# Edinburgh (Musselburgh) Driving Test Centre Pass Rates

> Edinburgh (Musselburgh) driving test centre has a 49.4% pass rate and an average 16 weeks wait. Compare it with nearby DVSA centres.

Source: https://ukdrivingtestcentres.co.uk/edinburgh-musselburgh/

# Edinburgh (Musselburgh) driving test centre

Scotland · Bryce Road, Currie, City of Edinburgh · EH14 5LT

## Edinburgh (Musselburgh) at a glance

Pass rate

49.4%

April 2025 to March 2026

Average wait

16 weeks

August 2026

Tests a year

6,850

April 2025 to March 2026

Slots still free

48.3%

Of the 24-week booking window

## How Edinburgh (Musselburgh) compares

Edinburgh (Musselburgh) passes **49.4%** of car tests, which is **0.7 points below the 50.1% national average**. The typical wait between booking and testing is **16 weeks**, 3.2 weeks longer than the national average of 12.8 weeks. It conducted **6,850** car tests in April 2025 to March 2026. In the most recent month DVSA has published, March 2026, the rate was **48.9%** — a single month, so expect it to bounce around the annual figure.

## Trends at Edinburgh (Musselburgh)

Pass rate

Mar 2026: **48.9%**

Monthly car practical pass rate at Edinburgh (Musselburgh) driving test centre, most recent 12 published months.
| Month | Pass rate |
| --- | --- |
| March 2026 | 48.9% |
| February 2026 | 51.3% |
| January 2026 | 50.8% |
| December 2025 | 48.4% |
| November 2025 | 49.8% |
| October 2025 | 51.4% |
| September 2025 | 48.4% |
| August 2025 | 49.1% |
| July 2025 | 49.7% |
| June 2025 | 48.4% |
| May 2025 | 45.9% |
| April 2025 | 51.3% |

Waiting time

Aug 2026: **16.0w**

Average wait in weeks between booking and taking a car test at Edinburgh (Musselburgh), most recent 12 published months.
| Month | Average wait |
| --- | --- |
| August 2026 | 16 weeks |
| July 2026 | 16 weeks |
| June 2026 | 16.1 weeks |
| May 2026 | 19.1 weeks |
| April 2026 | 17.3 weeks |
| March 2026 | 16.3 weeks |
| February 2026 | 20 weeks |
| January 2026 | 19.4 weeks |
| December 2025 | 15.3 weeks |
| November 2025 | 17.6 weeks |
| October 2025 | 15.2 weeks |
| September 2025 | 19.4 weeks |

Tests conducted each month

Mar 2026: **700**

Car practical tests conducted each month at Edinburgh (Musselburgh), most recent 12 published months.
| Month | Tests conducted |
| --- | --- |
| March 2026 | 700 |
| February 2026 | 517 |
| January 2026 | 561 |
| December 2025 | 550 |
| November 2025 | 609 |
| October 2025 | 702 |
| September 2025 | 546 |
| August 2025 | 587 |
| July 2025 | 515 |
| June 2025 | 486 |
| May 2025 | 558 |
| April 2025 | 519 |

## Year by year

Car practical tests, passes and pass rate at Edinburgh (Musselburgh) driving test centre by DVSA financial year (April to March).
| Year | Tests | Passes | Pass rate |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-26 | 6,850 | 3,387 | 49.4% |
| 2024-25 | 7,800 | 3,663 | 47% |
| 2023-24 | 8,573 | 3,778 | 44.1% |
| 2022-23 | 8,007 | 3,748 | 46.8% |
| 2021-22 | 6,685 | 3,155 | 47.2% |
| 2020-21 | 2,311 | 1,015 | 43.9% |
| 2019-20 | 7,754 | 3,194 | 41.2% |
| 2018-19 | 7,307 | 3,137 | 42.9% |
| 2017-18 | 7,376 | 3,461 | 46.9% |
| 2016-17 | 7,307 | 3,726 | 51% |

## Where it is

## Nearby test centres

There is no catchment area for the practical test — you can book at any of these instead.

-   [Edinburgh (Currie)](https://ukdrivingtestcentres.co.uk/edinburgh-currie/)
    
    0 km away
    
    41.6% pass · 23 weeks wait
    
-   [Livingston](https://ukdrivingtestcentres.co.uk/livingston/)
    
    13 km away
    
    55.7% pass · 17.4 weeks wait
    
-   [Dunfermline (Vine)](https://ukdrivingtestcentres.co.uk/dunfermline-vine/)
    
    21 km away
    
    36.4% pass · 15.1 weeks wait
    
-   [Peebles](https://ukdrivingtestcentres.co.uk/peebles/)
    
    29 km away
    
    58.8% pass · 22 weeks wait
    
-   [Kirkcaldy](https://ukdrivingtestcentres.co.uk/kirkcaldy/)
    
    29 km away
    
    50.9% pass · 17.4 weeks wait
    
-   [Grangemouth](https://ukdrivingtestcentres.co.uk/grangemouth/)
    
    29 km away
    
    50.7% pass · 23.1 weeks wait
    

Everything on this page describes Edinburgh (Musselburgh) driving test centre. Figures come from the DVSA statistical data sets [DRT122A and DRT122F](https://www.gov.uk/government/statistical-data-sets/driving-test-and-theory-test-data-cars), published under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Pass rates run to March 2026 and waiting times to August 2026. This page was last updated 14 September 2026.