Driving test centres in Co. Carlow

2 RSA centres in Co. Carlow ran 5,557 car tests in the 12 months to September 2026.

45.9%county pass rate

−6.4points vs Ireland

5,557tests a year

47.7%Highest pass rate: Carlow Talbot Hotel
12 wksShortest wait to invite: Carlow Graiguecullen

Centres in Co. Carlow

Carlow (Talbot Hotel)Co. Carlow47.7%13 wks−4.6 vs IE
Carlow (Graiguecullen)Co. Carlow43.7%12 wks−8.6 vs IE

Just over the county line

You can sit the test at any centre. These are within 30 km of a centre in Co. Carlow.

Kilkenny (O'Loughlin Gaels)28 km50.9%10 wks−1.4 vs IE
Kilkenny (Government Buildings)29 km49.9%11 wks−2.4 vs IE

How Co. Carlow compares

The gap inside the county: Carlow Talbot Hotel passed 47.7% of tests and Carlow Graiguecullen 43.7%. The national wait to an invite is 11.9 weeks.

Source: Central Statistics Office (CSO), Road Safety Authority driving test statistics (ROA30, ROA36), licensed under CC BY 4.0. Car (category B) tests. Passes are worked out from the CSO’s monthly tests and pass rate.