What is the pass rate at Carlow Graiguecullen driving test centre?

42.2% over the 12 months to August 2026, from 2,452 car tests (1,034 passes). The national rate over the same months was 52.4%.

Is Carlow Graiguecullen an easy test centre?

Carlow Graiguecullen has one of the lower pass rates in Ireland: number 55 of 56 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 Carlow Graiguecullen?

The CSO’s estimate for the end of August 2026 was 10 weeks until an invitation to book, compared with 11.6 weeks for Ireland as a whole. It is an estimate of the queue at that date, not a guaranteed date.

Carlow Graiguecullen driving test centre

Church Street, Graiguecullen, R93 T3H1 · Co. Carlow

Pass rate, last 12 months

42.2%

Ireland 52.4%

Weeks to test invite, Aug 2026

10weeks

Ireland 11.6 weeks

Tests, last 12 months

2,452

1,034 passed

Key facts

42.2% of car driving tests at Carlow Graiguecullen were passed in the 12 months to August 2026, 10.2 points below the Irish average of 52.4%.
That ranks Carlow Graiguecullen number 55 of 56 test centres by pass rate, where 1 is the highest.
At the end of August 2026 the CSO estimated 10 weeks from applying to being invited to book a test here, against 11.6 weeks nationally.
Number 10 for the shortest wait, of 57 centres.
2,452 car tests in the 12 months to August 2026; number 38 among Irish centres by tests conducted.

Practice routes around Carlow Graiguecullen

5 loops from the centre, 51 km in all, with 32 roundabouts and 108 marked turns, driveable in 3D on your phone. They are built from the road network around Carlow Graiguecullen, not the RSA’s own test routes, which it does not publish.

Route 1 · via O'Brien Road
12.3 km loop with 13 roundabouts, 6 right turns, 5 left turns and a stretch of Cannery Road.
12.3 km · 24 turns · 13 roundabouts
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Route 2 · via Kennedy Avenue
9.2 km loop with 10 roundabouts, 6 right turns, 6 left turns and a stretch of Carlow Northern Inner Relief Road Extension.
9.2 km · 22 turns · 10 roundabouts
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Route 3 · via Sleaty Street
9.6 km loop with 2 roundabouts, 5 right turns, 11 left turns and a stretch of Leighlin Road.
9.6 km · 18 turns · 2 roundabouts
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Route 4 · via Green Road
9.1 km loop with 2 roundabouts, 11 right turns, 7 left turns and a stretch of Chapel Street.
9.1 km · 20 turns · 2 roundabouts
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Route 5 · via Chapel Street
11.1 km loop with 5 roundabouts, 11 right turns, 8 left turns and a stretch of Leighlin Road.
11.1 km · 24 turns · 5 roundabouts
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Pass rate at Carlow Graiguecullen, year by year

Share of car tests passed each calendar year; * 2026 (Jan–Aug) is the year so far. Dashed line: Ireland over the last 12 months.

Month by month, last 12 months

By year

Year	Tests	Pass rate	Ireland
2026 (Jan–Aug)	1,670	47.4%	52.3%
2025	2,483	36.9%	51.8%
2024	2,345	54.3%	49.0%
2023	5	60.0%	50.6%
2021	1,072	56.1%	53.3%

Waiting time for a test at Carlow Graiguecullen

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 August 2026.

Month end	Weeks to invite
August 2026	10
July 2026	10
June 2026	10
May 2026	9
April 2026	13
March 2026	13

Getting there

Church Street, Graiguecullen
Co. Carlow R93 T3H1

Directions in Google Maps · Book or check your test on rsa.ie

Nearby test centres

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Gorey
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55.1%
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Questions learners ask about Carlow Graiguecullen

What is the pass rate at Carlow Graiguecullen driving test centre?: 42.2% over the 12 months to August 2026, from 2,452 car tests (1,034 passes). The national rate over the same months was 52.4%.
Is Carlow Graiguecullen an easy test centre?: Carlow Graiguecullen has one of the lower pass rates in Ireland: number 55 of 56 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 Carlow Graiguecullen?: The CSO’s estimate for the end of August 2026 was 10 weeks until an invitation to book, compared with 11.6 weeks for Ireland as a whole. It is an estimate of the queue at that date, not a guaranteed date.
Where is Carlow Graiguecullen driving test centre?: Church Street, Graiguecullen, R93 T3H1, Co. Carlow.

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.