Driving test waiting times in Ireland, by test centre
11.9 wksIreland wait
7 wksshortest
22 wkslongest
- 1BirrCo. Offaly · 49.6% pass rate7 wks−4.9 vs IE
- 2KilrushCo. Clare · 59.6% pass rate8 wks−3.9 vs IE
- 3MitchelstownCo. Cork · 55.8% pass rate8 wks−3.9 vs IE
- 4ShannonCo. Clare · 58.2% pass rate8 wks−3.9 vs IE
- 5SkibbereenCo. Cork · 55.6% pass rate8 wks−3.9 vs IE
- 6Galway (Carnmore)Co. Galway · 55.7% pass rate9 wks−2.9 vs IE
- 7Galway (Clybaun)Co. Galway · 55.7% pass rate9 wks−2.9 vs IE
- 8Leixlip (Springfield Hotel)Co. Kildare · 53.1% pass rate9 wks−2.9 vs IE
- 9NaasCo. Kildare · 53.7% pass rate9 wks−2.9 vs IE
- 10NavanCo. Meath · 55.4% pass rate9 wks−2.9 vs IE
- 11EnnisCo. Clare · 55.4% pass rate10 wks−1.9 vs IE
- 12Kilkenny (O'Loughlin Gaels)Co. Kilkenny · 50.9% pass rate10 wks−1.9 vs IE
- 13NenaghCo. Tipperary · 56.3% pass rate10 wks−1.9 vs IE
- 14Tipperary TownCo. Tipperary · 56.4% pass rate10 wks−1.9 vs IE
- 15BallinaCo. Mayo · 56.7% pass rate11 wks−0.9 vs IE
- 16CastlebarCo. Mayo · 56.7% pass rate11 wks−0.9 vs IE
- 17CavanCo. Cavan · 54.5% pass rate11 wks−0.9 vs IE
- 18Cork (Wilton)Co. Cork · 53.6% pass rate11 wks−0.9 vs IE
- 19Drogheda (Southgate)Co. Louth · 54.5% pass rate11 wks−0.9 vs IE
- 20DundalkCo. Louth · 55.5% pass rate11 wks−0.9 vs IE
- 21Kilkenny (Government Buildings)Co. Kilkenny · 49.9% pass rate11 wks−0.9 vs IE
- 22Mallow (Cork Racecourse)Co. Cork · 51.7% pass rate11 wks−0.9 vs IE
- 23MonaghanCo. Monaghan · 62.2% pass rate11 wks−0.9 vs IE
- 24Mulhuddart (Maple House)Co. Dublin · 45.5% pass rate11 wks−0.9 vs IE
- 25RoscommonCo. Roscommon · 56.0% pass rate11 wks−0.9 vs IE
- 26TuamCo. Galway · 61.2% pass rate11 wks−0.9 vs IE
- 27WicklowCo. Wicklow · 47.8% pass rate11 wks−0.9 vs IE
- 28Carlow (Graiguecullen)Co. Carlow · 43.7% pass rate12 wks+0.1 vs IE
- 29Carrick-on-ShannonCo. Leitrim · 61.9% pass rate12 wks+0.1 vs IE
- 30ClonmelCo. Tipperary · 49.6% pass rate12 wks+0.1 vs IE
What the wait means
In Ireland you apply for a test first and the Road Safety Authority invites you to book a date later. The figure here is the CSO’s estimate of that first gap, taken at the end of the month. It is not a promise: the queue moves as centres add or lose examiner time, and the date you are offered comes after the invitation.
Each centre’s page shows how its wait has moved over the last three years.
Source: Central Statistics Office (CSO), Road Safety Authority driving test statistics (ROA30, ROA36), licensed under CC BY 4.0.