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Naas driving test centre

The Conference Centre, Osprey Hotel & Spa, Devoy Quarter, Naas, W91 X40K · Co. Kildare

Pass rate, last 12 months
54.9%
Ireland 52.4%
Weeks to test invite, Aug 2026
8weeks
Ireland 11.6 weeks
Tests, last 12 months
15,492
8,505 passed

Key facts

  • 54.9% of car driving tests at Naas were passed in the 12 months to August 2026, 2.5 points above the Irish average of 52.4%.
  • That ranks Naas number 30 of 56 test centres by pass rate, where 1 is the highest.
  • At the end of August 2026 the CSO estimated 8 weeks from applying to being invited to book a test here, against 11.6 weeks nationally.
  • Number 4 for the shortest wait, of 57 centres.
  • 15,492 car tests in the 12 months to August 2026; number 5 among Irish centres by tests conducted.

Practice routes around Naas

5 loops from the centre, 56 km in all, with 41 roundabouts and 119 marked turns, driveable in 3D on your phone. They are built from the road network around Naas, not the RSA’s own test routes, which it does not publish.

  1. Route 1 · via Newbridge Road
    11.4 km loop with 10 roundabouts, 4 right turns, 4 left turns and a stretch of Millennium Link Road.
    11.4 km · 18 turns · 10 roundabouts
    Drive this route
  2. Route 2 · via Kilcullen Road
    11.2 km loop with 6 roundabouts, 7 right turns, 7 left turns and a stretch of Rathasker Road.
    11.2 km · 20 turns · 6 roundabouts
    Drive this route
  3. Route 3 · via Rathasker Road
    12.5 km loop with 8 roundabouts, 9 right turns, 11 left turns and a stretch of South Ring.
    12.5 km · 28 turns · 8 roundabouts
    Drive this route
  4. Route 4 · via John Devoy Road
    8.4 km loop with 8 roundabouts, 9 right turns, 11 left turns and a stretch of Ballymore Eustace Road.
    8.4 km · 28 turns · 8 roundabouts
    Drive this route
  5. Route 5 · via Kilcullen Road
    12.3 km loop with 9 roundabouts, 6 right turns, 10 left turns and a stretch of John Devoy Road.
    12.3 km · 25 turns · 9 roundabouts
    Drive this route

Pass rate at Naas, 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.

45%52.5%60%IE 52.4%52.9%202126*

Month by month, last 12 months

0%35%70%SepOctNovDecJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAug

By year

YearTestsPass rateIreland
2026 (Jan–Aug)9,71752.9%52.3%
202514,38354.1%51.8%
20249,62750.9%49.0%
20238,64051.0%50.6%
20227,79049.5%50.2%
20217,04552.2%53.3%

Waiting time for a test at Naas

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.

02040IE 11.6 wks8Sep 2023May 2024Feb 2025Nov 2025Aug 2026
Month endWeeks to invite
August 20268
July 20269
June 202611
May 202611
April 202614
March 202612

Getting there

The Conference Centre, Osprey Hotel & Spa, Devoy Quarter, Naas
Co. Kildare W91 X40K

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

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Questions learners ask about Naas

What is the pass rate at Naas driving test centre?
54.9% over the 12 months to August 2026, from 15,492 car tests (8,505 passes). The national rate over the same months was 52.4%.
Is Naas an easy test centre?
Naas has a pass rate in the middle of the range: number 30 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 Naas?
The CSO’s estimate for the end of August 2026 was 8 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 Naas driving test centre?
The Conference Centre, Osprey Hotel & Spa, Devoy Quarter, Naas, W91 X40K, Co. Kildare.

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.