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Scotland · DVSA car test centre

Edinburgh (Musselburgh) driving test centre

Newhailes Industrial Estate, Newhailes Road, Olivebank, Musselburgh, Edinburgh, EH21 6SJ

Tests here: car, motorcycle module 1 (off-road), motorcycle module 2 (on-road), ADI part 2, ADI part 3.

Waiting times to September 2026 and pass rates for 2025–26, from DVSA statistics published .

Median wait, September 2026

19.7 weeks

+0.3 wk on a year ago

Pass rate, 2025–26

49.4%

−0.6 pts vs GB 50.0%

Wait rank in Great Britain

269 of 314

1 = shortest wait; 47th of 74 Scotland

Weeks to 10% of slots free

24+ weeks

GB 19.7 weeks

People who took a car test at Edinburgh (Musselburgh) in September 2026 had booked it a median of 19.7 weeks earlier: 8.1 weeks longer than the Great Britain figure (11.6 weeks), and 4.6 weeks longer than the Scotland figure (15.1 weeks). That's about where it was in September 2025 (19.4 weeks). Over the last 12 months it ranged from 15.2 weeks to 20 weeks.

When DVSA took its snapshot on the last Monday of September 2026, no week in the next 24 had even 10% of its slots free. DVSA caps this measure at 24 weeks, so the true figure could be longer. Across the whole 24-week window, 6.0% of standard slots were still unbooked (Great Britain: 13.3%).

Waiting time over the last two years

Median weeks between booking a test and taking it, for tests taken each month.

  • Edinburgh (Musselburgh)
  • Scotland
  • Great Britain
Median weeks between booking and taking a test at Edinburgh (Musselburgh), October 2024 to September 2026Edinburgh (Musselburgh): 19.7 weeks in September 2026, against 11.6 weeks for Great Britain.0510152025Oct 24Jan 25Apr 25Jul 25Oct 25Jan 26Apr 26Jul 2619.7Weeks0510152025Jan 25Jul 25Jan 26Jul 2619.7Weeks
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Median weeks between booking and taking a test at Edinburgh (Musselburgh), October 2024 to September 2026
MonthEdinburgh (Musselburgh)ScotlandGreat Britain
September 202619.715.111.6
August 202616.016.011.1
July 202616.015.611.1
June 202616.114.410.7
May 202619.113.69.7
April 202617.313.09.1
March 202616.314.79.0
February 202620.014.910.4
January 202619.415.010.1
December 202515.313.310.1
November 202517.613.710.4
October 202515.214.411.6
September 202519.415.012.4
August 202515.613.711.7
July 202515.313.612.0
June 202512.712.911.0
May 202513.013.111.3
April 20257.111.910.6
March 20259.611.310.4
February 20259.012.011.4
January 20258.611.111.0
December 20248.710.010.4
November 20248.09.69.9
October 20245.08.99.7

How far ahead people booked

Of tests taken at Edinburgh (Musselburgh) in September 2026, 30.7% had been booked within 7 weeks and 47.6% more than 21 weeks before.

  • Within 7 weeks
  • 7 to 14 weeks
  • 14 to 21 weeks
  • Over 21 weeks
Edinburgh (Musselburgh)
Scotland
Great Britain

At Edinburgh (Musselburgh), 30.7% of tests in September 2026 were booked within 7 weeks and 47.6% more than 21 weeks ahead.

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How far ahead tests taken in September 2026 were booked
Within 7 weeks7 to 14 weeks14 to 21 weeksOver 21 weeks
Edinburgh (Musselburgh)30.7%9.6%12.1%47.6%
Scotland32.2%14.8%17.0%36.0%
Great Britain41.1%14.2%15.2%29.5%

If your test is booked here

Since 9 June 2026 a car test can only be moved to one of the three centres DVSA lists as nearest by road (or back to the centre where you first booked), and you get two changes in total. For a test booked at Edinburgh (Musselburgh), those three are below. Of the three, Livingston (8.2 weeks) had a median wait at least a week shorter than Edinburgh (Musselburgh) in September 2026.

Centres a test booked at Edinburgh (Musselburgh) can be moved to
CentreDriving distance (DVSA)Median waitvs Edinburgh (Musselburgh)Pass rate 2025–26
Edinburgh (Currie)about 15 miles by roadabout 15 mi20.3 weeks+0.6 wk41.6%
Haddingtonabout 16 miles by roadabout 16 mi23.9 weeks+4.2 wk57.5%
Livingstonabout 24 miles by roadabout 24 mi8.2 weeks−11.5 wk55.7%

From DVSA's list of centres you can move your test to, which it says may change. The change service shows your actual options.

Pass rates

In 2025–26 (April 2025 to March 2026), 6,850 car tests were taken here and 49.4% passed, close to the Great Britain rate (50.0%). The year before it was 47.0%, so the rate rose by 2.4 points. First attempts did about the same: 49.9% of 3,741 first-time candidates passed, and 1.1% did it with no faults at all.

  • Edinburgh (Musselburgh)
  • Great Britain average
  • All tests
    49.4%about the same as Great Britain (50.0%)
  • First attempts
    49.9%about the same as Great Britain (50.5%)
  • First attempt with zero faults
    1.1%1.8 points below Great Britain (2.9%)
  • Men
    48.9%1.9 points below Great Britain (50.8%)
  • Women
    50.1%1.0 points above Great Britain (49.1%)
  • 17-year-oldsGB figure is the sum of listed centres
    66.5%2.9 points above Great Britain (63.6%)
  • Automatic cars28% of tests here were in automatics
    44.6%about the same as Great Britain (44.6%)
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Pass rates at Edinburgh (Musselburgh) compared with Great Britain, 2025–26
MeasureEdinburgh (Musselburgh)Great Britain
All tests49.4%50.0%
First attempts49.9%50.5%
First attempt with zero faults1.1%2.9%
Men48.9%50.8%
Women50.1%49.1%
17-year-olds66.5%63.6%
Automatic cars44.6%44.6%

Pass rate by year

  • Edinburgh (Musselburgh)
  • Great Britain
Car test pass rate at Edinburgh (Musselburgh) by financial yearPass rate at Edinburgh (Musselburgh) in 2025–26: 49.4%; Great Britain 50.0%.020406080100Edinburgh (Musselburgh), 2019–20: 41.2%41Great Britain, 2019–20: 45.9%2019–20Edinburgh (Musselburgh), 2020–21: 43.9%44Great Britain, 2020–21: 49.8%2020–21Edinburgh (Musselburgh), 2021–22: 47.2%47Great Britain, 2021–22: 48.9%2021–22Edinburgh (Musselburgh), 2022–23: 46.8%47Great Britain, 2022–23: 48.4%2022–23Edinburgh (Musselburgh), 2023–24: 44.1%44Great Britain, 2023–24: 47.9%2023–24Edinburgh (Musselburgh), 2024–25: 47.0%47Great Britain, 2024–25: 48.7%2024–25Edinburgh (Musselburgh), 2025–26: 49.4%49Great Britain, 2025–26: 50.0%2025–26Pass rate, %020406080100Edinburgh (Musselburgh), 2019–20: 41.2%41Great Britain, 2019–20: 45.9%’19Edinburgh (Musselburgh), 2020–21: 43.9%44Great Britain, 2020–21: 49.8%’20Edinburgh (Musselburgh), 2021–22: 47.2%47Great Britain, 2021–22: 48.9%’21Edinburgh (Musselburgh), 2022–23: 46.8%47Great Britain, 2022–23: 48.4%’22Edinburgh (Musselburgh), 2023–24: 44.1%44Great Britain, 2023–24: 47.9%’23Edinburgh (Musselburgh), 2024–25: 47.0%47Great Britain, 2024–25: 48.7%’24Edinburgh (Musselburgh), 2025–26: 49.4%49Great Britain, 2025–26: 50.0%’25Pass rate, %
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Car test pass rate at Edinburgh (Musselburgh) by financial year
YearEdinburgh (Musselburgh)Great Britain
2019–2041.2%45.9%
2020–2143.9%49.8%
2021–2247.2%48.9%
2022–2346.8%48.4%
2023–2444.1%47.9%
2024–2547.0%48.7%
2025–2649.4%50.0%

Years run April to March; ’20 is 2020–21.

By age, 17 to 25 (2025–26)

Candidates aged 17 did best here, at 66.5%. Ages with fewer than 20 tests are left out; DVSA suppresses some small groups.

  • Age 1766.5% of 872
  • Age 1856.9% of 652
  • Age 1954.6% of 368
  • Age 2059.5% of 264
  • Age 2148.5% of 272
  • Age 2256.3% of 268
  • Age 2352.7% of 237
  • Age 2448.1% of 258
  • Age 2540.9% of 254

Tests cancelled by DVSA

In 2025–26 DVSA cancelled 323 tests at Edinburgh (Musselburgh), about 47.2 for every 1,000 tests taken (Great Britain: 50.7). The biggest reason was examiner illness (169). These are cancellations by DVSA, not by learners; DVSA should rebook you and may owe you expenses.

  • Examiner illness169
  • Examiner leave138
  • Weather and other acts of nature16

The nearest theory test centre

The closest theory test centre DVSA publishes figures for is Edinburgh (Buzzer 5, Second Floor, 4 Queen Street, EH2 1JE), 5.1 mi away. In 2025–26, 49.5% of its 42,186 car theory tests were passes, 4.7 points above the Great Britain rate (44.8%). You can sit the theory test at any centre.

Nearby centres

The nearest centre with a shorter wait is Kirkcaldy, 13 mi away, at 15.3 weeks. Within the same list, Haddington (11 mi) had a pass rate of 57.5%. You can book a new test at any centre in Great Britain, but once it's booked a car test can only be moved to the three centres DVSA names for that centre. Distances here are straight-line.

Centres near Edinburgh (Musselburgh), with median wait in September 2026 and 2025–26 pass rate
Centre24 months
Edinburgh (Currie)9.8 mi20.3 weeks41.6%
HaddingtonHigher pass rate11 mi23.9 weeks57.5%
KirkcaldyShorter wait13 mi15.3 weeks50.9%
Dunfermline (Vine)Shorter wait17 mi11.6 weeks36.4%
LivingstonShorter waitHigher pass rate17 mi8.2 weeks55.7%
PeeblesHigher pass rate20 mi24.1 weeks58.8%
GalashielsShorter wait25 mi5.1 weeks47.4%
Grangemouth26 mi21.9 weeks50.7%
  • This centre
  • Shorter wait
  • Other nearby
Edinburgh (Currie): 20.3 weeksHaddington: 23.9 weeksKirkcaldy: 15.3 weeksDunfermline (Vine): 11.6 weeksLivingston: 8.2 weeksPeebles: 24.1 weeksGalashiels: 5.1 weeksGrangemouth: 21.9 weeksEdinburgh (Musselburgh)Edinburgh (Musselburgh)

Reading these figures

  • The waiting time is a median for tests taken that month: half of candidates booked closer to their test date, half further ahead. It is not the earliest date you could book today, which can be sooner when tests are cancelled or extra ones are added.
  • "Weeks to 10% availability" stops at 24 because DVSA only releases tests 24 weeks ahead. A figure of 24 means "24 or more".
  • DVSA marks figures from April 2025 onwards as provisional; they can be revised at the quarterly update.
  • Pass rates are published once a year; the latest cover April 2025 to March 2026. Waiting times are monthly, to September 2026.
  • The figures cover DVSA car tests only, not tests run by delegated examiners (such as some fleet and emergency service tests).

To book or move a test, use the official services: book your driving test or change your driving test on GOV.UK. DVSA explains when new tests are released. We have no link with DVSA and no access to its booking system.

Sources

DVSA, Driving test and theory test data: cars: tables DRT122F (waiting times), DRT121G (regional and national), DRT122A to DRT122E (pass rates), DRT122B (cancellations) and DRT112A (theory tests). Address and coordinates from GOV.UK's Find a driving test centre. Open Government Licence v3.0. Checked 3 November 2026.