Edinburgh (Musselburgh) driving test centre

Newhailes Industrial Estate, Newhailes Road, Olivebank, Musselburgh, Edinburgh, EH21 6SJ · View on map

49.4% of car driving tests at Edinburgh (Musselburgh) were passes in 2025/26, below the 50.0% national average. In September 2026 learners waited a median 19.7 weeks between booking and taking their test.

Waiting time

19.7 weeks

Median from booking to test, September 2026

GB 11.6 weeks

Pass rate

49.4%

All car tests, 2025/26

National 50.0%

First-time pass rate

49.9%

First practical test, 2025/26

National 50.5%

Automatic pass rate

44.6%

Automatic cars, 2025/26

National 44.6%

Waiting time at Edinburgh (Musselburgh), last 12 months

Median weeks between booking and taking the test.

  1. 15.2Oct
  2. 17.6Nov
  3. 15.3Dec
  4. 19.4Jan
  5. 20Feb
  6. 16.3Mar
  7. 17.3Apr
  8. 19.1May
  9. 16.1Jun
  10. 16Jul
  11. 16Aug
  12. 19.7Sep

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Edinburgh (Musselburgh) test centre: common questions

49.4% of car tests at Edinburgh (Musselburgh) were passes in 2025/26 (3,387 of 6,850). That is below the 50.0% national average. Figures are DVSA's.

In September 2026 the median wait between booking and taking a car test at Edinburgh (Musselburgh) was 19.7 weeks, and 30.7% of tests were taken within 7 weeks of booking. Across Great Britain the median was 11.6 weeks. DVSA updates these figures monthly.

49.9% of learners taking their first practical test at Edinburgh (Musselburgh) passed in 2025/26. That is below the 50.5% national average.

44.6% of automatic car tests at Edinburgh (Musselburgh) were passes in 2025/26 (1,907 tests). That is in line with the 44.6% national average.

Edinburgh (Musselburgh) driving test centre is at Newhailes Industrial Estate, Newhailes Road, Olivebank, Musselburgh, Edinburgh, EH21 6SJ. It runs these tests: car, motorcycle module 1 (off-road), motorcycle module 2 (on-road), ADI part 2, ADI part 3.

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Test centres by town around Edinburgh (Musselburgh)

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Source: DVSA driving test data by test centre — waiting times for September 2026 (DRT122F, updated monthly), pass rates for 2025/26 (DRT122A, DRT122C, DRT122E). Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.