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Killester driving test centre

St. Brigid’s Parish Resource Centre, 306 Howth Road, Killester, D05 FF96 · Co. Dublin

Drive the roads around Killester before test day

5 routes57 km110 turns9 roundabouts

  1. Route 1 · via Springdale Road12.0 km20 turns1 roundabout
  2. Route 2 · via Vernon Avenue11.9 km22 turns2 roundabouts
  3. Route 3 · via Malahide Road11.3 km25 turns2 roundabouts
  4. Route 4 · via Malahide Road9.3 km17 turns1 roundabout
  5. Route 5 · via Malahide Road12.7 km26 turns3 roundabouts

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  • 5 routes · 57 km · 110 marked turns
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5 loops from the test centre, built from the road network around Killester. Not the RSA’s own test routes, which are not published, but the same local roads.

49%pass rate
15 wksto invite
4,443tests a year

Ireland 52.3% · −2.9 vs IE · Ireland 11.9 weeks · #46 of 57

Key facts

  • 49.4% of car driving tests at Killester were passed in the 12 months to September 2026, 2.9 points below the Irish average of 52.3%.
  • That ranks Killester number 46 of 57 test centres by pass rate, where 1 is the highest.
  • At the end of September 2026 the CSO estimated 15 weeks from applying to being invited to book a test here, against 11.9 weeks nationally.
  • Number 6 for the longest wait, of 57 centres.
  • 4,443 car tests in the 12 months to September 2026; number 13 among Irish centres by tests conducted.

Pass rate at Killester, year by year

  1. 2026 (Jan–Sep)49.4%IE 52.3%
  2. 202544.4%IE 51.8%
  3. 202440.3%IE 49%
  4. 202347.1%IE 50.6%
  5. 202246.8%IE 50.2%
  6. 202168.6%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 Killester

02040IE 11.9 wks15Oct 2023Jun 2024Mar 2025Dec 2025Sep 2026
  • 15Sep 2026
  • 16Aug 2026
  • 14Jul 2026
  • 13Jun 2026
  • 15May 2026
  • 16Apr 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 Killester
What is the pass rate at Killester driving test centre?
49.4% over the 12 months to September 2026, from 4,443 car tests (2,193 passes). The national rate over the same months was 52.3%.
Is Killester an easy test centre?
Killester has one of the lower pass rates in Ireland: number 46 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 Killester?
The CSO’s estimate for the end of September 2026 was 15 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 Killester driving test centre?
St. Brigid’s Parish Resource Centre, 306 Howth Road, Killester, D05 FF96, 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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