389Auto Tests/Year

At Aberdeen North (Bridge of Don), the automatic test pass rate is 36.2%, which is 9.7 percentage points lower than the overall pass rate of 45.9%. 389 automatic tests were conducted here in the latest year.

The lower automatic pass rate compared to overall is unusual. This could reflect a smaller sample size or a particular candidate demographic. Check the trend over time to see if this is consistent.

Male automatic candidates pass at 46.4% compared to 33.4% for females.

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