What is the pass rate at Finglas driving test centre?

45.0% over the 12 months to August 2026, from 15,601 car tests (7,019 passes). The national rate over the same months was 52.4%.

Is Finglas an easy test centre?

Finglas has one of the lower pass rates in Ireland: number 54 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 Finglas?

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.

Finglas driving test centre

Block 3/5, Jamestown Business Park, Jamestown Road, Finglas, D11 TDE9 · Co. Dublin

Pass rate, last 12 months

45.0%

Ireland 52.4%

Weeks to test invite, Aug 2026

10weeks

Ireland 11.6 weeks

Tests, last 12 months

15,601

7,019 passed

Key facts

45.0% of car driving tests at Finglas were passed in the 12 months to August 2026, 7.4 points below the Irish average of 52.4%.
That ranks Finglas number 54 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 15 for the shortest wait, of 57 centres.
15,601 car tests in the 12 months to August 2026; number 4 among Irish centres by tests conducted.

Practice routes around Finglas

5 loops from the centre, 50 km in all, with 20 roundabouts and 115 marked turns, driveable in 3D on your phone. They are built from the road network around Finglas, not the RSA’s own test routes, which it does not publish.

Route 1 · via Poppintree Park Lane West
9.8 km loop with 3 roundabouts, 13 right turns, 5 left turns and a stretch of Balbutcher Lane.
9.8 km · 21 turns · 3 roundabouts
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Route 2 · via Jamestown Road
11.0 km loop with 6 roundabouts, 9 right turns, 12 left turns and a stretch of Saint Margaret's Road.
11.0 km · 27 turns · 6 roundabouts
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Route 3 · via Jamestown Road
9.3 km loop with 6 roundabouts, 8 right turns, 9 left turns and a stretch of Saint Margaret's Road.
9.3 km · 23 turns · 6 roundabouts
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Route 4 · via Jamestown Road
8.9 km loop with 2 roundabouts, 11 right turns, 11 left turns and a stretch of Poppintree Park Lane West.
8.9 km · 24 turns · 2 roundabouts
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Route 5 · via Jamestown Road
11.4 km loop with 3 roundabouts, 9 right turns, 8 left turns and a stretch of Finglas Road.
11.4 km · 20 turns · 3 roundabouts
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Pass rate at Finglas, 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)	10,300	45.3%	52.3%
2025	13,582	42.4%	51.8%
2024	13,131	36.9%	49.0%
2023	11,241	38.2%	50.6%
2022	8,779	35.9%	50.2%
2021	9,172	42.4%	53.3%

Waiting time for a test at Finglas

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	12
May 2026	9
April 2026	11
March 2026	11

Getting there

Block 3/5, Jamestown Business Park, Jamestown Road, Finglas
Co. Dublin D11 TDE9

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

Nearby test centres

Mulhuddart (Maple House)
Co. Dublin · 3.8 km
47.0%
-5.4 vs IE
10 wks
to invite
Killester
Co. Dublin · 6.9 km
48.0%
-4.4 vs IE
16 wks
to invite
Mulhuddart (Damastown)
Co. Dublin · 7.7 km
45.9%
-6.5 vs IE
17 wks
to invite
Tallaght
Co. Dublin · 12 km
49.6%
-2.8 vs IE
23 wks
to invite
Leixlip (Springfield Hotel)
Co. Kildare · 13 km
–
pass rate
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Dún Laoghaire (Deansgrange)
Co. Dublin · 16 km
47.8%
-4.6 vs IE
17 wks
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Questions learners ask about Finglas

What is the pass rate at Finglas driving test centre?: 45.0% over the 12 months to August 2026, from 15,601 car tests (7,019 passes). The national rate over the same months was 52.4%.
Is Finglas an easy test centre?: Finglas has one of the lower pass rates in Ireland: number 54 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 Finglas?: 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 Finglas driving test centre?: Block 3/5, Jamestown Business Park, Jamestown Road, Finglas, D11 TDE9, 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.