What is the pass rate at Portlaoise Maldron Hotel driving test centre?

56.9% over the 12 months to August 2026, from 3,651 car tests (2,079 passes). The national rate over the same months was 52.4%.

Is Portlaoise Maldron Hotel an easy test centre?

Portlaoise Maldron Hotel has one of the higher pass rates in Ireland: number 15 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 Portlaoise Maldron Hotel?

The CSO’s estimate for the end of August 2026 was 13 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.

Portlaoise Maldron Hotel driving test centre

The Maldron Hotel Portaoise, Abbeyleix Road, Meelick, Portlaoise, R32 HKN3 · Co. Laois

Pass rate, last 12 months

56.9%

Ireland 52.4%

Weeks to test invite, Aug 2026

13weeks

Ireland 11.6 weeks

Tests, last 12 months

3,651

2,079 passed

Key facts

56.9% of car driving tests at Portlaoise Maldron Hotel were passed in the 12 months to August 2026, 4.5 points above the Irish average of 52.4%.
That ranks Portlaoise Maldron Hotel number 15 of 56 test centres by pass rate, where 1 is the highest.
At the end of August 2026 the CSO estimated 13 weeks from applying to being invited to book a test here, against 11.6 weeks nationally.
Number 16 for the longest wait, of 57 centres.
3,651 car tests in the 12 months to August 2026; number 22 among Irish centres by tests conducted.

Practice routes around Portlaoise Maldron Hotel

5 loops from the centre, 52 km in all, with 23 roundabouts and 94 marked turns, driveable in 3D on your phone. They are built from the road network around Portlaoise Maldron Hotel, not the RSA’s own test routes, which it does not publish.

Route 1 · via Abbeyleix Road
11.9 km loop with 12 roundabouts, 6 right turns, 6 left turns and a stretch of Portlaoise Southern Circular Road.
11.9 km · 24 turns · 12 roundabouts
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Route 2 · via Abbeyleix Road
11.6 km loop with 3 roundabouts, 8 right turns, 10 left turns and a stretch of Abbeyleix Road.
11.6 km · 21 turns · 3 roundabouts
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Route 3 · via Abbeyleix Road
11.2 km loop with 2 roundabouts, 9 right turns, 9 left turns and a stretch of Abbeyleix Road.
11.2 km · 20 turns · 2 roundabouts
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Route 4 · via Abbeyleix Road
10.6 km loop with 3 roundabouts, 7 right turns, 7 left turns and a stretch of Abbeyleix Road.
10.6 km · 17 turns · 3 roundabouts
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Route 5 · via Abbeyleix Road
6.9 km loop with 3 roundabouts, 5 right turns, 4 left turns and a stretch of Abbeyleix Road.
6.9 km · 12 turns · 3 roundabouts
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Pass rate at Portlaoise Maldron Hotel, 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)	2,424	57.7%	52.3%
2025	3,355	55.3%	51.8%
2024	589	56.0%	49.0%

Waiting time for a test at Portlaoise Maldron Hotel

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	13
July 2026	14
June 2026	14
May 2026	14
April 2026	14
March 2026	13

Getting there

The Maldron Hotel Portaoise, Abbeyleix Road, Meelick, Portlaoise
Co. Laois R32 HKN3

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

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50.4%
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Questions learners ask about Portlaoise Maldron Hotel

What is the pass rate at Portlaoise Maldron Hotel driving test centre?: 56.9% over the 12 months to August 2026, from 3,651 car tests (2,079 passes). The national rate over the same months was 52.4%.
Is Portlaoise Maldron Hotel an easy test centre?: Portlaoise Maldron Hotel has one of the higher pass rates in Ireland: number 15 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 Portlaoise Maldron Hotel?: The CSO’s estimate for the end of August 2026 was 13 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 Portlaoise Maldron Hotel driving test centre?: The Maldron Hotel Portaoise, Abbeyleix Road, Meelick, Portlaoise, R32 HKN3, Co. Laois.

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.