What is the pass rate at Mulhuddart Damastown driving test centre?

45.9% over the 12 months to August 2026, from 5,713 car tests (2,622 passes). The national rate over the same months was 52.4%.

Is Mulhuddart Damastown an easy test centre?

Mulhuddart Damastown has one of the lower pass rates in Ireland: number 53 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 Mulhuddart Damastown?

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.

Mulhuddart Damastown driving test centre

Old Navan Road, Damastown, Mulhuddart, Dublin 15, D15 XHP3 · Co. Dublin

Pass rate, last 12 months

45.9%

Ireland 52.4%

Weeks to test invite, Aug 2026

17weeks

Ireland 11.6 weeks

Tests, last 12 months

5,713

2,622 passed

Key facts

45.9% of car driving tests at Mulhuddart Damastown were passed in the 12 months to August 2026, 6.5 points below the Irish average of 52.4%.
That ranks Mulhuddart Damastown number 53 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 2 for the longest wait, of 57 centres.
5,713 car tests in the 12 months to August 2026; number 9 among Irish centres by tests conducted.

Practice routes around Mulhuddart Damastown

5 loops from the centre, 59 km in all, with 38 roundabouts and 113 marked turns, driveable in 3D on your phone. They are built from the road network around Mulhuddart Damastown, not the RSA’s own test routes, which it does not publish.

Route 1 · via Littlepace Road
13.2 km loop with 10 roundabouts, 11 right turns, 9 left turns and a stretch of Old Navan Road.
13.2 km · 30 turns · 10 roundabouts
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Route 2 · via Blakestown Road
9.7 km loop with 5 roundabouts, 6 right turns, 8 left turns and a stretch of Church Road.
9.7 km · 19 turns · 5 roundabouts
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Route 3 · via Blanchardstown Bypass
12.2 km loop with 9 roundabouts, 6 right turns, 6 left turns and a stretch of Damastown Avenue.
12.2 km · 21 turns · 9 roundabouts
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Route 4 · via Damastown Road
12.7 km loop with 7 roundabouts, 9 right turns, 8 left turns and a stretch of Old Navan Road.
12.7 km · 24 turns · 7 roundabouts
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Route 5 · via Blakestown Road
10.8 km loop with 7 roundabouts, 6 right turns, 6 left turns and a stretch of Old Navan Road.
10.8 km · 19 turns · 7 roundabouts
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Pass rate at Mulhuddart Damastown, 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)	4,284	45.2%	52.3%
2025	5,584	45.9%	51.8%
2024	6,859	42.8%	49.0%
2023	4,983	44.8%	50.6%
2022	4,467	43.5%	50.2%
2021	3,615	44.4%	53.3%

Waiting time for a test at Mulhuddart Damastown

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	17
June 2026	17
May 2026	19
April 2026	20
March 2026	19

Getting there

Old Navan Road, Damastown, Mulhuddart, Dublin 15
Co. Dublin D15 XHP3

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

Nearby test centres

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Finglas
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47.8%
-4.6 vs IE
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Questions learners ask about Mulhuddart Damastown

What is the pass rate at Mulhuddart Damastown driving test centre?: 45.9% over the 12 months to August 2026, from 5,713 car tests (2,622 passes). The national rate over the same months was 52.4%.
Is Mulhuddart Damastown an easy test centre?: Mulhuddart Damastown has one of the lower pass rates in Ireland: number 53 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 Mulhuddart Damastown?: 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 Mulhuddart Damastown driving test centre?: Old Navan Road, Damastown, Mulhuddart, Dublin 15, D15 XHP3, 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.