What is the pass rate at Dundalk driving test centre?

55.6% over the 12 months to August 2026, from 8,591 car tests (4,778 passes). The national rate over the same months was 52.4%.

Is Dundalk an easy test centre?

Dundalk has a pass rate in the middle of the range: number 23 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 Dundalk?

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.

Dundalk driving test centre

Newry Road, Dundalk, A91 RY8X · Co. Louth

Pass rate, last 12 months

55.6%

Ireland 52.4%

Weeks to test invite, Aug 2026

10weeks

Ireland 11.6 weeks

Tests, last 12 months

8,591

4,778 passed

Key facts

55.6% of car driving tests at Dundalk were passed in the 12 months to August 2026, 3.2 points above the Irish average of 52.4%.
That ranks Dundalk number 23 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 14 for the shortest wait, of 57 centres.
8,591 car tests in the 12 months to August 2026; number 7 among Irish centres by tests conducted.

Practice routes around Dundalk

5 loops from the centre, 52 km in all, with 8 roundabouts and 140 marked turns, driveable in 3D on your phone. They are built from the road network around Dundalk, not the RSA’s own test routes, which it does not publish.

Route 1 · via Castletown Road
12.7 km loop with 2 roundabouts, 19 right turns, 13 left turns and a stretch of Newry Road.
12.7 km · 34 turns · 2 roundabouts
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Route 2 · via Inner Relief Road
9.5 km loop with 14 right turns, 12 left turns and a stretch of Newry Road.
9.5 km · 26 turns
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Route 3 · via Castletown Road
12.1 km loop with 3 roundabouts, 13 right turns, 18 left turns and a stretch of Bellewsbridge Road.
12.1 km · 34 turns · 3 roundabouts
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Route 4 · via Armagh Road
9.0 km loop with 2 roundabouts, 13 right turns, 13 left turns and a stretch of Newry Road.
9.0 km · 28 turns · 2 roundabouts
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Route 5 · via Inner Relief Road
8.5 km loop with 1 roundabout, 7 right turns, 10 left turns and a stretch of Newry Road.
8.5 km · 18 turns · 1 roundabout
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Pass rate at Dundalk, 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)	5,518	56.3%	52.3%
2025	9,076	53.7%	51.8%
2024	7,675	55.0%	49.0%
2023	7,373	51.5%	50.6%
2022	3,595	52.5%	50.2%
2021	3,762	52.3%	53.3%

Waiting time for a test at Dundalk

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	10
April 2026	11
March 2026	12

Getting there

Newry Road, Dundalk
Co. Louth A91 RY8X

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

Nearby test centres

Drogheda (Southgate)
Co. Louth · 36 km
54.2%
+1.8 vs IE
11 wks
to invite
Monaghan
Co. Monaghan · 45 km
62.0%
+9.6 vs IE
11 wks
to invite
Navan
Co. Meath · 46 km
55.9%
+3.5 vs IE
12 wks
to invite

Questions learners ask about Dundalk

What is the pass rate at Dundalk driving test centre?: 55.6% over the 12 months to August 2026, from 8,591 car tests (4,778 passes). The national rate over the same months was 52.4%.
Is Dundalk an easy test centre?: Dundalk has a pass rate in the middle of the range: number 23 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 Dundalk?: 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 Dundalk driving test centre?: Newry Road, Dundalk, A91 RY8X, Co. Louth.

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.