What is the pass rate at Dún Laoghaire Deansgrange driving test centre?

47.8% over the 12 months to August 2026, from 16,585 car tests (7,933 passes). The national rate over the same months was 52.4%.

Is Dún Laoghaire Deansgrange an easy test centre?

Dún Laoghaire Deansgrange has one of the lower pass rates in Ireland: number 48 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 Dún Laoghaire Deansgrange?

The CSO’s estimate for the end of August 2026 was 17 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.

Dún Laoghaire Deansgrange driving test centre

Highline Building, Bakers Point, Pottery Road, Dun Laoghaire, A96 KW29 · Co. Dublin

Pass rate, last 12 months

47.8%

Ireland 52.4%

Weeks to test invite, Aug 2026

17weeks

Ireland 11.6 weeks

Tests, last 12 months

16,585

7,933 passed

Key facts

47.8% of car driving tests at Dún Laoghaire Deansgrange were passed in the 12 months to August 2026, 4.6 points below the Irish average of 52.4%.
That ranks Dún Laoghaire Deansgrange number 48 of 56 test centres by pass rate, where 1 is the highest.
At the end of August 2026 the CSO estimated 17 weeks from applying to being invited to book a test here, against 11.6 weeks nationally.
Number 3 for the longest wait, of 57 centres.
16,585 car tests in the 12 months to August 2026; number 3 among Irish centres by tests conducted.

Practice routes around Dún Laoghaire Deansgrange

5 loops from the centre, 57 km in all, with 9 roundabouts and 126 marked turns, driveable in 3D on your phone. They are built from the road network around Dún Laoghaire Deansgrange, not the RSA’s own test routes, which it does not publish.

Route 1 · via Rochestown Avenue
12.4 km loop with 2 roundabouts, 17 right turns, 14 left turns and a stretch of Pottery Road.
12.4 km · 33 turns · 2 roundabouts
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Route 2 · via Kill Lane
10.1 km loop with 2 roundabouts, 15 right turns, 10 left turns and a stretch of Kill Avenue.
10.1 km · 27 turns · 2 roundabouts
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Route 3 · via Pottery Road
12.4 km loop with 1 roundabout, 7 right turns, 13 left turns and a stretch of Clonkeen Road.
12.4 km · 21 turns · 1 roundabout
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Route 4 · via Bray Road
11.3 km loop with 4 roundabouts, 11 right turns, 7 left turns and a stretch of Rochestown Avenue.
11.3 km · 22 turns · 4 roundabouts
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Route 5 · via Bray Road
11.0 km loop with 14 right turns, 9 left turns and a stretch of Stillorgan Road.
11.0 km · 23 turns
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Pass rate at Dún Laoghaire Deansgrange, 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)	11,869	47.6%	52.3%
2025	13,529	51.0%	51.8%
2024	12,498	51.5%	49.0%
2023	7,631	53.6%	50.6%
2022	8,780	55.0%	50.2%
2021	7,689	52.1%	53.3%

Waiting time for a test at Dún Laoghaire Deansgrange

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	17
July 2026	14
June 2026	13
May 2026	12
April 2026	19
March 2026	21

Getting there

Highline Building, Bakers Point, Pottery Road, Dun Laoghaire
Co. Dublin A96 KW29

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

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Finglas
Co. Dublin · 16 km
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Mulhuddart (Maple House)
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Mulhuddart (Damastown)
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-6.5 vs IE
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Leixlip (Springfield Hotel)
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Questions learners ask about Dún Laoghaire Deansgrange

What is the pass rate at Dún Laoghaire Deansgrange driving test centre?: 47.8% over the 12 months to August 2026, from 16,585 car tests (7,933 passes). The national rate over the same months was 52.4%.
Is Dún Laoghaire Deansgrange an easy test centre?: Dún Laoghaire Deansgrange has one of the lower pass rates in Ireland: number 48 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 Dún Laoghaire Deansgrange?: The CSO’s estimate for the end of August 2026 was 17 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 Dún Laoghaire Deansgrange driving test centre?: Highline Building, Bakers Point, Pottery Road, Dun Laoghaire, A96 KW29, Co. Dublin.

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.