Motorcycle test centres: module 1 and 2 pass rates
Edinburgh (Musselburgh)
Edinburgh, Scotland
Module 1, 2025/26
64.2%
1,225 tests
Module 2, 2025/26
66.6%
653 tests
Pass rate by year
| Year | Module 1 | Module 2 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tests | Pass rate | Tests | Pass rate | |
| 2025/26 | 1,225 | 64.2% | 653 | 66.6% |
| 2024/25 | 1,096 | 63.0% | 529 | 68.6% |
| 2023/24 | 1,110 | 64.4% | 660 | 68.8% |
| 2022/23 | 1,001 | 65.0% | 649 | 71.3% |
| 2021/22 | 861 | 67.9% | 508 | 68.9% |
| 2020/21 | 284 | 63.7% | 175 | 74.9% |
| 2019/20 | 539 | 69.2% | 470 | 70.6% |
| 2018/19 | 527 | 67.0% | 448 | 70.8% |
| 2017/18 | 724 | 64.4% | 527 | 75.0% |
| 2016/17 | 709 | 65.6% | 535 | 75.7% |
| 2015/16 | 644 | 61.0% | 484 | 73.6% |
| 2014/15 | 520 | 65.6% | 483 | 73.7% |
| 2013/14 | 490 | 62.0% | 408 | 71.8% |
| 2012/13 | 695 | 64.5% | 518 | 72.6% |
| 2011/12 | 530 | 67.7% | 424 | 74.3% |
| 2010/11 | 548 | 62.0% | 384 | 72.7% |
| 2009/10 | 507 | 59.0% | 323 | 75.5% |
Quarter by quarter, 2025/26
DVSA publishes motorcycle results by quarter, which car tests do not get. Riding is seasonal: nationally about 40% more module 1 tests are taken between April and September than between October and March, and the national pass rate in the winter quarters runs a few points lower. Individual sites vary, and several of the busiest ones do not follow the pattern at all.
| Quarter | Module 1 | Module 2 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tests | Pass rate | Tests | Pass rate | |
| Apr–Jun | 326 | 66.0% | 157 | 67.5% |
| Jul–Sep | 322 | 68.6% | 168 | 70.2% |
| Oct–Dec | 308 | 62.3% | 182 | 68.7% |
| Jan–Mar | 269 | 59.1% | 146 | 58.9% |
What is tested here
- Motorcycle module 1
- The off-road manoeuvres test: slow control, a slalom, a U-turn, the controlled stop and the emergency stop through a speed trap, all on a closed manoeuvring area.
- Motorcycle module 2
- The on-road test: around 40 minutes of riding in traffic with an examiner following on radio, plus safety questions and a hill start.
Edinburgh (Musselburgh) also runs car tests
Car pass rates, waiting times, the roads around it and learner reports are on the Edinburgh (Musselburgh) car test centre page.
Source: DVSA driving test statistics. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.