Edinburgh (Musselburgh) Driving Test Centre
Edinburgh (Musselburgh) in City of Edinburgh, Scotland has a current pass rate of 47%, 1.7 points below the UK average of 48.7%. This page breaks down the multi-year trend, the first-time and gender pass rates, the waiting time and how it compares with the rest of the UK, all from the DVSA quarterly data.
DVSA data last updated July 2026
Edinburgh (Musselburgh) sits in the bottom half of car pass rates nationally (Bottom 27%, rank #236 of 323). The strongest car alternative nearby is Peebles, about 20.8 miles away.
Pass vs fail at a glance
All-time 53.3K passed, 61.0K failed, 114.3K total
How Edinburgh (Musselburgh) compares
Edinburgh (Musselburgh) is 1.7 points behind the national figure and ranked 236 of 323 in its category, a difference most candidates will not feel on the day.
Where Edinburgh (Musselburgh) ranks among 323 centres
Pass-rate trend by year
Edinburgh (Musselburgh) has held a narrow 6-point range across the whole series (41.2% at the low in 2019-20, 47.2% at the high in 2021-22); what you see is what you get.
Pass rate by demographic
Waiting time at Edinburgh (Musselburgh)
The headline figure for reaching 10% availability is 24 weeks, but the typical (median) learner who took their test at Edinburgh (Musselburgh) in May 2026 had waited 19.1 weeks from booking to test day.
Official DVSA data, May 2026. The median is the time between booking and taking the test; for live availability use the DVSA booking service.
Centre details
Address
Source: DVSA find a driving test centre (Open Government Licence v3.0), captured 2026-05-12.
Tests offered at Edinburgh (Musselburgh)
- car
- ADI part 2
- ADI part 3
Accessibility & facilities
Parking and toilet details aren't included in DVSA's published feed. For the current on-site facilities, check the DVSA find a driving test centre tool with postcode EH14 5LT, or call DVSA Customer Services on 0300 200 1122.
About this test centre
Edinburgh (Musselburgh) sits in City of Edinburgh. It's a DVSA-run car test centre, and the routes from here work outward into the streets and arterial roads that learners from City of Edinburgh tend to know already. By volume, Edinburgh (Musselburgh) is at the upper end of the DVSA's network. With 114.3K tests across 2017-18-2024-25, the figures on this page are about as statistically settled as DVSA data gets.
47% at Edinburgh (Musselburgh), against a UK car average of 48.7%. That puts the centre 1.7 points below the national figure and ranks it #236 of 323 car centres in the DVSA's network. First-attempt pass rate: 48.2%, against the UK figure of 49%. Effectively level, the gap between candidates who pass first time at Edinburgh (Musselburgh) and those who pass first time nationally is preparation, not the centre.
All figures shown are aggregated from the DVSA quarterly statistical release covering the most recent reporting periods available. Pass-rate calculations exclude tests cancelled by the candidate or examiner. Sample sizes and methodology are described in the source attribution at the foot of this page.
What learners should know about Edinburgh (Musselburgh)
- Pass rate at Edinburgh (Musselburgh) sits close to the UK average. Prepare for an ordinary level of difficulty: examiners apply the standard DVSA marking sheet, and the routes are a representative mix of local conditions.
- Volume at Edinburgh (Musselburgh) is among the highest in the network. Don't take the first available date on faith, refreshing the DVSA booking page across a few days regularly turns up cancellations.
- If you can, take at least one lesson with an instructor who specifically works the Edinburgh (Musselburgh) area. Local instructors know which nearby junctions are demanding and will drill them.
- The only legitimate booking route is gov.uk. Anything calling itself a "test booking concierge" is reselling the same slots at a markup, the slots aren't theirs to control.
Other test centres nearby
On the day at Edinburgh (Musselburgh)
Arrive at Edinburgh (Musselburgh) with about ten minutes to spare and know your parking options in advance, they vary site to site across the DVSA network. The DVSA centre finder maps the centre and its surroundings. With high demand and waits near 12 to 16 weeks, take any earlier slot the booking service offers rather than holding out. Don't set off without your provisional photocard licence; the test cannot start without it, and your car needs L plates and a working interior mirror. If Kirkcaldy is fully booked, Edinburgh (Musselburgh) is the next closest centre, roughly 13 miles away.
The test runs for around 40 minutes and follows the same DVSA format used at every centre. The examiner checks your eyesight at 20 metres, asks you a tell-me safety question, then sits in for the drive, with one show-me question while you are driving. About 20 minutes of it is independent driving, either following a sat nav the examiner sets up or following road signs to a named place. You will do one of four set manoeuvres, and roughly one in seven candidates is asked to perform an emergency stop. The drive works through whatever mix of urban and outlying roads sits within about a twenty-minute radius, and at a centre this busy that usually means heavier traffic to read. Across DVSA marking nationally, the fault recorded most often on car tests is junctions - observation, worth drilling on the local routes before your date.
You will know the result before you leave Edinburgh (Musselburgh). The examiner explains the faults marked on your DL25 feedback form and, if you have passed, takes the provisional licence so a full one can be posted out. The pass standard is fixed nationally, 15 driving faults maximum and zero serious or dangerous faults, and 47% of candidates here meet it under current DVSA marking.
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Data: DVSA quarterly statistical release, released under the Open Government Licence v3.0. PassRates.uk aggregates DVSA centre-level totals across reporting periods.
Edited by Vikas. DVSA data period: 2024-25.