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Killester driving test centre

St. Brigid’s Parish Resource Centre, 306 Howth Road, Killester, D05 FF96 · Co. Dublin

Pass rate, last 12 months
48.0%
Ireland 52.4%
Weeks to test invite, Aug 2026
16weeks
Ireland 11.6 weeks
Tests, last 12 months
4,067
1,951 passed

Key facts

  • 48.0% of car driving tests at Killester were passed in the 12 months to August 2026, 4.4 points below the Irish average of 52.4%.
  • That ranks Killester number 47 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 5 for the longest wait, of 57 centres.
  • 4,067 car tests in the 12 months to August 2026; number 17 among Irish centres by tests conducted.

Practice routes around Killester

5 loops from the centre, 57 km in all, with 9 roundabouts and 110 marked turns, driveable in 3D on your phone. They are built from the road network around Killester, not the RSA’s own test routes, which it does not publish.

  1. Route 1 · via Springdale Road
    12.0 km loop with 1 roundabout, 11 right turns, 8 left turns and a stretch of Malahide Road.
    12.0 km · 20 turns · 1 roundabout
    Drive this route
  2. Route 2 · via Vernon Avenue
    11.9 km loop with 2 roundabouts, 14 right turns, 6 left turns and a stretch of Clontarf Road.
    11.9 km · 22 turns · 2 roundabouts
    Drive this route
  3. Route 3 · via Malahide Road
    11.3 km loop with 2 roundabouts, 11 right turns, 12 left turns and a stretch of Sybil Hill Road.
    11.3 km · 25 turns · 2 roundabouts
    Drive this route
  4. Route 4 · via Malahide Road
    9.3 km loop with 1 roundabout, 12 right turns, 4 left turns and a stretch of Howth Road.
    9.3 km · 17 turns · 1 roundabout
    Drive this route
  5. Route 5 · via Malahide Road
    12.7 km loop with 3 roundabouts, 13 right turns, 10 left turns and a stretch of All Saints Road.
    12.7 km · 26 turns · 3 roundabouts
    Drive this route

Pass rate at Killester, 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.

35%55%75%IE 52.4%48.3%202126*

Month by month, last 12 months

0%30%60%SepOctNovDecJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAug

By year

YearTestsPass rateIreland
2026 (Jan–Aug)2,60548.3%52.3%
20254,61044.4%51.8%
20245,15940.3%49.0%
20233,29647.1%50.6%
20222,62546.8%50.2%
20211,19868.6%53.3%

Waiting time for a test at Killester

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.

027.555IE 11.6 wks16Sep 2023May 2024Feb 2025Nov 2025Aug 2026
Month endWeeks to invite
August 202616
July 202614
June 202613
May 202615
April 202616
March 202617

Getting there

St. Brigid’s Parish Resource Centre, 306 Howth Road, Killester
Co. Dublin D05 FF96

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

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Questions learners ask about Killester

What is the pass rate at Killester driving test centre?
48.0% over the 12 months to August 2026, from 4,067 car tests (1,951 passes). The national rate over the same months was 52.4%.
Is Killester an easy test centre?
Killester has one of the lower pass rates in Ireland: number 47 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 Killester?
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 Killester driving test centre?
St. Brigid’s Parish Resource Centre, 306 Howth Road, Killester, D05 FF96, 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.