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Monaghan driving test centre

The Plantation, Monaghan, H18 PD25 · Co. Monaghan

Drive the roads around Monaghan before test day

5 routes57 km107 turns20 roundabouts

  1. Route 1 · via Monaghan Town Bypass11.1 km23 turns3 roundabouts
  2. Route 2 · via Scotstown Road10.5 km18 turns3 roundabouts
  3. Route 3 · via North Road10.4 km18 turns7 roundabouts
  4. Route 4 · via Milltown Road12.1 km22 turns3 roundabouts
  5. Route 5 · via Coolshannagh Road12.5 km26 turns4 roundabouts

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  • 5 routes · 57 km · 107 marked turns
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5 loops from the test centre, built from the road network around Monaghan. Not the RSA’s own test routes, which are not published, but the same local roads.

62%pass rate
11 wksto invite
1,953tests a year

Ireland 52.3% · +9.9 vs IE · Ireland 11.9 weeks · #5 of 57

Key facts

  • 62.2% of car driving tests at Monaghan were passed in the 12 months to September 2026, 9.9 points above the Irish average of 52.3%.
  • That ranks Monaghan number 5 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 23 for the shortest wait, of 57 centres.
  • 1,953 car tests in the 12 months to September 2026; number 46 among Irish centres by tests conducted.

Pass rate at Monaghan, year by year

  1. 2026 (Jan–Sep)63.0%IE 52.3%
  2. 202563.7%IE 51.8%
  3. 202462.8%IE 49%
  4. 202361.0%IE 50.6%
  5. 202258.1%IE 50.2%
  6. 202164.4%IE 53.3%

Month by month, last 12 months

0%40%80%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 Monaghan

01530IE 11.9 wks11Oct 2023Jun 2024Mar 2025Dec 2025Sep 2026
  • 11Sep 2026
  • 11Aug 2026
  • 8Jul 2026
  • 11Jun 2026
  • 15May 2026
  • 12Apr 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 Monaghan
What is the pass rate at Monaghan driving test centre?
62.2% over the 12 months to September 2026, from 1,953 car tests (1,215 passes). The national rate over the same months was 52.3%.
Is Monaghan an easy test centre?
Monaghan has one of the higher pass rates in Ireland: number 5 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 Monaghan?
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 Monaghan driving test centre?
The Plantation, Monaghan, H18 PD25, Co. Monaghan.

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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