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Waterford driving test centre

Unit 7, 6 Crossroads Business Park, Waterford, X91 PW31 · Co. Waterford

Drive the roads around Waterford before test day

5 routes54 km93 turns52 roundabouts

  1. Route 1 · via Lacken Road12.2 km17 turns10 roundabouts
  2. Route 2 · via Cumann na mBan Ring Road11.2 km22 turns13 roundabouts
  3. Route 3 · via Butlerstown Road9.7 km20 turns8 roundabouts
  4. Route 4 · via Kilbarry Road8.1 km16 turns11 roundabouts
  5. Route 5 · via Cumann na mBan Ring Road12.4 km18 turns10 roundabouts

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  • 5 routes · 54 km · 93 marked turns
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5 loops from the test centre, built from the road network around Waterford. Not the RSA’s own test routes, which are not published, but the same local roads.

43%pass rate
13 wksto invite
6,645tests a year

Ireland 52.3% · −9.4 vs IE · Ireland 11.9 weeks · #57 of 57

Key facts

  • 42.9% of car driving tests at Waterford were passed in the 12 months to September 2026, 9.4 points below the Irish average of 52.3%.
  • That ranks Waterford number 57 of 57 test centres by pass rate, where 1 is the highest.
  • At the end of September 2026 the CSO estimated 13 weeks from applying to being invited to book a test here, against 11.9 weeks nationally.
  • Number 12 for the longest wait, of 57 centres.
  • 6,645 car tests in the 12 months to September 2026; number 8 among Irish centres by tests conducted.

Pass rate at Waterford, year by year

  1. 2026 (Jan–Sep)44.2%IE 52.3%
  2. 202539.3%IE 51.8%
  3. 202437.7%IE 49%
  4. 202345.1%IE 50.6%
  5. 202246.7%IE 50.2%
  6. 202151.1%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 Waterford

01530IE 11.9 wks13Oct 2023Jun 2024Mar 2025Dec 2025Sep 2026
  • 13Sep 2026
  • 16Aug 2026
  • 13Jul 2026
  • 11Jun 2026
  • 13May 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 Waterford
What is the pass rate at Waterford driving test centre?
42.9% over the 12 months to September 2026, from 6,645 car tests (2,852 passes). The national rate over the same months was 52.3%.
Is Waterford an easy test centre?
Waterford has one of the lower pass rates in Ireland: number 57 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 Waterford?
The CSO’s estimate for the end of September 2026 was 13 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 Waterford driving test centre?
Unit 7, 6 Crossroads Business Park, Waterford, X91 PW31, Co. Waterford.

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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