Finglas driving test centre

Block 3/5, Jamestown Business Park, Jamestown Road, Finglas, D11 TDE9 · Co. Dublin

Drive the roads around Finglas before test day

5 routes50 km115 turns20 roundabouts

  1. Route 1 · via Poppintree Park Lane West9.8 km21 turns3 roundabouts
  2. Route 2 · via Jamestown Road11.0 km27 turns6 roundabouts
  3. Route 3 · via Jamestown Road9.3 km23 turns6 roundabouts
  4. Route 4 · via Jamestown Road8.9 km24 turns2 roundabouts
  5. Route 5 · via Jamestown Road11.4 km20 turns3 roundabouts

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46%pass rate
14 wksto invite
16ktests a year

Ireland 52.3% · −6.8 vs IE · Ireland 11.9 weeks · #53 of 57

Key facts

  • 45.5% of car driving tests at Finglas were passed in the 12 months to September 2026, 6.8 points below the Irish average of 52.3%.
  • That ranks Finglas number 53 of 57 test centres by pass rate, where 1 is the highest.
  • At the end of September 2026 the CSO estimated 14 weeks from applying to being invited to book a test here, against 11.9 weeks nationally.
  • Number 11 for the longest wait, of 57 centres.
  • 15,534 car tests in the 12 months to September 2026; number 4 among Irish centres by tests conducted.

Pass rate at Finglas, year by year

  1. 2026 (Jan–Sep)45.5%IE 52.3%
  2. 202542.4%IE 51.8%
  3. 202436.9%IE 49%
  4. 202338.2%IE 50.6%
  5. 202235.9%IE 50.2%
  6. 202142.4%IE 53.3%

Month by month, last 12 months

0%30%60%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 Finglas

017.535IE 11.9 wks14Oct 2023Jun 2024Mar 2025Dec 2025Sep 2026
  • 14Sep 2026
  • 10Aug 2026
  • 9Jul 2026
  • 12Jun 2026
  • 9May 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 Finglas
What is the pass rate at Finglas driving test centre?
45.5% over the 12 months to September 2026, from 15,534 car tests (7,073 passes). The national rate over the same months was 52.3%.
Is Finglas an easy test centre?
Finglas has one of the lower pass rates in Ireland: number 53 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 Finglas?
The CSO’s estimate for the end of September 2026 was 14 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 Finglas driving test centre?
Block 3/5, Jamestown Business Park, Jamestown Road, Finglas, D11 TDE9, Co. Dublin.

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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