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Dundalk driving test centre

Newry Road, Dundalk, A91 RY8X · Co. Louth

Drive the roads around Dundalk before test day

5 routes52 km140 turns8 roundabouts

  1. Route 1 · via Castletown Road12.7 km34 turns2 roundabouts
  2. Route 2 · via Inner Relief Road9.5 km26 turns
  3. Route 3 · via Castletown Road12.1 km34 turns3 roundabouts
  4. Route 4 · via Armagh Road9.0 km28 turns2 roundabouts
  5. Route 5 · via Inner Relief Road8.5 km18 turns1 roundabout

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  • 5 routes · 52 km · 140 marked turns
  • Examiner-style marking on signalling and observation
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5 loops from the test centre, built from the road network around Dundalk. Not the RSA’s own test routes, which are not published, but the same local roads.

56%pass rate
11 wksto invite
8,553tests a year

Ireland 52.3% · +3.2 vs IE · Ireland 11.9 weeks · #27 of 57

Key facts

  • 55.5% of car driving tests at Dundalk were passed in the 12 months to September 2026, 3.2 points above the Irish average of 52.3%.
  • That ranks Dundalk number 27 of 57 test centres by pass rate, where 1 is the highest.
  • At the end of September 2026 the CSO estimated 11 weeks from applying to being invited to book a test here, against 11.9 weeks nationally.
  • Number 20 for the shortest wait, of 57 centres.
  • 8,553 car tests in the 12 months to September 2026; number 7 among Irish centres by tests conducted.

Pass rate at Dundalk, year by year

  1. 2026 (Jan–Sep)56.1%IE 52.3%
  2. 202553.7%IE 51.8%
  3. 202455.0%IE 49%
  4. 202351.5%IE 50.6%
  5. 202252.5%IE 50.2%
  6. 202152.3%IE 53.3%

Month by month, last 12 months

0%35%70%OctNovDecJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSep

Bars compare each calendar year with Ireland in the same year: green at least 3 points above, red at least 3 below. 2026 (Jan–Sep) is the year so far.

Waiting time for a test at Dundalk

01530IE 11.9 wks11Oct 2023Jun 2024Mar 2025Dec 2025Sep 2026
  • 11Sep 2026
  • 10Aug 2026
  • 10Jul 2026
  • 10Jun 2026
  • 10May 2026
  • 11Apr 2026

The CSO’s estimate, at the end of each month, of the weeks from applying for a test to being invited to book one. Dashed line: Ireland in September 2026.

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Questions learners ask about Dundalk
What is the pass rate at Dundalk driving test centre?
55.5% over the 12 months to September 2026, from 8,553 car tests (4,751 passes). The national rate over the same months was 52.3%.
Is Dundalk an easy test centre?
Dundalk has a pass rate in the middle of the range: number 27 of 57 centres. Pass rates also reflect who books where and how prepared they are, so the gap between centres is not all down to the roads or the examiners.
How long is the wait for a driving test at Dundalk?
The CSO’s estimate for the end of September 2026 was 11 weeks until an invitation to book, compared with 11.9 weeks for Ireland as a whole. It is an estimate of the queue at that date, not a guaranteed date.
Where is Dundalk driving test centre?
Newry Road, Dundalk, A91 RY8X, Co. Louth.

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.

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