What is the pass rate at Dungarvan driving test centre?

54.4% over the 12 months to August 2026, from 2,230 car tests (1,213 passes). The national rate over the same months was 52.4%.

Is Dungarvan an easy test centre?

Dungarvan has a pass rate in the middle of the range: number 32 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 Dungarvan?

The CSO’s estimate for the end of August 2026 was 16 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.

Dungarvan driving test centre

New Civic Offices, Davitts Quay, Dungarvan, X35 Y326 · Co. Waterford

Pass rate, last 12 months

54.4%

Ireland 52.4%

Weeks to test invite, Aug 2026

16weeks

Ireland 11.6 weeks

Tests, last 12 months

2,230

1,213 passed

Key facts

54.4% of car driving tests at Dungarvan were passed in the 12 months to August 2026, 2.0 points above the Irish average of 52.4%.
That ranks Dungarvan number 32 of 56 test centres by pass rate, where 1 is the highest.
At the end of August 2026 the CSO estimated 16 weeks from applying to being invited to book a test here, against 11.6 weeks nationally.
Number 7 for the longest wait, of 57 centres.
2,230 car tests in the 12 months to August 2026; number 40 among Irish centres by tests conducted.

Practice routes around Dungarvan

5 loops from the centre, 47 km in all, with 45 roundabouts and 100 marked turns, driveable in 3D on your phone. They are built from the road network around Dungarvan, not the RSA’s own test routes, which it does not publish.

Route 1 · via Strandside North
10.6 km loop with 7 roundabouts, 11 right turns, 8 left turns and a stretch of Youghal Road.
10.6 km · 26 turns · 7 roundabouts
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Route 2 · via Boreenatra
9.0 km loop with 10 roundabouts, 8 right turns, 4 left turns and a stretch of Saint Mary Street.
9.0 km · 22 turns · 10 roundabouts
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Route 3 · via Youghal Road
10.2 km loop with 10 roundabouts, 4 right turns, 4 left turns and a stretch of Rices Street.
10.2 km · 18 turns · 10 roundabouts
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Route 4 · via Clonea Road
7.7 km loop with 6 roundabouts, 5 right turns, 6 left turns and a stretch of Sexton Street.
7.7 km · 17 turns · 6 roundabouts
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Route 5 · via Strandside North
9.7 km loop with 12 roundabouts, 4 right turns, 1 left turn and a stretch of Shandon.
9.7 km · 17 turns · 12 roundabouts
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Pass rate at Dungarvan, 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)	1,562	53.3%	52.3%
2025	1,787	50.5%	51.8%
2024	2,322	45.1%	49.0%
2023	1,575	51.3%	50.6%
2022	1,408	54.3%	50.2%
2021	1,454	53.6%	53.3%

Waiting time for a test at Dungarvan

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	16
July 2026	14
June 2026	11
May 2026	11
April 2026	15
March 2026	15

Getting there

New Civic Offices, Davitts Quay, Dungarvan
Co. Waterford X35 Y326

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

Nearby test centres

Clonmel
Co. Tipperary · 30 km
50.6%
-1.8 vs IE
14 wks
to invite
Waterford
Co. Waterford · 36 km
42.1%
-10.3 vs IE
16 wks
to invite
Mitchelstown
Co. Cork · 51 km
55.3%
+2.9 vs IE
11 wks
to invite
Tipperary Town
Co. Tipperary · 56 km
55.9%
+3.5 vs IE
11 wks
to invite

Questions learners ask about Dungarvan

What is the pass rate at Dungarvan driving test centre?: 54.4% over the 12 months to August 2026, from 2,230 car tests (1,213 passes). The national rate over the same months was 52.4%.
Is Dungarvan an easy test centre?: Dungarvan has a pass rate in the middle of the range: number 32 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 Dungarvan?: The CSO’s estimate for the end of August 2026 was 16 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 Dungarvan driving test centre?: New Civic Offices, Davitts Quay, Dungarvan, X35 Y326, Co. Waterford.

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.