Edinburgh (Musselburgh) driving test centre
Driving Test Centre Edinburgh Musselburgh
Olivebank
Newhailes Road
EH21 6SJ
49.4%
2025/26 pass rate · all attempts
About the 50.0% national averageOut of every 100 car tests at Edinburgh (Musselburgh) last year, about 49 passed (0.6 points below the 50.0% UK average).
DVSA DRT122A · OGL v349.9%
0.7 points below the national first-attempt average.
16 weeks
Reported in July 2026 (DRT122F); this centre median is not a booking promise.
65
6,850 published tests in April 2025 - March 2026 · 49.4% overall pass rate
Edinburgh (Musselburgh)'s pass rate has changed
Edinburgh (Musselburgh)'s pass rate was 2.5 points higher than the previous financial year. The pass rate was 49.4% from 6,850 tests in April 2025 - March 2026.
The reported wait was 16 weeks in July 2026.
What a lower rate actually means
Fault snapshot
Maintain progress - speed
This was the most commonly recorded fault here in April 2025 - March 2026. It is a useful place to start a conversation, not a prediction for your test.
- Recorded
- 4,589 marks
- Rate
- 67.0 marks per 100 tests
Before the day, take a calm look at the parts of moving off that feel least settled: observations, control and choosing a safe gap. Your instructor can help you practise the bits that need another go.
National pass rates also move with the calendar - see UK seasonality.
Pass rate · last 12 months
Overall, male and female monthly rates for this centre. Gaps bridge months with no tests.
Men and women breakdown
Men and women here
Women have the higher published pass rate here in April 2025 - March 2026; no wider explanation is inferred from these figures. On 6,850 tests the difference is small enough to move year to year.
How faults are marked
Every mark is serious, dangerous, or a driving (minor) fault. Shown per 100 tests.
- Serious · 94.8
- Dangerous · 4.9
- Driving · 640.9
Named categories
Counts per 100 tests.
| Fault | Serious / 100 | Dangerous / 100 | Driving / 100 | All / 100 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maintain progress - speed | 6.9 | 0.0 | 60.0 | 67.0 |
| Control - steering | 3.4 | 0.4 | 45.6 | 49.4 |
| Maintain progress - undue hesitation | 2.2 | 0.0 | 45.3 | 47.5 |
| Move off - safely | 4.4 | 0.1 | 42.6 | 47.1 |
| Mirrors - change direction | 12.1 | 1.4 | 24.3 | 37.8 |
| Positioning - normal driving | 4.6 | 0.1 | 32.5 | 37.2 |
| Move off - control | 2.2 | 0.0 | 27.7 | 29.9 |
| Junctions - observation | 7.7 | 0.9 | 19.7 | 28.2 |
| Signals - correctly | 0.8 | 0.0 | 27.2 | 28.0 |
| Junctions - approach speed | 1.6 | 0.0 | 24.7 | 26.3 |
More about this centre
Waiting time, automatic and first-attempt detail, and DVSA-initiated cancellations - only the slices this centre publishes.
Waiting time
Median wait and slot availability as of July 2026.
5.8%
As of July 2026
19 weeks
DRT122F · July 2026
51
Automatic transmission
1,907 automatic tests in April 2025 - March 2026.
44.6%
1,907 automatic tests
43.1%
832 tests
45.8%
1,075 tests
First-time passes
First attempts in April 2025 - March 2026. Cleaner than the all-attempt rate when published.
41
Zero-fault first-time passes
-0.4 pts
All-attempt rate vs first-attempt rate