Kingussie Driving Test Centre

· Highland

55.9%
final pass rate 118 tests/year · 10 years of data · DVSA data: 2023-24

Key Statistics

55.9% Overall Pass Rate ▼ -2.1pp
53.2% Male Pass Rate
58.9% Female Pass Rate
888 Total Tests (10 years)

Historical Pass Rate Trend

Kingussie pass rate over 10 years

45% 52% 59% 66% 73% 80% 2012 2016 2018 2020 2022 2012: 53.0% 2015: 52.4% 2016: 54.3% 2017: 62.5% 2018: 55.6% 2019: 49.1% 2020: 78.6% 2021: 53.3% 2022: 58.0% 2023: 55.9%

Monthly Breakdown (2023-24)

Month Tests Passes Pass Rate Male Rate Female Rate
Jun 10 7 70.0% 33.3% 85.7%
Aug 15 10 66.7% 70.0% 60.0%
Sep 10 6 60.0% 66.7% 50.0%
Oct 9 6 66.7% 0.0% 62.5%
Nov 11 6 54.5% 55.6% 50.0%
Mar 15 7 46.7% 55.6% 33.3%

Gender Comparison

Female candidates pass at a 5.7pp higher rate than male candidates at Kingussie.

40% 48% 56% 64% 72% 80% 2012 2016 2018 2020 2022 2012: 50.0% 2015: 48.9% 2016: 62.5% 2017: 70.0% 2018: 52.9% 2019: 42.9% 2020: 80.0% 2021: 41.9% 2022: 57.6% 2023: 58.9% 2012: 55.6% 2015: 56.8% 2016: 47.9% 2017: 56.3% 2018: 57.9% 2019: 59.1% 2020: 75.0% 2021: 68.8% 2022: 58.5% 2023: 53.2%
Male Female

Pass Rate by Age

How do different age groups perform at Kingussie? The chart below shows pass rates for candidates aged 17 to 25, who account for 38 of the tests conducted here.

17: 76.3% 18: 58.3% 19: 55.6% 20: 50.0% 21: 57.1% 22: 80.0% 23: 75.0% 24: 50.0% 25: 50.0% 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25
Age of candidate at test

17-year-olds have the highest pass rate at Kingussie with 76.3% from 38 tests, while 17-year-olds have the lowest at 76.3%. This is unusual. Nationally, 17-year-olds often have lower pass rates due to less driving experience.

AgeTestsPass RateMale RateFemale Rate
173876.3%78.3%73.3%
18058.3%37.5%0.0%
19055.6%60.0%50.0%
20050.0%60.0%33.3%
21057.1%80.0%0.0%
22080.0%0.0%75.0%
23075.0%50.0%0.0%
24050.0%0.0%75.0%
25050.0%50.0%0.0%

Automatic vs Manual

50.0%Automatic Pass Rate
55.9%Overall Pass Rate
12Auto Tests/Year

At Kingussie, the automatic test pass rate is 50.0%, which is 5.9 percentage points lower than the overall pass rate of 55.9%. 12 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 50.0% compared to 50.0% for females.

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