What is the pass rate at Donegal Town driving test centre?

59.4% over the 12 months to August 2026, from 2,083 car tests (1,237 passes). The national rate over the same months was 52.4%.

Is Donegal Town an easy test centre?

Donegal Town has one of the higher pass rates in Ireland: number 9 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 Donegal Town?

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.

Donegal Town driving test centre

Donegal Public Service Centre, Drumlonagher, Donegal, F94 DK6C · Co. Donegal

Pass rate, last 12 months

59.4%

Ireland 52.4%

Weeks to test invite, Aug 2026

10weeks

Ireland 11.6 weeks

Tests, last 12 months

2,083

1,237 passed

Key facts

59.4% of car driving tests at Donegal Town were passed in the 12 months to August 2026, 7.0 points above the Irish average of 52.4%.
That ranks Donegal Town number 9 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 13 for the shortest wait, of 57 centres.
2,083 car tests in the 12 months to August 2026; number 42 among Irish centres by tests conducted.

Practice routes around Donegal Town

5 loops from the centre, 48 km in all, with 23 roundabouts and 95 marked turns, driveable in 3D on your phone. They are built from the road network around Donegal Town, not the RSA’s own test routes, which it does not publish.

Route 1 · via Ballybofey Road
11.1 km loop with 4 roundabouts, 8 right turns, 9 left turns and a stretch of Upper Main Street.
11.1 km · 21 turns · 4 roundabouts
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Route 2 · via Blue Stack Drive
12.0 km loop with 3 roundabouts, 11 right turns, 5 left turns and a stretch of Old Laghey Road.
12.0 km · 19 turns · 3 roundabouts
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Route 3 · via Donegal Bypass
10.3 km loop with 5 roundabouts, 6 right turns, 5 left turns and a stretch of Ballybofey Road.
10.3 km · 16 turns · 5 roundabouts
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Route 4 · via Donegal Bypass
7.4 km loop with 5 roundabouts, 8 right turns, 5 left turns and a stretch of Ballybofey Road.
7.4 km · 18 turns · 5 roundabouts
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Route 5 · via Ballybofey Road
7.0 km loop with 6 roundabouts, 10 right turns, 5 left turns and a stretch of Donegal Bypass.
7.0 km · 21 turns · 6 roundabouts
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Pass rate at Donegal Town, 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)	1,439	60.3%	52.3%
2025	1,870	58.6%	51.8%
2024	1,683	58.7%	49.0%
2023	1,330	60.6%	50.6%
2022	1,452	60.6%	50.2%
2021	1,149	60.1%	53.3%

Waiting time for a test at Donegal Town

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	9
June 2026	8
May 2026	13
April 2026	15
March 2026	13

Getting there

Donegal Public Service Centre, Drumlonagher, Donegal
Co. Donegal F94 DK6C

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

Nearby test centres

Letterkenny
Co. Donegal · 39 km
59.1%
+6.7 vs IE
13 wks
to invite
Sligo
Co. Sligo · 54 km
52.0%
-0.4 vs IE
10 wks
to invite

Questions learners ask about Donegal Town

What is the pass rate at Donegal Town driving test centre?: 59.4% over the 12 months to August 2026, from 2,083 car tests (1,237 passes). The national rate over the same months was 52.4%.
Is Donegal Town an easy test centre?: Donegal Town has one of the higher pass rates in Ireland: number 9 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 Donegal Town?: 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 Donegal Town driving test centre?: Donegal Public Service Centre, Drumlonagher, Donegal, F94 DK6C, Co. Donegal.

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.