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Driving test centres in Ireland: pass rates and waiting times

Every Road Safety Authority test centre, compared on how many learners pass and how long the wait is for a test invite. Car tests, month by month, to August 2026.

Pass rate, 12 months to Aug 2026
52.4%
Weeks to a test invite, Aug 2026
11.6weeks
Tests in 12 months
267,818
57 test centres

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Highest pass rates

Last 12 months, centres with at least 300 tests.

  • Clifden
    Co. Galway
    74.6%
    +22.2 vs IE
    16 wks
    to invite
  • Newcastle West
    Co. Limerick
    67.2%
    +14.8 vs IE
    11 wks
    to invite
  • Thurles
    Co. Tipperary
    65.9%
    +13.5 vs IE
    15 wks
    to invite
  • Loughrea
    Co. Galway
    65.0%
    +12.6 vs IE
    10 wks
    to invite
  • Buncrana
    Co. Donegal
    62.8%
    +10.4 vs IE
    13 wks
    to invite

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Shortest wait for a test invite

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Longest wait for a test invite

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Ireland’s pass rate, year by year

Share of car driving tests passed nationally, by calendar year. * 2026 (Jan–Aug), the year so far. The busiest centre is Tallaght, with 27,547 tests in the last 12 months.

45%52.5%60%52.3%202126*

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Questions about driving tests in Ireland

What is the driving test pass rate in Ireland?
52.4% of car driving tests were passed in the 12 months to August 2026, across 267,818 tests.
What was the pass rate for the whole of 2025?
In 2025 as a whole it was 51.8%.
Which driving test centre in Ireland has the highest pass rate?
Clifden in Co. Galway, at 74.6% over the last 12 months (460 tests). The lowest was Waterford, at 42.1%. Centres with fewer than 300 tests a year are left out of the comparison.
How long is the wait for a driving test in Ireland?
At the end of August 2026 the CSO estimated 11.6 weeks from applying to being invited to book a test, nationally. It ranged from 5 weeks at Leixlip (Springfield Hotel) to 23 weeks at Tallaght.
Where do these figures come from?
The Central Statistics Office publishes the Road Safety Authority’s driving test figures every month: tables ROA30 (tests and pass rate by centre) and ROA36 (estimated time to a test invite by centre). The figures here are for car (category B) tests.