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Driving test centres in Ireland: pass rates and waiting times

52%Ireland pass rate
11.9 wksto invite
266ktests a year

Pass rate, 12 months to Sep 2026 · Weeks to a test invite, Sep 2026 · 57 test centres

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Highest pass rates

Last 12 months, centres with at least 300 tests.

  1. 1ClifdenCo. Galway74.2%+21.9 vs IE
  2. 2ThurlesCo. Tipperary67.9%+15.6 vs IE
  3. 3Newcastle WestCo. Limerick67.3%+15.0 vs IE
  4. 4LoughreaCo. Galway65.6%+13.3 vs IE
  5. 5MonaghanCo. Monaghan62.2%+9.9 vs IE

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Lowest pass rates

Same period and threshold.

  1. 1WaterfordCo. Waterford42.9%−9.4 vs IE
  2. 2Carlow (Graiguecullen)Co. Carlow43.7%−8.6 vs IE
  3. 3Mulhuddart (Damastown)Co. Dublin44.8%−7.5 vs IE
  4. 4FinglasCo. Dublin45.5%−6.8 vs IE
  5. 5Mulhuddart (Maple House)Co. Dublin45.5%−6.8 vs IE

Shortest wait for a test invite

Estimated weeks at the end of September 2026.

  1. 1BirrCo. Offaly7 wks
  2. 2KilrushCo. Clare8 wks
  3. 3MitchelstownCo. Cork8 wks
  4. 4ShannonCo. Clare8 wks
  5. 5SkibbereenCo. Cork8 wks

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Longest wait for a test invite

Same month.

  1. 1TallaghtCo. Dublin22 wks
  2. 2Dún Laoghaire (Deansgrange)Co. Dublin19 wks
  3. 3Mulhuddart (Damastown)Co. Dublin17 wks
  4. 4Portlaoise (Maldron Hotel)Co. Laois17 wks
  5. 5GoreyCo. Wexford16 wks

Ireland’s pass rate, year by year

  1. 2026 (Jan–Sep)52.3%
  2. 202551.8%
  3. 202449.0%
  4. 202350.6%
  5. 202250.2%
  6. 202153.3%

Share of car driving tests passed nationally, by calendar year. * 2026 (Jan–Sep), the year so far. The busiest centre is Tallaght, with 26,392 tests in the last 12 months.

Questions about driving tests in Ireland

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What is the driving test pass rate in Ireland?
52.3% of car driving tests were passed in the 12 months to September 2026, across 266,214 tests.
What was the pass rate for the whole of 2025?
In 2025 as a whole it was 51.8%.
Which driving test centre in Ireland has the highest pass rate?
Clifden in Co. Galway, at 74.2% over the last 12 months (454 tests). The lowest was Waterford, at 42.9%. Centres with fewer than 300 tests a year are left out of the comparison.
How long is the wait for a driving test in Ireland?
At the end of September 2026 the CSO estimated 11.9 weeks from applying to being invited to book a test, nationally. It ranged from 7 weeks at Birr to 22 weeks at Tallaght.
Where do these figures come from?
The Central Statistics Office publishes the Road Safety Authority’s driving test figures every month: tables ROA30 (tests and pass rate by centre) and ROA36 (estimated time to a test invite by centre). The figures here are for car (category B) tests.